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US 11,260,679 B2Granted
Gripping for print substrates
AssigneeKateeva, Inc.
InventorDigby Pun
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Abstract
A holder assembly includes a base, a drive assembly coupled to the base, a motive source connected to the drive assembly, a vertical force applicator connected to the drive assembly along a connection edge thereof, and a gripping member coupled to the base, the gripping member having a contact surface coupled to a vacuum source, wherein the drive assembly has a first position with the flattening member engaged with the contact surface and a second position with the flattening member positioned away from the contact surface.
Claims7
A method of manipulating a substrate, comprising:
- placing the substrate over a gas cushion table, where an edge of the substrate is aligned with a holder assembly along one side of the gas cushion table;
- bringing a bottom surface of the substrate in vertical proximity to a gripping member of the holder assembly;
- applying suction to the bottom surface of the substrate through the gripping member;
- and
- applying contact force on a top surface of the substrate to engage the substrate with the gripping member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.