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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Rory A. Wolf, Hartford, WI (US);
Eric J. Urban, West Allis, WI (US);
Robert A. Kleinschmidt, Hartford, WI (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 23/00 (2006.01); H01T 19/00 (2006.01); G21K 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 19/00 (2013.01); G21K 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a position adjustment mechanism is provided for automatically adjusting the position of an electrode relative to a ground roller in a corona treatment apparatus. The position adjustment mechanism is capable of detecting thickened areas in a web of material that is being treated and automatically adjusting the air gap to maintain the quality of the surface treatment of the web.