Method, apparatus and system for providing a uniform laminate structure
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorHongqin Shi
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Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms for generating a laminate structure. In an embodiment, a layer of adhesive material is disposed on a surface of a glass plate or other constituent layer for a laminate. Prior to an application of another constituent layer, the adhesive layer is selectively cured to form in the adhesive layer at least a first portion which adjoins a second portion of the layer of adhesive material. In some embodiments, a level of cure of the first portion is greater than a level of cure of the second portion.
Claims19
A method for adhering a first plate to a second plate, the method comprising:
- disposing a layer of an adhesive on a surface of the first plate;
- selectively curing the layer of the adhesive to form in the layer of the adhesive first portions, wherein the first portions are separated from each other by a second portion of the layer of the adhesive, wherein the first portions are collectively less than all of the layer of the adhesive, and wherein a level of cure of the first portions is greater than a level of cure of the second portion;
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- after selectively curing the layer of the adhesive, adhering the second plate onto the layer of the adhesive, including:
- bringing the second plate into contact with the first portions and the second portion while the level of cure of the first portion is greater than the level of cure of the second portion;
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- applying a pressure to the first portions and the second portion while the second plate is in contact with the first portions and the second portion, and wherein the first portions limit the pressure applied to the second portion to provide a consistent thickness of the layer of the adhesive.
A method for controlling an adhering of a first plate to a second plate, the method comprising:
- receiving a first signal indicating that a layer of an adhesive is disposed on a surface of the first plate;
- in response to the first signal, sending a second signal to selectively cure the layer of the adhesive to form in the layer of the adhesive first portions, wherein the first portions are separated from each other by a second portion of the layer of the adhesive, wherein the first portions are collectively less than all of the layer of the adhesive, and wherein a level of cure of the first portions is greater than a level of cure of the second portion;
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- after sending the second signal to selectively cure the layer of the adhesive, sending a third signal to adhere the second plate onto the layer of the adhesive, wherein in response to the third signal, the second plate is brought into contact with the first portions and the second portion while the level of cure of the first portion is greater than the level of cure of the second portion;
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- applying a pressure to the first portions and the second portion while the second plate is in contact with the first portions and the second portion, and wherein the first portions limit the pressure applied to the second portion to provide a consistent thickness of the layer of the adhesive during the applying pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.