Patent ID: 9656450
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B32B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for laminating a flexible substrate to a target substrate, comprising: a laminating fixture having a pair of sidewalls and a bottom that together define a recessed space having an open top, wherein: a first air evacuation tube connected to a vacuum pump and extending through a first sidewall of the pair of sidewalls to expose the first air evacuation tube to the recessed space; a duct exposed to the recessed space through an air exhaust opening and a switch valve connected to the duct; a soft plate disposed over the supporting surface and spaced apart from the supporting surface to define a second gap between a top surface of the flexible substrate and a bottom surface of the soft plate upon the flexible substrate being inserted into the recessed space, wherein: and a hold-down member for securing the soft plate to the first sidewall of the laminating fixture; and a push mechanism disposed in a slot formed on the bottom of the laminating fixture and having a top surface directly contacting the target substrate upon the target substrate being inserted into the recessed space, wherein the push mechanism is actuated when the airtight chamber is vacuumed to push the target substrate upward by a predetermined distance to cause a laminating surface of the target substrate to fully attach to a bottom surface of the flexible substrate wherein before the actuation occurs, the top surface of the push mechanism is flush with the bottom surface of the laminating fixture.