ADHESIVE COMPONENT PEEL AND APPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

An apparatus and method for removing components that are adhesively mounted on a release coated web roll (1) and applying them to items (18) includes holding the components (21) securely in a chuck and then peeling the web (26) from underneath the components. This is achieved by forcing a chuck (13) against a component on a movable peeler plate (6) and holding it in place with vacuum. Tension on the web then pulls the peeler plate away from the component while the web passes over the edge (7) of the peeler plate and peels the web from the adhesive face of the component.