Patent ID: 11919150
Assignee: MUTH MIRROR SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method of securing a heater element to a mirror comprising:
providing:
a robotic arm having a plurality of axes of rotation;
one or more position cameras;
a controller in communication with the robotic arm to control displacement and articulation of the robotic arm using at least in part, position data received from the one or more position cameras; and
a mirror gripper positioned at a first end of the robotic arm;

articulating the robotic arm to a first position with the mirror gripper on a mirror having a mirror front surface and a mirror back surface;
applying a vacuum force to secure the mirror front surface to the mirror gripper;
articulating the robotic arm from the first position with the mirror situated adjacent to a heater element having a heater front surface and a heater back surface;
further articulating the robotic arm until the mirror back surface at least partially engages the heater front surface allowing the heater element to be moved coincident with the mirror;
providing an air sheet of forceful air; and
articulating the robotic arm to pass the mirror and heater element progressively through the air sheet to apply a flow of forceful air along the heater back surface to laminate the heater front surface to the mirror back surface.