Patent ID: 7337818
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: B44C,B44F,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tape applicator for applying a tape in aligned tape patterns to first and second sides of glass sheets, comprising: a) a glass support including spaced first and second home abutment position fixtures, the first home abutment position fixture providing a position and orientation of a first corner of the first side of a glass sheet and said second home abutment position fixture aligning the first corner on a second side of the glass sheet; b) a tape head comprising: c) an x-axis actuator operatively connected to the tape head for moving the tape applicator in the x-axis direction; d) a y-axis actuator operatively connected to the tape head for moving the tape applicator in the y-axis direction; and e) a controller programmed to automatically apply a first tape pattern to the first side of the glass sheet with the tape head by referencing a position of said first corner and to automatically apply a second tape pattern in alignment with the first tape pattern to the second side of the glass sheet with the tape head by referencing the position of said first corner.