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Placement device, placement system and placement method

  • US 10,441,475 B2
  • Filed: 05/24/2017
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A placement device for placing parts of a disposable worn article on a base material, the placement device comprising:

  • a base transfer device for carrying the base material;

    a part transfer unit for carrying a plurality of parts separated from each other; and

    two or more re-pitch units for intermittently picking up the plurality of parts from the part transfer unit and intermittently placing the plurality of parts on the base material, wherein;

    each of the two or more re-pitch units includes two pads, each of which picks up one of the plurality of parts, accelerates until placing the one on the base material, and decelerates after the placement;

    each of the re-pitch units includes one servo motor for rotating one of the two pads and another servo motor for rotating another one of the two pads, and does not include three or more servo motors; and

    the two pads of each of the re-pitch units rotate about a common axis.

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