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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1998
Franco Viggiano, Cham, CH;
Christof Koster, Allenwinden, CH;
Esec SA, Cham, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for applying an adhesive pattern to a chip mounting surface by means of an adhesive dispensing head movable in z, y, and z dimensions, contains a first carriage, which is movable in x and y dimensions using first and second actuators. A second carriage with a dispensing head is movable in the z dimension, perpendicular to the chip mounting surface, on a guide mounted on the first carriage. A third actuator is provided with a positioning motor mounted in a stationary manner and an auxiliary carriage displaceable in the z direction. The auxiliary carriage, driven by the positioning motor, runs in a stationary guide. The auxiliary carriage has a positioning surface parallel to the chip mounting surface and a stop, the stop kept in constant contact with the positioning surface. Preferably, this contact is a gliding contact retained by a spring. The apparatus has good dynamic properties which make possible a rapid 'drawing' of adhesive patterns with a high degree of precision.