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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Jin Sato, Machida, JP;
Akira Nakazawa, Machida, JP;
Jin Sato, Machida, JP;
Akira Nakazawa, Machida, JP;
ORC Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Machida-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a transfer device that can feed a work in a stable condition without applying it any excess loads. The transfer device for feeding a tape-shaped work to a process stage standing in an upright position, which is placed on one side of the process stage and which includes a supply reel, a take-up reel and a work feeding mechanism. Specifically, the supply reel, around which the work and a protective sheet are wound, is adapted to feed the work and the protective sheet therefrom. The take-up reel is adapted to wind the work and the protective sheet that have been fed from the supply reel, and it is located below the supply reel. The work feeding mechanism is adapted to forward the work from the supply reel to the take-up reel through the process stage.