Sanei Giken Co., Ltd.

Hakuto Co., Ltd.

Sanei Engineering Co., Ltd.

Eiichi Miyake

Ken Miyake

Shunichi Kawashima

A laminator comprises a pair of pressure rolls having a substrate and a film sandwiched therebetween and bearings adapted to rotatably support opposite end portions of the pressure rolls. One end of a lever is attached to a housing of each bearing. The other end of the lever extends in an axial direction of the pressure roll and is located inward of the bearing . A pressure-applying apparatus applies force to the other end of the lever , and applies pressure through the bearing to the substrate and the film between the pair of pressure rolls . Further, the pressure-applying apparatus generates bending moment which tends to cause the pressure rolls to be projected toward each other. A shaft is disposed in spaced parallel relation to the pressure roll . Extension arms are formed in the housings of the bearings . The extension arms are connected to the shaft , to thereby enable the shaft to support the bearings . The housings of the bearings are capable of pivotal movement about the axis of the shaft and also capable of pivotal movement about the axis perpendicular to the axis of the shaft

Laminator

A position of an image or shadow of a clearance measuring mark projected onto a plate with respect to a position of clearance measuring mark on a photomask is sensed as image data by a CCD camera and subjected to an image process by a processor. Based on a relative positional relationship between image or shadow of a clearance measuring mark and clearance measuring mark, the clearance between photomask and plate can be adjusted to a prescribed value by a clearance adjusting device. As a result, a clearance measuring device and method can be provided capable of accurately and inexpensively measuring the clearance between the plate and the photomask in the exposure apparatus.

Clearance measuring device and method for exposure

According to an exposing apparatus and an exposing method of the present invention, a photomask is provided with linear patterns having their linear portions to be transferred onto a plate reduced in length. By moving and stopping photomask in one direction of plate and directing light to photomask, the linear patterns are transferred onto plate. Thus, the exposing apparatus and method are provided capable of efficiently transferring the linear patterns onto the plate by exposure using a small photomask.

Exposing apparatus and method

An alignment apparatus includes holding devices for holding a photo-mask, a supporting device for supporting a substrate, a detecting device, and force-exerting devices. The photo-mask and the substrate have positioning marks, respectively. The detecting device detects positional errors between the positioning marks on the photo-mask and the positioning marks on the substrate. The force-exerting devices apply forces to a periphery of the photo-mask in accordance with the detected positional errors. When receiving forces, the photo-mask elastically deforms in its plane to move the positioning marks so that the positional errors can be corrected to predetermined values.

Alignment method and apparatus in an exposing process

A method of sticking film sheet on a panel surface is disclosed in which a continuous web of film is cut to proper length fitted to the size of the panel to make an individual film sheet during continuous sticking operation for producing a film laminated panel. The sticking operation is not interrupted by the cutting operation. A laminator constructed to achieve this film laminated panel manufacture includes block members which are movable toward and away from the tacking station where the leading end of the continuous web of film is tacked to the forward end of the panel, and a cutter mounted on the block members. The cutter severs across the film web as the block members moves toward the tacking station in the same direction and at the same speed as the film web during sticking operation.

Method of sticking film sheet on panel surface

A method of sticking film sheet on a panel surface is disclosed in which a continuous web of film is cut to proper length fitted to the size of the panel to make an individual film sheet during a continuous sticking operation for producing a film laminated panel. The sticking operation is not interrupted by the cutting operation. A laminator constructed to achieve this film laminated panel includes block members which are movable toward and away from the tacking station where the leading end of the continuous web of film is tacked to the forward end of the panel, and a cutter mounted on the block members. The cutter severs across the film web as the block members move toward the tacking station in the same direction and at the same speed as the film web during the sticking operation.

Laminator for sticking film sheet on panel surface

Apparatus for sticking nonconductive tape including plating perforations to sheet metal comprises supply means for metal tape, feed means for nonconductive tape, punching means for perforating nonconductive tape to make plating perforations therein, a device for heating and pressure-sticking the metal tape and the perforated nonconductive tape together, cooling means for the tapes, and control means for monitoring the position of the plating perforations and controlling the running speed of the nonconductive tape.

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Hyogo, Japan

Eiichi Miyake