Method of coating an extruded member
A method of coating an extruded member includes advancing an extruded member through a coating die and applying an outer layer material on to the extruded member with the coating die while a floating support supports the extruded member and makes vertical adjustments to the extruded member to maintain a substantially constant thickness of the outer layer material.
1. A process for applying an outer layer to an extruded member comprising continuously advancing an extruded member through a coating die and applying an outer layer material to the extruded member with the coating die while a floating support supports the extruded member and automatically makes vertical adjustments up and down to the extruded member to maintain a substantially constant thickness of the outer layer material.
2. The process of claim 1 , wherein said floating support makes vertical adjustments with spring force or pressure and the extruded member includes rigid or cellular polymeric material.
3. The process of claim 2 , wherein the extruded member includes polyvinyl chloride.
4. The process of claim 1 , further comprising applying the outer layer material to a decoration on a surface of the extruded member.
5. The process of claim 4 , wherein the decoration includes a foil layer.
6. The process of claim 5 , wherein the outer layer material is transparent or translucent.
7. The process of claim 4 wherein the outer layer material is transparent or translucent.
8. The process of claim 2 , further comprising applying the outer layer material to a decoration on a surface of the extruded member.
9. The process of claim 3 , further comprising applying the outer layer material to a decoration on a surface of the extruded member.
10. The process of claim 9 wherein the outer layer material is transparent or translucent.
11. The process of claim 6 , wherein the outer layer material includes an acrylic-containing resin.
12. The process of claim 7 , wherein the outer layer material includes an acrylic-containing resin.
13. The process of claim 10 wherein the outer layer material includes an acrylic-containing resin.
14. The process of claim 9 , wherein the decoration includes a foil layer.
15. The process of claim 14 , wherein the outer layer material includes an acrylic-containing resin.
16. The process of claim 15 , wherein the decoration includes a wood grain pattern.
17. The process of claim 16 , further comprising embossing a texture to the outer layer.
18. The process of claim 4 , wherein the decoration includes a wood grain pattern.
19. The process of claim 18 , further comprising embossing a texture to the outer layer.
20. The process of claim 19 , wherein the decoration includes a foil layer.