Apparatus for forming electrode on electronic component

An apparatus for forming an electrode on an electronic component, comprising:

• container means having an upper opening for providing a reservoir for storing electrode paste for forming an electrode, having a given shape, on an electronic component;
• slit plate means provided with a through slit, said through slit having a shape corresponding to the given shape of the electrode to be formed, and means for arranging said slit plate means so as to cover said upper opening of said container means and thereby to enclose electrode paste;
• means for supplying electrode paste to said container means through an inlet at a portion of said container means away from said upper opening;
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• means for causing the pressure in the interior of said container means to be higher than the pressure outside said container means, thereby causing electrode paste to rise up into and through said through slit, and thereby out of said container means, causing electrode paste to be formed into an extruded paste body corresponding in shape to the given shape of the electrode to be formed;
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• means for arranging an electronic component above said slit plate means and extending across said through slit, thereby causing said extruded paste body to form an electrode having the given shape on the electronic component.

An apparatus for forming an electrode having a given shape on an electronic component, comprising:

• first means for providing a reservoir for storing electrode paste, said first means having an upper opening;
• second means for providing a through slit, said through slit having a shape corresponding to the given shape of an electrode to be formed, said second means being arranged to substantially cover said upper opening of said first means;
• third means for causing electrode paste stored in said first means to rise up through said through slit of said second means, thereby causing electrode paste to form into an extruded paste body corresponding in shape to the shape of the electrode to be formed;
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• fourth means for arranging an electronic component adjacent to said second means and extending across said through slit, thereby causing said extruded paste body to form an electrode having the given shape on the electronic component.