| 摘要 |
An integral sheet member is produced by repeating the steps of feeding a predetermined amount of sheet material (22) to a conveyor (58) from a feed position (P) on one side of the conveyor, cutting the sheet material to form a preceding strip which is transferred by the conveyor, and joining a leading end of a successive strip to a trailing end of the preceding strip. According to the invention, the preceding sheet strip has a transfer path which is branched into at least two directions, thereby forming at least two types of preceding strips. The leading end of the succeeding strip is joined to the trailing end of the preceding strip of a selected type, thereby allowing at least two kinds of sheet members (66) to be produced continuously and highly efficiently, with an improved manufacturing flexibility. <IMAGE> |
