Capillary transport device, capillary mounting device, capillary replacement device, capillary transport method, capillary mounting method, and capillary replacement method
AssigneeKaijo Corporation
InventorGo TAKEMOTO
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Abstract
There is provided a capillary transport device capable of inserting, without manpower, a capillary into a mounting section of an ultrasonic horn. According to an aspect of the present invention, a capillary transport device includes: a first tube 17 for transporting a capillary 13; an ultrasonic horn 11 with a mounting section for mounting the capillary; a first movement mechanism for relatively moving the ultrasonic horn and a first end 17a of the first tube; and a mechanism for blowing gas into a second end 17b of the first tube.
Claims7
A capillary transport device comprising:
- a first tube for transporting a capillary;
- an ultrasonic horn with a mounting section for mounting said capillary;
- a first movement mechanism for relatively moving said ultrasonic horn and a first end of said first tube;
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- a mechanism for blowing gas into a second end of said first tube.
A capillary replacement device comprising:
- a fourth tube for transporting a first capillary;
- a first tube for transporting a second capillary;
- an ultrasonic horn with a mounting section for mounting said first or second capillary;
- a first movement mechanism for relatively moving said ultrasonic horn and a first end of said first tube as well as a first end of said fourth tube;
- a mechanism for blowing gas into a second end of said first tube;
- a mechanism for sucking gas from a second end of said fourth tube;
- a mechanism for removing said first capillary fixed to said mounting section;
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- a mechanism for fixing said second capillary to said mounting section.
A capillary replacement device comprising:
- a first tube including a first path for transporting a first capillary, a second path for transporting a second capillary, and a third path where said first path and said second path are merged;
- an ultrasonic horn with a mounting section for mounting said first or second capillary;
- a first movement mechanism for relatively moving said ultrasonic horn and an end of said third path of said first tube;
- a mechanism for blowing gas into an end of the second path of said first tube;
- a mechanism for removing said first capillary fixed to said mounting section;
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- a mechanism for fixing said second capillary to said mounting section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.