Patent ID: 8434538

Claim:
A bonding apparatus for bonding two thin plate members together, the bonding apparatus comprising: a first holder which holds a first thin plate member on a top surface thereof; a heating mechanism which is provided within the first holder; a second holder provided above the first holder opposite the first holder and which holds a second thin plate member on a bottom surface of the second holder; an exhausting mechanism which exhausts the interior of a space surrounded by the first holder and the second holder when the first holder contacts the second holder; a pressing mechanism which is provided on top of the second holder and presses the second holder downward; an annular first support including a plurality of first supporting members to support a bottom outer periphery of the first holder; and an annular second support including a plurality of second supporting members to support the bottom of the first support, wherein the second holder is configured such that one portion of the second holder is bent with a predetermined pressure, the second support and the first holder are fixed by one fixing member provided for each of the second supporting members, and the fixing member is inserted through a through hole which is formed in each of the second supporting members, the through hole having a diameter larger than a diameter of the fixing member.