Inventors:
Michael Brandt Jones - Virginia Beach VA
Joseph J. Rudisi - Virginia Beach VA
Richard Neil Harford - Chesapeake VA
John Paul Harvey - Virginia Beach VA
Janusz Doniewski - Virginia Beach VA
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. - Chesapeake VA
International Classification:
B32B 3500
Abstract:
A device for separating layers of laminate trim includes a pair of nip rollers defining a feed path for a laminate, at least two winders and a drive system for the winders. The winders are preferably arranged on an upstream side of the nip rollers. The device can be provided at the output of a lamination machine to receive longitudinal trim portions cut from a laminate being formed by the lamination machine, so as to provide continuous delamination of trim exiting the lamination machine. In the case of a three (or multiple) layer laminate, the device can include a third winder (or additional winders) for collecting a middle layer of the laminate.