Metal fusion bonding – Means to apply vibratory solid-state bonding energy to work
Patent
1998-09-15
2000-12-26
Ryan, Patrick
Metal fusion bonding
Means to apply vibratory solid-state bonding energy to work
228 45, B23K 106, B23K 520, B23K 3700
Patent
active
061645141
ABSTRACT:
A micro-manipulator apparatus for precisely positioning the tip of an ultrasonic bonding tool or similar implement relative to a work piece includes a pantograph-like input manipulator mechanism coupled by a downward depending ball joint coupling to the rear end portion of a tool support plate comprising part of a follower mechanism. The follower mechanism comprises a vertically cascaded series of members linearly rollable in orthogonal directions with respect to a work piece by means of three pairs of linear roller bearings, consisting of an upper, primary bearing slide structure mounted to a lateral side wall of a vertically disposed support plate by a vertically disposed pair of longitudinally opposed linear bearings permitting vertical, Z-axis motion relative to the support plate, a secondary bearing slide structure mounted to the lower side of a flange member which protrudes laterally outwardly from the primary slide structure by a pair of laterally disposed longitudinally opposed linear bearings permitting lateral, x-axis motion, and a pair of longitudinally disposed, laterally opposed linear bearings which depend downwardly from the lower side of the secondary bearing slide structure permitting longitudinal, y-axis motion of the tool support plate and a tool which may depend downwardly from the front portion of the tool support plate. With this arrangement, the lowest surface of the apparatus may be the tool tip, providing a work space of potentially unlimited lateral extent beneath the apparatus and thereby allowing the work piece to be located on a conveyor belt below the apparatus.
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Chapin William L.
Pittman Zidia T.
Ryan Patrick
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