Patent ID: 6749711
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B65H,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for synchronously removing a coverlay film from an adhesive film and attaching an adhesive strip cut from the adhesive film to a support element, comprising:removing adhesive film from a reel; feeding a portion of the adhesive film through a drive wheel assembly positioned downstream of the reel; indexing the adhesive film; removing the coverlay film from the adhesive film downstream from the position of the drive wheel assembly using a pinch wheel assembly positioned immediately above and adjacent to the drive wheel assembly and operating in conjunction therewith; feeding a leading terminal end of adhesive from the adhesive film and the indexed portion of the adhesive following the leading terminal end onto a cutting block of a cutter assembly after the coverlay film is removed from the adhesive film; and reciprocating the cutting block through an opening to cut adhesive strips from the adhesive received within the opening and applying the adhesive strip to the support element.