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Vibratory wire bonding method and apparatus
Assignee: Axion Corp
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Filing: 1964-10-16
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Granted: 1968-05-21
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Expires: 1984-10-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce L Mims
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 04:36
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K20/00; B23K20/002; B23K20/004; B23K20/005; H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/02; H01R43/0207; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711; H10W72/07141; H10W72/07168; H10W72/075; H10W72/07502; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07541; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/533; H10W72/534; H10W72/536; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/5524; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S228/00; Y10S228/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
BONDING APPARATUS FOR JOINING A CONNECTOR WIRE TO A WORKPIECE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A WELDING TIP; (B) A WORKPIECE-SUPPORTING CHUCK; (C) MANEUVERABLE MEANS FOR BRINGING EACH OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT SELECTED TARGET PORTIONS OF A WORKPIECE SUPPORTED ON THE CHUCK INTO SUCCESSIVE JUXTAPOSITION WITH THE WELDING TIP, TO CREATE A PREDETERMINED SMALL CLAMPING FORCE SUCCESSIVELY BETWEEN THE WELDING TIP AND EACH WORKPIECE TARGET PORTION; (D) A WIRE SUPPLY SOURCE POSITIONED TO INTRODUCE A LENGTH OF CONNECTOR WIRE BETWEEN WELDING TIP AND WORKPIECE TARGET PORTION; (E) AND A SOURCE OF VIBRATORY ENERGY COUPLED TO VIBRATE THE WELDING TIP IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE LINE OF ACTION OF THE CLAMPING FORCE BY A BIFURCATED TUNING FORK MEMBER PROVIDED WITH OPPOSED TINES RESPECTIVELY SUPPORTING THE VIBRATORY ENERY SOURCE AND THE WELDING TIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
BONDING APPARATUS FOR JOINING A CONNECTOR WIRE TO A WORKPIECE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A WELDING TIP; (B) A WORKPIECE-SUPPORTING CHUCK; (C) MANEUVERABLE MEANS FOR BRINGING EACH OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT SELECTED TARGET PORTIONS OF A WORKPIECE SUPPORTED ON THE CHUCK INTO SUCCESSIVE JUXTAPOSITION WITH THE WELDING TIP, TO CREATE A PREDETERMINED SMALL CLAMPING FORCE SUCCESSIVELY BETWEEN THE WELDING TIP AND EACH WORKPIECE TARGET PORTION; (D) A WIRE SUPPLY SOURCE POSITIONED TO INTRODUCE A LENGTH OF CONNECTOR WIRE BETWEEN WELDING TIP AND WORKPIECE TARGET PORTION; (E) AND A SOURCE OF VIBRATORY ENERGY COUPLED TO VIBRATE THE WELDING TIP IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE LINE OF ACTION OF THE CLAMPING FORCE BY A BIFURCATED TUNING FORK MEMBER PROVIDED WITH OPPOSED TINES RESPECTIVELY SUPPORTING THE VIBRATORY ENERY SOURCE AND THE WELDING TIP.
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