© 2002 IBICO
Operations Manual
Page 5-2
Patriot 12HR, 25HC, 38HC
(8) HEAT ROLLERS: Silicone rubber coated steel
tubes. Used to heat the laminating film and compress the
film to the items being laminated. Heat is provided by an
internal infrared element. The heat rollers are motor driven
for ease of loading new film.
WARNING: Avoid contact with the heat rollers.
Direct contact with the heat rollers can burn you.
(9) PULL ROLLERS: The pull rollers, located at the
back of the laminator, are motor driven. They
simultaneously pull the film and improve the quality of the
laminated item.
(10) IDLER BAR: The idler bars, located near each
supply roll, are used to direct the film to the heat rollers.
The bottom idler is movable to ease film loading.
(11) SUPPLY SHAFT: The supply shaft holds the film
supply and the core adapters hold the rolls of film on the
film shaft.
(12) CORE ADAPTERS: The film shaft holds the supply
roll while the core adapters hold the rolls of film on the
shaft.
Core adapters
Locking collars
(13) FILM WEB: Laminating film loaded into the machine
Film web
(14) REAR SLITTER: Used to cut the film web where
it exits the rear of the laminator. To make a cut, press and
hold down the blade lever and slide across the rear of the
laminator.
WARNING: Never reach over the laminator to
operate the film cutter. Reaching over can make you
unstable and may cause serious bodily injury.
