Beverage container and beverage conveyor lubricated with a coating that is thermally or radiation cured
US6485794B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/3154
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a lubricating coating that is thermally cured at less than 200° C. or radiation-cured. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts and with relatively low or no water content, to provide thin, substantially non-dripping, renewable lubricating films. In contrast to dilute aqueous lubricants, the lubricants of the invention provide dry lubrication of the conveyors and containers, a cleaner conveyor line and reduced lubricant usage, thereby reducing waste, cleanup and disposal problems.
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