Sony Corporation

Sony United Kingdom Limited

Yasushi Tabuki

Yoichi Matsubara

Yoshimitsu Kato

Shiro Kenmotsu

A method of applying a film, preferably of PET, to a surface, preferably the front surface of the panel of a CRT. Resin is first applied to the surface in a predetermined pattern. The film is then pressed against a part of the surface near one edge of it by a roller. The roller is then moved across the surface to press the film onto the resin. The pressure exerted by the roller is reduced in the middle of the surface as compared with that exerted at the edge. Two different pressures may be used in the middle part.

Method of and apparatus for applying a film to a substrate

A method of adhering a film to a panel of a cathode-ray tube, comprised of adhering a light transmitting type functional film to the surface of a panel glass while interposing an ultraviolet ray-curable resin layer therebetween, then bringing the film into tight contact with the panel glass from the inside of one end portion toward that one end portion, then bringing the film into tight contact with the panel glass toward the other end. Further, when bringing the film into tight contact with the panel, by heating by irradiating the front surface of the panel by ultraviolet rays, the resin protruding from the periphery of the film is cured, the work process is shortened, and the handling is facilitated.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yasushi Tabuki