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Process for producing information carrying discs

US4157931A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 1978
Grant dateJun 12, 1979
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Expiry dateJul 18, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2017/003
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The process according to the invention uses a matrix engraved by any means, the tracks being perfectly centered on this matrix in relation to a center of rotation. The matrix is placed in a vacuum chamber on a supporting axis capable of rotating and is coated over its entire surface with a polymerizable material which is free from air bubbles and which does not adhere to the constituent material of the matrix. A substrate previously drilled at its center, balanced and coated with a material to which the polymerizable material adheres, is placed on the supporting shaft and held at a distance from the matrix. The vacuum is established in the chamber and the substrate is brought into contact with the matrix. On completion of polymerization outside or inside the chamber, the substrate carrying the moulded resin is readily separated from the matrix.

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