Apparatus for handling and dippling flexible belts using a blow molded polymer chucking device
US5820897A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T279/1021
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention discloses a method of holding and transporting a hollow flexible belt throughout a coating process. The method includes placing an expandable insert into the hollow portion of a seamless flexible belt, and expanding the insert until it forms a chucking device with a protrusion on at least one end. A mechanical handling device is then attached to the protrusion, and will be used to move the chuck and the belt through the dipping process, as materials needed to produce a photosensitive device are deposited onto the surface of the belt, allowing it to be transformed into an organic photoreceptor. The chucking device and flexible belt are then removed from the mechanical handling device, the belt is cut to the desired width, and the chuck is removed from the inside of the photoreceptor.
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