Apparatus of manufacturing support panel which supports display panel and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a support panel, comprising:

• providing a base part in which a recess is formed and a display panel in the recess;
• placing a mask part in which a through-hole is formed to allow the display panel to overlap the through-hole in a plan view;
• forming a first preliminary support panel comprising a resin, the first preliminary support panel comprising an edge part directly in contact with the mask part and a center part surrounded by the edge part in the through-hole in the plan view;
• forming a second preliminary support panel by transferring first heat to at least the edge part to cure at least a portion of the resin;
• and
• separating the mask part from the display panel.

A method of manufacturing a support panel, comprising:

• providing a base part in which a recess is formed and a display panel in the recess;
• placing a mask part in which a through-hole is formed to allow the display panel to overlap the through-hole in a plan view;
• forming a first preliminary support panel comprising an edge part directly in contact with the mask part and a center part surrounded by the edge part in the through-hole in the plan view;
• forming a second preliminary support panel by transferring first heat to at least the edge part;
• separating the mask part from the display panel;
• and
• transferring second heat to the center part to form the support panel, after the forming of the second preliminary support panel and before the separating of the mask part from the display panel.