Patent ID: 9260246
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B08B,B65G,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A glass sheet conveying apparatus, which is configured to convey a glass sheet in a state of being placed on a plurality of conveying belts arrayed in parallel, and to move, by positioning means arranged on a conveying path, the glass sheet in a width direction orthogonal to a conveying direction, to thereby position the glass sheet, the glass sheet conveying apparatus comprising an auxiliary supporting portion for supporting, when positioning the glass sheet, a part of the glass sheet supported by the plurality of conveying belts through use of a liquid in an auxiliary manner to reduce moving resistance of the glass sheet in the width direction, wherein a supply amount of the liquid from the auxiliary supporting portion is smaller at a time of the conveyance of the glass sheet than the supply amount at a time of the positioning of the glass sheet.