Apparatus for manufacturing silicone gel sheet

An apparatus for manufacturing a silicone gel sheet, comprising:

• a transfer means having an upper receiving surface;
• means for moving said transfer means so as to move said upper surface in a direction at a predetermined speed;
• supplying means for supplying a thin heat resistant film to said upper receiving surface so as to leave an upper surface of said film exposed;
• applying means for applying a parting agent to said upper surface of said film;
• a nozzle spaced along said transfer means from said applying means in the direction of movement of said transfer means, said nozzle having a long narrow discharging port orthogonally intersecting the direction of forward movement of said receiving means for supplying silicone gel material as a sheet-formed strip onto said film on said transfer means through said discharging port;
• a material supplying means for supplying silicone gel material to said nozzle, said material supplying means having a hopper connected to said nozzle and a pressurized feeding means connected to said hopper, a bubble removing means connected to said hopper for removing bubbles from the silicone gel material being supplied to said hopper, a feeder connected to said bubbles removing means for kneading and feeding silicone gel material under pressure to said bubble removing means, two kneading tanks connected to said feeder and each having mixing means therein, the first tank being for supplying the first of two liquids for preparing a two-liquid kneaded type of silicone gel material and the second tank for supplying the second of the two liquids, and at least one further tank connected to said two kneading tanks for supplying fine hollow particles to said two kneading tanks;
• a heating section spaced along said transfer means from said nozzle for heating the sheet-formed strip on said transfer means for gelling it;
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• means on the end of said heating section toward which said transfer means is moving for peeling said film from the under side of the gelled sheet-formed strip.