US 2020/0206772 A1 · VISCOUS MATERIAL WIPING DEVICE

Abstract

A viscous material wiping device wipes the viscous material attached to the tip of a spatula with a sheet. A sheet support jig has a groove recessed in the sheet facing surface, the groove includes a receiving portion and a wiping portion that are continuous in the groove extending direction, and the wiping portion has a groove width smaller than that of the receiving portion and substantially equal to the outer dimension of the tip of the spatula. A controller drives the moving mechanism to position the spatula on the opposite side of the sheet supporting jig with respect to the sheet in a posture that the spatula extends parallel to the groove extending direction and overlaps the groove when viewed in a normal direction of the sheet facing surface, and move the spatula in the normal direction so that the tip of the spatula is received in the receiving portion by pressing the sheet against the groove with the spatula. The spatula is configured to move in the groove extending direction so that the tip of the spatula passes through the wiping portion.

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Dependent claims

A viscous material wiping device for wiping a viscous material attached to a tip of a spatula with a sheet, the device comprising:

a spatula holder to hold the spatula;
a sheet support jig having a sheet facing surface which is to face a sheet, the sheet support jig including a receiving structure and a wiping structure in a groove extending direction, and the wiping structure includes a groove width smaller than a width of the receiving structure;
an actuator to move the spatula holder together with the spatula;
and
circuitry configured to drive the actuator to:
position the spatula on an opposite side of the sheet supporting jig with respect to the sheet, in a posture that the tip of the spatula overlaps the groove when viewed in a normal direction of the sheet facing surface,
move the spatula in the normal direction so that the tip of the spatula is received in the receiving structure by pressing the sheet against the groove with the spatula, and
move the spatula in the groove extending direction so that the tip of the spatula passes through the wiping structure.

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A viscous material wiping device for wiping a viscous material attached to a tip of a spatula with a sheet, the device comprising:

a spatula holder to hold the spatula;
a sheet support jig having a sheet facing surface which is to face a sheet, the sheet support jig including a receiving structure and a wiping structure in a groove extending direction, and the wiping structure includes a groove width smaller than a width of the receiving structure;
an actuator to move the spatula holder together with the spatula;
and
means for driving the actuator to:
position the spatula on an opposite side of the sheet supporting jig with respect to the sheet, in a posture that the spatula extends parallel to the groove extending direction and overlaps the groove when viewed in a normal direction of the sheet facing surface,
move the spatula in the normal direction so that the tip of the spatula is received in the receiving structure by pressing the sheet against the groove with the spatula, and
move the spatula in the groove extending direction so that the tip of the spatula passes through the wiping structure.

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A viscous material wiping device for wiping a viscous material attached to a tip of a spatula with a sheet, the device comprising:

a spatula holder to hold the spatula;
means for supporting a sheet facing surface including a groove which includes a means for receiving and a means for wiping, the means for wiping including a width smaller than the means for receiving;
an actuator to move the spatula holder together with the spatula;
and
circuitry configured to drive the actuator to:
position the spatula on the opposite side of the means for supporting with respect to the sheet, in a posture that the tip of the spatula overlaps the means for receiving when viewed in a normal direction of the sheet facing surface,
move the spatula in the normal direction so that the tip of the spatula is received in the means for receiving by pressing the sheet against the groove with the spatula, and
move the spatula through the means for receiving and the means for wiping.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Viscous material wiping device

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Abstract

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