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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Tosuke Kawada, Chiryu, JP;
Toshinori Shimizu, Kariya, JP;
Manabu Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Jun Adachi, Nagoya, JP;
Tosuke Kawada, Chiryu, JP;
Toshinori Shimizu, Kariya, JP;
Manabu Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Jun Adachi, Nagoya, JP;
Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd., Chiryu, JP;
Abstract
A method of changing a width of a variable-width substrate conveyor including a feeding device for feeding a circuit substrate along the guide rails, a pair of guide rails having guide surfaces for guiding the circuit substrate being fed by the feeding device, in a longitudinal direction of the guide rails, and a width changing device for moving the guide rails relative to each other toward or away from each other, to change a distance between the guide rails, wherein an image-taking device is operated to take an image of a portion of at least one of the guide rails, and the width changing device is controlled on the basis of the image taken by the image-taking device.