Patent ID: 9481542
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B26D,B26F,B32B,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A foil processing device comprising: at least two supply units for supplying at least a first foil and a second foil for processing; a processing unit for laminating the first foil to the second foil; and a transport unit for transporting the first foil from one of the supply units to the processing unit, wherein the first foil is segmented and comprises mechanically weak zones separating subsequent foil segments for enabling real-time correction of a relative position between the foils, and wherein the transport unit comprises at least two support members for simultaneously supporting at least two subsequent segments of the segmented first foil in use; wherein the at least two support members comprise actuators configured to allow a first of the at least two support members to be moved with respect to a second of the at least two support members to align a position of a subsequent segment of the first foil, support by the second support member, with respect to the second foil while a previous segment of the first foil, supported by the first support member, is being laminated to the second foil by the processing unit.