LAMINATOR MENU SYSTEM
A method of operating a laminator includes inputting a variable that corresponds to a set point temperature of a roller of the laminator, determining an actual temperature of the roller of the laminator, and estimating a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature of the roller.
1 . A method of operating a laminator, the method comprising:
inputting a variable that corresponds to a set point temperature of a roller of the laminator;
determining an actual temperature of the roller of the laminator; and
estimating a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature of the roller.
2 . The method of operating the laminator of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the time using a display of the laminator.
3 . The method of operating the laminator of claim 1 , wherein inputting a variable includes,
inputting a variable that corresponds to a thickness of a film utilized by the laminator;
inputting a variable that corresponds to a type media to be laminated with the film; and
inputting a variable that corresponds to whether a carrier is utilized with the laminator.
4 . The method of operating the laminator of claim 3 , wherein inputting a variable that corresponds to a thickness of a film includes selecting the thickness of the film from a thickness list, and wherein inputting a variable that corresponds to a type of media to be laminated includes selecting the media from a media list.
5 . The method of operating the laminator of claim 1 , wherein estimating a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature of the roller includes utilizing a look-up table stored by a microprocessor of the laminator.
6 . The method of operating the laminator of claim 5 , further comprising:
after estimating a time, re-estimating a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature of the roller to provide an updated time; and
displaying the updated time.
7 . A method of operating a laminator, the method comprising:
inputting a set point temperature of a roller of the laminator;
determining an actual temperature of the roller;
estimating a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature of the roller using a look-up table stored by a microprocessor of the laminator; and
displaying the time.
8 . The method of operating the laminator of claim 7 , further comprising:
after estimating a time, re-estimating a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature of the roller to provide an updated time; and
displaying the updated time.
9 . A laminator comprising:
a housing;
a roller located within the housing;
an input device operable to receive an input from a user;
a processor operable to determine a set point temperature based on the input received by the input device; and
a temperature sensing element operable to determine an actual temperature of the roller,
wherein the processor is operable to estimate a time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature.
10 . The laminator of claim 9 , wherein the input device is a button.
11 . The laminator of claim 9 , wherein the input device is a dial.
12 . The laminator of claim 9 , further comprising a screen for displaying indicia corresponding to the input from the user.
13 . The laminator of claim 9 , further comprising a screen for displaying the time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature.
14 . The laminator of claim 9 , further comprising a look-up table stored by the processor, the look-up table including data that enables the processor to estimate the time until the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature.
15 . The laminator of claim 9 , further comprising an indicator operable to indicate that the actual temperature of the roller approximately equals the set point temperature.
16 . A method of operating a laminator including a display and a roller, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of indicia on the display of the laminator;
selecting at least one of the plurality of indicia; and
determining a set point temperature of the roller of the laminator based on the at least one of the plurality of indicia selected.
17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising displaying the set point temperature on the display.
18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining a set point speed of laminator based on the at least one of the plurality of indicia selected.
19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising displaying the set point temperature and the set point speed on the display.
20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of indicia represents at least one of a thickness of a film utilized by the laminator, a type of media to be laminated with the film, and whether a carrier is utilized with the laminator.
21 . The method of claim 16 , wherein selecting at least one of the plurality of indicia includes selecting a first indicia, selecting a second indicia, and selecting a third indicia.
22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the first indicia represents a thickness of a film utilized by the laminator, the second indicia represents a type of media to be laminated with the film, and the third indicia represents whether a carrier is utilized with the laminator.
23 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising saving the at least one of the plurality of indicia selected and the set point temperature in a memory of the laminator.