Method of infrared heating a restricted area on a continuous material web
CA 2034218 C · Owner: Tetra Pak Holdings And Finance S.A. · Inventors: Andersson, Anders; Kjelgaard, Tom
Overview
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A method of heating a portion of a continuous material strip includes heating the web through use of one or more IR lamps provided with radiation-concentrating reflectors. The IR lamps are directed towards a restricted area on the web to thereby heat the thermoplastic surface in the restricted area to a temperature that corresponds to the melting temperature of the thermoplastic. The web can be provided with a color strip in the restricted area whereby, the color strip absorbs the heat from the IR lamps.
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- Filed January 15, 1991 and granted November 21, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 15, 2011.
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