摘要 |
A method and apparatus for producing a lenticular plastic sheet (30) employs a first chill roller (40), a patterned chill roller (42) having a first lenticular pattern thereon, and a second chill roller (48). A plastic sheet (49) is extruded into a first nip (140) between the first chill roller (40) and the patterned chill roller (42) so that the plastic sheet (49) is in contact with the first lenticular pattern, thereby facilitating the formation of a complementary second lenticular pattern on the plastic sheet. A belt (44) is disposed about the first chill roller (40) and the second chill roller (48) to apply force to the plastic sheet (49) in the direction of the patterned chill roller (42), thereby maintaining the plastic sheet (49) in contact with the patterned chill roller (42) to inhibit distortion of the second lenticualr pattern as the plastic sheet cools from being in a molten state to a non-molten state.
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