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Granted Patent B2
US 11,969,975 · App. 17/626,334 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Protective cover member and member supplying sheet including the same

Inventors: Yuichi Abe (Osaka, JP); Tomohiro Kontani (Osaka, JP); Takeo Inoue (Osaka, JP); Bunta Hirai (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
B32B27/08B32B7/12B32B27/281B32B27/322B32B2307/306B32B2307/584B32B2307/724B81B7/0038
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Patent No.
US 11,969,975
App. No.
17/626,334
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A protective cover member includes a laminate including: a protective membrane having a shape configured to cover an opening when the protective cover member is placed on the face of an object; a substrate film joined to the protective membrane; and a first adhesive layer configured to fix the protective cover member to the face, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the protective cover member has a step in a laminating direction of the laminate, a first portion of the protective cover member protrudes at the step more outward than a second portion of the protective cover member does when the protective cover member is placed on the face, the first portion being positioned farther from the face than the step, the second portion being positioned closer to the face than the step, and the protective membrane and the substrate film are positioned in the first portion.

Claims (37)

1. A protective cover member configured to be placed on a face of an object to prevent a foreign matter from entering an opening of the face, the protective cover member comprising a laminate including:

a protective membrane having a shape configured to cover the opening in a state that the protective cover member is placed on the face;

a substrate film joined to the protective membrane; and

a first adhesive layer configured to fix the protective cover member to the face, wherein

an outer peripheral surface of the protective cover member has a step in a laminating direction of the laminate,

in the state that the protective cover member is placed on the face, a first portion of the protective cover member protrudes at the step more outward than a second portion of the protective cover member does, the first portion being positioned farther from the face than the step, the second portion being positioned closer to the face than the step, and

the protective membrane and the substrate film are positioned in the first portion, and

wherein, with respect to a plan view of the protective membrane, the step is provided to extend along only a portion of a perimeter of the first portion.

2. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the protective membrane has air permeability in a thickness direction.

3. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the protective membrane is formed of a heat-resistant material.

4. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the protective membrane includes a stretched porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane.

5. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate film is positioned between the protective membrane and the first adhesive layer.

6. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate film has an outer perimeter coinciding with an outer perimeter of the protective membrane as viewed in the laminating direction.

7. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate film is formed of a heat-resistant material.

8. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the protective membrane and the substrate film are joined by a second adhesive layer.

9. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive layer is positioned in the second portion.

10. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a double-faced adhesive tape.

11. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein

the first portion is circular, elliptical, or regular polygonal as viewed in the laminating direction, and

an outer perimeter of the second portion is recessed inward with respect to an outer perimeter of the first portion to form the step.

12. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein the protective membrane has an area of 175 mm 2 or less.

13. A member supplying sheet comprising:

a substrate sheet; and

at least one protective cover member placed on the substrate sheet, wherein

the protective cover member is the protective cover member according to claim 1 .

14. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , further comprising:

the perimeter of the first portion being defined by a circle as viewed in the laminating direction of the laminate,

wherein the step is bounded by a segment of the circle, and

wherein the segment of the circle is defined by a chord that connects two points on the perimeter of the first portion.

15. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein

the step connects two points on the perimeter of the first portion such that the step is recessed inwardly of the outer peripheral surface of the protective cover member, as viewed in the laminating direction.

16. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein

the step linearly connects two points on the perimeter of the first portion such that the step is recessed inwardly of the outer peripheral surface the protective cover member, as viewed in the laminating direction.

17. The protective cover member according to claim 1 , wherein

the step connects a first point and a second point on the perimeter of the first portion via a third point located inwardly of the outer peripheral surface of the protective cover member, as viewed in the laminating direction.

18. The protective cover member according to claim 17 , wherein

the step includes a first straight line connecting the first point and the third point, and a second straight line connecting the second point and the third point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2022
From: ABE, YUICHI; KONTANI, TOMOHIRO; INOUE, TAKEO; HIRAI, BUNTA
To: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058621/0125 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-130285 · Jul 12, 2019 · national
JP 2020-021525 · Feb 12, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220266575A1 · Aug 25, 2022