There is provided a cushion material 10 for hot pressing including a cushion layer 1, wherein the cushion layer 1 includes woven fabric 5 and polyimide resin 6 adhered to surfaces of fibers forming the woven fabric 5 and has pores in the cushion layer 1, and warp and/or weft of the woven fabric 5 is texturized yarns made of glass fiber. This cushion material for hot pressing can maintain good cushioning properties even when used in high temperature pressing at 280° C. or more repeatedly.

A provided heat-resistant cushioning sheet is a heat-resistant cushioning sheet configured to be disposed between a thermocompression face of a thermocompression apparatus and a target in thermocompression treatment of the target to prevent direct contact between the target and the thermocompression face, wherein a compression strain change amount ΔS.sub.250 being a difference S.sub.250−S.sub.25 between a compression strain S.sub.25 at 25° C. and a compression strain S.sub.250 at 250° C. is −5% or more. S.sub.25 and S.sub.250 are each a compression strain S.sub.T of the heat-resistant cushioning sheet evaluated by thermomechanical analysis (TMA), S.sub.25 is evaluated at an evaluation temperature of 25° C., and S.sub.250 is evaluated at an evaluation temperature of 250° C. The compression strain S.sub.T is determined by an equation S.sub.T=(t.sub.1−t.sub.0)/t.sub.0×100(%), where to is a thickness of the heat-resistant cushioning sheet at 25° C. and t.sub.1 is a thickness of the heat-resistant cushioning sheet.

Discussed is a pressing apparatus for pressing a plurality of battery cells, the pressing apparatus including a pressing jig including a support plate, and a plurality of pressing rods respectively disposed on a first side of the support plate and located to respectively face the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of pressing rods being configured to respectively press the plurality of battery cells and to adjust to sonic of the plurality of battery cells that are not level during pressing; and a transfer unit disposed on a second side of the support plate and having a transfer jig configured to transfer the support plate towards the plurality of battery cells.

A multilayered cushion pad and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The multilayered cushion pad includes a first woven fabric, a second woven fabric, and a first buffering layer. The first buffering layer is disposed between the first woven fabric and the second woven fabric. A material of the first woven fabric includes a poly-p-phenylene benzobisoxazole fiber, and a material of the second woven fabric is selected from the group consisting of: a poly-p-phenylene benzobisoxazole fiber, a polyphenylene sulfide fiber, a polybenzimidazole fiber, a ceramic fiber, a basalt fiber, an alkaline metal fiber, a silicic acid fiber, and a combination thereof. A material of the first buffering layer is selected from the group consisting of: a silicone rubber resin, a fluororubber resin, a polyvinylidene difluoride resin, a polyetheretherketone resin, a polyimide resin, a polyamide-imide resin, and a combination thereof.

A hot-pressing member proofed against thinning and shearing forces caused by laterally overflowing during pressing operations includes a base with cavity, a first supporting member in the cavity, a buffer member, and a second supporting member. The first supporting member includes first through hole. The buffer member includes a second through hole. The second supporting member is mounted on the buffer member. The second supporting member with third through hole supports the workpiece. The workpiece or part is in the third, second, and first through holes, and is hot-pressed with the adhesive film in a centered and constrained manner through all the through holes. The disclosure also provides a hot-pressing device having the hot-pressing member.

A cushion structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The cushion structure includes an intermediate layer, two rubber layers, and two surface layers. The intermediate layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The two rubber layers are respectively disposed on the first surface and the second surface of the intermediate layer. The two surface layers are respectively disposed on the two rubber layers. Each of the two rubber layers is formed from a rubber composition that includes a main rubber, a solvent, a conductive carbon material, and a foaming agent.

A thread made from extruded silicone rubber that is cross-linked after the extrusion and woven into a fabric having warp threads and/or weft threads and a coating including cross-linked silicone rubber, the thread or the coating including a fluorinated rubber portion. The invention also relates to a method for producing such threads and woven fabrics. The object of the invention is to improve thermal and chemical resistance. To this end the fluorinated rubber part is produced only by surface fluorination of the cross-linked thread or the coating by means of a fluorinated gas.

A hot press cushioning material includes a cushioning material body in the form of a plate; and surface materials provided on the front and back sides of the cushioning material body. The surface material includes a core layer composed of a heat resistant fiber material for a nonwoven structure, and a front-side resin layer covering the entire front side of the core layer. The core layer has an air permeability of 5 cm.sup.3.Math.cm.sup.−2.Math.s.sup.−1 or less and a bulk density of 0.8 g/cm.sup.3 or more.

A hot press cushioning material includes fluororubber. A composition of the fluororubber includes a fluororubber component, a vulcanizing agent, an acid acceptor, and a dehydrating agent.

A provided heat-resistant cushioning sheet is a sheet configured to be disposed between a thermocompression face of a thermocompression apparatus and a target in a thermocompression treatment of the target, and includes: a substrate including a fluorine resin; and a coating layer including a heat-resistant resin and disposed on a one principal surface side of the substrate. One exposed surface of the heat-resistant cushioning sheet is formed by the coating layer. The heat-resistant resin is a resin other than a fluorine resin and has a melting point of 280° C. or higher and/or a glass transition temperature of 210° C. or higher. The provided heat-resistant cushioning sheet is well adapted to expected further increases in treatment temperature and pressure.