Patent ID: 6042689
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for joining flat electrical components of variable size, with a flexible film containing electrical conductor tracks and an electrically conductive adhesive, the apparatus comprising:a workpiece receptacle to be adapted to a width of a workpiece having components to be joined;a heatable sealing head to be pressed against said workpiece receptacle for adhesively bonding and electrically conductively joining the components to one another under the influence of heat and pressure, in workpieces of different sizes; andresiliently supported peripheral elements disposed next to both sides of said workpiece receptacle, said peripheral elements adapted along with said workpiece receptacle to the width of the workpiece for jointly covering a region of said sealing head facing said workpiece receptacle, the workpiece and said peripheral elements with the workpiece and said peripheral elements.