Method and apparatus for detaching plates joined to each other

摘要

A workpiece (W) composed of a glass plate (1) and a display panel (3) joined to each other via an adhesive sheet (4) is suction-held on both surfaces thereof by a pair of upper and lower holding members 5,6). The glass plate (1) is detached from the display panel (3) through swinging downward one end of the lower holding member (6) around a support shaft (8) provided on the other end side thereof with an entire surface of the glass plate (1) being held in a planar state with a suction surface of the lower holding member (6).