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US 2013/0152368 A1Published application
Work setting apparatus and method thereof
AssigneeToshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMitsunori KOKUBO, Yuki SUGIURA, Toru SUZUKI, Hidetoshi KITAHARA
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Abstract
A work setting apparatus includes a lower table 15 on which a first work W1 is set, an upper table 17, and a work holding unit 19 having a plurality of work holders 25 each having an adhesive to hold a second work W2. The work setting apparatus lowers the work holders until a predetermined short distance is established between the first and second works and drops the second work from the work holders onto the first work, thereby setting the second work onto the first work.
Claims6
A work setting apparatus comprising:
- a lower table, a first work being placed and set thereon;
- an upper table vertically movable and positioned with respect to the lower table;
- a work holding unit having a plurality of work holders, each of the work holders having a cylindrical main body provided with an opening that faces a top face of the lower table, being vertically movable and positioned with respect to the lower table, and holding a second work;
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- a control unit of the lower table, the upper table, and work holding unit, wherein
- in a state that the upper table is separated away from the lower table, the work holders are positioned between the lower and upper tables, the first work is set on the lower table, and the second work is held by the work holders,
- the control unit is configured to move the work holders in a downward direction until a predetermined short distance is established between the first work set on the lower table and the second work held by the work holders, move the upper table in the downward direction so that the second work is dropped from the work holders, an uncured membranous material of the second work is brought into contact with the first work, and the second work is set onto the first work, further move the upper table in the downward direction so that the first and second works are pressed between the upper and lower tables, and continue the pressing of the first and second works for a predetermined time.
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A work setting method comprising:
- setting a first work on a lower table;
- holding a second work having a plate-like base material and an uncured membranous material arranged on one face thereof by means of a work holder that employs one of adhesive plus vacuum suction, adhesive alone, and vacuum suction alone to hold the second work so that the second work is positioned above the first work set on the first table and the uncured membranous material faces a top face of the first work;
- lowering the second work until a predetermined short distance is established between the set first work and the held second works;
- dropping the second work from the work holder by lowering the upper table that is above the second work and is spaced away from the second work, so that the second work is set onto the first work;
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- pressing the first and second works by further lowering the upper table so that the first and second works are held and pressed between the upper and lower tables.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.