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US 2008/0302857 A1Published application
Wire clamp for a wire bonder
AssigneeOerlikon Assembly Equipment AG, Steinhausen
InventorArmin Felber
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Abstract
A wire clamp for a wire bonder comprises a first arm and a second arm, which is mounted on the first arm so that it is rotatable around a predetermined axis. The first arm and the second arm each have a clamping jaw on an end distal from the axis. The wire clamp also comprises a piezo bending element for opening and closing the wire clamp. One end of the piezo bending element is fastened to the second arm and an opposite end of the piezo bending element bears in a retainer fastened to the first arm.
Claims4
A wire clamp for a wire bonder, comprising
- a first arm,
- a second arm mounted rotatably around a predetermined axis on the first arm, the first arm and the second arm each having a clamping jaw on an end distal from said axis,
- a retainer situated on the first arm, and
- a piezo bending element for opening and closing the wire clamp, one end of the piezo bending element fastened to the second arm and an opposite end of the piezo bending element bearing in said retainer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.