Patent ID: 8551275
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B41J,H05K

Abstract:
1. An adhesive application method of applying adhesive to a protruding part formed on a flexible printed circuit, wherein the adhesive application method comprises: a protruding part forming step of forming the protruding part which protrudes from the flexible printed circuit; an adhesive preparing step of forming an adhesive layer on the surface of a plate member; a positioning step of positioning, after the adhesive preparing step, the protruding part formed in the protruding part forming step at a position facing the adhesive layer; an adhesive applying step of allowing, after the positioning step, a leading edge of the protruding part and the adhesive layer to be brought into contact with each other such that the surface of the substrate around the protruding part does not contact the adhesive layer; and a moving step of automatically moving the flexible printed circuit and the plate member relative to each other by using a transferring apparatus, wherein the moving step comprises: