Method for manufacturing bonded object and bonded object manufacturing apparatus

A bonded object manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a bonded object, wherein the bonded object comprises a first object and a second object bonded together via a bonding agent that is capable of changing its viscosity, the first object having a first bonding surface, the second object having a second bonding surface that is bonded to the first bonding surface, the second object being more flexible than the first object, the bonding agent being interposed between the first and second bonding surfaces,

• the first object having a first outer edge in which an entire outer edge is raised at one surface side thereof, the second object having a second outer edge in which an entire outer edge is raised at one surface side thereof, the second outer edge being raised at a same side as the side at which the first outer edge is raised when the bonded object is manufactured, and the first object and the second object being configured such that a shape of the first bonding surface at the first outer edge does not match a shape of the second bonding surface at the second outer edge, the apparatus comprising:
• a bonding agent supplier configured to supply the bonding agent to the first bonding surface or the second bonding surface;
• a viscosity varying unit configured to vary a viscosity of the bonding agent;
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• a loading unit that has a surface that the second object contacts, wherein an entire outer edge of the surface has a same shape as the first outer edge, and wherein the loading unit is configured to apply a load to and deform the second object such that the entire second bonding surface adheres to the bonding agent that adheres to the first bonding surface and has become harder than the second object.

A method for manufacturing a bonded object, wherein the bonded object comprises a first object and a second object bonded together via a bonding agent that is capable of changing its viscosity, the first object having a first bonding surface, the second object having a second bonding surface that is bonded to the first bonding surface, the second object being more flexible than the first object, the bonding agent being interposed between the first and second bonding surfaces, the method comprising:

• supplying the bonding agent to the first bonding surface or the second bonding surface in a manner so as to cover a required portion;
• bringing the first and second bonding surfaces close to each other in a manner so as to hold the bonding agent between the first and second bonding surfaces;
• making the bonding agent adhere to the required portion of the first bonding surface;
• applying a load to and deforming the second object against the bonding agent that adheres to the first bonding surface and is harder than the second object;
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• placing the first and second objects in one space in which the first object or the second object contacts a base that is as hard as or harder than the first object, and the first and second objects are not in another space, the one space being next to the other space and being separated from the other space via a sheet-shaped film,
• wherein applying the load to and deforming the second object comprises increasing a pressure in the other space to be higher than a pressure in the one space and making the film adhere to an adhering object in which the base, the first object, and the second object are in contact.

A bonded object manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a bonded object, wherein the bonded object comprises a first object and a second object bonded together via a bonding agent that is capable of changing its viscosity, the first object having a first bonding surface, the second object having a second bonding surface that is bonded to the first bonding surface, the second object being more flexible than the first object, the bonding agent being interposed between the first and second bonding surfaces, the apparatus comprising:

• a bonding agent supplier configured to supply the bonding agent to the first bonding surface or the second bonding surface;
• a viscosity varying unit configured to vary a viscosity of the bonding agent;
• a loading unit configured to apply a load to and deform the second object against the bonding agent that adheres to the first bonding surface and has become harder than the second object;
• an outer frame configured to accommodate the loading unit and the first and second objects, the outer frame being formed with an opening;
• a lid configured to close the opening of the outer frame via a spacer;
• a sheet-shaped film that partitions a space surrounded by the outer frame, the spacer, and the lid into one space and another space, wherein the loading unit, the first object, and the second object are in the one space and are not in the other space;
• a one space discharge flow path configured to guide gas in the one space to outside, a first control valve capable of closing the one space discharge flow path being disposed in the one space discharge flow path;
• another space discharge flow path configured to guide gas in the other space to the outside, a second control valve capable of closing the other space discharge flow path being disposed in the other space discharge flow path;
• a vacuum pump configured to discharge the gas in the one space and the other space via the one space discharge flow path and the other space discharge flow path, respectively;
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• a controller configured to control the first control valve, the second control valve, and the vacuum pump to increase a pressure in the other space to be higher than a pressure in the one space and thereby make the film adhere to an adhering object in which the loading unit, the first object, and the second object are in contact.