摘要 |
AN IMPRINT EMBOSSING ALIGNMENT SYSTEM. IN ONE EMBODIMENT, THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A DIE (604) HAVING A BOTTOM SURFACE, AN EMBOSSING FOIL (651) POSITIONED ABOVE THE BOTTOM SURFACE, AND A MANDREL, TO RECEIVE THE SUBSTRATE (650), HAVING A ROD PORTION (684) THAT EXTENDS THROUGH A CENTRAL PORTION OF THE DIE (604). THE SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDES A BALL BUSHING (688) POSITIONED AROUND THE ROD PORTION (684) AND A RING PORTION (692) POSITIONED BETWEEN THE BALL BUSHING (688) AND THE EMBOSSING FOIL (651) TO HOLD A PRECISE ALIGNMENT OF A CENTERLINE OF THE ROD PORTION (684) AND A CENTERLINE OF THE EMBOSSING FOIL (651). (FIGS. 7 A-7B) |