US 12,115,621 B2
Lamination machine and method with an improved blocker support
Youval Katzman, Kibbutz Shamir (IL); Zohar Katzman, Kibbutz Shamir (IL); Yohann Felten, Charenton-le-Pont (FR); Christelle Marck, Charenton-le-Pont (FR); Jeanne Marchal, Charenton-le-Pont (FR); and Marc Peter, Baar (CH)
Assigned to Essilor International, Charenton-le-Pont (FR); and Shamir Optical Industry Ltd, Kibbutz Shamir (IL)
Appl. No. 17/283,811
Filed by ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL, Charenton-le-Pont (FR); and SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD, Kibbutz Shamir (IL)
PCT Filed Oct. 9, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/077391
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 8, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/074599, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 18306329 (EP), filed on Oct. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0387303 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B24B 9/14 (2006.01); B24B 13/00 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/10 (2006.01)
CPC B24B 9/146 (2013.01) [B24B 13/0037 (2013.01); B29D 11/00009 (2013.01); B29D 11/0073 (2013.01); B29D 11/00942 (2013.01); B32B 37/10 (2013.01); B32B 2551/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Lamination machine (10) for laminating a functional film (12) onto an optical article (14), said lamination machine comprising:
a film support (16) for receiving a functional film (12) to be laminated,
an article support (18) configured to receive and position the optical article (14) in a predetermined orientation, and
an actuating member (20) configured to move the film support (16) and the article support (18) toward each other at least along a longitudinal lamination axis (A) for laminating at a predetermined pressure the functional film (12) received in the film support (16) onto the optical article (14) received within the article support (18),
wherein said article support (18) is a blocker support configured to receive a surfacing blocker (22) onto which the optical article (14) is to be disposed for lamination, said article support (18) being further configured to transmit laminating forces induced by said predetermined pressure to the lamination machine (10) during a lamination operation.