Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Methods – Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
Patent
1998-01-08
2000-05-02
Yao, Sam Chuan
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Methods
Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
1562751, 156285, 1563041, B32B 104
Patent
active
060568399
ABSTRACT:
A process for treating a seamed flexible electrostatographic imaging belt including providing an imaging belt including at least one imaging layer including a thermoplastic polymer matrix and a seam extending from one edge of the belt to the other, the seam having a region on the belt adjacent each side of the seam and also having an exposed surface on each side of the belt, supporting the belt with at least one vacuum holding device spaced from the seam while maintaining the seam and region of the belt adjacent each side of the seam in an arcuate shape having at least a substantially semicircular cross section having a radius of curvature of between about 9.5 millimeters and about 50 millimeters, heating the thermoplastic polymer matrix of the imaging layer in the seam and the region of the belt adjacent each side of the seam to at least the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the thermoplastic polymer matrix without significantly heating the support member, and contacting the exposed surface of the seam and regions on each side of the belt with a gas to rapidly cool the seam and regions on each side of the belt to a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the polymer matrix while maintaining the arcuate shape of the region of the belt adjacent each side of the seam. Apparatus for carrying out this process is also disclosed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3988399 (1976-10-01), Evans
patent: 3989778 (1976-11-01), Osborne
patent: 4532166 (1985-07-01), Thomsen et al.
patent: 4840873 (1989-06-01), Kobayashi et al.
patent: 5021109 (1991-06-01), Petropoulos et al.
patent: 5085719 (1992-02-01), Eck
patent: 5113479 (1992-05-01), Anderson et al.
patent: 5240532 (1993-08-01), Yu
patent: 5273799 (1993-12-01), Yu et al.
patent: 5278938 (1994-01-01), Spigarelli et al.
patent: 5376491 (1994-12-01), Krumberg et al.
patent: 5552005 (1996-09-01), Mammino et al.
patent: 5578227 (1996-11-01), Rabinovich
patent: 5603790 (1997-02-01), Rhodes
Grabowski Edward F.
Horgan Anthony M.
Hsieh Bing R.
Mishra Satchidanand
Post Richard L.
Xerox Corporation
Yao Sam Chuan
LandOfFree
Rapid electrostatographic belt treatment system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Rapid electrostatographic belt treatment system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Rapid electrostatographic belt treatment system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1591271