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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2017
Shoda Techtron Corp., Hamamatsu, JP;
Tetsuya Shimamura, Hamamatsu, JP;
SHODA TECHTRON CORP., Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
An end-face coating apparatus for applying a fluid to an end face of a glass substrate includes a workpiece holder and a fluid dispenser. The workpiece holder has a holding surface for holding a glass substrate in a horizontal position such that an end face of the glass substrate projects from the workpiece holder. The fluid dispenser extends in a vertical direction orthogonal to the main faces of the glass substrate and has a nozzle. A dispensing opening for dispensing a fluid is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle. The dispensing opening has a size equal to or smaller than the width of the end face as measured in the thickness direction of the glass substrate. The fluid dispenser is moved relative to the glass substrate by a Z-axis drive mechanism, a θ-axis drive mechanism, a Y-axis drive mechanism, and an X-axis drive mechanism.