Patent ID: 7367374

Claim:
A manufacturing apparatus of a display device which includes a display panel having a main surface which extends in the first direction and in the second direction which intersects the first direction and in which a cut film is laminated to the main surface of the display panel, the manufacturing apparatus of the display device comprising: a display panel holding member which holds the display panel by way of a back surface thereof opposite to the main surface thereof and moves the display panel in the first direction; a pair of film holding members which is arranged to face the display panel holding means in an opposed manner, includes a first holding plate and second holding plate which hold a back surface of a laminating surface of the cut film at at least two positions on a coplanar plane, and allows the first holding plate and the second holding plate to move along the coplanar plane; and at least one laminating member which is arranged between the first holding plate and the second holding plate of the pair of film holding members, brings a portion of the cut film into contact with the main surface of the display panel, and is movable in a reciprocating manner along the main surface of the display panel in synchronism with the movement of the first holding plate and the second holding plate.