Apparatus for applying an adhesive layer to a substrate surface
US5336319A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05C1/02
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for uniformly coating a planar substrate with an adhesive layer has a rotatably mounted sleeve with closed ends to form an internal cavity therein. The sleeve has a plurality of holes therein and its outer surface is covered by a porous layer such as a foam layer. A vacuum is applied to the sleeve cavity, while the sleeve is rotated. One surface of a polymeric film is positioned on the porous layer and held in place by the vacuum acting through the sleeve holes and porous layer. The other surface of the polymeric film contains a uniform adhesive coating. The surface of a planar substrate is tangentially transported past the polymeric film surface with the adhesive layer and in timed registration therewith, so that a nip is formed between the planar substrate and the polymeric film which transfers a uniformly thick portion of adhesive to the planar substrate surface.
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