Patent ID: 8317962
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A base material processing method for performing line connection through processing to-be-processed continuous flexible base materials between a first line and a second line whose numbers of lines are different from each other, comprising: a first base material conveying step of receiving from the first line and conveying a to-be-processed flexible base material; a first base material dividing step of dividing the flexible base material conveyed from the first line in the first base material conveying step; a route changing step of receiving the flexible base material from its base material start edge formed by division in the first base material dividing step, and changing a conveyance route on which the flexible base material is conveyed to the second line; a conveyance preparing step of holding for conveying to the second line a flexible base material before the second line; and a first base material joining step of joining a base material start edge of the flexible base material whose route is changed in the route changing step to a base material end edge of the flexible base material held in the conveyance preparing step.