US4978560A
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Hot roll glosser method with glossing temperature below free air glass transistion temperature of resin utilized
Assignee: Cycolor Imaging Inc
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Filing: 1990-02-22
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2010-02-22
Abstract
Abstract A hot roll glosser and method for the transparentising of resin-coated microencapsulated media includes a pair of heated pressing rolls, in which the roll which comes into contact with a resin surface is formed with an ultra-smooth silicone surface of low furface energy, and the glossing temperature of the rolls at the pressing nip is maintained below the glass transition temperature of the resin. Take-off rolls are disclosed for maintaining a tension in the web material exiting the nip to maintain a negative exit angle with respect to the silicone roll and to prevent adhesion and sticking to the roll.
Inventors
- 👤 Benjamin C. Stone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:29
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/002; G03F7/0022; G03F7/0027; G03B; G03B2227/00; G03B2227/32; G03B2227/325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
The method of transparentizing microencapsulated media material having a copolymer phenolic or vinyl glossing resin on a surface thereof with a free air glass transition temperature of T 9 comprising the steps of: applying said material to the nip of a pair of rotating heated cylindrical pressing rolls in which the resin surface comes into contact with the surface of an elastomer covered roll in a nip, and in which the surface of said elastomer covered roll has a low surface energy in the order of 25 dynes per centimeter, heating said rolls to maintain a nip temperature of at least 5° C. below T 9 , and maintaining a pressure in said nip between about 4-15 pli.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
The method of transparentizing microencapsulated media material having a copolymer phenolic or vinyl glossing resin on a surface thereof with a free air glass transition temperature of T 9 comprising the steps of: applying said material to the nip of a pair of rotating heated cylindrical pressing rolls in which the resin surface comes into contact with the surface of an elastomer covered roll in a nip, and in which the surface of said elastomer covered roll has a low surface energy in the order of 25 dynes per centimeter, heating said rolls to maintain a nip temperature of at least 5° C. below T 9 , and maintaining a pressure in said nip between about 4-15 pli.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
139 words
The method of glossing microencapsulated media sheet or web material requiring the transparentizing of a copolymer, phenolic or vinyl glossing resin on one surface of such material in which such resin has a free air gloss transition temperature of T 9 comprising the steps of: applying said material to the nip of a pair of cylindrical heated pressing rolls in which one of said rolls has a low surface energy formed of a silicone elastomer of very high finish, and in which the resin surface of the material is positioned to come into contact with said low surface energy in the nip, maintaining the heat of said rolls so as to provide a nip temperature of between 5° C. and 15° C. below T , and maintaining a pressure in said nip of between about 4 and 15 pli.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
139 words
The method of glossing microencapsulated media sheet or web material requiring the transparentizing of a copolymer, phenolic or vinyl glossing resin on one surface of such material in which such resin has a free air gloss transition temperature of T 9 comprising the steps of: applying said material to the nip of a pair of cylindrical heated pressing rolls in which one of said rolls has a low surface energy formed of a silicone elastomer of very high finish, and in which the resin surface of the material is positioned to come into contact with said low surface energy in the nip, maintaining the heat of said rolls so as to provide a nip temperature of between 5° C. and 15° C. below T , and maintaining a pressure in said nip of between about 4 and 15 pli.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 2 further providing a nip separation angle at the exit side of said nip of between zero and -20° in a direction below a neutral axis and away from said elastomer surface to prevent adhesion or sticking of such material to said surface at the off-running side of the nip.
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