Article and method for cooling a sheet of material while minimizing wrinkling and curling within the sheet
US5563681A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03D13/002
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cooling article adapted for use with a thermal-processing apparatus for cooling a thermally-processable element after the element is heated by a heating member within the thermal-processing apparatus. The cooling article can include a cooling plate having a textured and/or perforated top surface positionable relative to the heated member so that the sheet slides on the top surface.
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