WO2011016352A1 - 超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present technology relates to a method for manufacturing an ultrathin glass substrate having a thickness of 50 ⁇ m or less, which is used for manufacturing a display device, electronic paper, a touch panel, a semiconductor integrated circuit, a MEMS, an organic EL lighting device, and the like.
- a method for manufacturing a thin glass substrate having a thickness of 1 mm or less As a method for manufacturing a thin glass substrate having a thickness of 1 mm or less, a float method, a fusion method, a slot down draw method, and a redraw method have been used.
- the float method floats molten glass on molten tin, and expands the width of the molten glass while holding both ends in the width direction of the molten glass to produce a glass substrate.
- the equilibrium thickness of the molten glass on the molten tin is more than 4 mm, and in order to produce a thin glass substrate having a thickness of 4 mm or less, both ends in the width direction of the molten glass are pulled more strongly. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to make the entire thickness of the thin glass substrate uniform.
- the limit of the thickness of the thin glass substrate by the float method is about 0.3 mm.
- molten glass is poured into a bowl, the molten glass overflows from the bowl, and a thin glass substrate is manufactured while pulling down the molten glass integrated under the bowl.
- a thin glass substrate is manufactured while pulling down the molten glass integrated under the bowl.
- it is necessary to adjust the tension for pulling down the molten glass and the lateral tension for holding the molten glass in a well-balanced manner.
- the limit of the thickness of the thin glass substrate by the fusion method is about 50 ⁇ m.
- a molten glass is poured into a bowl, and a thin glass substrate is manufactured while being pulled down by gravity and downward tension while cooling the molten glass coming out of the slot formed at the bottom of the bowl. Since the temperature range in the pulling-down process ranges from a low-viscosity temperature range to a temperature range close to a solid, it is difficult to control the deformation of the thin glass substrate in such a wide temperature range.
- the limit of the thickness of the thin glass substrate by the slot down draw method is about 0.1 mm. Further, since the surface of the thin glass substrate is in contact with the slot, it is easily affected by the shape and material of the slot. Therefore, there exists a fault that the surface quality of a thin glass substrate tends to deteriorate.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method of manufacturing an ultra-thin glass substrate by heating and stretching one preform.
- Patent Document 1 In recent years, in order to efficiently mass-produce electronic devices, it has been considered to wind a long thin glass substrate in a roll shape and supply it to a subsequent process (including customers).
- the manufacturing method in Patent Document 1 employs a batch method, and the length of the ultrathin glass substrate to be manufactured is limited according to the length of the preform. For example, when a preform having a length of 1 m and a thickness of 0.1 mm is stretched to an ultra-thin glass substrate having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m, the length ratio is 10: 1 when the similarity ratio of the cross-sectional shape in the width direction of the preform is 10: 1.
- Non-Patent Document 1 The limit is to manufacture a 100 m ultra-thin glass substrate, and it is impossible to manufacture a long ultra-thin glass substrate.
- the manufacturing method in Non-Patent Document 1 is such that the upper end and the lower end of adjacent preforms before the heating process is charged are heat-bonded with a burner or the like, and the heat-bonded preform is heated and stretched. Manufactures ultra-thin glass substrates.
- the end portions of the preform having a thin plate thickness are heat-bonded, the preform end portion may be damaged or deformed by partial heating of the preform end portion. Further, even if the heating conditions such as alignment between the preform ends and a burner are optimized, process time for alignment and heat bonding is required, and productivity is reduced.
- the present inventor has intensively studied in order to solve the above problems, and has completed the present invention. That is, the present invention relates to the following (1) to (7).
- (1) A supplying process for supplying a glass substrate to a production line while holding a preform, a heating process for heating the preform supplied from the supplying process to the vicinity of the softening point, and a preform softened in the heating process And a stretching step to form an ultra-thin glass substrate, wherein the preform is wound around a cylindrical first take-up roll having a roll diameter of 100 mm to 1500 mm.
- the preform is wound around the first take-up roll with a first protective sheet having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m overlapped on one or both sides of the preform, and the preform is subjected to the heating step.
- the method for producing an ultra-thin glass substrate according to (1) further comprising: a protective sheet peeling step for peeling the first protective sheet from the preform before introducing the reform.
- the stretching step is a step of stretching with one or a pair of stretching rolls, and pulling the ultrathin glass substrate while contacting the ultrathin glass substrate after the heating step with a single stretching roll, Alternatively, the ultra-thin glass substrate according to (1) or (2), wherein the ultra-thin glass substrate after the heating step is held by a pair of stretching rolls and pulled.
- the productivity is higher than that of a conventional redraw method using a short preform.
- a method for producing a thin glass substrate can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a method for producing an ultrathin glass substrate in the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic front view showing a width extending step of the embodiment of FIG.
- FIG. 2B is a schematic front view showing a modification of FIG. 2A.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a method for producing an ultra-thin glass substrate in the present invention.
- the preform 1 taken up by the first take-up roll 2 in the supply process is fed downward by the transport roll 3.
- the protective sheet peeling step the first protective sheet 5 that is in close contact with one or both sides of the preform 1 is peeled from the preform 1 by the protective sheet peeling roll 4.
- the preform 1 is put into a heating furnace 6 and heated to the vicinity of the softening point to be softened.
- the preform 1 softened in the heating furnace 6 is drawn and drawn downward by the drawing roll 7 in the drawing process to become an ultrathin glass substrate 9.
- a second protective sheet 8 is inserted between the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 and the drawing roll 7, and the second protective sheet 8 is in close contact with the surface of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9. Protect the surface.
- the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is wound around the second winding roll 10.
- the preform 1 in the present invention will be described.
- the shape of the preform 1 is not particularly limited, and is preferably a substantially rectangular shape.
- the thickness of the preform 1 is 20 ⁇ m to 250 ⁇ m, preferably 30 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m, more preferably 40 ⁇ m to 150 ⁇ m, and still more preferably 50 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m. If the thickness of the preform 1 is 20 ⁇ m or more, the preform 1 softened in the heating furnace 6 is hardly broken by pulling by the drawing roll 7. If the thickness of the preform 1 is 250 ⁇ m or less, the preform 1 can be wound around the first winding roll 2 having a small roll diameter without being damaged.
- the width of the preform 1 is 10 mm to 2000 mm, preferably 20 mm to 1800 mm, more preferably 30 mm to 1600 mm, and still more preferably 40 mm to 1400 mm. If the width of the preform 1 is 10 mm or more, the preform 1 softened in the heating furnace 6 is difficult to break by pulling with the drawing roll 7. If the width of the preform 1 is 2000 mm or less, the ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus can be reduced in size, and it is not necessary to increase the size of the first protective sheet 5 that protects the preform 1 and is easily available. .
- the length of the preform 1 is 1 m to 5000 m, preferably 2 m to 4000 m, more preferably 3 m to 3000 m, and still more preferably 5 m to 2000 m. If the length of the preform 1 is 1 m or more, the length of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 manufactured by the redraw method becomes long, and an effect of improving productivity can be obtained. If the length of the preform 1 is 5000 m or less, the roll diameter of the preform 1 wound around the first winding roll 2 becomes small, and the ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus can be downsized.
- the composition of the preform 1 is not particularly limited, and may be the same as, for example, a conventionally known glass containing an alkali metal oxide or an alkali-free glass. Among these, alkali-free glass is preferable in that the strength and chemical durability of the obtained ultrathin glass substrate 9 are excellent.
- a method for producing the preform 1 is not particularly limited, and a conventionally known method can be used. For example, a float method, a fusion method, a slot down draw method, and a pulling method can be applied.
- the 1st winding roll 2 in this invention is demonstrated.
- the first winding roll 2 is a roll for winding the preform 1.
- the shape of the first winding roll 2 is preferably a cylindrical shape.
- the cylindrical shape is substantially a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the width of the first winding roll 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is equal to or larger than the width of the preform 1 in order to protect the preform 1.
- the roll diameter of the first take-up roll 2 is 100 mm to 1500 mm, preferably 150 mm to 1000 mm, more preferably 200 mm to 800 mm, and still more preferably 300 mm to 500 mm. If it is 100 mm or more, the preform 1 can be wound around the first winding roll 2 without losing the flexibility of the preform 1. If the roll diameter of the 1st winding roll 2 is 1500 mm or less, the roll diameter of the preform 1 wound up by the 1st winding roll 2 will become small, and an ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus can be reduced in size.
- the material of the first take-up roll 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is rigid so as not to be deformed by the weight of the preform 1 taken up.
- the preform 1 is wound around the first winding roll 2 with the first protective sheet 5 overlapped on one side or both sides of the preform 1. Therefore, the surface of the preforms 1 can be prevented from being damaged by contact between the preforms 1 or between the preforms 1 and the first take-up roll 2. When the surface of the preform 1 is scratched, the preform 1 may be destroyed during the production of the ultrathin glass substrate 9.
- the thickness of the first protective sheet 5 is preferably 10 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m, more preferably 12 ⁇ m to 800 ⁇ m, still more preferably 15 ⁇ m to 700 ⁇ m, and most preferably 20 ⁇ m to 600 ⁇ m. If it is 10 micrometers or more, since the intensity
- the material of the 1st protection sheet 5 will not be restrict
- resin or paper is mentioned. If resin, polyester resin, polycarbonate resin, polyethersulfone resin, polyolefin resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, silicone resin, polyamide resin, acrylic resin, polystyrene resin, triacetyl cellulose resin, polyimide resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, fluorine resin Etc. Moreover, what contained additives, such as these copolymers and a filler, may be used. Examples of the paper include widely used wooden paper, straw half paper, non-combustible paper, and flame-retardant paper. These papers may be specially processed.
- the structure of the 1st protective sheet 5 may consist of two or more layers.
- the thickness of the first protective sheet 5 means the total thickness of all the layers.
- the kind of resin or paper which forms each layer may differ.
- the preform 1 and the first protective sheet 5 When the preform 1 and the first protective sheet 5 are wound around the first winding roll 2, the preform 1 and the first protective sheet 5 may be simply overlapped with each other, Alternatively, the preform 1 and the first protective sheet 5 may be integrated by any one of the adhesion forces resulting from van der Waals forces between solid molecules. However, in order to easily peel the first protective sheet 5 from the preform 1 while protecting the surface of the preform 1, the preform 1 and the first protective sheet 5 are brought into close contact with each other with the above-described adhesion force. Preferably it is.
- the protective sheet peeling step is not particularly limited as long as the first protective sheet 5 can be easily peeled from the preform 1 without destroying the preform 1.
- an adhesive is applied to the curved surface of the cylindrical peeling roll 4, the curved surface of the peeling roll 4 is pressed against the surface of the first protective sheet 5, and the first protective sheet 5 is peeled from the preform 1, It is wound up on a peeling roll 4.
- the first protective sheet 5 can be peeled from the preform 1 using a material having an adhesive force instead of the adhesive.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 in the present invention will be described.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 can be manufactured by stretching the preform 1 softened in the heating furnace 6 downward by a stretching roll 7.
- the cross-sectional shape of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 is a similar shape in which the cross-sectional size of the preform 1 before heating is reduced.
- the thickness of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is 2 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, preferably 3 ⁇ m to 40 ⁇ m, more preferably 5 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m, and still more preferably 7 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m.
- the thickness of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 is 50 ⁇ m or less for weight reduction. Moreover, by setting it as 50 micrometers or less, the possibility of cracking by stress when bent can be suppressed low. More preferably, it is 30 ⁇ m or less.
- the thickness of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 is 50 ⁇ m or less, it is difficult to manufacture except for the manufacturing method of the present invention (for example, the fusion method). Since it cannot be manufactured, the advantage of the present invention can be maintained.
- the width of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is 0.3 mm to 500 mm, preferably 1 mm to 400 mm, more preferably 10 mm to 350 mm, and still more preferably 100 mm to 300 mm. If the width
- the length of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is 5 m to 500,000 m, preferably 10 m to 200,000 m, more preferably 20 m to 100,000 m, and even more preferably 50 m to 50,000 m. If the length of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is 5 m or more, a long ultrathin glass substrate 9 with high productivity, which is impossible by the heat bonding of the preform used in the conventional redraw method, can be manufactured. If the length of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 is 500000 m or less, the storage occupation area of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 can be reduced, and the manufacturing apparatus for products using the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 can be downsized.
- the thickness of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is Tg
- the reduction rate in the thickness direction of the preform 1 by the stretching roll 7 is Tg / Tp
- Tg / Tp 1 / 125 ⁇ 1/2, preferably 1/75 to 1/3, more preferably 1/50 to 1/4, and even more preferably 1/25 to 1/5.
- Tg / Tp is 1/125 or more
- the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is hardly broken by pulling by the drawing roll 7.
- Tg / Tp is 1/2 or less, the ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus and the product manufacturing apparatus using the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 can be downsized.
- the width of the preform 1 is Wp
- the width of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 is Wg
- the reduction rate in the width direction of the preform 1 by the stretching roll 7 is Wg / Wp
- Wg / Wp 1/125 to 1. 1/75 to 4/5 is preferable, 1/50 to 2/3 is more preferable, and 1/25 to 1/2 is still more preferable.
- Wg / Wp is 1/125 or more
- the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is hardly broken by pulling by the drawing roll 7.
- Wg / Wp is 1 or less, an ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus and an apparatus for manufacturing a product using the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 can be reduced in size.
- the preform 1 is supplied to the production line while being held.
- the direction in which the preform 1 is held is not limited. As shown in FIG. 1, the preform 1 may be supplied downward while being held vertically, or may be supplied while being held horizontally. Moreover, if the process can be conveyed to a heating process without damaging the preform 1, it will not be restrict
- the preform 1 sent from the supplying step is heated and softened in the heating furnace 6 to the vicinity of the softening point. If it is a heating furnace which can heat the preform 1 to the softening point vicinity, it will not restrict
- limit For example, an electric furnace and a gas furnace are mentioned.
- the stretching step in the present invention is a step of stretching with one or a pair of stretching rolls 7, and pulling the ultrathin glass substrate 9 while bringing the ultrathin glass substrate 9 after the heating step into contact with one stretching roll 7, Alternatively, it is preferable to pull the ultrathin glass substrate 9 while holding the ultrathin glass substrate 9 after the heating step with the pair of stretching rolls 7.
- the drawing roll 7 rotates while the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is in contact with or gripped by the drawing roll, the rotational torque of the drawing roll 7 acts on the ultrathin glass substrate, and the ultrathin glass substrate is pulled.
- the preform 1 softened by the heating process is stretched to form an ultrathin glass substrate 9. Since the softened preform 1 is stretched in free space, an ultra-thin glass substrate 9 with good surface quality can be manufactured.
- the shape of the drawing roll 7 is preferably cylindrical.
- the cylindrical shape is substantially a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the width of the drawing roll 7 is not particularly limited as long as it is equal to or larger than the width of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 to be manufactured, and the roll diameter of the drawing roll 7 is not particularly limited.
- the stretching roll 7 is rotationally driven by a driving device such as an electric motor.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 is bent toward the drawing roll 7 while one side of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 that has passed through the heating furnace 6 is brought into contact with the curved surface of the drawing roll 7 and drawn.
- the roll 7 is rotated.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 is pulled by the rotational torque acting on the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 from the stretching roll 7, and the preform 1 softened in the heating furnace 6 is stretched according to the pulling to become the ultra-thin glass substrate 9. .
- the bending direction of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 in the drawing roll 7 is not particularly limited as long as the ultrathin glass substrate 9 having a desired size can be obtained.
- the ultrathin glass substrate 9 that has passed through the heating furnace 6 is inserted between the pair of stretching rolls 7.
- the pair of stretching rolls 7 is rotated while the curved surfaces of the pair of stretching rolls 7 are in contact with both surfaces of the ultrathin glass substrate.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 is pulled by the rotational torque acting on the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 from the pair of stretching rolls 7, and the preform 1 softened in the heating furnace 6 is stretched in accordance with the pulling to stretch the ultra-thin glass substrate 9. become.
- the pair of stretching rolls 7 operates as a pair of stretching rolls 7 having a variable gap. With this variable gap, it is possible to cope with a change in the specification of the thickness of the ultrathin glass substrate 9.
- the heating step it is preferable to grip both ends of the softened preform 1 in the width direction with a gripping roll.
- the glass substrate manufactured by the redraw method can reduce the plate thickness, there is a problem that the plate width becomes narrow. Therefore, by grasping the width direction both ends of the preform 1 softened in the heating process, it is possible to suppress the softened preform 1 from shrinking in the width direction in the stretching process, and the ultra-thin sheet glass having a wide plate width.
- the substrate 9 can be manufactured.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic front view in which the steps from the heating furnace 6 to the drawing roll 7 in the embodiment of FIG. 1 are enlarged.
- FIG. 2B is a schematic front view of a modification in which a pair of gripping rolls 11 is added to the heating furnace 6 of FIG. 2A.
- the pair of gripping rolls 11 has a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the pair of gripping rolls 11 are installed in the heating furnace 6 and rotate the softened preform 1 outward in the width direction while gripping both ends in the width direction of the preform 1 softened in the heating furnace 6.
- the rotational torque acting in the width direction of the softened preform 1 can suppress shrinkage in the width direction due to the stretching of the softened preform 1, and an ultra-thin glass substrate 9 having a wide plate width can be manufactured. .
- the stretching step it is preferable to insert the second protective sheet 8 between the stretching roll 7 and the ultrathin glass substrate 9. This is because the second protective sheet 8 is inserted between the stretching roll 7 and the ultrathin glass substrate 9 so that the surface of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 is not damaged by the stretching roll 7.
- the second protective sheet 8 is inserted between the curved surface of the drawing roll 7 and one side of the ultrathin glass substrate 9.
- the second protective sheet 8 is inserted between the curved surface of the pair of stretching rolls 7 and both surfaces of the ultrathin glass substrate 9. That is, the second protective sheet 8 is configured to sandwich the ultrathin glass substrate 9 in the thickness direction.
- the width and length of the second protective sheet 8 are not particularly limited as long as they are large enough to protect the surface of the ultrathin glass substrate 9, and are larger than the width and length of the ultrathin glass substrate 9, respectively. It is preferable.
- the thickness of the second protective sheet 8 is preferably 10 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m, more preferably 12 ⁇ m to 800 ⁇ m, still more preferably 15 ⁇ m to 700 ⁇ m, and most preferably 20 ⁇ m to 600 ⁇ m. If the thickness of the 2nd protective sheet 8 is 10 micrometers or more, since the intensity
- the type of the second protective sheet 8 has heat resistance that does not cause combustion, ashing, odor or the like due to heat of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 in the stretching process, and protects the surface of the ultrathin glass substrate 9. If it can, it will not restrict
- heat-resistant resins include polyimide resins, fluororesins, polyamide resins, polyaramid resins, polyethersulfone resins, polyetherketone resins, polyetheretherketone resins, polyethylene naphthalate resins, polycarbonate resins, and various liquid crystal polymer resins. .
- what contained additives, such as these copolymers and a filler may be used.
- heat-resistant paper examples include glass fiber paper, ceramic paper, non-combustible paper, flame retardant paper, polyester paper, synthetic resin mixed paper, and fluorine fiber paper.
- the heat resistance may not be present, and in that case, the same type as the first protective sheet 5 can be used.
- the second protective sheet 8 may consist of two or more layers.
- the thickness of the second protective sheet 8 means the total thickness of all the layers.
- the kind of resin or paper which forms each layer may differ.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 and the second protective sheet 8 When the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 and the second protective sheet 8 are overlapped with the stretching roll 7, the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 and the second protective sheet 8 may be simply overlapped and bonded by an adhesive or the like.
- the sheet 8 may be integrated.
- the process of winding up the ultrathin glass substrate 9 in the present invention will be described.
- the step of winding the ultrathin glass substrate 9 in the present invention is a step of winding the ultrathin glass substrate 9 obtained by the stretching step with the second winding roll 10.
- the shape of the second winding roll 10 is preferably cylindrical.
- the cylindrical shape is substantially a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the width of the second winding roll 10 is not particularly limited as long as it is larger than the width of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 in order to protect the ultrathin glass substrate 9.
- the roll diameter of the second winding roll 10 is preferably 50 mm to 2000 mm, more preferably 60 mm to 1800 mm, still more preferably 70 mm to 1500 mm, and most preferably 90 mm to 1200 mm. . If the roll diameter of the second winding roll 10 is 50 mm or more, the ultrathin glass substrate 9 can be wound around the second winding roll 10 without losing the flexibility of the ultrathin glass substrate 9. Therefore, it is preferable.
- the roll diameter of the 2nd winding roll 10 is 2000 mm or less, the roll diameter of the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 wound up by the 2nd winding roll 10 will become small, an ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus and ultra-thin The product manufacturing apparatus using the plate glass substrate 9 can be miniaturized, which is preferable.
- the type of the second winding roll 10 is not particularly limited, and preferably has a rigidity that does not deform due to the weight of the wound ultrathin glass substrate 9.
- the first 10 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m thickness is formed on one or both surfaces of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 after the stretching step.
- 3 protective sheet (not shown) is supplied, and it is preferable to wind up with the 2nd winding roll 10, with the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 and the 3rd protective sheet piled up. This is because the surface of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 due to contact between the ultrathin glass substrates 9 or between the ultrathin glass substrate 9 and the second winding roll 10 can be prevented.
- the second protective sheet 8 is stacked on one or both sides of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 in the stretching step, and then a third protection is further performed. Sheets may be stacked.
- the thickness of the third protective sheet is preferably 10 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m, more preferably 12 ⁇ m to 800 ⁇ m, still more preferably 15 ⁇ m to 700 ⁇ m, and most preferably 20 ⁇ m to 600 ⁇ m. If the thickness of the third protective sheet is 10 ⁇ m or more, it is preferable because the strength of the third protective sheet is sufficiently high and prevents the surface of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 from being damaged. If the thickness of the third protective sheet is 1000 ⁇ m or less, the roll diameter of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 wound around the second winding roll 10 is preferably reduced.
- the type of the third protective sheet is not particularly limited as long as the surface of the ultrathin glass substrate 9 can be protected.
- the same resin or paper as the first and second protective sheets 5 and 8 can be used.
- the third protective sheet may be composed of two or more layers. In this case, the thickness of the third protective sheet means the total thickness of all the layers. Further, when the third protective sheet is composed of two or more layers, the type of resin or paper forming each layer may be different.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 and the third protective sheet When the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 and the third protective sheet are wound on the second winding roll 10, the ultra-thin glass substrate 9 and the third protective sheet may be simply overlapped and bonded.
- the ultrathin glass substrate and the third protective sheet may be integrated by any one of an adhesive force due to a material or the like, or an adhesion force resulting from van der Waals force between solid molecules.
- the ultrathin glass substrate 9 and the third protective sheet have the above-mentioned adhesion force. It is preferable that they are closely attached.
- Example 1 First, a preform having a thickness of 120 ⁇ m, a width of 120 mm, and a length of 2 m is prepared (AN100, manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.), and the surface is cleaned by cleaning with pure water and UV. Next, a first PET film having a thickness of 30 ⁇ m is stacked on one side of the preform, and the preform and the first PET film are wound on a cylindrical first take-up roll having a roll diameter of 160 mm. Reform the roll. The preform fed from the first winding roll is put into the supply process of the ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus, and the first PET film is peeled from the preform in the protective sheet removing process.
- AN100 manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
- the preform from which the first PET film has been peeled is placed in an electric furnace heated to 1000 ° C. and heated to near the softening point to be softened.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate is pulled by rotating the pair of stretching rolls by sandwiching both surfaces of the ultra-thin glass substrate that has already passed through the electric furnace with a pair of stretching rolls.
- the preform softened in the heating process is stretched by pulling the ultrathin glass substrate, and an ultrathin glass substrate having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m, a width of 10 mm, and a length of 200 m is obtained.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate When the ultra-thin glass substrate is sandwiched between a pair of stretching rolls in the stretching step, by inserting the second PET film having a thickness of 30 ⁇ m between the ultra-thin glass substrate and the stretching roll, The surface of the second PET film is adhered to both sides.
- the ultrathin glass substrate After the stretching step, the ultrathin glass substrate is wound around a cylindrical second winding roll having a roll diameter of 160 mm. Since the surface of the ultra-thin glass substrate is protected by the second PET film adhered to both surfaces of the ultra-thin glass substrate, it is possible to suppress scratches that lead to a decrease in strength.
- Example 2 A preform (AN100, manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.) having a thickness of 100 ⁇ m, a width of 50 mm, and a length of 100 m is prepared, and the surface is cleaned by pure water cleaning and UV cleaning. Next, a first PET film having a thickness of 30 ⁇ m is stacked on one side of the preform, and the preform and the first PET film are wound on a cylindrical first take-up roll having a roll diameter of 200 mm. Reform the roll. The preform fed from the first winding roll is put into the supply process of the ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus, and the first PET film is peeled from the preform in the protective sheet removing process.
- AN100 manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
- the preform from which the first PET film has been peeled is placed in an electric furnace heated to 1000 ° C. and heated to near the softening point to be softened.
- One side of the ultra-thin glass substrate that has already passed through the electric furnace is brought into contact with one stretching roll, and the ultra-thin glass substrate is pulled by rotating one stretching roll.
- the preform softened in the heating process is stretched to obtain an ultrathin glass substrate having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m, a width of 10 mm, and a length of 2000 m.
- a second PET film having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m is inserted between one surface of the ultrathin glass substrate and the curved surface of the stretching roll.
- the surface of the second PET film is brought into close contact with one surface of the obtained ultrathin glass substrate.
- Example 3 A preform (AN100, manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.) having a thickness of 200 ⁇ m, a width of 1000 mm, and a length of 50 m is prepared, and the surface is cleaned by pure water cleaning and UV cleaning. Next, a first PET film having a thickness of 50 ⁇ m is stacked on one side of the preform, and the preform and the first PET film are wound on a cylindrical first winding roll having a roll diameter of 500 mm. Make the preform into a roll. The preform fed from the first winding roll is put into the supply process of the ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus, and the first PET film is peeled from the preform in the protective sheet removing process.
- AN100 manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
- the preform from which the first PET film has been peeled is placed in an electric furnace heated to 1000 ° C. and heated to near the softening point to be softened.
- the ultrathin glass substrate is pulled by rotating both of the stretching rolls by sandwiching both surfaces of the ultrathin glass substrate that has already passed through the electric furnace with a pair of stretching rolls.
- the preform softened in the heating process is stretched by pulling the ultrathin glass substrate to obtain an ultrathin glass substrate having a thickness of 30 ⁇ m, a width of 150 mm, and a length of 2000 m.
- the second PET film having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m is inserted between the ultrathin glass substrate and the stretching roll, thereby forming the ultrathin glass substrate.
- the surface of the second PET film is adhered to both sides.
- the ultrathin glass substrate is wound around a cylindrical second winding roll having a roll diameter of 300 mm. Since the surface of the ultra-thin glass substrate is protected by the second PET film adhered to both surfaces of the ultra-thin glass substrate, it is possible to suppress scratches that lead to a decrease in strength.
- a first PET film having a thickness of 50 ⁇ m is stacked on one side of the preform, and the preform and the first PET film are wound on a cylindrical first winding roll having a roll diameter of 500 mm. Make the preform into a roll.
- the preform fed from the first winding roll is put into the supply process of the ultra-thin glass substrate manufacturing apparatus, and the first PET film is peeled from the preform in the protective sheet removing process.
- the preform from which the first PET film has been peeled is placed in an electric furnace heated to 1000 ° C. and heated to near the softening point to be softened.
- the ultrathin glass substrate that has already passed through the electric furnace is sandwiched between a pair of stretching rolls, the stretching roll is rotated, and the preform softened in the heating process is stretched to become an ultrathin glass substrate having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m.
- the preform softened during stretching breaks.
- the ultra-thin glass substrate obtained by the production method of the present invention can be used for display devices, electronic paper, touch panels, semiconductor integrated circuits, MEMS, organic EL lighting devices, and the like.
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リドロー法の製造方法としては、1枚のプリフォームを加熱および延伸し、超薄板ガラス基板を製造する方法が特許文献1に記載されている。
しかしながら、特許文献1における製造方法はバッチ式を採用しており、プリフォームの長さに応じて、製造される超薄板ガラス基板の長さが制限される。例えば、長さ1m、厚さ0.1mmのプリフォームを厚さ10μmの超薄板ガラス基板に延伸させた場合、プリフォームの幅方向の断面形状の相似比を10:1とすれば、長さ100mの超薄板ガラス基板を製造するのが限界であり、長尺の超薄板ガラス基板を製造することは不可能である。
また、非特許文献1における製造方法は、加熱工程投入前の隣接するプリフォームの上端と下端とをバーナー等で加熱接合し、加熱接合されたプリフォームを加熱および延伸させることで、長尺の超薄板ガラス基板を製造している。しかし、板厚が薄いプリフォームの端部同士を加熱接合した場合、プリフォーム端部への部分加熱によって、プリフォーム端部の破損や変形が発生する恐れがある。また、プリフォーム端部同士の位置合わせやバーナー等による加熱条件を最適化しても、位置合わせや加熱接合のための工程時間が必要となり、生産性が低下する。
すなわち、本発明は以下の(1)~(7)に関する。
(1)ガラス基板のプリフォームを保持しながら製造ラインに供給する供給工程と、該供給工程から供給された該プリフォームを軟化点近傍まで加熱する加熱工程と、該加熱工程で軟化したプリフォームを延伸させて超薄板ガラス基板にする延伸工程と、を備える超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法において、前記プリフォームが、ロール径100mm~1500mmの円筒状の第1の巻き取りロールに巻かれた、厚さTp=20μm~250μm、幅Wp=10mm~2000mm、長さ=1m~5000mであり、前記延伸工程によって製造される超薄板ガラス基板が、厚さTg=2μm~50μm、幅Wg=0.3mm~500mm、長さ=5m~500000mであり、前記延伸工程による前記プリフォームの厚さ方向の縮小率をTg/Tp、幅方向の縮小率をWg/Wpとすると、Tg/Tp=1/125~1/2、Wg/Wp=1/125~1になることを特徴とする、超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
(2)前記プリフォームは、該プリフォームの片面または両面に、厚さ10μm~1000μmの第1の保護シートを重ねて前記第1の巻き取りロールに巻かれており、前記加熱工程に該プリフォームを投入する前に、該第1の保護シートを該プリフォームから剥離する保護シート剥離工程と、を更に備えることを特徴とする、(1)に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
(3)前記延伸工程は、一本または一対の延伸ロールで延伸する工程であり、前記加熱工程後の前記超薄板ガラス基板を一本の延伸ロールに接触させながら該超薄板ガラス基板を引っ張る、または、前記加熱工程後の前記超薄板ガラス基板を一対の延伸ロールで把持しながら該超薄板ガラス基板を引っ張ることを特徴とする、(1)または(2)に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
(4)前記加熱工程は、前記軟化したプリフォームの幅方向両端部を把持ロールで把持することを特徴とする、(1)~(3)のいずれか一項に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
(5)前記延伸工程後、前記超薄板ガラス基板をロール径50mm~2000mmの円筒状の第2の巻き取りロールに巻き取る工程と、を更に備えることを特徴とする、(1)~(4)のいずれか一項に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
(6)前記延伸工程にて、前記延伸ロールと前記超薄板ガラス基板との間に厚さ10μm~1000μmの第2の保護シートを挿入させることを特徴とする、(3)~(5)のいずれか一項に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
(7)前記延伸工程後、前記超薄板ガラス基板の片面または両面に厚さ10μm~1000μmの第3の保護シートを供給し、該超薄板ガラス基板と該第3の保護シートとを重ねて、前記第2の巻き取りロールで巻き取ることを特徴とする、(5)または(6)に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
図1には、本発明における超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法の実施形態を示す概略断面図が示されている。
図1に示す実施形態では、供給工程にて、第1の巻き取りロール2に巻き取られたプリフォーム1は搬送ロール3によって下方に繰り出される。その後、保護シート剥離工程にて、保護シート剥離ロール4によってプリフォーム1の片面または両面に密着している第1の保護シート5をプリフォーム1から剥離する。加熱工程にて、プリフォーム1は加熱炉6に投入され、軟化点近傍まで加熱されて軟化する。加熱炉6内で軟化したプリフォーム1は、延伸工程にて、延伸ロール7によって、下方に引っ張られて延伸し、超薄板ガラス基板9となる。前記超薄板ガラス基板9と延伸ロール7との間には、第2の保護シート8が挿入され、第2の保護シート8が超薄板ガラス基板9の表面と密着し、超薄板ガラス基板9の表面を保護する。最後に超薄板ガラス基板9は第2の巻き取りロール10に巻き取られる。
プリフォーム1の形状は特に制限されず、略矩形状であることが好ましい。プリフォーム1の厚さは20μm~250μmであり、30μm~200μmであることが好ましく、40μm~150μmであることがより好ましく、50μm~100μm以下であることが更に好ましい。プリフォーム1の厚さが20μm以上であれば、加熱炉6で軟化したプリフォーム1が延伸ロール7による引っ張りによって破断し難くなる。プリフォーム1の厚さが250μm以下であれば、プリフォーム1を破損せずにロール径が小さい第1の巻き取りロール2に巻き付けることができる。
プリフォーム1を製造する方法も特に制限されず、従来知られている方法が挙げられる。例えば、フロート法、フュージョン法、スロットダウンドロー法、引上げ法を適用できる。
第1の巻き取りロール2はプリフォーム1を巻き取るためのロールである。第1の巻き取りロール2の形状は円筒状であることが好ましい。ここで、円筒状とは、実質的に略円筒状である。第1の巻き取りロール2の幅の大きさは、プリフォーム1を保護するため、プリフォーム1の幅以上であれば特に制限されない。
更に、第1の保護シート5は、プリフォーム1を加熱炉6に投入する前に、プリフォーム1から剥離されることが好ましい。具体的には、加熱炉6近傍にて、第1の保護シート5が軟化、溶融、燃焼などの状態の変化が起こる前に、第1の保護シート5をプリフォーム1から剥離することが好ましい。
なお、第1の保護シート5の構成は2層以上からなっていてもよい。この場合、第1の保護シート5の厚さは、全ての層の合計の厚さを意味するものとする。また、第1の保護シート5が2層以上からなる場合は、各々の層を形成する樹脂または紙の種類が異なってもよい。
超薄板ガラス基板9は、加熱炉6で軟化したプリフォーム1を、延伸ロール7によって下方に延伸することで製造することができる。超薄板ガラス基板9の断面形状は、加熱前のプリフォーム1の断面の大きさを縮小させた相似形状となる。
本発明における供給工程は、プリフォーム1を保持しながら製造ラインへ供給する。プリフォーム1を保持する方向は制限されず、図1で示すようにプリフォーム1を垂直に保持しながら下方へ供給しても良いし、水平に保持しながら供給してもよい。また、プリフォーム1を破損せずに、加熱工程に搬送することができる工程であれば特に制限されない。例えば、図1に示すようなプリフォーム1両面を把持しながらプリフォーム1を搬送する搬送ロール3が挙げられる。
本発明における加熱工程は、前記供給工程から送られたプリフォーム1を軟化点近傍まで加熱炉6で加熱して軟化させる。プリフォーム1を軟化点近傍まで加熱できる加熱炉であれば特に制限されず、例えば電気炉やガス炉が挙げられる。
本発明における延伸工程は、一本または一対の延伸ロール7で延伸する工程であり、加熱工程後の超薄板ガラス基板9を一本の延伸ロール7に接触させながら超薄板ガラス基板9を引っ張る、または、加熱工程後の超薄板ガラス基板9を一対の延伸ロール7で把持しながら超薄板ガラス基板9を引っ張ることが好ましい。超薄板ガラス基板9が延伸ロールに接触または把持された状態で延伸ロール7が回転すると、延伸ロール7の回転トルクが超薄板ガラス基板に作用して超薄板ガラス基板が引っ張られ、その引っ張りに応じて加熱工程によって軟化したプリフォーム1が延伸されて超薄板ガラス基板9となる。
軟化したプリフォーム1は自由空間で延伸されるため、表面品位が良好な超薄板ガラス基板9を製造することができる。
前記延伸ロール7は電気モータ等の駆動装置によって回転駆動する。
更に一対の延伸ロール7は、可変の間隙を持つ一対の延伸ロール7として動作する。この可変の間隙により、超薄板ガラス基板9の板厚の仕様変更に対応することができる。
延伸工程に用いる延伸ロール7が1本の場合、延伸ロール7の曲面と超薄板ガラス基板9の片面との間に第2の保護シート8が挿入される。延伸工程に用いる延伸ロール7が一対の場合、一対の延伸ロール7の曲面と前記超薄板ガラス基板9の両面との間に第2の保護シート8が挿入される。つまり、第2の保護シート8が超薄板ガラス基板9をその厚さ方向において挟む構成となる。
本発明における超薄板ガラス基板9を巻き取る工程は、延伸工程によって得られた超薄板ガラス基板9を第2の巻き取りロール10で巻き取る工程である。
なお、前記第3の保護シートは2層以上からなっていてもよい。この場合、第3の保護シートの厚さは、全ての層の合計の厚さを意味するものとする。また、第3の保護シートが2層以上からなる場合は、各々の層を形成する樹脂または紙の種類が異なってもよい。
初めに、厚さ120μm、幅120mm、長さ2mのプリフォーム(旭硝子株式会社製、AN100)を用意し、純水洗浄、UV洗浄して表面を清浄化する。次に前記プリフォームの片面に、厚さ30μmの第1のPETフィルムを重ねて、プリフォームと第1のPETフィルムとを、ロール径160mmの円筒状の第1巻き取りロールに巻き取り、プリフォームをロール状にする。第1の巻き取りロールから繰り出されたプリフォームを超薄板ガラス基板製造装置の供給工程に投入し、保護シート除去工程にて、プリフォームから第1のPETフィルムを剥離する。第1のPETフィルムが剥離されたプリフォームを、炉内を1000℃に加熱した電気炉に投入し、軟化点近傍まで加熱して軟化させる。既に電気炉を通過した超薄板ガラス基板の両面を一対の延伸ロールで挟んで、一対の延伸ロールを回転させることで超薄板ガラス基板が引っ張られる。超薄板ガラス基板の引っ張りによって、加熱工程で軟化したプリフォームが延伸され、厚さ10μm、幅10mm、長さ200mの超薄板ガラス基板が得られる。延伸工程で超薄板ガラス基板を一対の延伸ロールで挟む際、超薄板ガラス基板と延伸ロールとの間に、厚さ30μmの第2のPETフィルムを挿入しながら挟むことで、超薄板ガラス基板の両面に第2のPETフィルムの表面が密着される。延伸工程後、超薄板ガラス基板をロール径160mmの円筒状の第2の巻き取りロールに巻き取る。超薄板ガラス基板の両面に密着した第2のPETフィルムによって、超薄板ガラス基板表面が保護されるため、強度低下につながるような傷を抑制することができる。
厚さ100μm、幅50mm、長さ100mのプリフォーム(旭硝子株式会社製、AN100)を用意し、純水洗浄、UV洗浄して表面を清浄化する。次に前記プリフォームの片面に、厚さ30μmの第1のPETフィルムを重ねて、プリフォームと第1のPETフィルムとを、ロール径200mmの円筒状の第1巻き取りロールに巻き取り、プリフォームをロール状にする。第1の巻き取りロールから繰り出されたプリフォームを超薄板ガラス基板製造装置の供給工程に投入し、保護シート除去工程にて、プリフォームから第1のPETフィルムを剥離する。第1のPETフィルムが剥離されたプリフォームを、炉内を1000℃に加熱した電気炉に投入し、軟化点近傍まで加熱して軟化させる。既に電気炉を通過した超薄板ガラス基板の片面を1本の延伸ロールに接触させて、一本の延伸ロールを回転させることで超薄板ガラス基板が引っ張られる。超薄板ガラス基板の引っ張りによって、加熱工程で軟化したプリフォームが延伸され、厚さ20μm、幅10mm、長さ2000mの超薄板ガラス基板が得られる。延伸工程で超薄板ガラス基板の片面を一本の延伸ロールの曲面に接触する際、超薄板ガラス基板の片面と延伸ロールの曲面との間に、厚さ20μmの第2のPETフィルムを挿入しながら接触させることで、得られた超薄板ガラス基板の片面に第2のPETフィルムの表面が密着される。延伸工程後、前記超薄板ガラス基板をロール径160mmの円筒状の第2の巻き取りロールに巻き取る。
厚さ200μm、幅1000mm、長さ50mのプリフォーム(旭硝子株式会社製、AN100)を用意し、純水洗浄、UV洗浄して表面を清浄化する。次に前記プリフォームの片面に、厚さ50μmの第1のPETフィルムを重ねて、該プリフォームと該第1のPETフィルムとを、ロール径500mmの円筒状の第1巻き取りロールに巻き取り、プリフォームをロール状にする。第1の巻き取りロールから繰り出されたプリフォームを超薄板ガラス基板製造装置の供給工程に投入し、保護シート除去工程にて、プリフォームから第1のPETフィルムを剥離する。第1のPETフィルムが剥離されたプリフォームを、炉内を1000℃に加熱した電気炉に投入し、軟化点近傍まで加熱して軟化させる。既に電気炉を通過した超薄板ガラス基板の両面を一対の延伸ロールで挟んで、該延伸ロールを回転させることで超薄板ガラス基板が引っ張られる。超薄板ガラス基板の引っ張りによって、加熱工程で軟化したプリフォームが延伸され、厚さ30μm、幅150mm、長さ2000mの超薄板ガラス基板が得られる。延伸工程で超薄板ガラス基板を一対の延伸ロールを挟む際、超薄板ガラス基板と延伸ロールとの間に、厚さ10μmの第2のPETフィルムを挿入しながら挟むことで、超薄板ガラス基板の両面に前記第2のPETフィルムの表面が密着される。延伸工程後、超薄板ガラス基板をロール径300mmの円筒状の第2の巻き取りロールに巻き取る。超薄板ガラス基板の両面に密着した第2のPETフィルムによって、超薄板ガラス基板表面が保護されるため、強度低下につながるような傷を抑制することができる。
厚さ50μm、幅200mm、長さ1mのプリフォーム(旭硝子株式会社製、AN100)を用意し、純水洗浄、UV洗浄して表面を清浄化する。次に前記プリフォームの片面に、厚さ50μmの第1のPETフィルムを重ねて、該プリフォームと該第1のPETフィルムとを、ロール径500mmの円筒状の第1巻き取りロールに巻き取り、プリフォームをロール状にする。第1の巻き取りロールから繰り出されたプリフォームを超薄板ガラス基板製造装置の供給工程に投入し、保護シート除去工程にて、プリフォームから第1のPETフィルムを剥離する。第1のPETフィルムが剥離されたプリフォームを、炉内を1000℃に加熱した電気炉に投入し、軟化点近傍まで加熱して軟化させる。既に電気炉を通過した超薄板ガラス基板の両面を一対の延伸ロールで挟んで、延伸ロールを回転させ、前記加熱工程で軟化したプリフォームを厚さ1μmの超薄板ガラス基板になるように延伸させるが、延伸時に軟化したプリフォームは破断する。
本出願は、2009年8月7日出願の日本特許出願2009-184592に基づくものであり、その内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。
2 第1の巻き取りロール
3 搬送ロール
4 保護シート剥離ロール
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6 加熱炉
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Claims (7)
- ガラス基板のプリフォームを保持しながら製造ラインに供給する供給工程と、
該供給工程から供給された該プリフォームを軟化点近傍まで加熱する加熱工程と、
該加熱工程で軟化したプリフォームを延伸させて超薄板ガラス基板にする延伸工程と、
を備える超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法において、
前記プリフォームが、ロール径100mm~1500mmの円筒状の第1の巻き取りロールに巻かれた、厚さTp=20μm~250μm、幅Wp=10mm~2000mm、長さ=1m~5000mであり、
前記延伸工程によって製造される超薄板ガラス基板が、厚さTg=2μm~50μm、幅Wg=0.3mm~500mm、長さ=5m~500000mであり、
前記延伸工程による前記プリフォームの厚さ方向の縮小率をTg/Tp、幅方向の縮小率をWg/Wpとすると、Tg/Tp=1/125~1/2、Wg/Wp=1/125~1になることを特徴とする、超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。 - 前記プリフォームは、該プリフォームの片面または両面に、厚さ10μm~1000μmの第1の保護シートを重ねて前記第1の巻き取りロールに巻かれており、前記加熱工程に該プリフォームを投入する前に、該第1の保護シートを該プリフォームから剥離する保護シート剥離工程と、
を更に備えることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。 - 前記延伸工程は、一本または一対の延伸ロールで延伸する工程であり、
前記加熱工程後の前記超薄板ガラス基板を一本の延伸ロールに接触させながら該超薄板ガラス基板を引っ張る、
または、前記加熱工程後の前記超薄板ガラス基板を一対の延伸ロールで把持しながら該超薄板ガラス基板を引っ張る、
ことを特徴とする、請求項1または2に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。 - 前記加熱工程は、前記軟化したプリフォームの幅方向両端部を把持ロールで把持することを特徴とする、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
- 前記延伸工程後、前記超薄板ガラス基板をロール径50mm~2000mmの円筒状の第2の巻き取りロールに巻き取る工程と、
を更に備えることを特徴とする、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。 - 前記延伸工程にて、前記延伸ロールと前記超薄板ガラス基板との間に厚さ10μm~1000μmの第2の保護シートを挿入させることを特徴とする、請求項3~5のいずれか一項に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
- 前記延伸工程後、前記超薄板ガラス基板の片面または両面に厚さ10μm~1000μmの第3の保護シートを供給し、該超薄板ガラス基板と該第3の保護シートとを重ねて、前記第2の巻き取りロールで巻き取ることを特徴とする、請求項5または6に記載の超薄板ガラス基板の製造方法。
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