GB2273262A

GB2273262A - A laminator machine structure

Info

Publication number: GB2273262A
Application number: GB9225668A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Chung Chen Fua
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1992-12-08
Filing date: 1992-12-08
Publication date: 1994-06-15
Also published as: GB9225668D0

Abstract

A laminator machine structure is disclosed comprising a laminator section (111), a paper-supply section (14) and a paper-adjusting section (15). The laminating section is, in itself, separated into four sections; a drying section (27), a setting section (31), a laminating section (25, 26) and a power section (16) mounted vertically and independently operable. Furthermore, each conducting gear of the separate sections, including those of paper-supply section and the paper-adjusting section are all controlled in sequence by the power section. Besides reducing the length of the machine body, the present invention improves speed of production and assures good quality of product. <IMAGE>

Description

A LAMINATOR MACHINE STRUCTURE This invention relates to a laminator machine structure.

Nowadays scientific industries set their goals towards light and small machinery, especially in the printing industry, to produce products the quality of which are improving day by day. Thus, to increase production and hence become more economical, the machine structure of the present invention is improved so that the machine body is reduced in length, space and volume.

Bulky machinery which is presently in use needs much maintenance which is expensive and very inconvenient. Furthermore, no buyer is willing to use bulky machinery which occupies a larger space or increases operator levels due to long processes of production.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to substantially eliminate the aforesaid disadvantages. Thereby machinery can be provided which compares favourably to similar ones from Germany and Japan and further research improving possibilities, has finally brought about an improved structure of the present invention.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a laminator machine structure comprising a laminating section interconnecting a paper supply means and a paperadjustment means, wherein the laminator section comprises a drying section, a setting section, a laminating section, and a power section mounted in vertical direction one above the other, which activates all the other sections at a controlled rate including the paper supply section and the paper-adjusting section.

In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a laminator machine structure comprising a laminator section, a paper-conducting section and a paper-adjusting section. The machine having this structure is reduced to about half the original proportions of commonly used laminating machines, volume is relatively decreased without, however, increasing the length and thus is economically efficient.

Conveniently, the power source in the laminated section of the improved laminator machine structure timely activates every conductive gear. Besides saving any unnecessary use of energy, production is simplified and it is more convenient, thus increasing productive quality. Furthermore, any breakages, bending or misplacement of materials which might occur if each conducting gear were not moving at the same pace, is avoided An embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:: Fig. 1 is a schematic side elevational view of a conventional laminator machine structure; Fig. 2 is a perspective view from one side of a laminator machine structure according to the present invention; Fig. 3 is a schematic side elevational view of the machine of Fig. 2 showing the drive or power system; Fig. 4 is a similar side elevational view as that of Fig. 3 illustrating the paper flow and laminator material flow paths; Fig. 5 is a similar side elevational view as that of Fig. 3 illustrating gluing of a plastics laminate material; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the machine in Fig. 2 from an opposite side; Figs. 7(a) to 7(c) illustrate various views of a control drive, and Figs. 8(a) to 8(c) illustrate various views of a control mounting of the setting section.

With reference to Fig. 1 there is shown a diagrammatic side elevational view of a commonly used printing machine structure, the main machine 10 including a front laminating station 11 and a rear setting station 13 separated by a drying station 12. A motor mounting 16 is provided to drive each drive gear. Furthermore, at the two opposite ends of the laminator station 11 are found a paper supply station 14 and a paper-adjusting station 15 respectively. Plastic material 17 firstly goes through the setting station 13 where glue is applied before being fed to the drying station 12 and then to the laminating station 11 where it is laminated to paper 19 fed by paper conducting station 14, and finally goes through the paper-adjusting station 15 where the laminated paper 20 and plastic 18 are cut and adjusted to appropriate size.

Referring to Fig. 2 there is shown a perspective view of a machine structure according to the present invention comprising a drive case 21 under a laminator 111 and is connected by a chain box 22 to a paper-adjusting station 15. A front support rotatable bar 23 is used to tighten and support plastic 18 supplied from roller 17, while rear supportable bar 24 is used to tighten laminated paper 20. Furthermore, pressing roller 25 of the laminator section is designed with a heatpressure roller 26. The drying station 27 located at the top of the machine is also provided with air passage 28, two additional apertures 30 at the front and an exit aperture 29 at the back.

With reference to Fig. 3 there is shown a power system of the present embodiment including a motor mounting 16, power source for all drive rollers of each body which guarantees good quality of finished goods since there are no breakages, bends or misplacement of material which might otherwise occur. The motor mounting 16 first turns the drive rollers of the paper-conducting section 14 inversely at the same pace and direction, the heat-pressure roller 26 of the laminator section and the setting roller 31 of the setting section.

In the heat-pressuring gear 20 found inside the laminator section is a ring cog 261 which, in its turn, is provided with a small cog 32 at the back thereof to enable the drive gear to the same bar to move and simultaneously to drive the rollers of the paperadjusting section 15. Next, a small drive gear 151, in connection with the roller 152, is turned inversely and used for laminated paper 20. Ring cog 261 of the laminating section is directly connected to a small cog 33 found inside and joined to drive roller 34 such that it moves simultaneously to the heat pressure roller 26 and hence, plastic 18 and paper 19 are completely worked out (please refer to Figs. 4 and 5).

With reference to Fig. 4 there is shown one side elevational view of the machine structure of the present invention in which the plastic material 17 is already set with glue and goes directly through the drive roller of the laminating gear of the laminating section, thus saving such time and being very efficient.

With reference to Fig. 5 another side elevational view of improved machine structure is shown wherein plastic 18 extends tightly through tightening turning roller 39 and setting roller 31 and, in an inverse friction, allows the setting gear found on the basin 36 to conduct glue 37 to the bottom of plastic 18, whereon, with the help of a pair of control drive rollers 35 found at the top, is tightly pressed to setting roller 31. Further, the control roller 38 adjacent the setting roller 31 controls the thickness of glue 37 and finally plastic 18 is turned over and passes through the drying section 27 for a quick and secure drying and goes to the laminating section where the heat-pressuring gear 26 assures an excellent laminating thus completing the whole process.

Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of the machine structure of the present invention comprising a manual pump 40 which is used to control the space determining different thicknesses of the paper material passing through the pressing roller 25 and the heat-pressuring roller 26 (Fig. 5). Circuit control case 41 is responsible for the power required by the whole machine body and thereon, multiple heating tubes 42 are provided at the inner portion of the heat-pressure roller 26 and automatically controls the temperature thereof. The control motor 43, which extends through the drive chain 44, controls the ascending and descending to two control drive rollers 35 and the front control rotatable wheel 45 which can be pulled out for use in case of the control motor 43 breaking down (Fig. 7).Further, a rear rotatable control turning wheel 46 controls the advancing and retiring movement of the control roller 38 of the setting section (Fig. 8).

With reference to Fig. 7 showing a view of the control partial side elevational mounting of the setting section which includes a cutting section having an adjustable cutter 49, an adjustable setting bar 47 and a drive belt 48. By the active force directed from the tightening bar 39, the driving belt 48 is, in its turn, put into action and active cutter 49 is used to cut plastic 18 and match it with the width of paper material 19. The plastic 18 which remains after cutting goes directly to the setting rotating bar 47 and does not interfere again in the process. In case the plastic 18 has already set with glue, active cutter 49 and setting rotating bar 47 are lowered to a suitable position and support bar 50 is adjusted according to the width of plastic 18.When the present invention is in use, control motor 43 activates cog bar 354 and causes control roller 35 to descend such that plastic 18 is pressed onto setting roller 31 (Fig. 5). When the present invention is switched off, control motor 43 accordingly stops moving and causes control conducting bar to ascend.

However, in case the control motor 43 breaks down, control turning wheel 45 is slightly pulled out and the same process is done manually without affecting the effectiveness of the present invention, thus improving the structure of the commonly used invention designated with a control motor 43 only.

With reference to Fig. 8 there is shown a view of the control mounting of the setting section, a back control turning wheel 46 activated by the worm gear bar mounting, adjusts the space of control roller 38 and setting roller 31 and controls the thickness of glue 37 set on setting roller 31 (please refer to Fig. 5).

Claims

CLAIMS:

1. A laminator machine structure comprising a laminating section interconnecting a paper supply means and a paper-adjustment means, wherein the laminator section comprises a drying section, a setting section, a laminating section, and a power section mounted in vertical direction one above the other, which activates all the other sections at a controlled rate including the paper supply section and the paper-adjusting section.

2. A structure as claimed in Claim 1, including an adjustable cutter mounting at a front portion of the setting section which is set relative to the width of the paper material and height of plastic, two control rollers located at the top portion of the setting section and controlled by a control motor, and a control turning wheel for substituting each other.

3. A structure as claimed in claim 1 or 2, including a control setting mounting comprising a back control turning plate connected with a worm gear bar mounting and a control roller to control the thickness of liquid glue applied to the setting roller located at the back of the setting section.

4. A laminator machine structure substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to, and as illustrated in, Figs. 2 to 7 of the accompanying drawings.