The invention relates to a device for installing a windscreen of a vehicle, which device comprises a support which stands vertically and is adjustable in height, a beam which extends away from the support, and one or more suction cups for holding the windscreen. The one or more suction cups are in each case movably connected by means of a plurality of rods and ball joints to the beam. The rods and ball joints enable a simple movement in all directions relative to the support of a windscreen by a single person, as a ball joint is disposed between a suction cup and a rod, in each case between two rods and between a rod and the beam in each case, and enables a local movement in all directions at each of these articulation points. The movement of the windscreen can take place either manually, pneumatically or hydraulically.

The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a countertop, where a countertop workpiece may be easily secured to a workpiece-mounting device during the machining thereof, leading to good precision and standardization. This may be achieved using a suction of the countertop workpiece via air intake in the mounting device. Further, the present disclosure provides a countertop machining apparatus including a vacuum chamber divided into a multiple of vacuum sub-chambers disposed in a work table, and a suction panel disposed on the chamber. In this configuration, a number of the vacuum sub-chambers to be kept in a vacuum state may be adjusted. This may lead to a reduction of a power consumption required to suction the countertop workpieces.

A manipulator including a shaft driven by a first motor, a rotatable unit, a linear slider, and a gripper is provided. The rotatable unit is coupled to the shaft, wherein the rotatable unit rotates with rotation of the shaft. The linear slider disposed on a first surface of the rotatable unit configured to slide from an initial position proximate to an outer edge of the rotatable unit to intermediate positions and to a final position proximate to a center of the rotatable unit. The gripper coupled to the linear slider to facilitate movement of the gripper along a first plane defined by the first surface of the rotatable unit.

Methods of producing a glass sheet each comprise the step of creating a vacuum to force the entire lateral portion of the glass ribbon to engage an anvil portion of a breaking device in the elastic zone. The vacuum is provided by a plurality of pressure zones that are operated independent from one another, wherein each pressure zone is provided with a set of suction cups. In further examples, glass ribbon breaking devices each include a plurality of pressure zones that are configured to be operated independent from one another with each pressure zone being provided with set of suction cups.

Disclosed is a vacuum chuck and a method for securing a warped semiconductor substrate during a semiconductor manufacturing process so as to improve its flatness during a semiconductor manufacturing process. For example, a semiconductor manufacturing system includes: a vacuum chuck configured to hold a substrate, wherein the vacuum chuck comprises, a plurality of vacuum grooves located on a top surface of the vacuum chuck, wherein the top surface is configured to face the substrate; and a plurality of flexible seal rings disposed on the vacuum chuck and extending outwardly from the top surface, wherein the plurality of flexible seal rings are configured to directly contact a bottom surface of the substrate and in adjacent to the plurality of vacuum grooves so as to form a vacuum seal between the substrate and the vacuum chuck, and wherein each of the plurality of flexible seal rings has a zigzag cross section.

A method of manufacturing a vehicle suspension component includes inserting a cover body into an aperture of a housing, the cover body being disposed about a central axis concentric with the aperture of the housing, the cover body having a convex side and a concave side and an outer perimeter disposed about the central axis, the cover body defining a threaded bore concentric with the central axis, and deforming the cover body into retaining engagement with the housing by pressing against the convex side until the cover body is at least partial deformed and the outer perimeter is expanded compared to a pre-deformed state of the cover body.

In particular embodiments, a sheetrock robot may be an autonomous (or semi-autonomous) system comprising a drive base, lift assembly, load Manipulator, and screw gun assembly. In particular embodiments, the sheetrock robot's functions may include, for example: (1) taking a piece of sheetrock off of a stack; (2) picking it up and transporting it to a desired location; (3) lifting and manipulating it into position using the load manipulator; (4) detecting studs; and (5) attaching it to a studded wall with sheetrock screws.

Described herein is a technique capable of improving a film uniformity on a surface of a substrate and a film uniformity among a plurality of substrates including the substrate. According to one aspect thereof, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a substrate retainer including: a product wafer support region, an upper dummy wafer support region and a lower dummy wafer support region; a process chamber in which the substrate retainer is accommodated; a first, a second and a third gas supplier; and an exhaust system. Each of the first gas and the third gas supplier includes a vertically extending nozzle with holes, wherein an upper of an uppermost hole and a lower end of a lowermost hole are arranged corresponding to an uppermost and a lowermost dummy wafer, respectively. The second gas supplier includes a nozzle with holes or a slit.

Embodiments described herein relate to a substrate chucking apparatus having a plurality of cavities formed therein. The cavities are formed in a body of the chucking apparatus and a plurality of support elements extend from the body and separate each of the plurality of cavities. In one embodiment, a first plurality of ports are formed in a top surface of the body and extend to a bottom surface of the body through one or more of the plurality of support elements. In another embodiment, a second plurality of ports are formed in a bottom surface of the plurality of cavities and extend through the body to a bottom surface of the body. In yet another embodiment, a first electrode assembly is disposed adjacent the top surface of the body within each of the plurality of support elements and a second electrode assembly is disposed within the body adjacent each of the plurality of cavities.

A system that may include a apertured structure that is configured to support a substrate and a vacuum supply unit that is configured to (i) prevent a supply of vacuum to a first area of the substrate during a first processing period during which the first area is processed and a second area of the substrate is not processed; (ii) provide vacuum to the second area during the first processing period; (iii) prevent the supply of vacuum to the second area during a second processing period during which the second area is processed and the first area is not processed; and (iv) provide vacuum to the first area during the second processing period.