Patent ID: 7438775

Claim:
A method of adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder comprising: conveying a seal tape supply unit having a convey mechanism to a seal adhering position at a predetermined convey speed in a state wherein a protector paper is separated, forming a seal tape by adhering elastic seals to a mount having positioning holes formed at a predetermined pitch so as to coincide central holes of the elastic seals with the positioning holes, and covering the surfaces of the mount and the elastic seals with the protector paper, and holding in a holder holding unit a lens holder to be vertically movable and to be pivotal within a horizontal plane, and conveying, by use of the holder holding unit, the lens holder to the seal adhering position and urging the lens holder against the elastic seal to be adhered thereto, so that when the seal tape is conveyed to the seal adhering position, a sensor detects a front edge of a positioning hole of the mount, stopping conveyance of the seal tape after the seal tape is fed from the detection position for a predetermined time period, the stop position being determined as a reference adhering position of an elastic seal, and driving and controlling the holder holding unit on the basis of reference adhering position information to urge the lens holder against the elastic seal to be adhered thereto.