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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2002
Takehiko Murakami, Fuchu, JP;
Minami Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A suitable tension is applied to a film-like printing body to be processed in a printing step or a parts mounting step. Further, the processed film-like printing body is automatically fed out by a predetermined stroke. In a state of a film-like printing body ( ) being clamped by all the fixing clamps ( ), a tension clamp ( ) in a rear side of a parts mounting apparatus ( ) in a moving direction of the film-like printing body ( ) is moved forward by a cylinder ( ) while being kept open. Then, tension clamp ( ) is pulled back by an operation of a tension coil spring ( ) while the film-like printing body ( ) being kept clamped. After mounting of the parts, the tension clamp ( ) is opened. Next, the film-like printing body ( ) is clamped by feeding clamps ( ), and at the same time, all of the fixing clamps ( ) are opened. Then, the feeding clamps ( ) are moved by a predetermined stroke in a feeding direction, and then, the film-like printing body ( ) is clamped by all of the fixing clamps ( ). Thereafter, the feeding clamps ( ) are opened and returned.
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