Patent Publication Number: US-9894778-B2

Title: ACF sticking method and ACF sticking apparatus

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) 
     This application is based on and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-044149 filed on Mar. 6, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an anisotropic conductive film (ACF) sticking method and an ACF sticking apparatus for sticking an ACF as an adhesive member attaching a film-shaped component such as a flexible substrate on a substrate such as a liquid crystal panel. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     In a related art, an ACF sticking apparatus that sticks an anisotropic conductive film (ACF) on a substrate includes a under-receiving section that under-receives the substrate and a sticking head that is positioned above the under-receiving section and sticks the ACF on the substrate under-received on the under-receiving section. The sticking head is configured such that a tape member that is obtained by bonding a base tape to the ACF is transported by a tape transporting section, a sticking surface of the ACF to the substrate faces the substrate that is under-received in the under-receiving section, and then the ACF is pressed to the substrate for each base tape by a pressing tool. Then, a peeling member is interposed between the ACF and the base tape and moved in a horizontal direction, and then the ACF stuck to the substrate is peeled from the base tape. 
     In the ACF sticking apparatus, a film-shaped component such as the flexible substrate is mounted and pressed on the substrate to which the ACF is stuck in a device (component pressing device) on a downstream process side. In the substrates, there is a multi-layer type substrate that is formed of a plurality of layers. In order to manufacture such a multi-layer type substrate, an ACF sticking apparatus that sticks the ACF for mounting a second components on an upper layer side of the substrate on which a first component is mounted is necessary on a downstream process side in addition to the ACF sticking apparatus on the upstream process side on which the ACF is stuck for mounting the first component on a lower layer side of the substrate (for example, JP-A-2007-088128). 
     However, in the ACF sticking apparatus on the downstream process side, it is necessary to under-receive (support) the substrate on which the film-shaped component is already mounted by the under-receiving member, in this case, if warpage deformation occurs upwardly in the component, during peeling the ACF, the moved peeling member interferes with the component, an operation does not process smoothly, and thereby there is a problem that workability may be lowered. 
     SUMMARY 
     One or more embodiments provide an ACF sticking method and an ACF sticking apparatus in which workability is not lowered even if warpage deformation occurs in a film-shaped component that is already mounted on a substrate. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a plan view of a component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a view illustrating processing steps of a component mounting operation with respect to a substrate by the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of a substrate transporter included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  are perspective views of an ACF sticking section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a partial perspective view of the ACF sticking section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 6A and 6B  are side views of the ACF sticking section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  are perspective views of a component mounting section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 8A and 8B  are perspective views of the component mounting section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 9A and 9B  are perspective views of the component mounting section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating a control system of the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 11A to 11C  are explanatory views of an operation during a sticking operation of an ACF by the ACF sticking section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 12A to 12D  are views illustrating executing steps of the sticking operation of the ACF by the ACF sticking section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 13A to 13C  are views illustrating executing steps of a component mounting operation by the component mounting section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 14A to 14C  are views illustrating executing steps of the component mounting operation by the component mounting section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
         FIGS. 15A to 15C  are views illustrating executing steps of a component pressing operation by a component mounting section included in the component mounting apparatus in an embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     An embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. A component mounting apparatus  1  illustrated in  FIG. 1  is provided for further mounting a separate film-shaped component (referred to as a second mounting component  3 B;  FIG. 2 ) on a substrate  2  on which a film-shaped component (referred to as a first mounting component  3 A;  FIG. 2 ) is already mounted in manufacturing of a liquid crystal panel substrate and the like. The substrate  2  has two layers of a lower layer and an upper layer. 
     The first mounting component  3 A is mounted on the substrate  2  on a lower layer side and the second mounting component  3 B is mounted on the substrate  2  on an upper layer side. Mounting of the second mounting component  3 B is performed by sticking an ACF  4  as an adhesive member to an electrode section  2   d  provided in the substrate  2  on the upper layer side, mounting and pressing the second mounting component  3 B on and to the ACF  4 . In the embodiment, mounting and pressing of a film-shaped component collectively refer to as “mounting of component”. Moreover, the first mounting component  3 A mounted on the substrate  2  is not necessarily limited to a flat shape and the upward warpage deformation may occur in the first mounting component  3 A by a shape and a material of the first mounting component  3 A, a situation when sticking the first mounting component  3 A to the substrate  2 , and the like. 
     In  FIG. 1 , a carrying-in stage  12 , a substrate transfer section  13 , an ACF sticking section  14 , a component mounting section  15 , and a carrying-out stage  16  are provided on a base stand  11  of the component mounting apparatus  1 . In the embodiment, a front side of the component mounting apparatus  1  is referred to as a front side of the component mounting apparatus  1  when viewed from an operator OP and an inner side of the component mounting apparatus  1  is referred to as a rear side of the component mounting apparatus  1  when viewed from the operator OP. In addition, a left side of the component mounting apparatus  1  is referred to as a left side of the component mounting apparatus  1  when viewed from the operator OP and a right side of the component mounting apparatus  1  is referred to as a right side of the component mounting apparatus  1  when viewed from the operator OP. Furthermore, a right and left direction is referred to as an X axis direction, a front and rear direction is referred to as a Y axis direction, and an up and down direction of the component mounting apparatus  1  is referred to as a Z axis direction. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the carrying-in stage  12  is provided in a left end portion of the base stand  11 . The carrying-in stage  12  has carrying-in stage suction ports  12 K that are open to an upper surface in both end portions in the X axis direction. The carrying-in stage  12  sucks and holds one or two substrates  2  carried in from another device on an upstream process side by a substrate carrying-in unit (not illustrated) in the carrying-in stage suction ports  12 K. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the substrate transfer section  13  is configured of a transfer member moving table  13 T that is provided to extend in the X axis direction in a foremost region of the base stand  11  and three substrate transfer members  13 M that is provided on the transfer member moving table  13 T to be movable in the X axis direction. The three substrate transfer members  13 M refer to as a left transfer member  13   a , a center transfer member  13   b , and a right transfer member  13   c  in this order from the left side. In  FIG. 3 , each substrate transfer member  13 M has a plurality of suction arms  21  extending rearward and a plurality of suction sections  22  of which suction ports face downward are provided in each suction arm  21 . 
     Each substrate transfer member  13 M sucks (picks up) the substrate  2  from the upper side by the suction section  22 , is driven by the transfer member moving table  13 T, and transfers the substrate  2  by moving in the X axis direction. Here, a case where each substrate transfer member  13 M sucks simultaneously two substrates  2  is illustrated, but each substrate transfer member  13 M can suck one substrate  2  having a large size. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the ACF sticking section  14  is provided in a right region of the carrying-in stage  12  and includes an ACF sticking mechanism  31 , a sticking stage  32 , and a sticking stage moving mechanism  33 . The ACF sticking section  14  functions as an ACF sticking device for sticking the ACF  4  to the substrate  2 . 
     In  FIGS. 4A and 4B , the ACF sticking mechanism  31  has two ACF sticking units  31 U provided side by side in the X axis direction. As illustrated in  FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 5 , each ACF sticking unit  31 U includes a table section  40 , a head support section  41  provided in the table section  40 , a sticking head  42  mounted on the head support section  41 , and a sticking support stand  43  (under-receiving section) provided in the table section  40 . The sticking head  42  is mounted on the head support section  41  via a sticking head lifting unit  44  provided in the head support section  41 . In the embodiment, the sticking head lifting unit  44  is configured of a ball screw  44 N screwed to a screw groove (not illustrated) formed in a rear portion of the sticking head  42  and a sticking head lifting motor  44 M that drives the ball screw  44 N to be rotated ( FIGS. 5, 6A, and 6B ). 
     In  FIGS. 5, 6A, and 6B , the sticking head  42  includes a table transport section  52 , a pressing section  53 , a peeling section  54 , and a plate member  55  on a base plate  51 . The tape transport section  52  is configured of a tape supply reel  52   a , a plurality of roller members  52   b , a cutter section  52   c , and a recovery section  52   d . The tape supply reel  52   a  feeds and supplies a tape member TB that is obtained by bonding a base tape BT to the tape-shaped ACF  4 . The plurality of the roller members  52   b  guide and transport the tape member TB supplied by the tape supply reel  52   a . The cutter section  52   c  cuts the tape-shaped ACF  4  on the base tape BT by providing notches at predetermined intervals. The recovery section  52   d  sucks and recovers the base tape BT after the cut ACF  4  is separated. 
     In  FIGS. 5, 6A, and 6B , the pressing section  53  is configured of a pressing tool  53   a  and a tool lifting cylinder  53   b  for lifting and lowering the pressing tool  53   a . The peeling section  54  includes a peeling member  54   a  with which the tape member TB (specifically, the base tape BT) transported by the tape transport section  52  is interposed between a pair of rollers and a peeling cylinder  54   b  that moves the peeling member  54   a  along a moving groove  51 M provided in a lower portion of the base plate  51  in the X axis direction. The sticking head lifting motor  44 M lifts and lowers the sticking head  42  with respect to the head support section  41  (that is, with respect to the base stand  11 ) by driving the ball screw  44 N to be rotated.  FIG. 6A  illustrates a state where the sticking head  42  is positioned in a usual position (referred to as an initial position) and  FIG. 6B  illustrates a state where the sticking head  42  is lifted from the initial position. The plate member  55  is mounted on a lower end of the base plate  51 . The plate member  55  extends rearward the base plate  51 . 
     In  FIG. 4A , the sticking stage  32  has sticking stage suction ports  32 K that are opened to the upper surface in both end portions in the X axis direction. The sticking stage  32  sucks and holds a lower surface of the substrate  2  transferred by the left transfer member  13   a  from the carrying-in stage  12  in the sticking stage suction port  32 K. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the sticking stage moving mechanism  33  is provided in the front region of the ACF sticking mechanism  31 . As illustrated in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , the sticking stage moving mechanism  33  is configured of a sticking stage lower table  33   a  that is provided to extend in the X axis direction, a sticking stage upper table  33   b  that is provided on the sticking stage lower table  33   a  to extend in the Y axis direction, and a lifting table  33   c  that is provided in the sticking stage upper table  33   b . The sticking stage  32  is provided in the lifting table  33   c.    
     The sticking stage lower table  33   a  moves the sticking stage upper table  33   b  in the X axis direction, the sticking stage upper table  33   b  moves the sticking stage  32  in the Y axis direction, and thereby the sticking stage  32  moves in an XY plane. In addition, the lifting table  33   c  is operated and thereby the sticking stage  32  lifts and lowers. As described above, in the embodiment, the sticking stage  32  has a configuration to be moved by the sticking stage moving mechanism  33  in the direction in the horizontal plane and the up and down direction. 
     The sticking stage  32  performs receipt and delivery of the substrate  2  in a predetermined position (position indicated by a solid line in  FIG. 4A ; referred to as a substrate transfer position) that is moved from the foremost position (position indicated by an one-dotted chain line in  FIG. 4A ; referred to as a standby position) on the sticking stage upper table  33   b  rearward. The sticking stage  32  is moved from the substrate transfer position to the rearmost position (position illustrated in  FIG. 4B ; referred to as an operation position) on the sticking stage upper table  33   b  in the front region of the ACF sticking mechanism  31  thereby causing the held substrate  2  to be positioned in an “ACF sticking position”. Here, the “ACF sticking position” is a position in which the electrode section  2   d  of the substrate  2  is positioned above the sticking support stand  43  and then the ACF sticking mechanism  31  can perform the sticking operation of the ACF  4  to the substrate  2 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , a component support  32 T is provided in the sticking stage  32  to extend rearward. The component support  32 T supports a protruding portion of the first mounting component  3 A that is protruded from a rear portion of the substrate  2 , which is already mounted on the substrate  2 , from below. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the component mounting section  15  is provided in a right region of the ACF sticking section  14  and includes a component mounting mechanism  61 , two component pressing mechanisms  62 , two mounting stages  63 , and a mounting stage moving mechanism  64 . The component mounting section  15  functions as a component mounting device for mounting (mounting and pressing) the second mounting component  3 B on the substrate  2  to which the ACF  4  is stuck. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 1, 7A, 7B, 8A, and 8B , the component mounting mechanism  61  includes a component supply section  71  that supplies the second mounting component  3 B, a mounting head moving mechanism  72 , a mounting head  73  that is moved in the horizontal plane by the mounting head moving mechanism  72 , and a mounting support stand  74  that is provided below the mounting head  73 . In  FIG. 7A , two recognition cameras  75 , of which imaging fields face upward, are provided in the mounting support stand  74  side by side in the X axis direction. The two recognition cameras  75  perform imaging through a transparent material section  74 T such as quartz glass provided in an upper portion of the mounting support stand  74 . 
     In  FIG. 1 , the two component pressing mechanisms  62  are provided in positions in which the component mounting mechanism  61  is interposed therebetween from both right and left both ends. In  FIGS. 9A and 9B , each component pressing mechanism  62  includes two pressing heads  81  that are provided side by side in the X axis direction and two pressing support stands  82  that are provided below each pressing head  81 . 
     In  FIGS. 7A and 7B , the mounting stage  63  has mounting stage suction ports  63 K that are opened to the upper surface in both end portions in the X axis direction. The mounting stage  63  sucks and holds the lower surface of the substrate  2  transferred by the center transfer member  13   b  from the sticking stage  32  in the mounting stage suction ports  63 K. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  is provided over the front region of the component mounting mechanism  61  and the front region of the two component pressing mechanisms  62 . As illustrated in  FIGS. 7A and 7B , the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  is configured of a mounting stage lower table  64   a  that is provided to extend in the X axis direction, two mounting stage upper tables  64   b  that are provided on the mounting stage lower table  64   a  to extend in the Y axis direction, and a lifting table  64   c  that is provided in the mounting stage upper tables  64   b . The two mounting stages  63  are provided in two lifting tables  64   c.    
     The mounting stage lower table  64   a  moves the mounting stage upper tables  64   b  in the X axis direction, the mounting stage upper tables  64   b  move the mounting stage  63  in the Y axis direction, and thereby the mounting stage  63  is moved in the XY plane. In addition, the lifting table  64   c  is operated and thereby the mounting stage  63  is lifted and lowered. As described above, in the embodiment, the mounting stage  63  is configured to be moved in the direction in the horizontal plane and the up and down direction by the mounting stage moving mechanism  64 . 
     The mounting stage  63  performs receipt and delivery of the substrate  2  in a predetermined position (position illustrated in  FIG. 7B ; referred to as the substrate transfer position) that is moved rearward from the foremost position (position illustrated in  FIG. 7A ; referred to as the standby position) on the mounting stage upper table  64   b . The mounting stage  63  positions the held substrate  2  in a “component mounting position” by moving from the substrate transfer position to the rearmost position (position illustrated in  FIG. 8A ; referred to as the operation position) on the mounting stage upper table  64   b  in the front region of the component mounting mechanism  61 . Here, the “component mounting position” is a position in which the electrode section  2   d  of the substrate  2  is positioned above the mounting support stand  74  and the component mounting mechanism  61  can perform the mounting operation of the second mounting component  3 B on the substrate  2 . 
     In addition, the mounting stage  63  that is positioned in the operation position moves from the front region of the component mounting mechanism  61  to the front region of the component pressing mechanism  62  in the X axis direction and thereby position the substrate  2  in the component mounting position in a “component pressing position” ( FIGS. 9A and 9B ). Here, the “component pressing position” is a position in which the electrode section  2   d  of the substrate  2  is positioned above the pressing support stand  82  and the component pressing mechanism  62  can perform a pressing operation of the second mounting component  3 B to the substrate  2 . 
     As described above, in the embodiment, the sticking stage  32  is the substrate holding section for holding the substrate  2  on which the first mounting component  3 A is already mounted. In addition, the sticking stage moving mechanism  33  is the substrate moving section which moves the sticking stage  32  and by which the substrate  2  held by the sticking stage  32  is under-received in the sticking support stand  43 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, and 9B , a component support  63 T is provided in the mounting stage  63  to extend rearward. The component support  63 T supports the protruding portion of the first mounting component  3 A that has already been mounted on the substrate  2  protruding from the rear portion of the substrate  2  and a portion of the second mounting component  3 B that is newly mounted on the substrate  2  protruding from the rear portion of the substrate  2  from below. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the carrying-out stage  16  is provided in a right region (right end portion of the base stand  11 ) of the component mounting section  15 . The carrying-out stage  16  has carrying-out stage suction ports  16 K that are open to an upper surface in both end portions in the X axis direction. The carrying-out stage  16  sucks and holds the lower surface of the substrate  2  that is transferred from the mounting stage  63  by the right transfer member  13   c  in the carrying-out stage suction ports  16 K. 
     A control device  90  provided on an inside of the base stand  11  performs control of each operation such as a suction control of the substrate  2  by the carrying-in stage  12 , a transfer control of the substrate  2  by the substrate transfer section  13 , a sticking control of the ACF  4  to the substrate  2  by the ACF sticking section  14 , a mounting control of the second mounting component  3 B on the substrate  2  by the component mounting section  15 , and a suction control of the substrate  2  by the carrying-out stage  16  ( FIG. 10 ). 
     Next, an operation (component mounting method) of the component mounting apparatus  1  will be described. In  FIG. 1 , if the substrate  2  is carried in from the outside to the carrying-in stage  12 , the left transfer member  13   a  carries the substrate  2  from the carrying-in stage  12  to the sticking stage  32  by sucking the substrate  2 . The sticking stage  32  receives and holds the substrate  2  carried by the left transfer member  13   a  ( FIG. 4A ). After the sticking stage  32  holds the substrate  2 , the sticking stage moving mechanism  33  moves the sticking stage  32  to the operation position (from the position of  FIG. 4A  to the position of  FIG. 4B  and from the position of  FIG. 11A  to the position of  FIG. 11B ) and thereby each substrate  2  is moved to the ACF sticking position and is under-received by the sticking support stand  43  (under-receiving process). 
     When positioning the substrate  2  in the ACF sticking position, before that, the sticking head lifting motor  44 M is operated and then the sticking head  42  is lifted (arrow A 1  indicated in  FIG. 11A ). Thus, since an interval between the sticking head  42  and the sticking support stand  43  is increased, even if the upward warpage deformation occurs in the first mounting component  3 A that is already mounted on the substrate  2 , the first mounting component  3 A does not interfere with the sticking head  42  when positioning the substrate  2  in the ACF sticking position (from the position of  FIG. 11A  to the position of  FIG. 11B ). 
     Here, as illustrated in  FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C , an upward warpage amount of a leading tip of the portion of the first mounting component  3 A that is protruded from the substrate  2  tends to be large. Thus, when the first mounting component  3 A passes through below the sticking head  42 , if the leading tip portion of the first mounting component  3 A does not interfere with the sticking head  42 , the first mounting component  3 A does not interfere with the sticking head  42 . Thus, it is preferable in terms of tact improvement that the maximum warpage amount of the leading tip portion of the first mounting component  3 A is calculated in advance in association with a material of the first mounting component  3 A or the protrusion amount from the substrate  2  and the sticking head  42  is lifted with a minimum limit that exceeds the calculated maximum warpage amount of the first mounting component  3 A. 
     As described above, in the embodiment, the sticking head lifting unit  44  configured of the sticking head lifting motor  44 M and the ball screw  44 N has a function of lifting and lowering the sticking head  42  so that the first mounting component  3 A does not interfere with the sticking head  42  when the sticking head lifting unit  44  is moved by the sticking stage moving mechanism  33  so as to under-receive the substrate  2  by the sticking support stand  43 . 
     After the substrate  2  is positioned in the ACF sticking position, the sticking head lifting motor  44 M lowers the sticking head  42  to the initial position (arrow A 2  indicated in  FIG. 11C ). Thus, it becomes a state of capable of sticking in which the ACF  4  can be stuck to the substrate  2  by the ACF sticking mechanism  31 . In the state of capable of sticking, the plate member  55  of the sticking head  42  mounted on a lower end of the base plate  51  presses an upward warpage portion of the first mounting component  3 A ( FIG. 11C ). Thus, the substrate  2  is close in a flat shape by regulating the warpage deformation. As described above, in the embodiment, the plate member  55  functions as the deformation regulating member for regulating the warpage deformation upward the first mounting component  3 A. 
     Moreover, here, after the substrate  2  is positioned in the ACF sticking position, a lowering operation of the sticking head  42  is started, but before the substrate  2  is positioned in the ACF sticking position to an extent that the first mounting component  3 A does not interfere with the sticking head  42 , the lowering operation of the sticking head  42  may be started. Specifically, as soon as the leading tip portion of the first mounting component  3 A protruding from the substrate  2  passes through a lifting range of the sticking head  42 , the sticking head lifting motor  44 M starts the lowering operation of the sticking head  42 . In such timing, it is possible to complete the under-receiving process at a shorter time than starting the lowering operation of the sticking head  42  after the substrate  2  is positioned in the ACF sticking position and it is possible to improve productivity by continuously operating the sticking head  42  and the sticking stage moving mechanism  33 . 
     The timing for starting the lowering operation of the sticking head  42  can be determined by executing experiments, simulations, and the like by using, for example, a distance from a position in which the sticking stage  32  holds the substrate  2  to a position on which the sticking head  42  is mounted in the Y axis direction, a moving speed of the sticking stage moving mechanism  33 , a length of the substrate  2  and the first mounting component  3 A in the Y axis direction, and a width of the sticking head  42  in the Y axis direction. 
     If it becomes the state of capable of sticking, the tape transport section  52  of the sticking head  42  supplies and transports the tape member TB, and the cutter section  52   c  cuts the tape-shaped ACF  4  in a predetermined length by providing notches at predetermined intervals. Then, the tape transport section  52  transports the tape member TB and the sticking surface (here, the lower surface) of the ACF  4  that is cut in the predetermined length to the substrate  2  is provided to vertically face the electrode section  2   d  of the substrate  2  under-received by the sticking support stand  43  ( FIG. 12A ; tape transporting process). If the sticking surface of the ACF  4  to the substrate  2  vertically corresponds to the electrode section  2   d  of the substrate  2 , the tool lifting cylinder  53   b  lowers the pressing tool  53   a  ( FIG. 12B ), the ACF  4  and the base tape BT are pressed to the substrate  2  by the pressing tool  53   a , and the ACF  4  is stuck to the substrate  2  (pressing process). 
     If the ACF  4  is stuck to the substrate  2 , the tool lifting cylinder  53   b  lifts the pressing tool  53   a  ( FIG. 12C ). Then, the peeling cylinder  54   b  moves the peeling member  54   a  in the X axis direction, and the peeling member  54   a  is moved in the horizontal direction by interposing between the ACF  4  that is stuck to the substrate  2  (electrode section  2   d ) and the base tape BT. Thus, the ACF  4  that is stuck to the substrate  2  is peeled from the base tape BT ( FIG. 12D ; the peeling process). 
     During the peeling process, since the upward warpage deformation of the first mounting component  3 A that is already stuck to the substrate  2  is regulated by the plate member  55 , the operation of the peeling cylinder  54   b  is not interfered by the first mounting component  3 A that is warped upward during movement of the peeling member  54   a . After the ACF  4  is peeled from the base tape BT, the peeling cylinder  54   b  allows the peeling member  54   a  to return to an original position and the sticking stage moving mechanism  33  allows the sticking stage  32  to return to the substrate transfer position ( FIG. 4A ). 
     As described above, after the sticking operation of the ACF  4  to the substrate  2  in the ACF sticking mechanism  31 , the center transfer member  13   b  sucks the substrate  2  from the sticking stage  32  and transfers the substrate  2  to the left mounting stage  63  or the right mounting stage  63 . The mounting stage  63  receives and holds the substrate  2  transferred by the center transfer member  13   b  in the substrate transfer position ( FIG. 7B ). After the mounting stage  63  holds the substrate  2 , the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  moves the mounting stage  63  to the operation position ( FIG. 8A ) and positions one substrate  2  in the component mounting position. In addition, in parallel therewith, the mounting head moving mechanism  72  moves the mounting head  73 , sucks (picks up) the second mounting component  3 B supplied by the component supply section  71  to the mounting head  73 , and then positions the mounting head  73  above the mounting support stand  74 . 
     After one substrate  2  is positioned in the component mounting position, the two recognition cameras  75  recognize (image) two position recognition marks  2   m  ( FIG. 2 ) provided in the substrate  2  ( FIG. 13A ). The control device  90  recognizes the position of the substrate  2  based on a recognition result of the two position recognition marks  2   m . After the position of the substrate  2  is recognized, the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  moves the mounting stage  63  forward and retracts once the electrode section  2   d  from an upper position of the mounting support stand  74  ( FIG. 13B ; an arrow B 1  indicated in the view). 
     After the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  retracts the mounting stage  63  forward, the mounting head moving mechanism  72  lowers the mounting head  73  and the two recognition cameras  75  recognize the two position recognition marks (not illustrated) provided in the second mounting component  3 B ( FIG. 13C ). The control device  90  calculates the position of the second mounting component  3 B based on the recognition result of the two position recognition marks. After the position of the second mounting component  3 B is calculated, the mounting head moving mechanism  72  lifts the mounting head  73  ( FIG. 14A ). Then, the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  positions the substrate  2  in the component mounting position by moving the mounting stage  63  in the operation position again (arrow B 2  indicated in  FIG. 14B ) and moves the mounting stage  63  based on a relationship between the position of the substrate  2  that is already calculated and the position of the second mounting component  3 B, and then positioning of the substrate  2  with respect to the second mounting component  3 B is performed ( FIG. 14B ). 
     After positioning of the substrate  2  with respect to the second mounting component  3 B, the mounting head moving mechanism  72  lowers the mounting head  73  and presses the second mounting component  3 B that is stuck by the mounting head  73  to the ACF  4  on the substrate  2  ( FIGS. 8B and 14C ). In this case, a pressing force of the mounting head  73  is supported by the mounting support stand  74 . Thus, the second mounting component  3 B is mounted on the substrate  2 . After the second mounting component  3 B is mounted on the substrate  2 , the mounting head moving mechanism  72  lifts the mounting head  73 . 
     After the second mounting component  3 B is mounted on one substrate  2 , the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  moves (moves in the component mounting position) the mounting stage  63  in the X axis direction, positions another substrate  2  in the component mounting position, and the mounting head  73  mounts the second mounting component  3 B on the substrate  2 . After the second mounting component  3 B is mounted on two substrates, the mounting head moving mechanism  72  lifts the mounting head  73 . 
     As described above, after the mounting operation of the second mounting component  3 B on the substrate  2  in the component mounting mechanism  61  is completed, the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  moves the mounting stage  63  in the X axis direction and positions each substrate  2  in the component pressing position ( FIGS. 9A and 15A ). 
     After the electrode section  2   d  of the substrate  2  is positioned below the pressing head  81 , the component pressing mechanism  62  lowers the pressing head  81  and presses the second mounting component  3 B mounted on the substrate  2  to the pressing support stand  82  together with the substrate  2  (from the position of  FIG. 15A  to the position of  FIG. 15B ). Thus, the second mounting component  3 B is pressed to the substrate  2 . After the second mounting component  3 B is pressed to the substrate  2 , the component pressing mechanism  62  lifts the pressing head  81  (from the position of  FIG. 15B  to the position of  FIG. 15C ) and the mounting stage moving mechanism  64  allows the mounting stage  63  to return to the substrate transfer position ( FIG. 9B ). 
     As described above, after the pressing operation of the component to the substrate  2  in the component mounting section  15  is completed, the right transfer member  13   c  sucks the substrate  2  from the mounting stage  63  and transfers the substrate  2  to the carrying-out stage  16 . The carrying-out stage  16  receives and holds the substrate  2  transferred by the right transfer member  13   c . The substrate  2  transferred by the carrying-out stage  16  is carried out to another device on the downstream process side of the component mounting apparatus  1  by a substrate carrying-out unit (not illustrated). 
     As described above, in the component mounting apparatus  1  (component mounting method) in the embodiment, since the upward warpage deformation of the film-shaped component (first mounting component  3 A) that is already mounted on the substrate  2  is regulated during moving the peeling member  54   a , the peeling member  54   a  can reliably peel the ACF  4  from the base tape BT without interfering with the first mounting component  3 A. Thus, even if the warpage deformation occurs in the first mounting component  3 A that is mounted on the substrate  2 , workability is not lowered. 
     The ACF sticking method and the ACF sticking apparatus are supplied in which workability is not lowered even if the warpage deformation occurs in the film-shaped component that is already mounted on the substrate. 
     In accordance with one or more embodiments, an ACF is stuck to a substrate by: 
     an under-reception step of under-receiving the substrate on which a film-shaped component is mounted by a under-receiving section; 
     a transportation step of transporting a tape member that is obtained by bonding a base tape to the ACF by a tape transport section included in a sticking head and causing a sticking surface of the ACF to the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted to face the substrate under-received by the under-receiving section, on which the film-shaped component is mounted; 
     a press step of pressing the ACF of which the sticking surface faces the substrate under-received by the under-receiving section, on which the film-shaped component is mounted, on the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted together with base tape by a pressing tool included in the sticking head and sticking the ACF to the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted; and 
     a peeling step of peeling the ACF sticking to the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted from the base tape by moving a peeling member in a horizontal direction by causing the peeling member to be interposed between the ACF sticking to the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted and the base tape, 
     wherein upward warpage deformation of the component is regulated during moving the peeling member in the peeling step. 
     In accordance with one or more embodiments, an ACF sticking apparatus that sticks an ACF to a substrate is provided with: 
     an under-receiving section that under-receives the substrate on which a film-shaped component is mounted; 
     a substrate holding section that holds the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted; 
     a substrate moving section that under-receives the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted by the under-receiving section, which is held by the substrate holding section, by moving the substrate holding section; and 
     a sticking head that is positioned above the under-receiving section and sticks the ACF to the substrate, on which the film-shaped component is mounted, which is under-received by the under-receiving section. 
     The sticking head is provided with: 
     a tape transport section that transports a tape member that is obtained by bonding a base tape to the ACF and causes a sticking surface of the ACF to the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted to face the substrate under-received by the under-receiving section, on which the film-shaped component is mounted, 
     a pressing tool that presses the ACF of which the sticking surface faces the substrate under-received by the under-receiving section, on which the film-shaped component is mounted, on the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted together with the base tape, and sticks the ACF to the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted, 
     a peeling member that peels the ACF sticking to the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted from the base tape by being moved in a horizontal direction by being caused to be interposed between the ACF sticking to the substrate on which the film-shaped component is mounted and the base tape, and 
     a deformation regulating member that regulates upward warpage deformation of the component during moving the peeling member. 
     According to the method and apparatus of the embodiments, workability is not lowered even if the warpage deformation occurs in the film-shaped component that is already mounted on the substrate. 
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               2  substrate 
               3 A first mounting component (component) 
               4  ACF 
               14  ACF sticking section (ACF sticking apparatus) 
               32  sticking stage (substrate holding section) 
               33  sticking stage moving mechanism (substrate moving section) 
               42  sticking head 
               43  sticking support stand (under-receiving section) 
               52  tape transport section 
               53   a  pressing tool 
               54   a  peeling member 
               55  plate member (deformation regulating member) 
             BT base tape 
             TB tape member