Thermocompression bonding equipment

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Inventors

Ichikawa, Iwao
Kawatani, Norio
Suzuki, Kazuaki
Yamada, Yukio

Application #

429695

Filed

Apr-27-1995

Published

Dec-16-1997

Current US Class

100/320
156/581
156/583.1
156/583.91
228/180.21
228/44.7

International Classes

B30B 015/34

Field of Search

156/580 156/581 156/583.1 156/583.91 228/44.3 228/44.7 228/180.1 228/180.21 228/212 100/93

Assignee

Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP)

Examiners

Sells; James

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Kananen; Ronald P.

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Abstract
This invention provides a thermocompression bonding equipment which, when the material to be bonded is to be changed, allows easy replacement and preparation of a compression bonding head, reduction of working time required for replacement and preparation of a compression bonding head, and simplified adjustment of the compression bonding head. The thermocompression bonding equipment is provided with a head unit 20 comprising a base 10, thermocompression bonding head 56 and sliding mechanism 50 for sliding the thermocompression bonding head 56 provided on the base 10, pressing means 30, which are structured independently from the head unit, for pressing the sliding mechanism 50 to slide the thermocompression bonding head 56, thereby thermocompression bonding the material of ACF, LCD, and TAB, and a base frame 40 provided with positioning means 40, 41 for positioning the base 10.
 
Claims
What is claimed is:

1. A thermocompression bonding system comprising:

a head unit comprising a base, a thermocompression bonding head and means for sliding said thermocompression bonding head provided on said base,

pressing means, which are not fixed to said head unit, for pressing said sliding means to slide said thermocompression bonding head, thereby thermocompression bonding a material to be bonded with said thermocompression bonding head, and

a base frame provided with positioning means for correctly positioning said head unit when said head unit is placed on said base frame.

2. A thermocompression bonding system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thermocompression bonding head comprises a plurality of thermocompression bonding heads arranged to match a predetermined pattern of bonds to be made, wherein said plurality of bonding heads all slide simultaneously when pressed by said pressing means.



Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to thermocompression bonding equipment for thermocompression bonding of a member on another member, and more particularly to a thermocompression bonding equipment for thermocompression bonding of electrode members of a liquid crystal panel to conductors such as TAB terminals provided apart with small spaces inserting an anisotropic conductive film therebetween.

2. Description of Related Art

Conventionally in the manufacturing process of a liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal panel comprised of liquid crystal cells and so-called tape automated bonding (TAB) terminals comprised of integrated circuits for driving the liquid crystal cells are thermocompression-bonded with an insert of anisotropic conductive film (referred to as ACF hereinafter) comprising thermosetting resin in which conductive particles are dispersed to connect electrodes of a glass substrate of the liquid crystal panel and electrodes of the TAB terminal.
 
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