Patent ID: 6823919
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A lamination method comprising:providing a laminate film with a heated adhesive layer, said laminate film having small windows; drawing out said laminate film from a supply roll; transferring said laminate film along a film transfer path; providing a film detection sensor along said film transfer path; detecting said laminate film with said film detection sensor; cutting said laminate film into a predetermined length after being detected by said film detection sensor; transferring said cut laminate film along said film transfer path; providing a card having a terminal on a surface connected to an IC tip contained in said card; transferring said card along a card transfer path that converges with said film transfer path at a predetermined point of convergence; positioning said terminal on said surface of said card with said small window of said laminate film; and bonding said cut laminate film with said card by thermocompression bonding at said point of convergence.