Method and apparatus for bonding flexible board

A flexible board bonding apparatus for bonding a flexible board to a head holding member having a bent projection, provided with a load beam and a flexible member, comprising:

• a main suction head capable of sucking said flexible board;
• a sub suction head capable of sucking another portion of said flexible board, said sub suction head being shiftable while being kept within an area defined by a rotation center located substantially at said main suction head and a rotation radius extending substantially between said main suction head and said sub suction head;
• vertically movable means that holds said main suction head and said sub suction head, capable of bringing said main suction head and said sub suction head into contact with and moving away from said head holding member;
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• shifting means for moving said sub suction head on a linear line closely approximate to a circular arc trajectory defined by the rotation center located substantially at said main suction and the rotation radius being substantially equal to a distance between said main suction head and said sub suction head,
• wherein said apparatus carries out bonding of said flexible board to said head holding member at said main suction head side while shifting said sub suction head to bend said flexible board so as to keep said flexible board away from said bent projection and activating said vertically movable means.

A flexible board bonding apparatus for bonding a flexible board to a head holding member having a bent projection, provided with a load beam and a flexible member, comprising:

• a main suction head capable of sucking said flexible board;
• a sub suction head capable of sucking another portion of said flexible board, said sub suction head being shiftable while being kept within an area defined by a rotation center located substantially at said main suction head and a rotation radius extending substantially between said main suction head and said sub suction head;
• a vertically movable unit that holds said main suction head and said sub suction head, capable of bringing said main suction head and said sub suction head into contact with and moving away from said head holding member;
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• a shifting unit for moving said sub suction head on a linear line closely approximate to a circular arc trajectory defined by the rotation center located substantially at said main suction and the rotation radius being substantially equal to a distance between said main suction head and said sub suction head,
• wherein said apparatus carries out bonding of said flexible board to said head holding member at said main suction head side while shifting said sub suction head to bend said flexible board so as to keep it away from said bent projection and activating said vertically movable unit.