LAMINATOR WITH ANTI-WRAP COMPONENTS, HEAT CORE, AND USER INTERFACE

• Main Authors: LOSSER, Jim, MALETICH, Peter, APPLEGATE, Shawn, MATLIN, Tai Hoon
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 10.04.2024
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

Disclosed herein is an improved laminator for processing and laminating sheets of material. The disclosed laminator includes anti-jamming or anti-wrap components to prevent sheets of material from wrapping around rollers in the machine. The anti-wrap components may include wires positioned in self-healing grooves in the rollers of the machine. The machine may also include a heat core to provide heating to a plurality of sets of rollers. The laminator may also include a user interface to provide an operator with status information and emote to encourage the operator to interact with the machine in an efficient manner. The laminator may also include sensors, controller, and display to recognize a cleaning sheet and inform an operator of the status of the cleaning cycle.