Patent ID: 6254716
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B29C,B29L,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for joining two optical discs into a multilayer disc having multiple layers of data comprising:a processing chamber for supporting first and second discs having first and second layers of data on respective first sides thereof;a tank containing a bonding fluid;a vacuum pump;a vacuum valve connected to the vacuum pump, the tank and the processing chamber for selectively connecting the vacuum pump to one of the tank and the processing chamber;a fluid dispenser mounted within the processing chamber and fluidly connected to the tank for dispensing the bonding fluid on the first side of one of the discs after the processing chamber has been evacuated; andan actuator operatively connected to the first disc within the processing chamber, the actuator moving the first disc into contact with the second disc after the bonding fluid is dispensed onto the first side of the one of the discs.