Patent ID: 7712503
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. An automatic applicator for applying product to glass work pieces along a single application axis, the applicator comprising: a work piece supporting table; a rotating work piece support coupled to the table and configured for axial movement relative to the table; motors coupled to the rotating work piece support for controlling rotation thereof and axial movement of the rotating work piece support relative to the table; a central controller coupled to the motors for coordinating the movements of the rotating work piece support; and at least two application heads, each head for supplying the product to glass work pieces along the single application axis; and a linear track adjacent the table and aligned substantially parallel along the application axis for the table, wherein each head is configured to move along the linear track a driven carriage moveable along the linear track, wherein the carriage is selectively coupled to and decoupled from each application head.