Conductive ball mounting method, and apparatus therefor
AssigneeShibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshihisa Kajii
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Abstract
A conductive ball mounting apparatus and method for holding a conductive ball on the holding face, as has a suction port formed therein, of a holder head thereby to mount the held conductive ball, while interposing a flux therein, on a workpiece. After the end of the mounting action and before a next conductive ball is held, flux removing means for removing the flux adhered to the holding face is brought into abutment against the holding face of the holder head thereby to remove the flux from holding face.
Claims13
A conductive ball mounting method comprising:
- holding a conductive ball on a holding face of a holder head by sucking the conductive ball from a suction port formed in the holding face;
- and
- mounting the held conductive ball on a workpiece with interposing a flux therebetween,
- wherein, after the end of the mounting the held conductive ball and before a next holding the conductive ball, the method further comprises:
- abutting flux removing means with the holding face;
- and
- removing the flux from the holding face by the flux removing means.
A conductive ball mounting apparatus comprising:
- a holder head having a suction port formed in a holding face for sucking a conductive ball;
- a ball feeding unit for feeding the conductive ball to the holder head;
- a workpiece supporting unit for supporting a workpiece to mount the conductive ball thereon;
- and
- action means for positioning the holder head at the ball feeding unit and at the workpiece supporting unit, whereby the apparatus mounts the conductive ball on the workpiece with interposing a flux therebetween,
- wherein the apparatus further comprises flux removing means for removing the flux adhered to the holding face, and
- wherein the flux removing means is arranged in a relative action route at the time when the holder head is positioned at the ball feeding unit.
A conductive ball mounting apparatus comprising:
- a holder head having a suction port formed in a holding face for sucking a conductive ball;
- a ball feeding unit for feeding the conductive ball to the holder head;
- a workpiece supporting unit for supporting a workpiece to mount the conductive ball thereon;
- and
- action means for positioning the holder head at a predetermined position, whereby the conductive ball is mounted on the workpiece with interposing a flux therebetween,
- wherein the apparatus further comprises flux removing means for removing the flux adhered to the holding face, and
- wherein the flux removing means has an abutting face, against which the holding face of the holder head comes into abutment, so that the holding face and the abutting face may be moved relative to each other while contacting with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.