Method for assembling critically positioned camera component on camera body
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1. Method for assembling a critically positioned component on a larger body, said method comprising the steps of:
- floating a support sheet into alignment with a labeler head;
joining the component and a predetermined attachment area of said support sheet while said support sheet is in said alignment with said labeler head;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body;
contacting said body with said support sheet and said component while maintaining said alignments.
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Abstract
In a method for assembling, a component is critically positioned on a larger body, such as a camera. The component is joined to a predetermined attachment area of a support sheet. The support sheet is floated into alignment with a labeler head. The labeler head is positioned in alignment with a predetermined location on the body. The body is contacted with the support sheet and the component while maintaining the alignments. A camera can be maintained light-tight during the joining, floating, positioning, and contacting steps.
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1. Method for assembling a critically positioned component on a larger body, said method comprising the steps of:
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floating a support sheet into alignment with a labeler head;
joining the component and a predetermined attachment area of said support sheet while said support sheet is in said alignment with said labeler head;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body;
contacting said body with said support sheet and said component while maintaining said alignments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for assembling a critically positioned component on a larger body, said method comprising the steps of:
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joining the component and a predetermined attachment area of a support sheet;
prior to said joining, floating said support sheet into alignment with a labeler head;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body;
contacting said body with said support sheet and said component while maintaining said alignments;
following said contacting, removing said support sheet from said body. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. Method for assembling a critically positioned component on a larger body, said method comprising the steps of:
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directing gas through a plurality of bores in a labeler head to form a plurality of jets of gas, said labeler head having a support surface, said bores extending through said support surface;
presenting at least a portion of a thin, flexible support sheet having a display side and a back side opposite said display side, along a path of movement across said support surface to permit said jets to engage said display side and draw said support sheet toward and across said support surface;
releasing said support sheet to enable said support sheet to move with said film of gas across said support surface;
stopping movement of said support sheet across said support surface against at least one stop abutment, at least a portion of said jets issuing from said bores at least partially toward said stop abutment to cause said support sheet, after said releasing, to reposition from said path of movement against said abutment, all of said portion of said jets being covered by said support sheet when said support sheet is positioned against said abutment;
following said stopping, joining the component to a predetermined attachment area of said support sheet;
holding said support sheet on said film of gas at said abutment in a position for accurate application to said body; and
contacting said body with said support sheet and said component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Method for assembling a critically positioned component on a camera body, said method comprising the steps of:
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joining the component and a predetermined attachment area of a support sheet;
prior to said joining, floating said support sheet into alignment with a labeler head;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body;
contacting said camera body with said support sheet and said component while maintaining said alignments; and
maintaining said camera light-tight during said joining, floating, positioning, and contacting steps.
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22. A method for assembling a critically positioned component on a larger body, said method comprising the steps of:
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floating a support sheet into alignment with a labeler head, said support sheet being joined, at a predetermined attachment area, to said component;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body;
contacting said body with said support sheet and said component while maintaining said alignments; and
following said contacting, removing said support sheet from said body.
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23. A method for assembling a critically positioned component on a camera, said method comprising the steps of:
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floating a support sheet into alignment with a labeler head, said support sheet being joined, at a predetermined attachment area, to said component;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body;
contacting said camera body with said support sheet and said component while maintaining said alignments; and
maintaining said camera light-tight during said joining, floating, positioning, and contacting steps.
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24. A method for assembling a critically positioned component on a larger body, said method comprising the steps of:
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floating a support sheet into alignment with a labeler head;
joining the component and a predetermined attachment area of said support sheet while said support sheet is in said alignment with said labeler head;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body;
contacting said body with said support sheet and said component while maintaining said alignments;
mounting said component to said body; and
following said mounting, removing said support sheet from said body.
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25. A method for assembling a critically positioned component on a camera, said method comprising the steps of:
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floating a support sheet into alignment with a labeler head;
joining the component and a predetermined attachment area of said support sheet while said support sheet is in said alignment with said labeler head;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body of said camera;
contacting said camera body with said support sheet and said component while maintaining said alignments; and
maintaining said camera light-tight during said joining, floating, positioning, and contacting steps.
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26. A method for assembling a critically positioned component on a larger body, said method comprising the steps of:
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floating a support sheet into a predetermined position on a labeler head;
positioning said labeler head in predetermined relation to said component;
pressing said support sheet against said component while maintaining said predetermined position and said predetermined relation;
adhering said component to said support sheet, during said pressing;
following said adhering, positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the body;
pressing said support sheet and said component against said body while maintaining said alignment. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for assembling a component on a workpiece having a subsystem requiring an operative connection to said component, said method comprising the steps of:
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floating a support sheet into alignment with a labeler head, said support sheet being joined, at a predetermined attachment area, to said component;
positioning said labeler head in alignment with a predetermined location on the workpiece, wherein said component is aligned with said subsystem;
pressing said support sheet against said workpiece while maintaining said alignments, wherein said component operatively connects to said subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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