Patent ID: 6013899
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B23K,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for mounting electrically conductive balls on a workpiece, comprising:transporting means for transporting a workpiece in a predetermined transportation directiona workpiece positioning section for positioning said workpiece at a predetermined position;a ball supplier for supplying electrically conductive balls;a flux storage for storing flux;a pickup head for picking up a plurality of electrically conductive balls from said ball supplier and for mounting said plurality of electrically conductive balls on said workpiece placed at said workpiece positioning section;a flux application head having a plurality of pins at a lower portion thereof for dipping up said flux from said flux storage and applying said flux adhering on said pins to said workpiece placed at said workpiece positioning section; andshifting means for shifting said pickup head and said flux application head in such a manner that said pickup head is positioned above said workpiece positioning section when said flux application head is positioned above said flux storage, and also in such a manner that said flux application head is positioned above said workpiece positioning section when said pickup head is positioned above said ball supplier.