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Component supply method

Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-08-15
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Granted: 1996-07-09
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Expires: 2014-08-15
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Abstract

Abstract A component supply method includes the steps of sticking an adhesive sheet, which is provided on its upper surface with a first foam releasable adhesive layer whose adhesion, can be reduced by heating, onto an upper surface of a pallet having a side surface serving as a reference portion, sticking a wafer onto the upper surface of the adhesive sheet, cutting the wafer for obtaining a number of components, reducing the adhesion of the first adhesive layer by heating, and taking out the individual components, obtained by cutting the wafer, from the pallet. In the steps of sticking the adhesive sheet, sticking the wafer and taking out the components, the elements are located on the basis of the side surface of the pallet serving as a reference portion.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuaki Kadono
  • 👤 Kenichirou Kidou

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 21:45
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10P50/00; H10P72/7402; H10P72/7412; H10P72/7414; H10P72/7416; H10P72/742; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S156/00; Y10S156/934; Y10S156/941; Y10S156/942; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/19; Y10T156/1978

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim 257 words
A component supply method comprising the steps of: providing a pallet having a reference portion comprising side surfaces of the pallet used for locating objects to be mounted on said pallet for processing; providing an adhesive sheet formed by a base material having a first surface, a second surface, a first adhesive layer made of a foam releasable adhesive and located on said first surface, and a second adhesive layer located on said second surface, said first adhesive layer being capable of having its adhesion reduced by heating, said second adhesive layer not being capable of having its adhesion reduced by heating or only being capable of having its adhesion reduced by an amount less than said first adhesive layer by heating; sticking said adhesive sheet onto a surface of said pallet while aligning said adhesive sheet to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to said reference portion of said pallet; sticking a wafer onto said first adhesive layer of said adhesive sheet while aligning said wafer to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to said reference portion of said pallet; cutting said wafer on the basis of said reference portion thereby obtaining individual components; reducing adhesion of said first adhesive layer by heating; positioning the individual components by moving a movable guide member into contact with the side surfaces of the pallet to move the side surfaces of the pallet into contact with a fixed guide member; and removing said individual components from said first adhesive layer on the basis of said reference portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 257 words
A component supply method comprising the steps of: providing a pallet having a reference portion comprising side surfaces of the pallet used for locating objects to be mounted on said pallet for processing; providing an adhesive sheet formed by a base material having a first surface, a second surface, a first adhesive layer made of a foam releasable adhesive and located on said first surface, and a second adhesive layer located on said second surface, said first adhesive layer being capable of having its adhesion reduced by heating, said second adhesive layer not being capable of having its adhesion reduced by heating or only being capable of having its adhesion reduced by an amount less than said first adhesive layer by heating; sticking said adhesive sheet onto a surface of said pallet while aligning said adhesive sheet to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to said reference portion of said pallet; sticking a wafer onto said first adhesive layer of said adhesive sheet while aligning said wafer to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to said reference portion of said pallet; cutting said wafer on the basis of said reference portion thereby obtaining individual components; reducing adhesion of said first adhesive layer by heating; positioning the individual components by moving a movable guide member into contact with the side surfaces of the pallet to move the side surfaces of the pallet into contact with a fixed guide member; and removing said individual components from said first adhesive layer on the basis of said reference portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 1, wherein a plurality of said reference portions are provided on said pallet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 2, wherein said reference portions comprise a plurality of side surfaces of said pallet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 2, wherein said plurality of reference portions comprise a plurality of holes provided in corner portions of said pallet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 46 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 3, wherein said predetermined positional relation of said adhesive sheet with respect to said reference portion is set such that said adhesive sheet is separated from each of said side surfaces of said pallet by a predetermined distance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 39 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said predetermined positional relation of said wafer with respect to said reference portion is set on the basis of a predetermined distance between said reference portion and said wafer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said pallet is formed by a plate member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 26 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 7, wherein said second adhesive layer of said adhesive sheet is stuck onto said surface of said pallet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 217 words
A component supply method comprising the steps of: providing a pallet having a reference portion used for locating objects to be mounted on said pallet for processing; providing an adhesive sheet formed by a base material having a first surface, a second surface, a first adhesive layer made of a foam releasable adhesive and located on said first surface, and a second adhesive layer located on said second surface, said first adhesive layer being capable of having its adhesion reduced by heating, said second adhesive layer not being capable of having its adhesion reduced by heating or only being capable of having its adhesion reduced by an amount less than said first adhesive layer by heating; sticking said adhesive sheet onto a surface of said pallet while aligning said adhesive sheet to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to said reference portion of said pallet; sticking a wafer onto said first adhesive layer of said adhesive sheet while aligning said wafer to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to said reference portion of said pallet; cutting said wafer on the basis of said reference portion thereby obtaining individual components; reducing adhesion of said first adhesive layer by heating; and removing said individual components from said first adhesive layer on the basis of said reference portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 217 words
A component supply method comprising the steps of: providing a pallet having a reference portion used for locating objects to be mounted on said pallet for processing; providing an adhesive sheet formed by a base material having a first surface, a second surface, a first adhesive layer made of a foam releasable adhesive and located on said first surface, and a second adhesive layer located on said second surface, said first adhesive layer being capable of having its adhesion reduced by heating, said second adhesive layer not being capable of having its adhesion reduced by heating or only being capable of having its adhesion reduced by an amount less than said first adhesive layer by heating; sticking said adhesive sheet onto a surface of said pallet while aligning said adhesive sheet to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to said reference portion of said pallet; sticking a wafer onto said first adhesive layer of said adhesive sheet while aligning said wafer to have a predetermined positional relation with respect to said reference portion of said pallet; cutting said wafer on the basis of said reference portion thereby obtaining individual components; reducing adhesion of said first adhesive layer by heating; and removing said individual components from said first adhesive layer on the basis of said reference portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 21 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 9, wherein a plurality of said reference portions are provided on said pallet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 10, wherein said reference portions comprise a plurality of side surfaces of said pallet.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 27 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 10, wherein said plurality of reference portions comprise a plurality of holes provided in corner portions of said pallet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 42 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 11, wherein said predetermined positional relation of said adhesive sheet with respect to said reference portions is set such that said adhesive sheet is separated from each said side surfaces by a predetermined distance.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 38 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said prescribed positional relation of said wafer with respect to said reference portion is set on the basis of a distance between said reference portion and said wafer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 18 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said pallet is formed by a plate member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 26 words
A component supply method in accordance with claim 15, wherein said second adhesive layer of said adhesive sheet is stuck onto said surface of said pallet.

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