Patent ID: 6463981
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A laminating roller assembly comprising:a first roller located on a first side of a media passage; a second roller located on a second side of said media passage so as to oppose said first roller, wherein a nip portion is defined between said first and second rollers so as to apply pressure to media in said media passage which passes through said nip portion; wherein each of said first and second rollers is a heated roller comprising a heating core and a substantially solid layer which surrounds said heating core, and at least one of said first and second rollers comprises a first deformable layer which surrounds said substantially solid layer and a second deformable layer which surrounds said first deformable layer and forms an outer surface of said at least one of said first and second rollers; and wherein said second deformable layer comprises a polyimade.