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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2000
Takayuki Umahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Disco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cutting machine comprising cassette supporting means, disposed in a cassette bearing area, for supporting a cassette accommodating a plurality of workpieces; a chuck table disposed substantially horizontally movably between a chucking area and a cutting area; cleaning means disposed in a cleaning area; cutting means for cutting the workpiece chucked on the chuck table located in the cutting area; and workpiece transport means. The cassette bearing area, the chucking area, and the cleaning area are placed in this order on a first straight line extending in a predetermined direction. The chucking area and the cutting area are placed on a second straight line extending substantially perpendicularly to the first straight line.