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Device for extruding and smoothing plastic films

US5542836A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1995
Grant dateAug 6, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C48/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic film is formed by passing a web of extruded thermoplastic material through a slit formed between a pair of smoothing rolls. One of the rolls is biased toward the other roll by a yieldable biasing mechanism to accommodate variations in thickness of the web.

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