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Dual operation de-curler

US8795571B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2011
Grant dateAug 5, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2515/34
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods and devices control a de-curling apparatus. A roll of material is fed through a nip formed between a first roller having a concave shape and a second roller contacting the first roller. The second roller has a convex shape mirroring the concave shape. The methods and devices automatically and continually adjust the amount of pressure applied at the nip between the first roller and the second roller as the material is unrolled from the roll into the nip.

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