Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Tsukasa Hashimoto

Susumu Matsuoka

Chihiro Nakamura

Tomoya Maeda

Takafumi Kaneda

Kiyohiko Kitagawa

Fumio Yamazaki

There are provided an apparatus and a method for easily removing a plate (1) having been fired from a support plate (2) on which the plate (1) is placed by a mechanical method without producing a flaw. Scooping blocks (4) are disposed in an opposed relation in the vicinity of outer peripheral edges (1a) on the longer sides of the plate (1), and a gas injection mechanism (11) for injecting a pressurized gas is provided next to the scooping block (4). After the edges of the plate (1) are floated by injecting the pressurized gas from the gas injection mechanism (11) to the outer peripheral edges (1a) of the plate (1) through pipes (12), the scooping blocks (4) are inserted under the plate (1). Thereafter, the scooping blocks (4) are moved upward, by which the plate (1) is removed from the support plate (2).

Apparatus for taking away plate and method for taking away plate

A liquid crystal material filling apparatus which includes, in a vacuum chamber, a liquid crystal pot having a liquid crystal reservoir for storing a liquid crystal material. A groove part is coupled with the liquid crystal reservoir at a certain angle and contains a medium for holding the liquid crystal material. A filling jig cassette is provided to accommodate a plurality of liquid crystal panels having injection ports faced downwardly, and an elevation device is provided for moving the liquid crystal pot up and down. Also, a posture control mechanism is provided for switching a posture of the liquid crystal pot in accordance with the up/down movement of the liquid crystal pot thereby to cause the liquid crystal material to flow from the liquid crystal reservoir to the groove part at a raised position and bring the medium in touch with lower faces of the injection ports of the liquid crystal panels.

Apparatus for filling liquid crystal material

Method and apparatus for filling liquid crystal material

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Higashiosaka, Japan

Tsukasa Hashimoto