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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1999
Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd., Chiryu, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for conveying a circuit substrate, including: two belts which are provided at respective positions apart from each other in a first direction, and which include respective flat portions extending parallel to each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; two substrate guides one of which extends over one of opposite sides of the flat portion of a corresponding one of the two belts, and the other of which extends over one of opposite sides of the flat portion of the other belt, the one side of the flat portion of the one belt being remoter from the other belt than the other side of the flat portion of the one belt in the first direction, the one side of the flat portion of the other belt being remoter from the one belt than the other side of the flat portion of the other belt in the first direction, the two substrate guides having respective guide surfaces opposite to each other; the respective other sides of the respective flat portions providing respective substrate-convey portions; and each of the respective substrate-convey portions including at least one support projection, respective upper ends of the respective support projections cooperating with each other to define a substrate-support plane, the substrate-support plane being higher than respective lower edge lines of the two guide surfaces and being lower than respective upper edge lines of the two guide surfaces.