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Disc-shaped recording medium with a protective film

US6312781A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1999
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/265
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for forming a protective film on a disc-shaped recording medium including providing a turnable having a center aperture, setting the disc-shaped recording medium having a center opening on the turnable with the center opening being aligned with the center aperture, covering at least the center opening of the disc-shaped recording medium with a rotating disc having a portion larger in diameter than the center opening of the disc-shaped recording medium, and supplying a protective film material to the center of the rotating disc and simultaneously rotating the turnable, the disc-shaped recording medium, and the disc to cause an outward radial flow of the protective film material off the disc and onto the disc-shaped recording medium so that the protective film is obtained and has thickness with a small variation.

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