Patent ID: 9498940
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B32B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for manufacturing a cover window, the apparatus comprising: a first moving unit configured to retain a first member comprising at least one first bent portion having a first longitudinal extent and a first curvature extending along the first longitudinal extent, the first moving unit comprising a first aligning unit spaced apart from the first member; a second moving unit spaced apart from and facing the first moving unit, and configured to retain a second member comprising a second bent portion having a second longitudinal extent and a second curvature that conforms to the curvature of the at least one first bent portion, the second moving unit comprising a second aligning unit overlapping the first aligning unit and spaced apart from the second member; and a driving unit configured to linearly move at least one of the first moving unit and the second moving unit, such that the first and second bent portions contact each other along substantially the entire longitudinal extents upon initial contact of the first member and the second member to laminate the first member and the second member and to substantially adjoin the first aligning unit and the second aligning unit, such that the curvatures of the bent portions and the curvatures of portions of the first and second moving units contacting the respective first and second members do not substantially change during lamination, wherein: one of the first member and the second member comprises a resin layer, and the other comprises at least one of a film layer and a protection layer; and one of the first aligning unit and the second aligning unit protrudes and the other recesses with respect to the corresponding first moving unit or the second moving unit.