Patent ID: 6138897
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: C03C

Abstract:
A method of aligning a metallic solderable object to a glass plate, the method comprising:(a) loading a metallic solderable object onto an end effector of a roboticly supported spindle of a spindle assembly;(b) hanging a support from said spindle assembly, the support extending beneath the axis of said spindle and has camming surfaces precisely aligned with said spindle axis;(c) resiliently cradling a backing member on said support by use of a cam member adapted to fit against said support camming surfaces when said resiliency is overcome; and(d) positioning a glass plate on said backing member to overcome the resiliency of said backing member and cause said cam to engage said camming surfaces of said support and automatically attain normalcy of the spindle axis with respect to the glass plate such that rotary forces applied by the spindle are equally distributed around the spindle axis to avoid bending stresses on the glass plate.