Patent ID: 8919406

Claim:
A bonding apparatus, wherein a first plate-like member supported on a lower surface of a bonding stage and a second plate-like member located lower than the first plate-like member are positioned, after which the second plate-like member is pressed from below with a bonding roller, and the bonding roller is moved relative to the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member in a bonding direction, so as to bond the second plate-like member to the first plate-like member, the bonding apparatus comprising: a leading end support part that is movable up and down and restricts a leading end of the second plate-like member on an upstream side in the bonding direction from moving in an up and down direction; a trailing end support part that is movable up and down and restricts a trailing end of the second plate-like member on a downstream side in the bonding direction from moving in an up and down direction; and an intermediate support part that is movable up and down, and moves in the same direction as the bonding roller while supporting the second plate-like member at an intermediate point between the trailing end and a bonding position that is pressed by the bonding roller, wherein when the bonding roller is moving, the trailing end support part keeps supporting the trailing end at a lower position than the leading end, and the intermediate support part keeps supporting the intermediate point of second plate-like member at a position lower than the leading end but higher than the trailing end.