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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masateru Yasuhara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-8 ; 427256 ; 427284 ; 427424 ; 427425 ;
Abstract
In a sealant applying apparatus, a three-axis orthogonal type robot is installed at any location, and the three-axis orthogonal type robot is provided with an X axis arm, a Y axis arm and a Z axis arm. The Z axis arm has fixed thereto a reversing unit inclinable about the axis thereof. A workpiece is fixed to the reversing unit, and the surface of the workpiece to which a sealant is to be applied can be made substantially horizontal by the driving of the reversing unit. A sealant discharging apparatus is provided in such a manner that a discharge nozzle is positioned above the workpiece, and the sealant discharging apparatus is fixed by a support arm.