Apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of liquid crystal panels using press and pressurized regions

A liquid crystal panel manufacturing apparatus for simultaneously manufacturing a plurality of liquid crystal panels, each having a liquid crystal cell, by adhering a plurality of pairs of substrates stacked in a vertical direction such that each of the plurality of pairs of substrates are adhered with a thermosetting resin, comprising:

• jigs stacked in a plurality of stages, said jigs including:
• (a) an upper jig and a lower jig respectively arranged above and below said plurality of pairs of substrates, each of said plurality of pairs of substrates corresponding to one of said liquid crystal panels, and
• (b) at least one interposed jig, said at least one interposed jig and said plurality of pairs of substrates being alternately disposed between said upper jig and said lower jig;
• O-rings at positions corresponding to portions on said thermosetting resin;
• fluid pressurizing means for introducing a pressure fluid into pressure regions defined by said O-rings, surfaces of said jigs, and surfaces of said substrates through holes respectively formed in said jigs, to pressurize said substrates in units of pairs;
• a mechanical press mechanism for entirely pressing said plurality of pairs of substrates stacked alternately with said at least one interposed jig;
• and
• heating means for heating and calcining said plurality of pairs of substrates pressed by said mechanical press mechanism,
• wherein adhered portions adhered with said thermosetting resin and a display portion of said liquid crystal cell are pressurized, in units of pairs of substrates, in a vertical direction with a uniform pressure.