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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
May. 06, 2002
Takaaki Fukai, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshimitsu Sato, Aichi, JP;
Kenji Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Fukai, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshimitsu Sato, Aichi, JP;
Kenji Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a plate-shaped member positioning apparatus comprising a conveyor for conveying a plate-shaped member, a positioner for contact with a front end of a conveyed plate-shaped member, a moving unit for moving the positioner along a conveyance direction of the plate-shaped member, and a controller for controlling operations of the conveyor and the moving unit; wherein the controller moves the plate-shaped member in the conveyance direction with the positioner kept in contact with the front end of the plate-shaped member, decelerates an advancing speed of the plate-shaped member and positions the plate-shaped member at a certain standby position.