Author: claimsbot

1. A cable clamp for holding a cable, comprising:
a base;
a pair of cable-holding bodies each including a pillar portion vertically extending from said base, and a cantilever portion extending from an end of said pillar portion, remote from said base, in a direction substantially at right angles to said pillar portion; and
an anchor portion provided on a side of said base, opposite from said pillar portions, such that said anchor portion vertically extends from a center of said base for being inserted through a mounting board,
wherein said pair of cable-holding bodies are configured such that said pillar portions are arranged to extend in opposite directions, with one of respective side surfaces of said cantilever portions being opposed to the other with a predetermined space therebetween.
2. The cable clamp according to claim 1, wherein said pair of cable-holding bodies have sawtoothed protrusions formed on at least one of said cantilever portions opposed to each other.
3. The cable clamp according to claim 1, wherein said pair of cable-holding bodies have sloping surfaces formed at ends of said opposed cantilever portions, remote from said base.
4. The cable clamp according to claim 1, wherein said base is in a form of a disk, and has tapered projections arranged on a peripheral portion of a surface thereof on which said anchor portion is provided.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A coating-film forming apparatus comprising:
a substrate loaderunloader portion;
a coating portion for coating a surface of a substrate with a coating liquid;
a substrate heating portion;
a cleaning portion for at least one of a rear surface and an end surface of a substrate; and
a robot for transferring a substrate to and from each said portion,
wherein the coating portion comprises:
a rotatable tray having a recessed portion for accommodating a substrate and rotatable together with the substrate;
a nozzle for supplying a coating liquid; and
an applicator for spreading the coating liquid,
wherein the recessed portion has a depth which is substantially the same as a thickness of the substrate so that an upper surface of a substrate and an upper surface of the tray will be in the same plane when the substrate is accommodated into the recessed portion and the recessed portion has a similar shape to the substrate, the nozzle for supplying a coating liquid is positioned above a non-recessed portion of the tray and supplies a coating liquid onto a non-recessed portion of the upper surface of the tray to form a coating liquid pool, and the applicator is relatively movable in a horizontal direction in a state of maintaining a certain distance with respect to the upper surface of the substrate accommodated into the recessed portion and spreads the coating liquid of the coating liquid pool from the non-recessed portion of the upper surface of the tray onto the upper surface of the substrate.
2. The coating-film forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the same rotatable tray as provided in the coating portion is provided in the substrate heating portion and the cleaning portion.
3. The coating-film forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the applicator is a squeegee or a roller.
4. The coating-film forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coating apparatus further comprises a spinner chuck which can be lifted and lowered, and is provided in the recessed portion of the tray.
5. The coating-film forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the applicator is a squeegee having an arc shape.
6. The coating-film forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the nozzle forms a coating liquid pool having an arc shape or a linear shape at an upstream side of the substrate with respect the moving direction of the applicator as a reference by at least one of rotating the tray by a predetermined angle and moving the nozzle.
7. The coating-film forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recessed portion of the tray has a size and shape which are substantially the same as those of the substrate such that, when the substrate is placed in the recessed portion, the substrate substantially completely fills the recessed portion when viewed in plan.

1. A holding device for holding a plurality of ferromagnetic parts, said holding device comprising:
a holder defining a plurality of cavities within which the parts may be disposed, said cavities being spaced apart and arranged in a row; and
a bar movably mounted to the holder and disposed parallel to the row of the cavities, said bar including a plurality of spaced-apart magnetic bodies arranged in a row, said bar being movable in the direction of the row of the cavities between first and second positions, wherein when the parts are disposed in the cavities and the bar is in the first position, the magnetic bodies are aligned with the cavities and the magnetic attraction forces generated by the magnetic bodies hold the parts in the cavities, and wherein when the parts are disposed in the cavities and the bar is in the second position, the magnetic bodies are not aligned with the cavities and the magnetic attraction forces generated by the magnetic bodies do not hold the parts in the cavities,
wherein when the parts are disposed in the cavities and the bar is in the first position, portions of the holder are aligned with the magnetic bodies and area disposed between the magnetic bodies and the parts, said portions being composed of a ferromagnetic or a paramagnetic material,
wherein the holder comprises a holding structure having a plurality of bores formed therein and a plurality of guide pockets disposed in the bores, said guide pockets defining the cavities,
wherein the bores in the holding structure extend through a surface of the holding structures so as to form a plurality of slots in the holding structure that extend along the length of the bores.
2. The holding device of claim 1, wherein the holder further comprises a bar guide and a bar keep that cooperate to define a guide passage within which the bar is slidably disposed, and wherein the bar guide is secured to the holding structure, over the slots in the holding structure.
3. The holding device of claim 2, wherein when the bar is in the first position, the magnetic bodies are aligned with the slots in the holding structure, respectively.
4. The holding device of claim 3, wherein the guide pockets and the bar guide are composed of paramagnetic material.
5. The holding device of claim 4, wherein the holding structure is composed of paramagnetic material.
6. The holding device of claim 5, wherein the holding structure is composed of aluminum and the guide pockets and the bar guide are composed of stainless steel.
7. A holding device for holding a plurality of ferromagnetic parts, said holding device comprising:
a holder defining a plurality of cavities within which the parts may be disposed, said cavities being spaced apart and arranged in a row; and
a bar movably mounted to the holder and disposed parallel to the row of the cavities, said bar including a plurality of spaced-apart magnetic bodies arranged in a row, said bar being movable in the direction of the row of the cavities between first and second positions, wherein when the parts are disposed in the cavities and the bar is in the first position, the magnetic bodies are aligned with the cavities and the magnetic attraction forces generated by the magnetic bodies hold the parts in the cavities, and when the parts are disposed in the cavities and the bar is in the second position, the magnetic bodies are not aligned with the cavities and the magnetic attraction forces generated by the magnetic bodies do not hold the parts in the cavities,
wherein the bar further comprises an elongated base and an elongated cover, the base and the cover being composed of paramagnetic material, that cooperate to define a plurality of voids within the magnetic bodies are disposed,
wherein the bar further comprises a contact device secured to an end portion of the base, said contact device comprising a head defining a socket that rotatably holds a spherical bearing.
8. The holding device of claim 7, wherein the holding device further comprises a spring disposed between the holder and the contact device, said spring biasing the bar to the first position.
9. A supply system for supplying a plurality of ferromagnetic parts to an installing device, said supply system comprising:
(a.) a mounting structure movable between a return position and a load position;
(b.) a holding device connected to the mounting structure for movement therewith, said holding device comprising:
a holder defining a plurality of cavities within which the parts may be disposed, said cavities being spaced apart and arranged in a row;
a bar movably mounted to the holder and disposed parallel to the row of the cavities, said bar including a plurality of spaced-apart magnetic bodies arranged in a row, said bar being movable in the direction of the row of the cavities between first and second positions, wherein when the parts are disposed in the cavities and the bar is in the first position, the magnetic bodies are aligned with the cavities and the magnetic attraction forces generated by the magnetic bodies hold the parts in the cavities, and wherein when the parts are disposed in the cavities and the bar is in the second position, the magnetic bodies are not aligned with the cavities and the magnetic attraction forces generated by the magnetic bodies do not hold the parts in the cavities; and

(c.) at least one actuation structure positioned such that an end portion of the bar contacts the at least one actuation structure during the movement of the mounting structure between the return position and the load position, wherein such contact between the at least one actuation structure and the end portion of the bar moves the bar to the second position.
10. The supply system of claim 9, wherein the holding device further comprises a spring that biases the bar to the first position.
11. The supply system of claim 10, wherein when the mounting structure is in the return position, the holder of the holding device is positioned to receive parts in the cavities, and wherein when the mounting structure is in the load position, the holder of the holding device is position to deliver the parts to the installing device.
12. The supply system of claim 11, wherein the at least one actuation structure comprises a return cam structure and a load cam structure, wherein the return cam structure is positioned to contact the end portion of the bar as the mounting structure is approaching the return position from the load position, and wherein the load cam structure is positioned to contact the end portion of the bar as the mounting structure is approaching the load position from the return position, whereby the bar is in the second position when the mounting structure is in the return position and when the mounting structure is in the load position.
13. The supply system of claim 12, wherein the during the travel of the holding device between the return cam structure and the load cam structure, the bar is in the first position.
14. The supply system of claim 12, wherein the end portion of the bar that contacts the return cam structure and the load cam structure comprises a rotatable bearing.
15. The supply system of claim 14, wherein the load cam structure and the return cam structure each comprises a cam surface positioned at an acute angle to the end portion of the bar when the end portion contacts the cam surface.
16. The supply system of claim 9, wherein the holder comprises a holding structure having a plurality of bores formed therein and a plurality of pockets disposed in the bores, said pockets defining the cavities.
17. The supply system of claim 16, wherein the holding structure is composed of a paramagnetic metal and the pockets are composed of a paramagnetic metal.
18. The supply system of claim 17, wherein the holding structure is composed of aluminum and the pockets are composed of stainless steel.
19. The supply system of claim 9, wherein the magnetic bodies comprise permanent magnets.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of operating a serial buffer having a first port that implements a first protocol and a second port that implements a second protocol, different than the first protocol, the method comprising:
receiving a first request packet consistent with the first protocol on the first port, the first request packet having a first identification value;
associating the first identification value with a corresponding second identification value that is compatible with the second protocol;
modifying the first request packet to include the second identification value;
transmitting the modified first request packet to the second port;
receiving a first response packet including the second identification value on the second port, wherein the first response packet is provided in response to the modified first request packet;
associating the second identification value of the first response packet with the first identification value;
modifying the first response packet to include the first identification value; and
transmitting the modified first response packet to the first port.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first protocol is a serial rapid IO (sRIO) protocol, and the second protocol is a Lite-weight protocol.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first identification value is an sRIO transaction identification value, and the second identification value is a Lite-weight packet identification value.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first protocol is a Lite-weight protocol and the second protocol is a serial rapid IO (sRIO) protocol.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first identification value is a Lite-weight packet identification value, and the second identification value is an sRIO transaction identification value.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
starting a first timer having a first timeout period upon transmitting the modified first request packet to the second port; and
associating the first timer with the second identification value.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting a first control packet to the first port if the first timer reaches the first timeout period before the first response packet is received on the second port, wherein the first control packet identifies a problem associated with the first request packet.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first control packet includes the first identification value.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the modified first request packet in a queue prior to transmitting the modified first request packet to the second port.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising operating the queue in a first in, first out (FIFO) manner.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a second request packet consistent with the second protocol on the second port, the second request packet having a third identification value;
associating the third identification value with a corresponding fourth identification value that is compatible with the first protocol;
modifying the second request packet to include the fourth identification value;
transmitting the modified second request packet to the first port;
receiving a second response packet including the fourth identification value on the first port, wherein the second response packet is provided in response to the modified second request packet;
associating the fourth identification value of the second response packet with the third identification value;
modifying the second response packet to include the third identification value; and
transmitting the modified second response packet to the second port.
12. A serial buffer comprising:
a first port that implements a first protocol;
a second port that implements a second protocol, different than the first protocol;
a first write controller configured to receive a first packet consistent with the first protocol from the first port, wherein the first packet includes a first identification value;
first mapping logic configured to associate the first identification value with a second identification value that is compatible with the second protocol;
a first queue configured to store a first request packet which is consistent with the second protocol, and includes the first packet modified to include the second identification value; and
a first read controller configured to read the first request packet from the first queue, and transmit the first request packet to the second port.
13. The serial buffer of claim 12, further comprising:
a first response controller configured to receive a first response packet consistent with the second protocol from the second port, wherein the first response packet represents a response to the first request packet and includes the second identification value, wherein the first response controller is further configured to: (1) use the first mapping logic to associate the second identification value of the first response packet with the first identification value, (2) modify the first response packet to include the first identification value, thereby creating a modified first response packet, and then (3) transmit the modified first response packet to the first port.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first protocol is a serial rapid IO (sRIO) protocol, and the second protocol is a Lite-weight protocol.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the first protocol is a Lite-weight protocol and the second protocol is a serial rapid IO (sRIO) protocol.
16. A serial buffer comprising:
a first port that implements a first protocol;
a second port that implements a second protocol, different than the first protocol;
first mapping logic configured to associate a first identification value of a first packet received on the first port with a second identification value that is compatible with the second protocol;
means for combining the first packet with the second identification value to create a first request packet; and
means for transmitting the first request packet to the second port.
17. The serial buffer of claim 16, further comprising:
means for identifying the second identification value in a first response packet received on the second port in response to the first request packet,
means for replacing the second identification value in the first response packet with the first identification value, thereby creating a modified first response packet that is transmitted to the first port.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first protocol is a serial rapid IO (sRIO) protocol, and the second protocol is a Lite-weight protocol.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first protocol is a Lite-weight protocol and the second protocol is a serial rapid IO (sRIO) protocol.