PASTE SUPPLY APPARATUS, SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE, PASTE SUPPLY METHOD AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD

摘要

A paste supply apparatus includes a plurality of paste pots each including a bottomed tubular container storing paste and a movable inner lid provided in the tubular container and having a through hole formed in a center portion thereof, and a pot holder which holds the paste pots so as to be horizontally arranged along an arrangement direction such that the through hole of each of the paste pots is directed downward and downward movement of the inner lid thereof is regulated. The paste supply apparatus further includes a pot holder moving device which moves the pot holder along the arrangement direction and selectively positions one of the plurality of paste pots at an ejection position, and a paste ejecting device which presses the tubular container of the paste pot positioned at the ejection position and which ejects the paste in the tubular container from the through hole.

主权项

1. A paste supply apparatus comprising:
a plurality of paste pots, each of which comprises a bottomed tubular container which stores paste and a movable inner lid which is provided in the tubular container and which has a through hole formed in a center portion of the inner lid; a pot holder which holds the plurality of paste pots so as to be horizontally arranged along an arrangement direction such that the through hole of each of the plurality of paste pots is directed downward and downward movement of the inner lid thereof is regulated; a pot holder moving device which moves the pot holder along the arrangement direction and which selectively positions one of the plurality of paste pots at an ejection position; and a paste ejecting device which presses the tubular container of the paste pot positioned at the ejection position by the pot holder moving device with respect to the inner lid and which ejects the paste stored in the tubular container from the through hole.