Patent ID: 9592971
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B29C,B65G,F16B,H01L,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for transferring a formed adhesive element to a bonding part, the apparatus comprising: a vacuum tool having a vacuum tool body and a plenum formed therein, said vacuum tool further including an adhesive element holding face having a plurality of vacuum lines in communication with said plenum, said vacuum tool further including an outlet line in fluid communication with said plenum; a reservoir for holding the formed adhesives; and a matrix separate and spaced apart from both said vacuum tool and said reservoir, said matrix having a matrix body, said matrix body having an upper surface, said upper surface including a plurality of adhesive holding apertures formed therein, said matrix further including an ejector pin assembly having attached thereto a plurality of solid ejector pins, and wherein said matrix body includes a plurality of ejector pin channels into which said plurality of ejector pins are at least partially located.