Method and device for manufacturing sheet having fine shape transferred thereon

A device for manufacturing a sheet having a shape transferred thereon comprising at least:

• an imprint mold having a first imprinting surface having a first texture having convex shapes or concave shapes;
• an intermediate base having a cushioning property and comprising a cushion material that exhibits substantial volume change upon receiving a stress thereon, having a second imprinting surface having a second texture;
• a pair of pressing plates placed so as to sandwich the imprint mold and the intermediate base;
• and a convex-shaped plate placed on a surface of at least one of the pair of pressing plates on a pressure-applying direction side, wherein the convex shaped plate has a thickness distribution such that there is a pressure distribution having a maximum imprinting pressure section present in the first imprinting surface and a minimum imprinting pressure section not present in the first imprinting surface during operation of the device,
• wherein the cushion material that exhibits substantial volume change upon receiving a stress thereon comprises a polymer material having pores inside, a composite material having a rubber and a volume-changing layer laminated therein, wherein the volume-changing layer is impregnated with the rubber,
• wherein the volume-changing layer comprises a knitted material, a textile of fibers, a non-woven cloth, or a laminated material,
• wherein the intermediate base comprises a laminate comprising a transfer sheet having shapes of texture laminated onto the cushion material.