JP2010120306A - Sheet laminating apparatus and sheet laminating method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet laminating apparatus and method, in which a request in the dimensional accuracy of a sealing part is not high, a wear of a seal member can hardly occur, and the handling of a sheet material is easy. <P>SOLUTION: In the sheet laminating apparatus 1, the sheet material is sandwiched between the pressing surfaces of a sealing side member 20 provided with the seal member 24 and a sealed side member 30 provided with a sealing surface 312 with which the seal member 24 contacts, and the sheet material S is subjected to a thermal compression bond in a reduced-pressure atmosphere or pressurized atmosphere. The seal member 24 projects from a groove 213 formed on the sealing side member 20 toward the sealed side member 30 and can form an airtight chamber contacting with the sealing surface 312 of the sealed side member 30 or the sheet material S on the sealing surface. The sealed side member 30 is provided with the sealing surface 312 and the pressing surface 311 on the same flat surface, and a ventilation port 217 which can communicate with the air tight chamber is provided on the sealing side member 20. The sheet laminating method using the apparatus is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sheet laminating apparatus and a sheet laminating method for laminating sheet materials by pressurization under heating.

  As a means for laminating a plurality of sheet materials, a method of sandwiching the sheet materials between the pressing members and bonding them by thermocompression bonding is often used. By performing this in a vacuum (under reduced pressure), air between the sheet materials is used. Can be prevented from remaining. An example of a conventional apparatus for this purpose is shown in FIG. In this apparatus, a lower member 120 is disposed below an upper member 110 that is lifted and lowered by a lifting device (not shown), and a plurality of sheet materials are bonded in a laminated state by pressing surfaces 113 and 123 provided on both members. is there. The upper member 110 has a box shape with an open lower surface, an upper hot plate 112 is attached to the upper surface of the upper wall 111, and a pressing surface 113 is provided on the lower surface of the upper wall 111. In the lower member 120, a pedestal 122 is fixed on a lower heat plate 121, and a pressing surface 123 is provided thereon. The pedestal 122 has a shape corresponding to the opening of the upper member 110, and a seal member 124 made of an O-ring is attached so as to go around its side surface. The upper member 110 is provided with a vent port 114 penetrating the side wall 115, to which one end of the tube T is connected, and the other end is connected to a vacuum pump. The upper hot plate 112 and the lower hot plate 121 have a built-in heating wire, and the hot plate can be heated to a predetermined temperature by energization.

  At the time of processing, as shown in FIG. 8A, a plurality of sheet materials S to be laminated are placed on the pressing surface 121 of the lower member 120 with the upper member 110 raised. A thermal adhesive sheet is interposed between the sheet materials to be bonded.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 8 (2), the upper member 110 is lowered, and the base 122 of the lower member 120 is shallowly covered. As a result, the seal member 124 comes into contact with the side wall 115 of the upper member 110 to seal between the side wall 115 and the pedestal 122, thereby forming a sealed space surrounded by the upper member 110 and the pedestal 122. Thereafter, the vacuum pump is operated, suction is performed through the tube T, and the sealed space is reduced in pressure.

  Then, the temperature is raised by energizing the upper hot plate 112 and the lower hot plate 121, the upper member 110 is further lowered as shown in FIG. 8 (3), and the sheet material S is pressed by the pressing surfaces 113 and 123. Tighten. As a result, the sheet material S is pressurized while being heated by the upper hot plate 112 and the lower hot plate 121, and a plurality of sheet materials are bonded in a laminated state.

  Thereafter, the upper member 110 is raised, the sheet material S is taken out from the pedestal 122, the sheet material to be processed next is placed on the pedestal 122, and the same process is repeated.

  FIG. 9 shows another conventional apparatus similar to this. The upper member 110 ′ of the apparatus includes a box-shaped surrounding member 130 having an open bottom, and a sliding member 140 supported by the surrounding member so as to be movable up and down. As in the previous example, the surrounding member 130 has an upper heat plate 132 attached to the upper surface of the upper wall 131, a ventilation port 134 provided in the side wall 135, and a tube T connected to a vacuum pump coupled thereto. Is done. The sliding member 140 is obtained by attaching an upper hot plate 132 to the lower end of a rod 141 passed through a through hole provided in the upper wall 131 and providing a pressing surface 133 on the lower surface thereof. The surrounding member 130 is coupled to a lifting device (not shown), and the rod 141 is coupled to a pressing device (not shown), and the lifting control is independently performed. The lower member 120 is the same as the previous example.

  At the time of processing, as shown in FIG. 9 (1), a plurality of sheet materials S to be laminated are placed on the pressing surface 121 of the lower member 120 with the upper member 110 'raised. In this state, the upper member 110 ′ is lowered as shown in FIG. 9 (2), and the surrounding member 130 is shallowly covered on the pedestal 122. Thereby, the space between the side wall 115 and the pedestal 122 is sealed by the seal member 124, and a sealed space surrounded by the upper member 110 ′ and the pedestal 122 is formed. Thereafter, the vacuum pump is operated, suction is performed through the tube T, and the sealed space is reduced in pressure.

  Then, the upper hot plate 132 and the lower hot plate 121 are heated by energization, the sliding member 140 is lowered as shown in FIG. 9 (3), and the sheet material S is pressed by the pressing surfaces 133 and 123. To do. As a result, the sheet material S is pressurized in a heated state, and a plurality of sheet materials are bonded in a laminated state.

  Thereafter, the upper member 110 ′ is raised, the sheet material S is taken out from the pedestal 122, the sheet material to be processed next is placed on the pedestal 122, and the above-described steps are repeated.

  In any of the above devices, since the sealing member 124 is provided so as to go around the side surface of the pedestal 122 of the lower member 120, high dimensional accuracy is required for the gap between the side wall of the upper member and the pedestal 122 and the mounting position of the sealing member. The If this accuracy is poor, there is a problem that an appropriate seal cannot be obtained or a large force is required for fitting. In addition, since the side wall rubs the seal member every time the upper member moves up and down, the seal member is heavily worn, causing a leak from the seal portion.

  In addition, since the sealing is performed below the pressing position of the sheet material by the upper member and the lower member, if an attempt is made to sequentially perform laminating processing at a plurality of locations using a sheet material larger than the opening of the upper member, This is not possible because the lower edge pushes the sheet material downward from the pressing position. Even when the sheet materials are individually laminated, the sheet material can be gripped only after the upper member is raised. Therefore, in any case, handling such as taking in and out of the sheet material with respect to the apparatus is complicated.

  The present invention eliminates these problems of the prior art, does not require a high dimensional accuracy of the seal portion, hardly causes wear of the seal member, and facilitates handling such as loading and unloading of the sheet material, and a sheet stacking method The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a sheet laminating apparatus in which a plurality of sheet materials are sandwiched between a pair of pressing members, and the sheet materials are bonded by heat and pressure in a reduced pressure or pressurized atmosphere, The pair of pressing members includes a sealing side member provided with a sealing member and a sealed side member provided with a sealing surface in contact with the sealing member. The sealing side member has a pressing surface for pressing a region to be laminated, is capable of approaching and separating from each other, and at least one is provided with a heating unit for heating the sheet material. Has a groove opened in the surface facing the member to be sealed, and a seal member is inserted into the groove, and the groove and the seal member are annular so as to surround a region to be laminated in the sheet material. Formed from the groove. The sealing surface of the sealed side member or the seal protrudes toward the sealed side member and before the pressing surface of the sealing side member comes into contact with the sheet material when both pressing members approach each other. An airtight chamber can be formed between the pressing members in contact with the sheet material on the surface, and the sealed side member includes the sealing surface and the pressing surface on the same plane, and the sealing The side member is provided with a vent port that can communicate with the hermetic chamber.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is also a sheet laminating method performed using the apparatus, wherein a plurality of sheet materials are placed between a pair of the pressing members, and the pressing members are mutually connected. By bringing the sealing member of the sealing side member into contact with the sealing surface of the sealed side member or the sheet material on the sealing surface, an airtight chamber is formed between the pressing members, and the ventilation The airtight chamber is reduced or pressurized through a port, the pressing surface is heated to a predetermined temperature by the heating unit, and the pressing members are pressed closer to each other to press the sheet material with the pressing surface. A method for laminating sheets is provided by hot bonding.

  The sheet laminating apparatus according to the present invention has the above-described structure, and in particular, the seal member inserted in the groove of the sealing side member is in a state of projecting toward the sealed side member. When the pressing members approach each other, sealing is performed in contact with the sealing surface of the member to be sealed or the sheet material on the sealing surface. Therefore, even if the dimensional accuracy of the seal portion in the seal member and the both pressing members is not high, the sealing member is elastically deformed by the pressing force, so that a sufficient seal is obtained. Further, since the seal member is not rubbed when the two pressure-clamping members approach and separate from each other, it is difficult to cause wear.

  Further, since the sealed side member has a sealing surface and a pressing surface on the same plane, when laminating processing is sequentially performed at a plurality of locations using a large sheet material, the sheet material is removed from both pressing members. Even if it protrudes, it can be processed without hindrance. Even when the sheet materials are individually laminated, if the sheet material has a dimension that protrudes from both the pressing members, the end portion of the sheet material can be gripped even during pressing. Therefore, in any case, handling such as taking in and out of the sheet material with respect to the apparatus is easy.

  Since the sheet | seat lamination method which concerns on this invention performs lamination | stacking of a sheet | seat material using the said apparatus, there can exist the same effect regarding this apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Parts that are the same or similar between different embodiments may be denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings and description thereof may be omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a production line for laminated sheets. This production line includes a sheet laminating apparatus 1 for carrying out the sheet laminating method according to the present invention, and both sides of the sheet material S. Is held by the sandwiching member 2, and the sandwiching member 2 is laminated and cut while being conveyed along the feed rod 3 to obtain a laminated sheet having a predetermined shape.

  The sheet material S is formed by stacking a plurality of sheets with a heat-adhesive sheet interposed therebetween, and has a size larger than that of the sheet laminating apparatus 1 in a direction perpendicular to the sheet material conveying direction. The part is gripped by the clamping member 2. As the thermal adhesive sheet, a sheet suitable for the material of the sheet material to be laminated is selected. The temperature of the pressing surface is determined according to the temperature characteristics of the thermal adhesive sheet. In the above example, the temperature is about 200 to 250 ° C.

  FIG. 2 shows a process of processing the conveyed sheet material S by the sheet laminating apparatus 1 in a longitudinal section of the apparatus. The apparatus 1 includes a pair of pressing members, and the pressing members include a sealing side member 20 including a sealing member, and a sealed side member 30 including a sealing surface with which the sealing member contacts. The sealed side member 30 is fixed, and the sealed side member 20 is moved up and down by a lifting device (not shown). In the figure, a connecting rod 10 for coupling the sealing member 20 to the lifting device is shown.

  The sealing member 20 includes a rectangular plate-shaped holding body 21 and an upper heat plate 22 coupled to the upper surface of the holding body 21. A shallow recess 211 is formed at the center of the lower portion of the holding body 21, and the upper pressing plate 23 is integrally fixed to the recess 211. The upper pressing plate 23 is slightly larger than the laminated sheet to be obtained, and the lower surface is the upper pressing surface 231. A groove 213 is formed in the raised portion 212 around the recess 211 along the raised portion 212. The groove 213 opens downward, that is, toward the sealed side member 30, and a seal member 24 is inserted therein, and the groove 213 and the seal member 24 are formed in an annular shape so as to cover a region to be laminated in the sheet material S. Is formed. A ventilation port 217 is provided on the side surface of the holding body 21, and a ventilation path 218 extending from the ventilation port is open at the top of the recess 211. One end of a suction tube (not shown) is connected to the ventilation port 217, and the other end of the suction tube is connected to a vacuum pump.

  The upper hot plate 22 has a built-in heating wire and is heated by energization. The upper pressing plate 23 is provided with a temperature sensor near the upper pressing surface 231. A detection signal of the temperature sensor is sent to a control device (not shown), and the upper pressing surface 231 reaches a predetermined temperature. As described above, energization to the upper hot plate 22 is controlled.

  Details of the seal member 24 are shown in FIGS. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a circle A in FIG. 2 (2), and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a peripheral portion of the seal member 24. As shown in FIG. 4, the seal member 24 includes an abutting portion 24 a having a circular cross section and a fixing portion 24 b positioned above the corresponding contact portion. The contact portion 24a is formed with an annular space 241 that extends continuously in the axial direction inside, and a plurality of small protrusions 242 that extend continuously in the axial direction are provided on the bottom surface to facilitate a sealing action. Yes.

  The fixing portion 24b includes a columnar portion 243 extending upward from the upper end portion of the contact portion 24a and a flat portion 244 projecting horizontally from the upper end of the columnar portion to both sides. Both the columnar portion 243 and the flat portion 244 extend continuously in the axial direction of the seal member 24, and the flat portion 244 has a width smaller than that of the contact portion 24a.

  The seal member 24 is made of heat-resistant rubber or resin, and for example, silicon can be used.

  The groove 213 is formed with a width slightly larger than the contact portion 24 a of the seal member 24, and the depth is shallower than the total height of the seal member 24. Therefore, the contact portion 24a protrudes downward from the groove in a state where the upper surface of the fixing portion 24b is in contact with the flange end surface of the groove 213. On the outer periphery of the lower end portion of the holding body 21, a notch 25 is formed at an interval, and a fixture 26 is provided there. The fixing device 26 includes a fixing plate 261 and a fixing screw 262 that is passed through the through hole of the fixing plate 261 and is screwed into the female screw of the holding body 21. The fixing plate 261 extends from the position of the notch 25 into the groove 213, and sandwiches the flat portion 244 of the seal member 24 between its end and the flange end surface of the groove 213. In this state, the sealing member 24 is fixed in the groove 213 by fastening the fixing screw 262.

  The sealing member 24 has a ventilation hole 246 that extends through the columnar portion 243 in the vertical direction at one location. The holding body 21 is formed with an air passage 214 communicating with the air hole 246. The ventilation path 214 extends upward from the position of the upper end of the ventilation hole 246, bends and opens in the side surface of the holding body 21, and a connection port 216 is provided in the opening as shown in FIG. . The connection port 216 can connect a tube T2 for supplying pressurized air. After supplying pressurized air from the tube by a check valve (not shown), the air remains even if the tube is removed. It does not flow backward. In order to obtain a sealing action by the sealing member 24, it is desirable to apply a pressure of 0.1 to 0.8 MPa. In this example, the pressure is about 0.4 MPa.

  The sealed side member 30 includes a rectangular plate-like support plate 31 and a lower heat plate 32 coupled to the upper surface of the support plate 31. The support plate 31 has a flat upper surface, a center portion serving as a lower pressing surface 311 for the sheet material, and a peripheral portion serving as a seal surface 312 on which the seal member 24 abuts. With this structure, the lower pressing surface 311 and the seal surface 312 are located on the same plane.

  The lower hot plate 32 has the same structure as the upper hot plate 22, and is heated by a built-in heating wire, and based on a detection signal of a temperature sensor provided near the lower pressing surface 311 in the support plate 31, Energization of the lower hot plate 32 is controlled so that the lower pressing surface 311 has a predetermined temperature.

  Processing of the sheet material using the sheet laminating apparatus 1 is performed as follows. As shown in FIG. 1, the sheet material S is sandwiched between the sandwiching members 2 and conveyed in the direction indicated by the arrow C by the feed rod 3. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the sheet material S includes a first sheet material SA having a width dimension larger than the sealed side member 30 and a second sheet material SB having a dimension slightly larger than the target dimension. And a heat-adhesive sheet (not shown) sandwiched between them. In the figure, the thickness of these sheets is increased for the sake of explanation.

  During conveyance by the feed rod 3, the apparatus 1 is placed at a position where the sealing side member 20 is lifted and separated from the sealed side member 30 as shown in FIG. 2 (1). When the sheet material S reaches the lower side of the apparatus 1, the conveyance is stopped, the lifting device is operated, and the sealing side member 20 is lowered. This lowering is stopped immediately after the sealing member 24 comes into contact with the sealing surface 312 of the member to be sealed 30 as shown in FIG. In this state, the seal by the seal member 24 is obtained, but the upper pressing surface 231 of the sealing member 20 is not in contact with the sheet material S. The seal is obtained when the seal member 24 expanded by pressurized air exerts a seal pressure on the seal surface 312. Note that, as indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 4, even when the seal member 24 is not in contact with both side surfaces of the groove 213 before contacting the seal surface 312, the seal member 24 receives the reaction force of the seal pressure. By being elastically deformed, a seal can be obtained in contact with both side walls of the groove 213. Thereby, an airtight chamber is formed between the sealing side member 20 and the sealed side member 30.

  In this state, suction is performed through the suction tube T1 connected to the ventilation port 217, and the airtight chamber is brought into a reduced pressure state. In addition, the upper hot plate 22 and the lower hot plate 32 are energized to raise the upper pressing surface 231 and the lower pressing surface 311 to a predetermined temperature.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (3), the sealing member 20 is further lowered. Thereby, the sheet material S is strongly pressed between the upper pressing surface 231 and the lower pressing surface 311 and is heated by these pressing surfaces. As a result, the sheet material is bonded by the heat adhesive sheet. Thereafter, the temperature of the sheet material S is lowered as necessary, and the sealing side member 20 is raised.

  The device 1 has a simple structure because the sealing-side member 50 is integrally provided with a groove for holding the sealing member and a pressing surface for pressing the sheet material, and the lifting and lowering of the device 1 is performed by a single lifting device. Since it can be performed, the operation is easy. Further, since the volume of the hermetic chamber formed between the pair of pressing members is small, the time required for pressure reduction is short, and high working efficiency can be obtained.

  In the production line shown in FIG. 1, the sheet material S from which the laminated portion S <b> 0 is obtained is conveyed by the feed rod 3 while being held by the sandwiching member 2, and is sent to the downstream cutting device 4. The cutting device 4 has a cutting die 41 for punching a required shape from the stacked portion S0 by moving the upper die up and down by a lifting device (not shown) with respect to the lower die.

  The sheet material S that has passed through the cutting device 4 is further fed by the feed rod 3 with the laminated sheet S1 that has been punched out, and the laminated sheet S1 is taken out of the line by the take-out device 5 on the downstream side. The take-out device may be provided with, for example, a suction port on the lower surface and suck the laminated sheet S1 by a negative pressure acting on the suction port.

  Since the sealed member 30 includes the sealing surface 312 and the pressing surface 311 on the same plane, the end portion of the sheet material S protruding from both the pressing members is held by the holding member 2. Each process can be moved, and handling is easy.

  FIG. 5 shows a sheet laminating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention and a processing process using the apparatus. This sheet laminating apparatus 1 'can be used in place of the apparatus 1 described above in the production line shown in FIG. This device 1 ′ is different from that of the aforementioned device 1 in the sealing side member 50 located on the upper side of the pair of pressing members.

  The sealing member 50 includes a surrounding member 51 having a rectangular parallelepiped box shape with an opening at the bottom, and a sliding member 52 supported by the surrounding member 51 so as to be movable up and down. A ventilation port 514 is provided on the side wall 512 of the surrounding member 51, and a ventilation path 515 extending from the ventilation port communicates with the surrounding member 51. A tube T1 connected to a vacuum pump is coupled to the ventilation port 514.

  A groove 513 is formed along the side wall 512 at the lower end of the side wall 512. The groove 513 opens downward, that is, toward the sealed side member 30, and a seal member 54 is inserted therein, and the groove 513 and the seal member 54 are annularly formed so as to cover a region to be laminated in the sheet material S. Is formed. The structure of the seal member 54 is the same as that of the seal member 24 in the above-described embodiment, and a ventilation path 516 leading to the seal member 54 is formed on the side wall 512 of the surrounding member 51, and the ventilation path is supplied with pressurized air. It extends to the connection port 517 to which the tube T2 is connected.

  The sliding member 52 includes a rod 521 that passes through a through hole 511 a provided in the upper wall 511 of the surrounding member 51, and an upper hot plate 522 that is attached to the lower end of the rod, and a lower surface of the upper hot plate 522. An upper pressing plate 53 is attached to the upper part. An O-ring 511b is attached to the wall surface of the through hole 511a to hermetically seal the gap with the rod 521. The upper pressing plate 53 is slightly larger than the laminated sheet to be obtained, and the lower surface is the upper pressing surface 531. The surrounding member 51 is coupled to a lifting device (not shown), and the rod 521 is coupled to a pressing device (not shown), and the lifting control is independently performed.

  Of the pair of pressing members, the sealed member 30 positioned on the lower side includes the same support plate 31 and lower heat plate 32 as those of the apparatus 1, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  The processing of the sheet material using the sheet laminating apparatus 1 ′ is basically the same as that of the apparatus 1, and therefore the differences will be mainly described below. While the sheet material S is nipped and conveyed by the nipping member, the apparatus 1 ′ is placed at a position where the sealing side member 50 is lifted and separated from the sealed side member 30 as shown in FIG. It is burned. When the sheet material S stops below the device 1 ′, the lifting device is activated and the sealing member 20 is lowered. This lowering is performed with the sliding member 52, and as shown in FIG. 5 (2), the sealing member 54 comes into contact with the sealing surface 312 of the sealed member 30 and stops in a state where a seal is formed. Thus, an airtight chamber is formed between the sealing side member 20 and the sealed side member 30.

  In this state, suction is performed through the suction tube T1 connected to the ventilation port 514, and the airtight chamber is brought into a reduced pressure state. Further, the upper hot plate 52 and the lower hot plate 32 are energized to raise the upper pressing surface 531 and the lower pressing surface 311 to a predetermined temperature.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (3), the sliding member 52 is lowered by a pressing device (not shown). Thereby, the sheet material S is strongly pressed between the upper pressing surface 531 and the lower pressing surface 311 and is heated by these pressing surfaces, and the sheet material is bonded by the heat-adhesive sheet. Thereafter, the temperature of the sheet material S is lowered as necessary, and the sealing side member 50 is raised. The subsequent cutting and removing steps are performed in the same manner as in the previous embodiment.

  Since this device 1 'separates the sealing side member 50 into the surrounding member 51 and the sliding member 52 and controls each operation independently, the sealing pressure applied to the sealing member and the pressure applied to the pressing surface are applied. Therefore, it is possible to control more accurately, and it is possible to obtain a laminated sheet in which the uniformity of adhesion is further improved and air mixing is more reliably prevented.

  FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of a laminated sheet production line provided with a plurality of sheet laminating apparatuses 1 shown in FIG. In this production line, two sheet laminating apparatuses 1 are arranged side by side in a direction crossing the sheet feeding direction C, and the sheet material S ′ is a large continuous sheet material that can be provided with two bonding locations in the width direction. , A thermal adhesive sheet is interposed therebetween. The manufacturing process is performed in the same manner as shown in FIG. That is, the sheet material S ′ gripped by the clamping member 2 is conveyed by the feed rod 3, a laminated portion S 0 is formed by thermocompression bonding in the sheet laminating apparatus 1, and is punched out by the cutting die 41 ′ of the cutting apparatus 4 ′. The laminated sheet S1 is taken out of the line by the take-out device 5 ′.

  According to this production line, a large sheet material can be sequentially processed at a plurality of locations while being gripped outside both pressing members, so that work efficiency is high and high productivity is obtained. Note that the above-described sheet laminating apparatus 1 'can also be used in the production line of FIG.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the sealing member can obtain a sealing pressure with a spring instead of the above-described pressurized air type. FIG. 7 shows an example of the seal member 70. The seal member 70 has a structure that is mounted in a groove 81 formed in the sealing-side member 80 as in the above embodiment, and the seal body that is inserted into the groove 81. 71, a pressing plate 72 positioned on the seal body 71 in the groove 81, and a compression coil spring 73 interposed between the pressing plate and the flange end surface of the groove 81. The seal body 71 and the pressing plate 72 continuously extend along the groove 81, and the spring 73 is disposed in the groove 81 at an appropriate interval. The pressing force of the spring 73 is made uniform by the pressing plate 72 and acts on the seal body 71. The seal body 71 includes a flat portion 71 a that is located on the back side of the groove 81 and fits closely in the width direction of the groove, and a convex portion 71 b that extends from the flat portion to the outside of the groove 81.

  The seal body 71 is fixed by the same fixing tool as shown in FIG. That is, the fixture 26 is disposed in a notch 82 formed at intervals along the outer periphery of the lower end portion of the sealing side member 80, and the fixture 26 is fixed to extend from the position of the notch 15 into the groove 213. A plate 261 is provided and attached to the sealing member 80 with a fixing screw 262. The end portion of the fixing plate 261 is engaged with the flat portion 71 a of the seal body 71 and holds the seal body 71 in the groove 81 against the pressing force of the spring 73.

  Similar to the above-described embodiment, the seal member 70 is in contact with the sealed side member when the sealed side member 80 approaches the sealed side member, and the seal body 71 is placed on the seal surface or above by the spring 73. The sheet material is pressed to form a seal. As the seal member, various seal structures that obtain a seal pressure by a pressing force due to the closeness of the pressing members can be employed.

  In the said embodiment, although the example which has arrange | positioned the sealing side member on the upper side and arrange | positioned the to-be-sealed side member was shown, this is reversed and a sealing side member is arrange | positioned down and an encapsulating side member is arrange | positioned up It is also possible.

  The airtight chamber formed between the pair of pressing members can prevent air from being mixed into the laminated sheet by reducing the pressure as in the above embodiment. It is also possible.

It is a top view which shows an example of the lamination sheet manufacturing line provided with the sheet | seat lamination apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the process of processing the sheet | seat material S with the sheet | seat lamination apparatus of FIG. 1 in the longitudinal cross-section of an apparatus. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a circle A in FIG. It is the figure which expanded further the peripheral part of the sealing member in FIG. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process using the sheet | seat lamination apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention with the longitudinal cross-section of an apparatus. It is a top view which shows the example of the lamination sheet manufacturing line provided with two sheet | seat lamination apparatuses shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other example of the sealing member used for the sheet | seat lamination apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process using an example of the conventional sheet | seat lamination apparatus with the longitudinal cross-section of an apparatus. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process using the other example of the conventional sheet | seat lamination apparatus with the longitudinal cross-section of an apparatus.

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1, 1 'Sheet laminating device 2 Holding member 3 Feed rod 20, 50, 80 Sealing side member 21 Holding body 22, 522 Upper heat plate 23, 53 Upper pressing plate 24, 54, 70 Seal member 26 Fixing tool 30 Covered Sealing side member 31 Support plate 32 Lower heat plate 51 Surrounding member 52 Sliding members 213, 513, 81 Grooves 217, 514 Venting ports 231, 531 Upper pressing surface 241 Annular cavity 246 Vent hole 311 Lower pressing surface 312 Seal Surface S, S 'Sheet material

Claims (6)

A sheet laminating apparatus that sandwiches a plurality of sheet materials between a pair of pressing members and adheres the sheet materials by thermocompression bonding in a reduced pressure or pressurized atmosphere,
The pair of pressing members includes a sealed side member provided with a seal member, and a sealed side member provided with a seal surface in contact with the seal member,
Each of these pressing members has a pressing surface for pressing a region to be laminated in the sheet material, and can be moved closer to and away from each other. At least one of the heating members for heating the sheet material Is provided,
The sealing side member is formed with a groove opened on the surface facing the sealed side member, and a seal member is inserted in the groove,
The groove and the seal member are formed in an annular shape so as to surround a region to be laminated in the sheet material,
The seal member protrudes from the groove toward the sealed member, and when the pressing members approach each other, the sealed surface before the pressing surface of the sealing member contacts the sheet material. An airtight chamber can be formed between the pressing members in contact with the sealing surface of the side member or the sheet material on the sealing surface,
The sealed member includes the sealing surface and the pressing surface on the same plane,
The sealing member is provided with a ventilation port that can communicate with the hermetic chamber.   The sheet laminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sealing side member integrally includes the pressing surface and the groove forming portion.   A box-shaped surrounding member in which the sealing-side member is opened on the side of the sealed-side member, and a sliding member supported by the surrounding member so as to be movable back and forth toward the sealed-side member. The surrounding member includes the vent port, the groove is formed in the peripheral edge of the opening, and the sliding member includes a pressing surface on a surface facing the sealed member. The sheet laminating apparatus according to claim 1.   The seal member is formed of a hollow elastic member, is fixed to the groove, and forms an annular cavity extending along the groove. The sealing-side member communicates with the annular cavity. The at least one vent hole is provided, and the seal member is expanded to apply a seal pressure to the seal surface by pressurized air supplied from the vent hole. The sheet | seat lamination apparatus in any one of 1-3. A sheet laminating method performed using the apparatus according to claim 1,
A plurality of sheet materials are placed between a pair of the pressing members,
By bringing these pressing members close to each other and bringing the sealing member of the sealing side member into contact with the sealing surface of the sealed side member or the sheet material on the sealing surface, Forming an airtight chamber,
The airtight chamber is reduced in pressure or pressurized through the vent port,
Heating the pressing surface to a predetermined temperature by the heating unit;
A method for laminating sheets, wherein the pressing members are pressed closer to each other and the sheet material is bonded to the pressing surfaces by thermocompression bonding.   A large-sized sheet material capable of cutting out a plurality of sheets for at least one of the sheet materials to be laminated is laminated at a plurality of locations of the large-sized sheet material, and then cut into individual sheets. 6. The sheet lamination method according to 5.

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