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Method for press-bonding laminated assembly

Assignee: AGC Inc
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Filing: 1988-08-25
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Granted: 1990-07-31
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Expires: 2008-08-25
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Abstract

Abstract A method for press-bonding a laminated assembly of a sheet material and a plastic film, which comprises providing on at least the peripheral portion of the sheet material and/or the plastic film a primer layer capable of adhering the sheet material and the plastic film at room temperature, stacking the sheet material and the plastic film to form a laminated assembly, evacuating a first vacuum compartment defined by the sheet material and the plastic film to a vacuumed condition and at the same time, evacuating a second vacuum compartment enclosing at least the plastic film side of the first compartment, to a vacuumed condition, and then introducing atmospheric air into the second vacuum compartment to release it from the vacuumed condition and thereby to press-bond the plastic film to the sheet material.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenichi Ishikawa
  • 👤 Koji Kurita
  • 👤 Satoru Fukawa
  • 👤 Kenji Maeda

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 14:02
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B17/00; B32B17/06; B32B17/10; B32B17/10005; B32B17/1055; B32B17/1077; B32B1/00; B32B17/10009; B32B17/10018; B32B17/10807; B32B17/10816; B32B17/10825; B32B17/10834; B32B17/10844; B32B17/10853; B32B2375/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1028

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A method for press-bonding a laminated assembly of a sheet material and a plastic film, which comprises stacking a sheet material cut to have a predetermined shape and a plastic film, evacuating a first vacuum compartment formed by the plastic film, a circumferential frame for spreading the plastic film, the sheet material and a gasket to thereby evacuate the space between the plastic film and the sheet material and at the same time, evacuating a second vacuum compartment enclosing at least the plastic film side of the first vacuum compartment and separated from the first compartment, and then releasing the second vacuum compartment from the vacuumed condition so that the plastic film is press-bonded to the sheet material, wherein a primer layer capable of adhering at room temperature is applied, and said primer layer is provided at only the substantially peripheral portion of said sheet and wherein said first vacuum compartment is evacuated through at least one duct which forms a part of said circumferential frame.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 166 words
A method for press-bonding a laminated assembly of a sheet material and a plastic film, which comprises stacking a sheet material cut to have a predetermined shape and a plastic film, evacuating a first vacuum compartment formed by the plastic film, a circumferential frame for spreading the plastic film, the sheet material and a gasket to thereby evacuate the space between the plastic film and the sheet material and at the same time, evacuating a second vacuum compartment enclosing at least the plastic film side of the first vacuum compartment and separated from the first compartment, and then releasing the second vacuum compartment from the vacuumed condition so that the plastic film is press-bonded to the sheet material, wherein a primer layer capable of adhering at room temperature is applied, and said primer layer is provided at only the substantially peripheral portion of said sheet and wherein said first vacuum compartment is evacuated through at least one duct which forms a part of said circumferential frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the plastic film has a self-healing property.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the sheet material is a glass sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the plastic film has embosses with a depth of from 0.1 to 5 μm on the side facing the sheet material.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 213 words
A method for press-bonding a laminated assembly of a sheet material and a plastic film, which comprises stacking a sheet material cut to have a predetermined shape and a plastic film having a self-healing property to form a laminated assembly, placing a cover film having a roughened surface on the side facing the plastic film of the laminated assembly so as to be in contact with the plastic film and cover the entire surface of the plastic film, evacuating a first vacuum compartment formed by the cover film, a circumferential frame for spreading the cover film, the sheet material and a gasket to thereby evacuate the space between the plastic film and the sheet material and at the same time, evacuating a second vacuum compartment enclosing at least the outer side of the cover film constituting the first vacuum compartment and separated therefrom, and then releasing the second vacuum compartment from the vacuumed condition so that the plastic film is press-bonded to the sheet material, wherein a primer layer capable of adhering at room temperature is applied, and said primer layer is provided at only the substantially peripheral portion of said sheet and wherein said first vacuum compartment is evacuated through at least one duct which forms a part of said circumferential frame.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 213 words
A method for press-bonding a laminated assembly of a sheet material and a plastic film, which comprises stacking a sheet material cut to have a predetermined shape and a plastic film having a self-healing property to form a laminated assembly, placing a cover film having a roughened surface on the side facing the plastic film of the laminated assembly so as to be in contact with the plastic film and cover the entire surface of the plastic film, evacuating a first vacuum compartment formed by the cover film, a circumferential frame for spreading the cover film, the sheet material and a gasket to thereby evacuate the space between the plastic film and the sheet material and at the same time, evacuating a second vacuum compartment enclosing at least the outer side of the cover film constituting the first vacuum compartment and separated therefrom, and then releasing the second vacuum compartment from the vacuumed condition so that the plastic film is press-bonded to the sheet material, wherein a primer layer capable of adhering at room temperature is applied, and said primer layer is provided at only the substantially peripheral portion of said sheet and wherein said first vacuum compartment is evacuated through at least one duct which forms a part of said circumferential frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the sheet material is a glass sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 34 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the roughened surface of the cover film is formed on the side facing the plastic film and has a surface roughness of from 0.5 to 70 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 23 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein the roughness of the roughened surface is in the range of from 2 to 40 μm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 33 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the cover film is provided with a cloth material having a surface roughness of from 0.5 to 70 μm on the side facing the plastic film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the surface roughness of the cloth material is in the range of from 2 to 40 μm.

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