Michael P Ritter

US Patent:

20120261049, Oct 18, 2012

Filed:

Mar 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/433525

Inventors:

Clifford J. Weber - Richfield OH, US
Scott M. Azzarello - Garfield Heights OH, US
William A. Briese - Hinckley OH, US
Roger J. Eberwein - Brunswick OH, US
Michael H. Ritter - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US

Assignee:

GED Integrated Solutions, Inc. - Twinsburg OH

International Classification:

B32B 41/00
B32B 37/10
B32B 37/06

US Classification:

156 64, 156350, 156359

Abstract:

A film application system having multiple film application stations. Each film application station has a support for an elongated plastic component (typically vinyl) having an input and an output side. A properly positioned and oriented transfer head includes a heated roller which applies heat and pressure to the elongated film as the component moves through the application station. The roller is most preferably heated with multiple IR heaters controllably energized to achieve a desired roller temperature without too large a gradient of temperature difference across the film application contact surface of the roller.