Bonding device, discharge device, control program, and bonded body manufacturing method

Abstract

In this adhesive bonding device, a mixing device mixes a main agent and a hardener agent using a stirring impeller to form an adhesive agent (530) inside a mixing container. A pressing device (200a) causes a first member (610) to which the adhesive agent (530) discharged from the mixing container is attached to face a second member (620) via the adhesive agent (530), and presses either the first member (610) or the second member (620) against the other. A detector detects the torque of the rotation of the stirring impeller or a physical quantity representing the torque when the main agent and the hardener agent are mixed using the stirring impeller or when the adhesive agent already formed is kneaded again using the stirring impeller. A control device (300) controls the magnitude of force and / or the time length of the pressing performed by the pressing device (200a), according to the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an adhesive device, discharge device, The present invention relates to a control program and a method for manufacturing a bonded body. [Background technology]

[0002] As disclosed in Patent Document 1, an apparatus for forming an adhesive containing a base component and a hardener component for hardening the base component is known. This apparatus includes a base supply device for supplying the base component, a hardener supply device for supplying the hardener separately from the base component, and a mixing container to which the base component and hardener are supplied.

[0003] The base agent and the curing agent are mixed in the mixing container to obtain an adhesive as a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent. The obtained adhesive is applied to a first member, and a second member is pressed against the first member to obtain an adhesive body. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2009-183937 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Even if the ratio of the amount of base agent supplied to the mixing vessel and the amount of curing agent supplied is kept constant, the viscosity of the resulting adhesive may vary.

[0006] If the viscosity of the adhesive varies, the area of ​​the region in which the adhesive is spread by the first and second members when they are bonded together will vary. This leads to variation in the strength of the bond between the first and second members (hereinafter referred to as adhesive strength). Therefore, a technology that can suppress the variation in adhesive strength is desired.

[0007] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a technique capable of suppressing variations in adhesive strength caused by variations in viscosity of an adhesive. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The bonding device according to the present disclosure includes a base agent supplying device, a hardener supplying device, a mixing container, a mixing device, a pressing device, a detector, and a control device. The base agent supplying device supplies the base agent. The hardener supplying device supplies a hardener that hardens the base agent. The base agent is supplied to the mixing container by the base agent supplying device, and the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device. The mixing device has a stirring blade disposed inside the mixing container and a motor that rotates the stirring blade, and forms an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the hardener inside the mixing container by mixing the base agent and the hardener with the stirring blade rotating inside the mixing container. The pressing device makes a second member face the first member to which the adhesive discharged from the mixing container is attached through the adhesive, and presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread. The detector detects the torque of the rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing container is remixed by the stirring blade. The control device controls at least one of the magnitude of the pressing force applied by the pressing device and the duration of pressing performed by the pressing device according to the value of the torque or physical quantity detected by the detector. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the bonding device, at least one of the magnitude of the pressing force and the pressing time length is controlled according to the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or the value of a physical quantity representing the torque. Therefore, even if there is variation in the viscosity of the adhesive, it is possible to suppress the variation in the area of ​​the region where the adhesive is pressed and spread by the first member and the second member. As a result, it is possible to suppress the variation in the adhesive strength caused by the variation in the viscosity of the adhesive. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] A conceptual diagram showing the configuration of a bonding device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a discharge device according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of a pressing device and a control device according to a first embodiment; [Figure 4A] FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of an adhesive body according to a first embodiment; [Figure 4B] FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a target area on a surface of a first member according to a first embodiment; [Diagram 5] 1 is a graph showing the relationship between the viscosity of an adhesive according to the first embodiment and the rotational torque of an agitating blade when forming an adhesive of that viscosity. [Figure 6] Graph showing the relationship between the rotation torque of the stirring blade according to the first embodiment and the pressing force required to achieve a target filling rate. [Figure 7] 1 is a graph showing the relationship between the adhesive filling rate and the viscosity of the adhesive when the pressing force according to the first embodiment is fixed to an upper limit pressing force. [Figure 8] Flowchart of preliminary steps according to the first embodiment [Figure 9] Flowchart of a manufacturing process of a bonded body according to the first embodiment [Figure 10] Graph showing the relationship between the rotation torque of the stirring blade according to the second embodiment and the pressing time length required to achieve the target filling rate. [Figure 11] 11 is a flowchart showing a part of a manufacturing process of a bonded body according to the third embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of a discharge device according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 13] Flowchart of a bonding body manufacturing process according to the fourth embodiment [Figure 14] A conceptual diagram showing an installation mode of a cooling device according to a fifth embodiment. [Figure 15] Flowchart of a bonding body manufacturing process according to the fifth embodiment [Figure 16]Graph showing the relationship between the viscosity of the adhesive according to the fifth and sixth embodiments and the rotation torque of the stirring blade when forming an adhesive of that viscosity. [Figure 17] A conceptual diagram showing the function of a control device according to a sixth embodiment. [Figure 18] Flowchart of a bonding body manufacturing process according to the sixth embodiment DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, a bonding device according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0012] [Embodiment 1] 4A, first, a description will be given of the configuration of bonded body 600 manufactured in this embodiment. Bonded body 600 has a structure in which a first member 610 and a second member 620, each of which is in the form of a plate, are bonded together with adhesive 530.

[0013] The material of the first member 610 and the material of the second member 620 are different from each other. Specifically, one of the first member 610 and the second member 620 is made of a metal or other inorganic material, and the other is made of a resin or other organic material.

[0014] Next, a bonding apparatus for manufacturing the bonded body 600 will be described.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 1, the bonding device 400 according to this embodiment includes a discharge unit 100 that discharges adhesive 530 onto a first member 610, a pressing unit 200 that presses a second member 620 against the first member 610 to which the discharged adhesive 530 has been attached, and a control device 300 that controls the discharge unit 100 and the pressing unit 200.

[0016] The discharge section 100 includes a discharge device 100a that forms and discharges the adhesive 530, and a discharge device transport device 100b that transports the discharge device 100a. The pressing section 200 includes a pressing device 200a that presses the second member 620, and a pressing device transport device 200b that transports the pressing device 200a.

[0017] At the manufacturing site, the discharge device transport device 100b transports the discharge device 100a to a first position where a first member 610 is placed. At the first position, the discharge device 100a dispenses adhesive 530 onto the surface of the first member 610. After the adhesive 530 is dispensed, the discharge device transport device 100b removes the discharge device 100a from the first position.

[0018] On the other hand, the transport device 200b for the pressing device first transports the pressing device 200a to the second position where the second member 620 is placed. Then, the pressing device 200a obtains the second member 620 at the second position.

[0019] Next, the pressing device transport device 200b transports the pressing device 200a having acquired the second member 620 to the first position described above. Then, at the first position, the pressing device 200a presses the second member 620 against the first member 610 to which the adhesive 530 is attached. The control device 300 causes the discharge unit 100 and the pressing unit 200 to repeatedly perform the above-described operations.

[0020] The configuration of the discharge device 100a will be specifically described below.

[0021] 2, the discharge device 100a includes a base supply device 110 that supplies a base 510 that is a raw material of the adhesive 530. The base supply device 110 includes a base container 111 that stores the base 510, and a base delivery mechanism 112 that delivers a predetermined amount of the base 510 from the base container 111.

[0022] The discharge device 100a also includes a hardener supply device 120 that supplies a hardener 520 that hardens the base agent 510. The hardener 520 is also a raw material of the adhesive 530, similar to the base agent 510. The hardener supply device 120 includes a hardener container 121 that stores the hardener 520, and a hardener delivery mechanism 122 that delivers a predetermined amount of the hardener 520 from the hardener container 121.

[0023] The discharge device 100a also includes a mixing container 130 for mixing the base agent 510 and the hardener 520. The base agent 510 sent out from the base agent container 111 by the base agent sending mechanism 112 is supplied to the mixing container 130. The hardener 520 sent out from the hardener container 121 by the hardener sending mechanism 122 is also supplied to the mixing container 130. The ratio of the amount of the base agent 510 supplied to the mixing container 130 and the amount of the hardener 520 supplied to the mixing container 130 is constant.

[0024] Adhesive 530 is obtained by mixing base agent 510 and curing agent 520 in a predetermined volume ratio. That is, adhesive 530 is a mixture of base agent 510 and curing agent 520. Note that mixing container 130 has discharge nozzle 130a for discharging adhesive 530.

[0025] The discharge device 100a also includes a mixer 140 that mixes the base agent 510 and the curing agent 520 inside the mixing container 130. The mixer 140 includes an agitator blade 141 that is disposed inside the mixing container 130, a motor 143 that is disposed outside the mixing container 130, a rotating shaft 142 that connects the motor 143 and the agitator blade 141, and a power supply circuit 144 that supplies power to the motor 143.

[0026] Motor 143 is operated by power supplied from power supply circuit 144. Motor 143 rotates mixing blade 141 at a constant rotation speed via rotating shaft 142. Base agent 510 and curing agent 520 are mixed by mixing blade 141 rotating inside mixing container 130. As a result, adhesive 530, which is a mixture of base agent 510 and curing agent 520, is formed inside mixing container 130.

[0027] Next, the configuration of the pressing device 200a will be described.

[0028] 3, the pressing device 200a includes a holding mechanism 210 that acquires and holds the second member 620. The holding mechanism 210 includes a holding surface 212 having a plurality of suction holes 211 formed therein, and a vacuum pump (not shown) that reduces the pressure inside each of the suction holes 211.

[0029] While reducing the pressure inside each suction hole 211 with a vacuum pump, the holding surface 212 is applied to the plate-shaped second member 620. This makes it possible to adsorb the second member 620 to the holding surface 212 by utilizing the difference in air pressure.

[0030] The pressing device 200a also includes an advancing / retreating mechanism 230 connected to the holding mechanism 210 via a load cell 220. The advancing / retreating mechanism 230 advances and retreats the holding mechanism 210 in a direction normal to the holding surface 212. Specifically, the advancing / retreating mechanism 230 performs the following operations under the control of the control device 300.

[0031] First, when the holding mechanism 210 acquires the second member 620 at the second position described above, the advancing and retracting mechanism 230 advances the holding mechanism 210 toward the second member 620.

[0032] Furthermore, when bonding the first member 610 and the second member 620 together at the first position described above, the advancing / retracting mechanism 230 advances the holding mechanism 210, which is holding the second member 620, toward the first member 610 to which the adhesive 530 is attached. In this manner, the advancing / retracting mechanism 230 presses the second member 620 against the first member 610.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 4A, the second member 620 is pressed against the first member 610 until the adhesive 530 is spread by the first member 610 and the second member 620.

[0034] Fig. 4B is a plan view showing the spread adhesive 530. A target area CA shown by a dashed line indicates an area on the surface of the first member 610 to be covered with the adhesive 530. In this embodiment, the target area CA coincides with a projected area obtained by perpendicularly projecting the second member 620 shown in Fig. 4A onto the first member 610.

[0035] In this embodiment, the ratio of the area of ​​the area actually covered by the spread adhesive 530 to the area of ​​the target area CA is defined as the "filling rate." In order to maintain high quality of the adhesion between the first member 610 and the second member 620, it is desirable to ensure that the filling rate is equal to or higher than a certain target reference value (hereinafter referred to as the target filling rate), specifically, 85% or higher.

[0036] However, the filling rate depends on the viscosity of the adhesive 530. Moreover, there may be variation in the viscosity of the adhesive 530. For this reason, in the past, there was a concern that the target filling rate could not be achieved if the viscosity of the adhesive 530 was too high.

[0037] Therefore, in order to increase the certainty of achieving the target filling rate, it may be desirable to adjust the force of pressing the second member 620 against the first member 610 (hereinafter, referred to as pressing force) according to the viscosity of the adhesive 530. Also, it may be desirable to use the value of the viscosity of the adhesive 530 to determine in advance whether or not the target filling rate can be expected to be achieved.

[0038] For this purpose, it is necessary to know the viscosity of the adhesive 530 contained in the mixing container 130 shown in Fig. 2 before bonding the first member 610 and the second member 620 together. However, measuring the viscosity of the adhesive 530 requires time and effort. For this reason, it is unrealistic to manually measure the viscosity of the adhesive 530 every time one bonded body 600 is manufactured.

[0039] Therefore, the inventors of the present application came up with the idea of ​​grasping the viscosity of adhesive 530 by the torque of rotation of stirring blade 141 (hereinafter referred to as rotational torque) shown in Fig. 2. This point will be described below.

[0040] 5 is a graph showing the relationship between the viscosity of adhesive 530 and the rotational torque of stirring blade 141 when adhesive 530 is formed in mixing vessel 130. The viscosity was measured according to the method described in JIS Z8803.

[0041] The adhesive 530 corresponds to a non-Newtonian fluid whose viscosity changes depending on the shear force acting on the adhesive 530. For this reason, the viscosity of the adhesive 530 and the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141 do not show a simple proportional relationship.

[0042] However, a clear dependency is recognized between the viscosity of the adhesive 530 and the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141. That is, the lower the viscosity of the adhesive 530, the smaller the rotational torque required to rotate the agitating blade 141. Also, the higher the viscosity of the adhesive 530, the greater the rotational torque required to rotate the agitating blade 141.

[0043] In this way, there is a 1:1 correspondence between the viscosity of adhesive 530 and the rotational torque of agitating blade 141. Therefore, it can be said that the rotational torque of agitating blade 141 represents the viscosity of adhesive 530 when that rotational torque is required. Therefore, in order to grasp the viscosity of adhesive 530, it is sufficient to know the rotational torque of agitating blade 141.

[0044] Therefore, a method for determining the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 will be described below.

[0045] The control device 300 shown in Fig. 3 also controls the motor 143 shown in Fig. 2. Specifically, the control device 300 performs constant rotation control, which is feedback control that brings the rotation speed of the stirring blade 141 closer to a predetermined constant value, by adjusting the voltage (hereinafter referred to as the supply voltage) supplied to the motor 143 from the power supply circuit 144.

[0046] Therefore, the greater the load on motor 143, the greater the voltage supplied to motor 143 will be in order to maintain the rotation speed of agitator blade 141. In other words, under constant speed control, there is a 1:1 correspondence between the rotation torque of agitator blade 141 and the voltage supplied to motor 143. Therefore, the voltage supplied to motor 143 represents the rotation torque of agitator blade 141.

[0047] Since the rotational torque and the supply voltage correspond 1:1 in this manner, the rotational torque shown on the horizontal axis of FIG. 5 was obtained by converting the supply voltage using the known correspondence relationship between the rotational torque and the supply voltage.

[0048] As described above, the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 is represented by the voltage supplied to the motor 143. Therefore, the control device 300 detects the voltage supplied to the motor 143 in order to grasp the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141.

[0049] As shown in Fig. 3, specifically, a voltage signal SV indicating a supply voltage to the motor 143 is input to the control device 300. This voltage signal SV is output to the control device 300 from the power supply circuit 144 shown in Fig. 2. The control device 300 performs a supply voltage monitoring process for monitoring the supply voltage to the motor 143 in real time based on the voltage signal SV.

[0050] The control device 300 includes a memory 320 in which a control program 321 that defines the operation of the control device 300 is stored, and a processor 310 that executes the control program 321. The processor 310 executes the control program 321 to realize the supply voltage monitoring process and constant rotation control described above.

[0051] As described above, in this embodiment, the voltage supplied to motor 143 is an example of a physical quantity that represents the rotational torque of stirring blade 141. Also, in this embodiment, power supply circuit 144 also serves to detect the voltage supplied to motor 143. Therefore, power supply circuit 144 corresponds to an example of a detector that detects the above physical quantity.

[0052] As described above, if the voltage supplied to the motor 143 can be determined from the voltage signal SV, the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141, and therefore the viscosity of the adhesive 530, can be determined.

[0053] Next, the relationship between the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 and the pressing force required to achieve a target filling rate (hereinafter, referred to as the required pressing force) will be described.

[0054] In general, the necessary pressing force depends on the viscosity of adhesive 530. As described above, the viscosity of adhesive 530 depends on the rotation torque of agitating blade 141. Therefore, the necessary pressing force depends on the rotation torque of agitating blade 141. This will be specifically described below.

[0055] 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141 and the necessary pressing force when the adhesive 530 that requires that rotational torque is used. When measuring this graph, the amount of adhesive 530 attached to the first member 610 was fixed to a constant amount. In addition, the time length for which the second member 620 was pressed against the first member 610 was also fixed to a constant length.

[0056] 6, the necessary pressing force depends on the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141. As described above, the rotational torque is expressed by the voltage supplied to the motor 143. Therefore, the necessary pressing force corresponds to the voltage supplied to the motor 143 at a 1:1 ratio.

[0057] Therefore, the correspondence relationship between the necessary pressing force and the voltage supplied to the motor 143 is grasped in advance by measurement. Then, when the rotation torque of the stirring blade 141 is detected by the voltage supplied to the motor 143 during the process of actually producing the bonded body 600, the necessary pressing force corresponding to the value of the supply voltage can be specified. Then, when the first member 610 and the second member 620 are bonded together, if the pressing force of the second member 620 is made to coincide with the necessary pressing force specified in advance, the target filling rate can be achieved.

[0058] In order to achieve the target filling rate by this method, the control device 300 performs pressing force control in accordance with the voltage supplied to the motor 143 so as to bring the pressing force closer to the required pressing force.

[0059] A configuration for realizing pressing force control will be specifically described with reference to Fig. 3. Required value data 322 for knowing the required pressing force is stored in advance in memory 320 of control device 300. Required value data 322 indicates the dependency of the magnitude of the required pressing force on the rotation torque of stirring blade 141 when preparing adhesive 530, i.e., the dependency of the magnitude of the required pressing force on the supply voltage applied to motor 143.

[0060] Furthermore, the load cell 220 measures in real time the magnitude of the pressing force with which the advancing and retreating mechanism 230 presses the second member 620 against the first member 610. Then, the load cell 220 outputs to the control device 300 a pressing force signal SP that indicates the measurement result.

[0061] Then, the control device 300 performs the pressing force control described below.

[0062] First, the control device 300 detects the voltage supplied to the motor 143 by the voltage signal SV when the adhesive 530 is formed. As described above, the voltage supplied to the motor 143 represents the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141.

[0063] Next, the control device 300 uses the required value data 322 to identify the magnitude of the required pressing force corresponding to the rotational torque represented by the voltage signal SV.

[0064] Next, when the first member 610 and the second member 620 are bonded together, the control device 300 controls the advancing / retracting mechanism 230 to make the pressing force of the second member 620 approach the required pressing force determined above. This is achieved by feedback-controlling the advancing / retracting mechanism 230 using the pressing force signal SP obtained from the load cell 220.

[0065] The above describes the pressing force control that adjusts the pressing force based on the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141, that is, the voltage supplied to the motor 143. The pressing force control is realized by the processor 310 executing the control program 321.

[0066] Next, the setting of the threshold value that is the upper limit of the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141 will be described.

[0067] Even if the pressing force is adjusted, it is not preferable to output an excessively large required pressing force, firstly from the viewpoint of maintaining good adhesion quality in the bonded body 600, and secondly from the viewpoint of avoiding overload on the advancing and retreating mechanism 230. Therefore, in this embodiment, an upper limit value for the required pressing force (hereinafter referred to as the upper limit pressing force) is set.

[0068] 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the filling rate of adhesive 530 and the viscosity of adhesive 530 when the pressing force is fixed to the upper limit pressing force. As shown in FIG. 7, the filling rate of adhesive 530 depends on the viscosity of adhesive 530.

[0069] Therefore, the viscosity of the adhesive 530 when the target filling rate is achieved (hereinafter referred to as the upper limit viscosity) is specified from the dependency shown in Fig. 7. On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 5, the viscosity of the adhesive 530 depends on the rotation torque of the stirring blade 141.

[0070] Therefore, if the upper limit viscosity is specified from the target filling rate using the dependency shown in Fig. 7, the rotational torque required to form adhesive 530 with that upper limit viscosity (hereinafter referred to as the upper limit rotational torque) is specified as shown in Fig. 5. In other words, the upper limit rotational torque represents the rotational torque when the target filling rate is achieved.

[0071] Even if the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141 exceeds the upper limit rotational torque, the target filling rate can be achieved by adjusting the pressing force of the second member 620 against the first member 610 to a value exceeding the upper limit pressing force. However, for the reasons described above, it is desirable to avoid outputting a pressing force that exceeds the upper limit pressing force.

[0072] Therefore, in order to monitor whether a situation has arisen in which a pressing force exceeding the upper limit pressing force is required, the control device 300 performs a viscosity adequacy determination as to whether the rotational torque of the agitator blade 141 exceeds the upper limit rotational torque.

[0073] As described above, the rotation torque of the stirring blade 141 is represented by the voltage supplied to the motor 143. Therefore, the control device 300 performs a viscosity appropriateness determination based on whether or not the supply voltage represented by the voltage signal SV exceeds a supply voltage representing an upper limit rotation torque (hereinafter referred to as the upper limit supply voltage).

[0074] A configuration for realizing viscosity adequacy determination will be specifically described with reference to Fig. 3. Threshold data 323 representing the upper limit supply voltage described above is prestored in memory 320 of control device 300. Control device 300 performs viscosity adequacy determination by comparing the supply voltage represented by voltage signal SV with the upper limit supply voltage represented by threshold data 323. A supply voltage equal to or lower than the upper limit supply voltage indicates that the rotational torque is equal to or lower than the upper limit rotational torque. A supply voltage exceeding the upper limit supply voltage indicates that the rotational torque is above the upper limit rotational torque.

[0075] Furthermore, when the supply voltage exceeds the upper limit supply voltage, that is, when the rotation torque of the stirring blade 141 exceeds the upper limit rotation torque, a pressing force exceeding the upper limit pressing force is required. In that case, the control device 300 performs the stop control and notification control described below to avoid outputting a pressing force exceeding the upper limit pressing force.

[0076] The stop control is a control that stops the supply of base agent 510 from base agent supply device 110 to mixing container 130, the supply of hardener 520 from hardener supply device 120 to mixing container 130, and the discharge of adhesive 530 from mixing container 130.

[0077] The notification control is a control for notifying a user that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is abnormal. The above-described viscosity appropriateness determination, stop control, and notification control are realized by the processor 310 executing the control program 321.

[0078] The following summarizes a method for manufacturing a bonded body 600 using the bonding device 400. The method for manufacturing a bonded body according to the present embodiment includes a preliminary step shown in Fig. 8 and a bonded body manufacturing step shown in Fig. 9. The bonded body manufacturing step is carried out after the preliminary step.

[0079] First, the preliminary process will be described. In the preliminary process, the bonding apparatus 400 is operated on a trial basis prior to the manufacture of the bonded body 600 as a product in order to grasp the response characteristics of the bonding apparatus 400 to the viscosity of the adhesive 530. Here, "operating on a trial basis" means that the bonded body 600 is manufactured while changing various parameters to various values, but the manufactured bonded body 600 is not necessarily provided as a product.

[0080] 8, in the preliminary step, required value data 322 is obtained by measurement (step S11). As described above, required value data 322 indicates the dependency of the magnitude of the required pressing force on the supply voltage applied to motor 143.

[0081] The required value data 322 is acquired while varying the viscosity of the adhesive 530 and the pressing force of the second member 620 against the first member 610. The acquired required value data 322 is stored in the memory 320 of the control device 300, as shown in Fig. 3. Note that this step S11 is an example of a required value data acquisition process according to the present disclosure.

[0082] In the preliminary process, threshold determination data that indicates the dependency of the filling rate of the adhesive 530 on the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 is obtained by measurement (step S12). The threshold determination data is measured while fixing the pressing force to the upper limit pressing force and changing the viscosity of the adhesive 530 to various values.

[0083] As described above, the rotation torque of the stirring blade 141 is represented by the supply voltage applied to the motor 143. Therefore, the dependency of the filling rate on the rotation torque is equivalent to the dependency of the filling rate on the supply voltage. Therefore, specifically, the threshold value determination data represents the correspondence relationship between the filling rate of the adhesive 530 and the supply voltage applied to the motor 143.

[0084] Next, using the threshold determination data acquired in step S12, an upper limit supply voltage representing an upper limit rotational torque, which is the rotational torque when the target filling rate is achieved, is identified as a threshold (step S13). Since the rotational torque is represented by the voltage supplied to the motor 143, identifying the upper limit rotational torque is equivalent to identifying an upper limit supply voltage, which is the supply voltage representing the upper limit rotational torque. The identified upper limit supply voltage is stored in the memory 320 of the control device 300 as threshold data 323, as shown in FIG.

[0085] The upper limit supply voltage specified in step S13 is an example of a first upper limit threshold that indicates an upper limit of the rotational torque for obtaining the target filling rate. Steps S12 and S13 are also an example of a threshold specifying step according to the present disclosure.

[0086] The required value data 322 and the threshold value data 323 acquired in the above-described preliminary process are utilized in the bonded body manufacturing process for manufacturing the bonded body 600 as a product. The bonded body manufacturing process will be described below.

[0087] 9, first, the control device 300 starts the formation of the adhesive 530 (step S21). Specifically, the control device 300 controls the base agent delivery mechanism 112 and the hardener delivery mechanism 122 to start the supply of the base agent 510 and the hardener 520 to the mixing container 130, and starts the motor 143.

[0088] Then, the base agent 510 and the curing agent 520 are mixed inside the mixing container 130 by the mixing blade 141 rotated by the motor 143. As a result, the adhesive 530, which is a mixture of the base agent 510 and the curing agent 520, is formed inside the mixing container 130. At this time, the control device 300 performs constant rotation control to bring the rotation speed of the mixing blade 141 close to a predetermined constant value.

[0089] Furthermore, while the adhesive 530 is being formed, the control device 300 detects the voltage supplied to the motor 143 by the voltage signal SV (step S22). As described above, under constant rotation control, the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 and the voltage supplied to the motor 143 correspond to each other at 1:1. Therefore, the voltage supplied to the motor 143 represents the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141.

[0090] Next, the control device 300 determines whether the supply voltage detected by the voltage signal SV exceeds the upper limit supply voltage as the first upper limit threshold described above (step S23). The above-described steps S21-S23 are an example of an adhesive preparation step according to the present disclosure.

[0091] If the supply voltage is equal to or lower than the upper limit supply voltage (step S23; NO), that is, if the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141 is equal to or lower than the upper limit rotational torque described above, it is expected that the target filling rate can be achieved without outputting the upper limit pressing force.

[0092] Therefore, in this case, in order to bond the first member 610 and the second member 620 together, the adhesive 530 is discharged from the mixing container 130 onto the first member 610 (step S24). The amount of the adhesive 530 discharged is a predetermined constant amount. The discharged adhesive 530 adheres to the first member 610. This step S24 is an example of an adhesive discharge step according to the present disclosure.

[0093] In this embodiment, the control device 300 controls the opening and closing of the discharge nozzle 130a in the mixing container 130. That is, the discharge of a fixed amount of adhesive 530 from the mixing container 130 to the first member 610 in step S24 is automatically performed under the control of the control device 300. However, the discharge of a fixed amount of adhesive 530 from the mixing container 130 to the first member 610 in step S24 may be performed by a user's operation.

[0094] Next, the pressing device 200a makes the second member 620 face the first member 610, to which the adhesive 530 discharged from the mixing container 130 is attached, with the adhesive 530 interposed therebetween. Then, the pressing device 200a presses the second member 620 against the first member 610 until the adhesive 530 is spread out (step S25).

[0095] In step S25, the control device 300 performs pressing force control. Specifically, first, the control device 300 uses the required value data 322 to identify the magnitude of the pressing force required to correspond to the rotational torque represented by the voltage signal SV.

[0096] Next, the control device 300 causes the pressing force of the second member 620 to converge to the required pressing force determined above by controlling the advancing and retreating mechanism 230. Note that this step S25 is an example of a pressing process according to the present disclosure.

[0097] In this manner, the second member 620 is pressed against the first member 610 with a necessary pressing force corresponding to the viscosity of the adhesive 530 applied to the first member 610. This achieves the target filling rate. After that, when the adhesive 530 between the first member 610 and the second member 620 is completely cured, the bonded body 600 is completed.

[0098] After step S25, if the production of the bonded body 600 is to be stopped (step S26; YES), this bonded body production process is ended.

[0099] On the other hand, if the production of the bonded body 600 is to be continued after step S25 (step S26; NO), the process returns to step S22 to produce the next bonded body 600. In this manner, every time one bonded body 600 is produced, the viscosity of the adhesive 530 constituting the bonded body 600 is grasped through the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141.

[0100] Furthermore, in step S23, if the supply voltage exceeds the upper limit supply voltage as the first upper limit threshold described above (step S23; YES), that is, if the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141 exceeds the upper limit rotational torque described above, it can be said that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too high. In this case, it is not necessarily impossible to achieve the target filling rate, but achieving the target filling rate requires the output of a pressing force that exceeds the upper limit pressing force.

[0101] Therefore, in order to prevent such adhesive 530 from being used for pressing, the control device 300 performs the above-mentioned stop control and notification control (step S27).

[0102] The stop control stops the supply of the base agent 510 from the base agent supply device 110 to the mixing container 130 and the supply of the hardener 520 from the hardener supply device 120 to the mixing container 130, thereby stopping the formation of new adhesive 530. In addition, the discharge of the adhesive 530 from the mixing container 130 is also stopped, so that it is possible to prevent the adhesive 530 with excessive viscosity from being used for pressing.

[0103] Furthermore, the notification control notifies the user that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is abnormal. This allows the user to take measures such as discarding the high-viscosity adhesive 530 remaining in the mixing container 130, cleaning the inside of the mixing container 130 and the stirring blade 141, inspecting each part of the discharge device 100a, and replacing the stirring blade 141 and other parts that constitute the discharge device 100a.

[0104] After the adhesive 530 has been removed and necessary maintenance has been performed in the above-described manner with the operation of the discharge unit 100 and the pressing unit 200 temporarily stopped, the process proceeds to step S26.

[0105] The effects obtained in this embodiment will be described below.

[0106] As described above, in this embodiment, the control device 300 controls the pressing force. Specifically, the control device 300 controls the magnitude of the pressing force according to the value of the supply voltage, which is a physical quantity representing the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141, under the condition that the pressing force increases as the rotational torque increases. Therefore, even if there is variation in the viscosity of the adhesive 530, the variation in the area of ​​the region where the adhesive 530 is spread by the first member 610 and the second member 620 is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the variation in the adhesive strength caused by the variation in the viscosity of the adhesive 530.

[0107] Specifically, the pressing force control is performed every time an individual bonded body 600 is manufactured. In other words, even when the bonded body 600 is produced in lots, the necessary pressing force is not determined for each lot, but is determined every time an individual bonded body 600 is manufactured according to the viscosity of the adhesive 530 used in the bonded body 600. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the variation in adhesive strength within a lot.

[0108] Furthermore, according to the pressing force control, the lower the viscosity of the adhesive 530, i.e., the smaller the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141, the smaller the pressing force is controlled. Therefore, when the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is low, the adhesive 530 is prevented from spilling out of the target area CA shown in FIG. 4B. This also contributes to improving the quality of adhesion. In addition, the convenience of not having to remove the adhesive 530 spilling out of the target area CA is obtained.

[0109] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, if the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too high, the rotation torque of the stirring blade 141 exceeds the upper limit rotation torque described above, and as a result, the control device 300 performs stop control and notification control. This makes it possible to avoid application of an adhesive 530 with too high a viscosity to the bonded body 600. This makes it possible to prevent variations in adhesive strength or deterioration in adhesive quality due to the use of an adhesive 530 with too high a viscosity.

[0110] [Embodiment 2] In the above-described first embodiment, the pressing force control has been described, in which the pressing force of the second member 620 against the first member 610 is controlled in accordance with the voltage supplied to the motor 143. Instead of the pressing force, the length of time that the second member 620 is pressed against the first member 610 (hereinafter, referred to as pressing time length) may be controlled. A specific example of controlling the pressing time length will be described below.

[0111] In general, the pressing time length required to achieve a target filling rate (hereinafter referred to as the necessary pressing time length) depends on the viscosity of adhesive 530. As described above, the viscosity of adhesive 530 depends on the rotation torque of agitating blade 141. Therefore, the necessary pressing time length depends on the rotation torque of agitating blade 141. This will be specifically explained below.

[0112] 10 is a graph showing the relationship between the rotational torque of the agitator blade 141 and the required pressing time length when the adhesive 530 that requires that rotational torque is used. When measuring this graph, the amount of adhesive 530 attached to the first member 610 was fixed to a constant amount. Also, the pressing force of the second member 620 against the first member 610 was fixed to a constant strength (hereinafter referred to as the standard pressing force). The standard pressing force is smaller than the upper limit pressing force described above.

[0113] 10, the required pressing time length depends on the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141. As described above, the rotational torque is expressed by the voltage supplied to the motor 143. Therefore, the required pressing time length corresponds to the voltage supplied to the motor 143 at a 1:1 ratio.

[0114] Therefore, the correspondence relationship between the necessary pressing time length and the voltage supplied to the motor 143 is grasped in advance by measurement. Then, when the rotation torque of the stirring blade 141 is detected by the voltage supplied to the motor 143 during the process of actually producing the bonded body 600, it is possible to specify the necessary pressing time length corresponding to the value of the supply voltage. Then, when the first member 610 and the second member 620 are bonded together, the pressing time length of the second member 620 is made to coincide with the necessary pressing time length specified in advance, so that the target filling rate can be achieved.

[0115] In this embodiment, the target filling rate is achieved by such a method. Specifically, in this embodiment, in step S11 of Fig. 8, the pressing force is fixed to the standard pressing force, and the viscosity of the adhesive 530 and the pressing time length of the second member 620 against the first member 610 are changed to various values, and the required value data 322 is acquired by measurement (step S11).

[0116] The required value data 322 according to the present embodiment represents the dependency between the required pressing time length and the supply voltage applied to the motor 143 .

[0117] Then, the control device 300 according to this embodiment uses the required value data 322 to perform pressing time length control in which the pressing time length is controlled according to the voltage supplied to the motor 143 under the condition that the pressing time length becomes longer as the rotational torque increases.

[0118] Specifically, when the adhesive 530 is formed, the control device 300 first detects the voltage supplied to the motor 143 by the voltage signal SV. As described above, the voltage supplied to the motor 143 represents the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141.

[0119] Next, the control device 300 uses the required value data 322 to identify the required pressing time length corresponding to the rotational torque represented by the voltage signal SV.

[0120] Next, when the first member 610 and the second member 620 are bonded together, the control device 300 controls the advancing / retracting mechanism 230 to make the pressing time length of the second member 620 coincide with the required pressing time length identified above. The pressing time length control described above is realized by the processor 310 executing the control program 321.

[0121] According to the present embodiment, since the pressing force of the second member 620 against the first member 610 can be fixed to a standard pressing force, an advantage is obtained in that the configuration of the pressing device 200a can be simplified. Other configurations and effects are similar to those of the first embodiment.

[0122] [Embodiment 3] In the above-mentioned embodiment 1, the adhesive body manufacturing process has been described in which the adhesive bodies 600 are successively manufactured. After one adhesive body 600 is manufactured, and before the manufacturing of the next adhesive body 600 is started, a period during which the rotation of the stirring blade 141 is temporarily stopped (hereinafter, referred to as a rotation stop period) may be inserted.

[0123] A specific example in which step S22 in Fig. 9 includes a rotation stop period will be described below. In this embodiment, step S22 in Fig. 9 is made up of steps S221-S225 shown in Fig. 11. Steps S221-S225 will be described in detail below.

[0124] 11, first, it is determined whether or not to interrupt the production of the bonded body 600 (step S221), and if the production of the bonded body 600 is to be interrupted (step S221; YES), the control device 300 stops the rotation of the stirring blade 141 (step S222). The control device 300 also stops the operation of the pressing unit 200.

[0125] After the process of step S222 is executed, it is determined whether or not to end the interruption of the production of the bonded body 600 (step S223). If the interruption of the production of the bonded body 600 is not to be ended (step S223; NO), the process returns to step S223 again.

[0126] On the other hand, when the suspension of the production of the bonded body 600 is to be ended (step S223; YES), the control device 300 restarts the rotation of the stirring blade 141 (step S224). The control device 300 also starts the pressing unit 200. The period from step S222 to step S224 is the above-mentioned rotation stop period.

[0127] When the rotation of the agitating blade 141 is resumed, the adhesive 530 that has already formed inside the mixing container 130 before the step S221 is reached is remixed by the agitating blade 141.

[0128] The determination in step S221 may be made by a user. That is, the control device 300 may execute the process of step S222 in response to a user's operation on the bonding device 400 to suspend the production of the bonded body 600. Similarly, the determination in step S223 may be made by a user. That is, the control device 300 may execute the process of step S224 in response to a user's operation on the bonding device 400 to resume the production of the bonded body 600.

[0129] The determination in step S221 may be performed by the control device 300. That is, the control device 300 may execute the process of step S222 when a predetermined time arrives or when a signal is received indicating that the production of the bonded body 600 should be interrupted. Similarly, the determination in step S223 may be performed by the control device 300. That is, the control device 300 may execute the process of step S224 when a predetermined time arrives or when a signal is received indicating that the production of the bonded body 600 should be resumed.

[0130] After executing the process of step S224, the control device 300 detects (step S225) the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141 required to re-knead the adhesive 530. Specifically, the control device 300 detects the supply voltage representing the rotational torque by the voltage signal SV.

[0131] If the production of the bonded body 600 is not interrupted in step S221 (step S221; NO), the process proceeds directly to step S225. In this case, in step S225, the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141 required for mixing the base agent 510 and the curing agent 520 is detected.

[0132] After step S225, the process proceeds to step S23 in Fig. 9. In this embodiment, the rotation torque detected in step S225 is used to perform the determination in step S23 in Fig. 9. The other processes are the same as those in the first embodiment.

[0133] The effects obtained by this embodiment will be described below. When the adhesive manufacturing process includes a rotation stop period, the adhesive 530 already formed in the mixing container 130 hardens during the rotation stop period. For this reason, in the past, there was a concern that the adhesive 530 discharged from the mixing container 130 immediately after the rotation stop period ended would not achieve the target filling rate.

[0134] In contrast, in this embodiment, the adhesive 530 is re-kneaded after the rotation stop period ends. Furthermore, the pressing force control is performed according to the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 required for the re-kneading under the condition that the pressing force increases as the rotation torque increases. Alternatively, the pressing time length control is performed according to the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 required for the re-kneading of the adhesive 530 under the condition that the pressing time length increases as the rotation torque increases. Therefore, the target filling rate is achieved even though the re-kneaded adhesive 530 is used. Other configurations and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment.

[0135] [Embodiment 4] 9, if the supply voltage exceeds the upper limit supply voltage (step S23; YES), that is, if the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141 exceeds the upper limit rotational torque described above, it can be said that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too high. In this case, it is not necessarily impossible to achieve the target filling rate, but achieving the target filling rate requires the output of a pressing force that exceeds the upper limit pressing force.

[0136] Therefore, in the first embodiment, when the supply voltage exceeds the upper limit supply voltage (step S23; YES), the control device 300 performs the above-mentioned stop control and notification control (step S27) to prevent adhesive 530 with too high a viscosity from being supplied to the pressing process (step S25).

[0137] However, if it is possible to reduce the viscosity of the adhesive 530, it is not always necessary to perform the stop control and the notification control (step S27) even when the supply voltage exceeds the upper limit supply voltage. Below, a specific example will be described in which the control device 300 performs viscosity reduction control, which is control for reducing the viscosity of the adhesive 530, instead of the stop control and the notification control (step S27).

[0138] 12, the discharge device 100a according to this embodiment further includes a viscosity reducing agent supplying device 150 that supplies a viscosity reducing agent 540. The other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

[0139] The viscosity reducing agent 540 reduces the viscosity of the mixture of the base agent 510 and the curing agent 520. The viscosity reducing agent 540 is compatible with the mixture of the base agent 510 and the curing agent 520.

[0140] The viscosity reducing agent supplying device 150 has a viscosity reducing agent container 151 that stores a viscosity reducing agent 540, and a viscosity reducing agent delivery mechanism 152 that delivers the viscosity reducing agent 540 from the viscosity reducing agent container 151 to the inside of the mixing container 130. When a first operation command is given from the control device 300, the viscosity reducing agent supplying device 150 adds the viscosity reducing agent 540 to the mixture inside the mixing container 130.

[0141] As shown in FIG. 13, in this embodiment as well, in step S23, control device 300 determines whether or not the supply voltage exceeds the upper limit supply voltage.

[0142] As described above, in the first embodiment, the upper limit supply voltage referred to by the control device 300 in step S23 in Fig. 9 serves as a first upper limit threshold for determining whether the condition for performing at least one of the stop control and the notification control is satisfied. In contrast, in the present embodiment, the upper limit supply voltage referred to by the control device 300 in step S23 in Fig. 13 serves as a second upper limit threshold for determining whether the condition for starting the viscosity reduction control is satisfied.

[0143] That is, in the embodiment, when the supply voltage exceeds the upper limit supply voltage as the second upper limit threshold (step S23; YES), the control device 300 provides the first operation command to the viscosity reducing agent supplying device 150 to start the viscosity reduction control. Upon receiving the first operation command, the viscosity reducing agent supplying device 150 adds a predetermined amount of the viscosity reducing agent 540 to the mixture inside the mixing container 130 (step S31).

[0144] As a result, the viscosity reducing agent 540 is mixed into the mixture by the stirring blade 141 inside the mixing container 130. In this case, the adhesive 530 is composed of the base agent 510, the curing agent 520, and the viscosity reducing agent 540. The viscosity of the adhesive 530 is reduced by the addition of the viscosity reducing agent 540.

[0145] After step S31, the process returns to the judgment in step S23. In this manner, the addition of the viscosity reducing agent 540 to the inside of the mixing vessel 130 is repeated until the supply voltage falls below the upper limit supply voltage, that is, until the rotation torque of the stirring blade 141 falls below the above-mentioned upper limit rotation torque. The other processes are the same as those in the bonded body manufacturing process according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

[0146] As described above, the control device 300 according to this embodiment performs viscosity reduction control to add the viscosity reducing agent 540 to the inside of the mixing container 130 until the supply voltage falls to or below the upper limit supply voltage as the second upper limit threshold. Therefore, the adhesive 530 whose viscosity has been reduced by the addition of the viscosity reducing agent 540 can be subjected to the pressing step (step S25).

[0147] According to this embodiment, the stop control and notification control (step S27) shown in FIG. 9 can be omitted, and as a result, the period during which the operation of the discharge device 100a is stopped can be shortened, and the time required for cleaning the mixing container 130 and other maintenance can be shortened.

[0148] [Modification of the fourth embodiment] In the above-mentioned embodiment 4, the pressing force control described in embodiment 1 is performed in step S25 in Fig. 13. In step S25 in Fig. 13, the pressing time length control described in embodiment 2 may be performed instead of the pressing force control, or both the pressing force control and the pressing time length control may be performed.

[0149] 13, when it is determined that the supply voltage is equal to or lower than the upper limit supply voltage (step S23; NO), it can be said that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 has been sufficiently reduced. Therefore, in step S25 in Fig. 13, even if at least one of the pressing force control and the pressing time length control is not necessarily performed, a good quality bonded body 600 can be manufactured. That is, in step S25 in Fig. 13, the pressing force and pressing time length of the second member 620 against the first member 610 may be kept constant.

[0150] [Embodiment 5] 9 and 13, a determination is made as to whether the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too high. Instead of this determination, a determination may be made as to whether the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too low. Furthermore, if it is determined that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too low, a viscosity increase control may be performed to increase the viscosity of the adhesive 530. This will be specifically described below.

[0151] 14 shows an enlarged view of the periphery of the mixing container 130 of the discharge device 100a according to the present embodiment. The discharge device 100a according to the present embodiment further includes a cooling device 160 that cools the adhesive 530. The other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

[0152] When a second operation command is given from the control device 300, the cooling device 160 cools the adhesive 530 inside the mixing container 130. The cooling device 160 is attached to the outer surface of the mixing container 130, and cools the adhesive 530 through the mixing container 130.

[0153] Specifically, the cooling device 160 according to this embodiment is configured by a module of a Peltier device formed in a flexible sheet shape that covers the mixing container .

[0154] If the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too low, a problem may occur in which the adhesive 530 overflows from the target area CA shown in Fig. 4B, making it difficult to properly bond the first member 610 and the second member 620. Therefore, if the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too low, the adhesive 530 is cooled by the cooling device 160 to increase the viscosity of the adhesive 530.

[0155] The decrease in viscosity of the adhesive 530 may occur due to the adhesive 530 being heated by shear heat generated by the rotation of the agitator blade 141.

[0156] 16, a method for detecting that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 has become excessively low will be described. The lower limit of the viscosity at which the first member 610 and the second member 620 can be appropriately bonded together will be referred to as the "lower limit viscosity."

[0157] Moreover, the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 when the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is at the lower limit viscosity will be referred to as the "lower limit rotation torque." Moreover, the voltage supplied to the motor 143 when the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 is at the "lower limit rotation torque" will be referred to as the "lower limit supply voltage."

[0158] The excessively low viscosity of the adhesive 530 can be detected when the voltage supplied to the motor 143 falls below a lower limit supply voltage.

[0159] The bonded body manufacturing process according to this embodiment will be specifically described with reference to Fig. 15. In this embodiment, the control device 300 detects the supply voltage to the motor 143 in the above-mentioned step S22, and then determines whether the supply voltage falls below the lower limit supply voltage (step S41).

[0160] In this embodiment, the lower limit supply voltage referred to by the control device 300 in step S41 in FIG. 15 serves as a second lower limit threshold for determining whether the condition for starting the viscosity increase control is met.

[0161] That is, when the supply voltage falls below the lower limit supply voltage as the second lower limit threshold (step S41; YES), the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is too low, so the control device 300 gives the second operation command to the cooling device 160 to cause the cooling device 160 to start cooling the adhesive 530 (step S42). As the temperature of the adhesive 530 decreases, the viscosity of the adhesive 530 gradually increases.

[0162] After step S42, the process returns to the determination in step S41. If the supply voltage is equal to or higher than the lower limit supply voltage (step S41; NO), the control device 300 causes the cooling device 160 to stop cooling the adhesive 530 (step S43).

[0163] In this manner, viscosity increase control is performed to continue cooling of adhesive 530 until the supply voltage rises above the lower limit supply voltage, i.e., until the rotational torque of stirring blade 141 rises above the aforementioned lower limit rotational torque.

[0164] After step S43, the process proceeds to step S24 and subsequent steps. The other steps are the same as those in the bonded body manufacturing process according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

[0165] As described above, the control device 300 according to this embodiment performs viscosity increase control to cause the cooling device 160 to cool the adhesive 530 until the supply voltage rises to or above the lower limit supply voltage as the second lower limit threshold. Therefore, the adhesive 530 whose viscosity has been appropriately increased by cooling can be provided to the pressing step (step S25).

[0166] In this embodiment, the stop control and the notification control (step S27) shown in Fig. 9 can be omitted, as in the case of the fourth embodiment. Therefore, the period during which the discharge device 100a is stopped can be shortened, and the time required for cleaning the mixing container 130 and other maintenance can be shortened.

[0167] [Modification of the fifth embodiment] In the above-mentioned embodiment 5, the pressing force control described in embodiment 1 is performed in step S25 in Fig. 15. In step S25 in Fig. 15, instead of the pressing force control, the pressing time length control described in embodiment 2 may be performed, or both the pressing force control and the pressing time length control may be performed.

[0168] 15, when it is determined that the supply voltage is equal to or higher than the lower limit supply voltage (step S41; NO), it can be said that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is sufficiently increased. Therefore, in step S25 in Fig. 15, even if at least one of the pressing force control and the pressing time length control is not necessarily performed, a good quality bonded body 600 can be manufactured. That is, in step S25 in Fig. 15, the pressing force and pressing time length of the second member 620 against the first member 610 may be kept constant.

[0169] [Embodiment 6] The viscosity decrease control described in the fourth embodiment, the viscosity increase control described in the fifth embodiment, and the stop control and notification control described in the first embodiment may be combined.

[0170] In addition, in step S23 of Fig. 13, it is determined whether the supply voltage is greater than an upper limit supply voltage representing an upper limit viscosity, and in step S41 of Fig. 15, it is determined whether the supply voltage is less than a lower limit supply voltage representing a lower limit viscosity. By making a stricter determination than these, it is possible to adjust the viscosity of adhesive 530 to an ideal range prior to the pressing step (step S25). This will be described in detail below.

[0171] 16 again, a method for detecting whether the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is within an ideal range (hereinafter, referred to as the ideal viscosity range) will be described. Note that the upper end point of the ideal viscosity range is smaller than the above-mentioned upper limit viscosity, and the lower end point of the ideal viscosity range is larger than the above-mentioned lower limit viscosity.

[0172] The range of the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141 when the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is within the ideal viscosity range is referred to as the "ideal rotational torque range." Also, the range of the voltage supplied to the motor 143 when the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141 is within the ideal rotational torque range is referred to as the "ideal supply voltage range."

[0173] The upper end point of the ideal rotational torque range is smaller than the above-mentioned upper limit rotational torque, and the lower end point of the ideal rotational torque range is larger than the above-mentioned lower limit rotational torque. The upper end point of the ideal supply voltage range is smaller than the above-mentioned upper limit supply voltage, and the lower end point of the ideal supply voltage range is larger than the above-mentioned lower limit supply voltage.

[0174] Whether the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is within the ideal viscosity range can be detected by whether the voltage supplied to the motor 143 is within the ideal supply voltage range.

[0175] 17 shows functions of the control device 300 according to this embodiment. The control device 300 according to this embodiment has a viscosity decrease control unit 311 that performs the above-mentioned viscosity decrease control, a viscosity increase control unit 312 that performs the above-mentioned viscosity increase control, and a stop / notification control unit 313 that performs the above-mentioned stop control and notification control.

[0176] The control device 300 also has a determination unit 314. The determination unit 314 determines whether to execute viscosity reduction control, viscosity increase control, or stop control and notification control, based on the value of the supply voltage detected by the voltage signal SV.

[0177] The functions of the viscosity decrease control unit 311 , the viscosity increase control unit 312 , the stop / notification control unit 313 , and the determination unit 314 described above are realized by the processor 310 executing the control program 321 .

[0178] The bonded body manufacturing process according to this embodiment will be specifically described with reference to Fig. 18. In this embodiment, the determination unit 314 detects the voltage supplied to the motor 143 in the above-mentioned step S22, and then determines whether the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is a value suitable for adjustment (step S51).

[0179] When the viscosity of adhesive 530 is less than the lower limit viscosity, i.e., when the supply voltage is less than the lower limit supply voltage, or when the viscosity of adhesive 530 exceeds the upper limit viscosity, i.e., when the supply voltage exceeds the upper limit supply voltage, a slight excessive adjustment of the viscosity of adhesive 530 is required compared to other cases.

[0180] Therefore, in this embodiment, the viscosity of adhesive 530 being "suitable for adjustment" is defined to mean that the viscosity of adhesive 530 is equal to or greater than the lower limit viscosity and equal to or less than the upper limit viscosity.

[0181] In other words, if the supply voltage is less than the lower limit supply voltage or exceeds the upper limit supply voltage, it cannot be said that the viscosity of adhesive 530 is a value suitable for adjustment. In this case (step S51; NO), determination unit 314 causes stop / notification control unit 313 to perform the above-mentioned stop control and notification control (step S27), and proceeds to step S26 in FIG.

[0182] In this embodiment, the upper limit supply voltage and the lower limit supply voltage referred to by the determination unit 314 in step S51 serve as a first upper limit threshold and a first lower limit threshold for determining whether the conditions for performing at least one of the stop control and the notification control are met.

[0183] On the other hand, if the supply voltage is equal to or greater than the lower limit supply voltage and equal to or less than the upper limit supply voltage, it can be said that the viscosity of adhesive 530 is suitable for adjustment. In this case (step S51; YES), determination unit 314 further determines whether the viscosity of adhesive 530 is below the lower end point of the ideal viscosity range, i.e., whether the supply voltage is below the lower end point of the ideal supply voltage range (step S52).

[0184] In this embodiment, the lower end point of the ideal supply voltage range referred to by the determination unit 314 in step S52 serves as a second lower limit threshold for determining whether the condition for starting the viscosity increase control described above is satisfied.

[0185] That is, when the supply voltage falls below the lower end point of the ideal supply voltage range as the second lower limit threshold (step S52; YES), the determination unit 314 causes the viscosity increase control unit 312 to start cooling the adhesive 530 (step S42). This causes the viscosity of the adhesive 530 to gradually increase.

[0186] After step S42, the process returns to the determination in step S52. Then, when the supply voltage becomes equal to or higher than the second lower threshold (step S52; NO), the determination unit 314 causes the viscosity increase control unit 312 to stop cooling the adhesive 530 (step S43). In this manner, the viscosity increase control for cooling the adhesive 530 is performed until the supply voltage becomes equal to or higher than the second lower threshold.

[0187] After step S43, the determination unit 314 further determines whether the viscosity of the adhesive 530 exceeds the upper end point of the ideal viscosity range, that is, whether the supply voltage exceeds the upper end point of the ideal supply voltage range (step S53).

[0188] In this embodiment, the upper end point of the ideal supply voltage range referred to by the determination unit 314 in step S53 serves as a second upper limit threshold for determining whether the condition for starting the viscosity reduction control described above is satisfied.

[0189] That is, when the supply voltage exceeds the upper end point of the ideal supply voltage range as the second upper limit threshold (step S53; YES), the determination unit 314 causes the viscosity reduction control unit 311 to perform the above-mentioned viscosity reduction control (step S31). As a result, a predetermined amount of viscosity reducer 540 is added to the mixture inside the mixing container 130, and the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is reduced.

[0190] After step S31, the process returns to the determination in step S53. In this manner, the addition of the viscosity reducing agent 540 to the inside of the mixing vessel 130 is repeated until the supply voltage falls to or below the second upper limit threshold.

[0191] On the other hand, when the supply voltage is equal to or lower than the second upper limit threshold (step S53; NO), the determination unit 314 advances the process to step S24 in Fig. 9. The other processes are the same as those in the bonded body manufacturing process according to the first embodiment shown in Fig. 9.

[0192] According to this embodiment, the adhesive 530 whose viscosity has been adjusted to the ideal viscosity range can be subjected to the pressing step (step S25). In addition, the adhesive 530 whose viscosity is not suitable for adjustment because it requires a slightly excessive viscosity adjustment is not supplied to the pressing step (step S25). As a result, the manufacturing quality of the bonded body 600 can be improved.

[0193] [Modification of the sixth embodiment] In the above-described sixth embodiment, when the supply voltage becomes equal to or lower than the second upper limit threshold in step S53 in Fig. 18 (step S53; NO), pressing force control is performed in step S25 in Fig. 9. In step S25 in Fig. 9, pressing time length control described in the second embodiment may be performed instead of pressing force control, or both pressing force control and pressing time length control may be performed.

[0194] 18, when it is determined that the supply voltage is equal to or lower than the second upper limit threshold (step S53; NO), the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is within the ideal viscosity range. Therefore, in step S25 in Fig. 9, even if at least one of the pressing force control and the pressing time length control is not necessarily performed, a good quality bonded body 600 can be manufactured. That is, in step S25 in Fig. 9, the pressing force and pressing time length of the second member 620 against the first member 610 may be kept constant.

[0195] The above describes the first to sixth embodiments. The following variations are also possible.

[0196] In the above-described first embodiment, in order to obtain a target filling rate, pressing force control is performed to control the magnitude of the pressing force of the second member 620 against the first member 610. In the above-described second embodiment, in order to obtain a target filling rate, pressing time length control is performed to control the pressing time length of the second member 620 against the first member 610. The control device 300 may perform both pressing force control and pressing time length control in parallel.

[0197] That is, the control device 300 may control both the pressing force and the pressing time length under the condition that the pressing force increases and the pressing time length increases as the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141 increases, and the pressing force decreases and the pressing time length shortens as the rotational torque of the agitating blade 141 decreases. Such control can be realized by using required value data 322 that indicates the dependency of the required pressing force and required pressing time length on the supply voltage applied to the motor 143.

[0198] In the above-mentioned embodiment 1, the control device 300 performs the pressing force control, the stop control, and the notification control. Since the pressing force control, the stop control, and the notification control are independent of each other, the control device 300 may perform only the pressing force control, or may perform only the stop control and the notification control. Also, the control device 300 may perform only one of the stop control and the notification control. Also, as described above, instead of the pressing force control, the control device 300 may perform the pressing time length control, or may perform both the pressing force control and the pressing time length control.

[0199] In the above embodiment 1, a configuration has been exemplified in which the rotational torque of the agitator blade 141 is indirectly detected through the voltage supplied to the motor 143, but the rotational torque of the agitator blade 141 may also be directly detected using a torque meter or other detector.

[0200] In the above-mentioned first embodiment, the configuration in which the second member 620 is pressed against the first member 610 to which the adhesive 530 is attached has been exemplified. However, the first member 610 to which the adhesive 530 is attached may be pressed against the second member 620.

[0201] The control device 300 shown in Fig. 3 can be realized by an existing computer. That is, by installing the control program 321 shown in Fig. 3 in a computer, the computer can function as the control device 300. Specifically, the control program 321 causes the computer to realize the first to fourth control functions described below.

[0202] The first control function is a function that controls at least one of the magnitude of the pressing force of the second member 620 against the first member 610 and the pressing time length according to the rotational torque of the agitator blade 141 or the value of a physical quantity representing that rotational torque.

[0203] The second control function is a function to perform at least one of stop control for stopping the supply of the base agent 510 from the base agent supply device 110 to the mixing container 130 and the supply of the hardener 520 from the hardener supply device 120 to the mixing container 130 when the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 or the value of the physical quantity representing the rotation torque exceeds a predetermined first upper limit threshold, and notification control for notifying that the viscosity of the adhesive 530 is abnormal. It is also preferable to perform at least one of stop control and notification control when the rotation torque of the agitating blade 141 or the value of the physical quantity representing the rotation torque falls below a predetermined first lower limit threshold.

[0204] The third control function is a function that performs viscosity reduction control by giving a first operation command to the viscosity reducing agent supplying device 150 when the value of the physical quantity representing the rotational torque of the stirring blade 141 exceeds a predetermined second upper limit threshold, thereby adding a viscosity reducing agent 540 to the mixture until the value of the physical quantity falls below the second upper limit threshold.

[0205] The fourth control function is a function that, when the value of the physical quantity representing the rotational torque of the agitator blade 141 falls below a predetermined second lower threshold, performs viscosity increase control by giving a second operation command to the cooling device 160 to cause the cooling device 160 to cool the adhesive 530 until the value of the physical quantity rises above the second lower threshold.

[0206] The control program 321 may be distributed via a communication network, or may be distributed after being stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium.

[0207] Various embodiments and modifications of the present disclosure are possible without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present disclosure. The above-described embodiments are for explaining the present disclosure and do not limit the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, the scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the claims, not the embodiments. Various modifications made within the scope of the claims and the scope of the disclosure equivalent thereto are considered to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0208] This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-004502, filed on January 14, 2022. The entire specification, claims, and drawings of Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-004502 are incorporated herein by reference. [Explanation of symbols]

[0209] 100 Discharge section, 100a Discharge device, 100b Conveyor device for discharge device, 110 Base agent supply device, 111 Base agent container, 112 Base agent delivery mechanism, 120 Hardener supply device, 121 Hardener container, 122 Hardener delivery mechanism, 130 Mixing container, 130a Discharge nozzle, 140 Mixing device, 141 Stirring blade, 142 Rotating shaft, 143 Motor, 144 Power supply circuit (detector), 150 Viscosity reducing agent supply device, 151 Viscosity reducing agent container, 152 Viscosity reducing agent delivery mechanism, 160 Cooling device, 200 Pressing section, 200a Pressing device, 200b Conveyor device for pressing device, 210 Holding mechanism, 211 Suction hole, 212 Holding surface, 220 Load cell, 230 Advance / retract mechanism, 300 Control device, 310 Processor, 311 viscosity reduction control section, 312 viscosity increase control section, 313 stop / notification control section, 314 judgment section, 320 memory, 321 control program, 322 required value data, 323 threshold value data, 400 bonding device, 510 base agent, 520 hardener, 530 adhesive, 540 viscosity reducer, 600 adhesive body, 610 first member, 620 second member, CA target area, SP pressing force signal, SV voltage signal.

Claims

1. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent with the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a pressing device that faces a second member across the adhesive from a first member to which the adhesive is applied and that presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; a control device that controls at least one of a magnitude of the pressing force applied by the pressing device and a time length of the pressing applied by the pressing device in accordance with the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector; The bonding device comprises:

2. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent with the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a pressing device that faces a second member across the adhesive from a first member to which the adhesive is applied and that presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; a control device that performs at least one of a stop control for stopping the supply of the base agent from the base agent supply device to the mixing container and the supply of the hardener from the hardener supply device to the mixing container when the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector exceeds a predetermined first upper limit threshold, and a notification control for notifying that the viscosity of the adhesive is abnormal; The bonding device comprises:

3. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent by the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive containing a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a pressing device that faces a second member across the adhesive from a first member to which the adhesive is applied and that presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; a viscosity reducing agent supplying device that, when an operation command is given from outside, adds a viscosity reducing agent to the mixture inside the mixing container to reduce the viscosity of the mixture; a control device that performs viscosity reducing control by giving the operation command to the viscosity reducing agent supplying device when the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector exceeds a predetermined second upper limit threshold, thereby adding the viscosity reducing agent to the mixture until the value of the torque or the physical quantity falls to or below the second upper limit threshold; The bonding device comprises:

4. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent with the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a pressing device that faces a second member across the adhesive from a first member to which the adhesive is applied and that presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; a cooling device that, when an operation command is given from outside, cools the adhesive inside the mixing container to increase the viscosity of the adhesive; a control device that performs viscosity increase control by giving the operation command to the cooling device when the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector falls below a predetermined second lower threshold, thereby causing the cooling device to cool the adhesive until the value of the torque or the physical quantity rises to or above the second lower threshold; The bonding device comprises:

5. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent with the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; a control device that performs at least one of a stop control for stopping the supply of the base agent from the base agent supply device to the mixing container and the supply of the hardener from the hardener supply device to the mixing container when the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector exceeds a predetermined first upper limit threshold, and a notification control for notifying that the viscosity of the adhesive is abnormal; A discharge device comprising:

6. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent with the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a pressing device that faces a second member across the adhesive from a first member to which the adhesive is applied and that presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; A bonding apparatus comprising: a control function of controlling at least one of the magnitude of the pressing force applied by the pressing device and the duration of the pressing applied by the pressing device in accordance with the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector; A control program that realizes this.

7. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent with the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a pressing device that faces a second member across the adhesive from a first member to which the adhesive is applied and that presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; A bonding apparatus comprising: a control function of performing at least one of a stop control for stopping the supply of the base agent from the base agent supply device to the mixing container and the supply of the hardener from the hardener supply device to the mixing container when the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector exceeds a predetermined first upper limit threshold, and a notification control for notifying that the viscosity of the adhesive is abnormal; A control program that realizes this.

8. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent by the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive containing a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a pressing device that faces a second member across the adhesive from a first member to which the adhesive is applied and that presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; a viscosity reducing agent supplying device that, when an operation command is given from outside, adds a viscosity reducing agent to the mixture inside the mixing container to reduce the viscosity of the mixture; A bonding apparatus comprising: a control function of performing viscosity reducing control in which, when the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector exceeds a predetermined second upper limit threshold, the viscosity reducing agent is added to the mixture until the value of the torque or the physical quantity falls to or below the second upper limit threshold by giving the operation command to the viscosity reducing agent supply device; A control program that realizes this.

9. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent with the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a pressing device that faces a second member across the adhesive from a first member to which the adhesive is applied and that presses one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; a cooling device that, when an operation command is given from outside, cools the adhesive inside the mixing container to increase the viscosity of the adhesive; A bonding apparatus comprising: a control function of performing viscosity increase control by giving the operation command to the cooling device when the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector falls below a predetermined second lower threshold, so as to cause the cooling device to cool the adhesive until the value of the torque or the physical quantity rises to or above the second lower threshold; A control program that realizes this.

10. A base material supplying device for supplying a base material; a hardener supplying device for supplying a hardener for hardening the base agent; a mixing container to which the base agent is supplied by the base agent supplying device and to which the hardener is supplied by the hardener supplying device; a mixing device having an agitating blade disposed inside the mixing vessel and a motor for rotating the agitating blade, the mixing device mixing the base agent and the curing agent with the agitating blade rotating inside the mixing vessel to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent inside the mixing vessel; a detector that detects the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical quantity representing the torque when the base agent and the curing agent are mixed by the stirring blade, or when the adhesive already formed inside the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; A computer that controls the discharge device includes: a control function of performing at least one of a stop control for stopping the supply of the base agent from the base agent supply device to the mixing container and the supply of the hardener from the hardener supply device to the mixing container when the value of the torque or the physical quantity detected by the detector exceeds a predetermined first upper limit threshold, and a notification control for notifying that the viscosity of the adhesive is abnormal; A control program that realizes this.

11. an adhesive preparation process in which a base agent and a curing agent that hardens the base agent are mixed in a mixing vessel by a stirring blade rotated by a motor to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent in the mixing vessel, or the adhesive that has already been formed in the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; an adhesive discharging step of discharging the adhesive from the mixing container toward a first member; a pressing step of placing a second member opposite the first member to which the adhesive discharged from the mixing container is attached, with the adhesive interposed therebetween, and pressing one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a required value data acquisition step of acquiring, by measurement, required value data representing the dependency of the magnitude of the pressing force or the pressing time length required to spread the adhesive in the pressing step on the torque required to rotate the stirring blade in the adhesive preparation step, prior to the adhesive preparation step; having In the pressing step, at least one of the magnitude of the pressing force and the time length of the pressing is controlled according to the torque of rotation of the stirring blade in the adhesive preparation step or a value of a physical quantity representing the torque, using the required value data. Adhesive body manufacturing method.

12. an adhesive preparation process in which a base agent and a curing agent that hardens the base agent are mixed in a mixing vessel by a stirring blade rotated by a motor to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent in the mixing vessel, or the adhesive that has already been formed in the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; an adhesive discharging step of discharging the adhesive from the mixing container toward a first member; a pressing step of placing a second member opposite the first member to which the adhesive discharged from the mixing container is attached, with the adhesive interposed therebetween, and pressing one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; a threshold value specification step of measuring the dependency of a filling rate, which indicates the extent to which the adhesive spreads when the adhesive is pressed in the pressing step, on a torque required to rotate the stirring blade in the adhesive preparation step, prior to the adhesive preparation step, and specifying a first upper limit threshold value, which indicates an upper limit value of the torque required to obtain the required filling rate, using the measurement result; having In the adhesive preparation step, it is determined whether or not the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a physical amount representing the torque exceeds the first upper limit threshold, and when the torque or the physical amount exceeds the first upper limit threshold, the discharge of the adhesive from the mixing container to the first member in the adhesive discharge step is stopped. Adhesive body manufacturing method.

13. an adhesive preparation process in which a base agent and a curing agent that cures the base agent are mixed in a mixing vessel by a stirring blade rotated by a motor to form an adhesive containing a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent in the mixing vessel, or the adhesive already formed in the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; an adhesive discharging step of discharging the adhesive from the mixing container toward a first member; a pressing step of placing a second member opposite the first member to which the adhesive discharged from the mixing container is attached, with the adhesive interposed therebetween, and pressing one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; having In the adhesive preparation step, when the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or a value of a physical quantity representing the torque exceeds a predetermined second upper limit threshold, a viscosity reducing agent that reduces the viscosity of the mixture is added to the mixture inside the mixing vessel until the torque or the value of the physical quantity falls to or below the second upper limit threshold. Adhesive body manufacturing method.

14. an adhesive preparation process in which a base agent and a curing agent that hardens the base agent are mixed in a mixing vessel by a stirring blade rotated by a motor to form an adhesive that is a mixture of the base agent and the curing agent in the mixing vessel, or the adhesive that has already been formed in the mixing vessel is re-kneaded by the stirring blade; an adhesive discharging step of discharging the adhesive from the mixing container toward a first member; a pressing step of placing a second member opposite the first member to which the adhesive discharged from the mixing container is attached, with the adhesive interposed therebetween, and pressing one of the first member and the second member against the other until the adhesive is spread; having In the adhesive preparation step, when the torque of rotation of the stirring blade or the value of a physical quantity representing the torque falls below a predetermined second lower threshold, the adhesive inside the mixing container is cooled until the torque or the value of the physical quantity rises to or above the second lower threshold. Adhesive body manufacturing method.

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