3-dimensional curved substrate lamination
First Claim
1. An apparatus for laminating a surface of a flexible circuit to a surface of a curved material, the apparatus comprising:
- a first holder configured for contacting the flexible circuit;
a second holder configured for contacting the curved material, wherein the flexible circuit has cut out portions permitting the flexible circuit to conform to a curved surface of the curved material; and
a pressure applying device configured for creating and changing a pressure region between the surface of the flexible circuit and the surface of the curved material,wherein the pressure applying device is further configured for changing the pressure region to laminate the flexible circuit having cut out portions to the curved material and remove air bubbles between the laminated flexible circuit and the curved material; and
a gripping structure configured to hold a portion of the flexible material at a region of the flexible material that is different from the pressure region between the surface of the flexible circuit and the surface of the curved material, wherein the gripping structure is configured to slide along a surface of an unattached portion of the flexible material parallel to the second holder.
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Abstract
A method of laminating a surface of a flexible material to a surface of a rigid, curved material. The method includes pressing an area of the surface of the flexible material into the surface of the rigid, curved material with a holder to create a contact area while the flexible material is conformed to the holder, which has a curvature greater than a curvature of the rigid, curved material surface; and changing the contact area between the surface of the flexible material and the surface of the rigid, curved material while maintaining pressure on the contact area until the surface of the flexible material and the surface of the rigid curved material are laminated.
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1. An apparatus for laminating a surface of a flexible circuit to a surface of a curved material, the apparatus comprising:
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a first holder configured for contacting the flexible circuit; a second holder configured for contacting the curved material, wherein the flexible circuit has cut out portions permitting the flexible circuit to conform to a curved surface of the curved material; and a pressure applying device configured for creating and changing a pressure region between the surface of the flexible circuit and the surface of the curved material, wherein the pressure applying device is further configured for changing the pressure region to laminate the flexible circuit having cut out portions to the curved material and remove air bubbles between the laminated flexible circuit and the curved material; and a gripping structure configured to hold a portion of the flexible material at a region of the flexible material that is different from the pressure region between the surface of the flexible circuit and the surface of the curved material, wherein the gripping structure is configured to slide along a surface of an unattached portion of the flexible material parallel to the second holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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