US 12,358,745 B2
Roll exchange chamber, roll-to-roll processing system and method of continuously providing a flexible substrate
Frank Schnappenberger, Johannesberg (DE); and Thomas Leipnitz, Alzenau (DE)
Assigned to Elevated Materials US LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Appl. No. 18/029,860
Filed by Elevated Materials US LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/081161
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 31, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/096107, PCT Pub. Date May 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406663 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 19/18 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 19/1873 (2013.01) [B65H 2301/4631 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roll exchange chamber for exchanging a substrate roll, comprising:
a rotatable base construction being rotatable around a central axis, the base construction comprising:
a first roll holder for holding a first substrate roll;
a second roll holder for holding a second substrate roll; and—a wall for providing a first compartment and a second compartment in the roll exchange chamber, the wall being arranged between the first roll holder and the second roll holder.