Abstract: A print head mounting assembly and a method of mounting and positioning a print head on a print head carriage framework suitable for mounting in a printing system includes a print head positioning device for receiving a print head, and a print head mounting tile having a mounting surface for mounting the print head positioning device. The print head mounting tile is adjustably mounted on the print head carriage framework such that it provides a mounting surface for the print head positioning device that is level with a reference printing surface, when the print head carriage framework is mounted in the printing system. The print head positioning device is adjustably mounted on the print head mounting tile such that the print head, being received in the print head positioning device, is accurately positioned on the mounting surface of the print head mounting tile.

Abstract: A print head mounting assembly and a method of mounting and positioning a print head on a print head carriage framework suitable for mounting in a printing system includes a print head positioning device for receiving a print head, and a print head mounting tile having a mounting surface for mounting the print head positioning device. The print head mounting tile is adjustably mounted on the print head carriage framework such that it provides a mounting surface for the print head positioning device that is level with a reference printing surface, when the print head carriage framework is mounted in the printing system. The print head positioning device is adjustably mounted on the print head mounting tile such that the print head, being received in the print head positioning device, is accurately positioned on the mounting surface of the print head mounting tile.

Abstract: A flexible laminate is disclosed which includes a flexible support as a first layer and glass having a thickness in the range from 10 ?m to 500 ?m as a second layer and wherein the first or the second layer is a non-continuous, segmented layer. In the embodiment of the figure, a plastic foil 1 is provided with a plurality of thin adjacent glass segments 2, which are separated by a space 3. The laminate can be provided with functional layers, e.g. using a web coating or printing process, and can then be cut easily in the space between the segments so as to obtain a plurality of glass laminates.

Abstract: A flexible laminate is disclosed which comprises a flexible support as a first layer and glass having a thickness in the range from 10 &mgr;m to 500 &mgr;m as a second layer and wherein the first or the second layer is a non-contiguous, segemented layer. In the embodiment of the FIGURE, a plastic foil 1 is provided with a plurality of thin adjacent glass segments 2, which are separated by a space 3. The laminate can be provided with functional layers, e.g. using a web coating or printing process, and can then be cut easily in the space between the segments so as to obtain a plurality of glass laminates.

Abstract: A material is disclosed which is suitable for reducing the reflection of information displays such as a CRT, LCD, plasma tube, etc., and is characterised by an improved pencil hardness and excellent optical properties (lower average reflection, higher bandwidth). The anti-reflection material of the invention comprises an anti-reflective coating 20 and an optional top coat 10 on a flexible glass substrate 30 that is capable of being wound around a cylindrical core having a radius of 1.5 m. In a preferred method of the present invention the glass substrate 30 is provided with anti-reflective coating 20 using a continuous web coating process while being laminated to a polymer support 50 by using adhesive layer 40. Upon delamination (arrows 60) the adhesive layer 40 may remain fixed to glass substrate 30 (right embodiment of FIG. 1) or to polymer support 50 (left embodiment of FIG. 1).

Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device is disclosed which comprises the step of applying a functional layer on a substrate, characterized in that said substrate is a laminate which comprises a support and a glass layer, said glass layer having a thickness of less than 700 &mgr;m. The support is preferably a plastic foil. The laminate has the combined benefits of low weight and high strength and is therefore a suitable substrate for making flat panel displays such as liquid crystal displays, plasma displays, field emission displays or organic light-emitting polymer displays. Preferred examples of the functional layer are e.g. electroconductive layers, liquid crystal orientation layers, color filters, electroluminescent layers, passivation layers and phosphor layers.

Abstract: A laminate including a glass layer and a second layer, the glass layer having a pattern of crack lines, dividing the glass layer into pattern elements.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises a housing (12) defining one or more treatment cells (14, 16, 18) having a sheet material path (20) extending therethrough from an entrance (22) to an exit (24). The entrance (22) and exit (24) are each closed by a respective drive roller (26) in contact with a reaction surface (28, 50) to define a nip (29) therebetween through which the sheet material path (20) extends. Rotatable sealing means (30) seal each drive roller (26) to the housing (12). A reduced pressure is established within the treatment cell (14, 16, 18). The continuous treatment of sheet materials can be carried out under reduced pressure, in a convenient and reliable manner.

Abstract: An apparatus for the processing of photographic sheet material comprises a plurality of treatment cells (12.sup.1, 12.sup.2, 12.sup.3) mounted one beside another to define a substantially horizontal sheet material path (14). Each cell comprises a housing (16) having a sheet material inlet (18) and a sheet material outlet (20) each being closed by a rotatable path-defining roller (28) biased into contact with a reaction surface (26) to form a nip (30) there-between through which the sheet material path (14) extends. The apparatus is characterized by sealing means (33) to seal each path-defining roller (28) to the housing (16) and means (36) to define a static liquid level (S) above the nip plane (P).

Abstract: This invention relates to a continuous process for producing a web of thin, chemically hardened glass that can be wound on a roll. The process comprises the steps of (i) drawing glass, containing original alkali ions, to form a web of glass having a thickness equal to or lower than 1.2 mm and having a first and second major surface; (ii) directly after or during said drawing, treating both said surfaces of said web with chemical hardening means during less than two hours, replacing said original alkali ions by alkali ions having a larger radius; and (iii) after treating both said surfaces, winding said web on a core.

Abstract: A sheet material processing apparatus comprises at least one treatment cell in which a pair of rotatable path-defining rollers (28, 30) define a sheet material path (20) through the cell. The path-defining rollers have a closed position in which the path-defining rollers are biased into contact with each other to form a nip (36) through which the seat material path extends, and an open position in which the path-defining rollers are spaced from each other. The path-defining rollers can be separated from one another, for the purpose of cleaning the apparatus, by a simple and convenient construction in which the rollers (28, 30) are supported by bearings (70, 72) carried by eccentric sleeves (68) which are stationary in the closed position. Means (76) are provided for partly rotating the sleeves (68) thereby to withdraw the path-defining rollers (28, 30) from each other into the open position.

Abstract: An apparatus, having relatively low capital cost, for the processing of photographic sheet material (22) comprises a plurality of closed treatment cells (12.sup.1, 12.sup.2, 12.sup.3, 12.sup.4) and a sheet material path (20) extending through the cells in sequence. A following cell (12.sup.3) has a treatment liquid inlet (40) and a treatment liquid outlet (42). The treatment liquid outlet (42) is connected to a treatment liquid inlet (44) of a preceding cell (12.sup.2) by way of a connecting passage (46). A single pump (48) is sufficient to transfer treatment liquid through the cells.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises at least one treatment vessel (12) comprising a housing (14) having a sheet material inlet opening (17) and a sheet material outlet opening (18) defining a sheet material path (20) through said vessel (12). Each opening (17, 18) is closed by a path-defining rotatable roller (28) biased towards a reaction surface (30) to form a nip (36) there-between through which said sheet material path (20) extends. The path-defining roller (28) is in contact along its length, with a plurality of rotatable intermediate rollers (38) carried in fixed bearings (40) mounted on said housing (14).

Abstract: The apparatus comprises a housing (10) defining a treatment vessel (12.sup.2) having entrance and exit openings (16, 20) defining a sheet material path (22) therethrough. The lower opening (20) is closed by a pair of path-defining rollers (28, 26) biased into contact with each other to form a nip (28) through which the sheet material path (22) extends. The housing (10) includes a collecting chamber (50) positioned to collect treatment liquid which in use falls from the treatment vessel (12.sup.2) through one or both of the openings. The collecting chamber (50) is a closed chamber (50) and means (52) are provided to return treatment liquid from the collecting chamber (50) to the treatment vessel (12.sup.2). The construction has the advantage that the wastage of treatment liquid is reduced without requiring the use of complicated and costly sealing devices.

Abstract: According to the present invention an element comprising a layer on a glass support characterised in that: (i) the thickness of said glass support is less than 1.2 mm, (ii) said glass support has a failure stress (under tensile stress) equal to or higher than 5.times.10.sup.7 Pa and (iii) the sides in the longitudinal direction have a rounded border with a radius in the order of magnitude of half of the thickness of the glass support.

Abstract: A method of processing photographic sheet material comprises passing the sheet material along a sheet material path (20) through a processing apparatus comprising a plurality of processing cells (12, 12', 12"), and causing processing liquid to pass across the surface of the sheet in at least one of the cells. The cell is a closed cell the speed of liquid flow across the sheet material, as measured in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the sheet material path (20), is at least 3 times the speed of the sheet material along the sheet material path (20) and the resultant liquid flow speed is at least 100 mm/sec. The consistency of reaction kinetics at the sheet material surface are improved.

Abstract: Apparatus for exposing and processing a photographic recording material, generally called imaging element, comprising (i) an exposing part, generally called imagesetter, in which the imaging element is imagewise exposed, and (ii) a processing part, generally called processor, in which the imaging element is wet processed, characterized in that the exposed imaging element is fed automatically from the imagesetter into the processor and in that the processing is carried out along a substantially vertical path. Also disclosed is a method for recording an image by using the above described apparatus for exposing and processing an imaging element.

Abstract: A roller, for use in a photographic sheet material processing apparatus, comprises a core (32) provided with a covering of relatively soft material (34). The roller has a length (L) of from 0.4 to 2.0 m. The core has a maximum diameter (D) of less than 0.04*L m. The roller is characterised by having a deflection as measured by a specific test and a weight (W) below levels defined by a specified boundary condition formulae (1) & (2). Rollers satisfying this condition are characterised in that the core is formed of a composite material comprising fibers and a resin matrix. Such rollers have a relatively small diameter, are light and yet still have sufficient stiffness to avoid substantial wrinkling of the sheet material in the apparatus and to satisfy the requirements of high processing quality.

Abstract: An apparatus for the wet processing of photographic sheet material comprises at least one treatment vessel (12, 12', 12") having upper and lower openings (17, 18), one of the openings constituting a sheet material inlet and the other of the openings constituting a sheet material outlet, the inlet and outlet defining there-between a substantially vertical sheet material path (20) through the vessel. The vessel comprises a pair of rotatable rollers (28, 30) biased towards each other to define a nip (36) there-between through which the sheet material path extends. The apparatus is characterized in that the rollers (28, 30) are axially offset relative to each other; and each roller is in sealing contact along its length, at least between the limits (56) of the nip (36) with a stationary sealing member (38, 39).

Abstract: A method is provided for applying any hydrophilic colloid layer on a naked glass support comprising the steps of(i) wetting a naked glass support, with a polar solvent comprising more than 1% water,(ii) applying the hydrophilic colloid layer, provided on a temporary support, onto the wet glass support, so that the hydrophilic colloid layer is in direct contact with the wetted glass and(iii) stripping the temporary support away.It is preferred that the wetting solution comprises an organic silicon compound. The method is especially suited for applying photographic layers on a naked glass support. By using this method no special adhesive layer is needed and all photographic properties are kept unimpaired.