Patent ID: 6066231
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B32B,G06K,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A machine for continuously and automatically bonding a metal strip to an insulating material, said machine comprising:a metal strip having longitudinally spaced apart perforations and aligning holes formed therein;a conveyor means for continuously moving a strip of insulating material along a linear path of travel;perforating means positioned along said path of travel for continuously forming perforations and aligning holes in said insulating strip that are in the same alignment as the perforations and aligning holes formed in said metal strip;cut-off means for cutting the insulating strip into sections as the strip continuously moves along said path of travel, each section containing at least two aligning holes;registration means mounted upon said conveyor containing pins that are capable of passing through said aligning holes contained in said sections;positioning means for moving said metal strip into registration with said sections so that said pins are further passed through the aligning holes in said metal strip whereby the perforations in said metal strip are located in registration with the perforations in said insulation sections; andbonding means for attaching the insulation sections to the metal strip while the sections are maintained in registration upon said pins.