Patent ID: 6332942
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B29C,B29L,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of assembling a hub to an optical disk with an adhesive, the optical disk having first and second major surfaces and a central opening, the adhesive being predisposed onto the second major surface for adhering the hub, the method including:supporting the first major surface of the disk at a defined three-dimensional position and orientation;aligning the hub above the central opening of the disk with a hub placement assembly such that the hub is movable to a plurality of three-dimensional positions and orientations, the hub placement device supporting an inner portion of the hub;transferring the defined three-dimensional position and orientation of the first major surface to the hub placement device; andmaneuvering the hub into contact with the adhesive on the second major surface of the disk, wherein a final three-dimensional position and orientation of the hub is dictated by the hub placement assembly as a function of the defined three-dimensional position and orientation of the first major surface of the disk, whereby the hub is parallel to the first major surface of the disk.