Patent ID: 7617962

Claim:
A conductive ball mounting apparatus comprising: a holder head having a suction port formed in a holding face for sucking a conductive ball; a ball feeding unit for feeding the conductive ball to the holder head; a workpiece supporting unit for supporting a workpiece to mount the conductive ball thereon; and action means for positioning a positioner that positions the holder head at the ball feeding unit and at the workpiece supporting unit, whereby the apparatus mounts the conductive ball on the workpiece with interposing a flux therebetween, wherein the apparatus further comprises a flux remover that contacts the holding face and removes the flux adhered to the holding face, and wherein the flux remover is arranged in a relative action route at the time when the holder head is positioned at the ball feeding unit; wherein the flux remover includes a cleaning member for wiping off the flux and a mover that moves the cleaning member, and wherein the cleaning member can be moved by the mover to an acting position where the cleaning member contacts with the holding face and to a saved position where the contact is avoided.