Patent ID: 7645111
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: B65G,C03B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for putting a glass plate for a vehicle to a target position, comprising: (a) an air table for discharging air upwardly such that the glass plate is floated above the air table by an upward force of the air; and (b) a robot having a robotic arm mounted with: wherein the apparatus further comprises a conveyance chain, and at least two flights that are attached to the chain, and that are aligned along and move along one side of the air table; wherein the pressing member is movable in the horizontal direction to bring an edge of the glass plate into abutment with the at least two flights; wherein each flight has play to bring the edge of the glass plate into abutment with each flight; and wherein the apparatus further comprises a transfer robot arranged to transfer a first glass plate positioned at a forefront of class plates standing in a pallet, onto a positioning table, by supporting the first glass plate with a suction member of the transfer robot, and a sensor arranged to detect a real coordinate of the first glass plate on the positioning table; and the robot arm is arranged to transfer the first glass plate from the positioning table to the preliminary position above the air table, while a position of the first glass plate is corrected based on a difference between the real coordinate and a reference coordinate of the first glass plate on the positioning table.