Steered vacuum-assisted laminating apparatus and methods of use
US6520234B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1793
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Steered vacuum-assisted laminating apparatus and methods of using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a vacuum-assisted laminator for applying large format films to substrates where lamination pressure is generated at least partially by a vacuum drawn in a vacuum cavity. The apparatus also includes a steering system to control the vertical position the laminator and a vehicle to move the laminator along the substrate in a desired direction.
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