Align fixture for alignment of an electronic component

1. An align fixture adapted to align an electronic component, the align fixture comprising:

an elastic unit plate having an elastic unit receiving section;

a receptacle adapted to receive the electronic component and having a first abutting section and a second abutting section;

an elastic unit comprising a planar spring;

the first abutting section being flexibly mounted via the elastic unit;

wherein the elastic unit is adapted to exert a force to align the electronic component to the second abutting section;

wherein the elastic unit is a separate elastic member adapted to be mounted at the elastic unit receiving section; and

wherein the align fixture comprises a base support plate and a receiving plate between which the elastic unit is arranged so that the elastic unit is adapted to perform a movement parallel to a main plane of the receptacle guided by the base support plate and the receiving plate.

2. The align fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the separate elastic member is integrally formed with the first abutting section.

3. The align fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic unit receiving section is adapted to fix the elastic unit at a suspension of the elastic unit so that the elastic unit is non-rotatably fixed.

4. The align fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the first abutting section is adapted to exert a first force and the second abutting section is adapted to exert a second force on the electronic component, and wherein the first force and the second force are at least partially opposed to one another.

5. The align fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the first abutting section and the second abutting section are adapted so that the first force is exerted parallel to a main plane of the receptacle and the second force is exerted parallel to the main plane of the receptacle.

6. The align fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle further comprises a base support section which forms a support surface parallel to a main plane of the receptacle.

7. The align fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the base support section is adapted to exert a support force perpendicularly to the first force and perpendicularly to the second force.

8. The align fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the flexibly mounted first abutting section is adapted to perform a movement parallel to the main plane of the receptacle.

9. The align fixture according to claim 1 , wherein:

the base support plate arranged below the elastic unit; and

wherein the elastic unit is adapted to perform a movement parallel to the main plane of the receptacle at least partially supported by the base support plate.

10. The align fixture according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one thickness adjusting plate adapted for adjusting a thickness of the align fixture.

11. The align fixture according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an actuation hole formed at the first abutting section, the actuation hole being actuable for manipulating the receptacle.

12. A carrier for aligning multiple electronic components comprising:

multiple align fixtures, each align fixture comprising:

an elastic unit plate having an elastic unit receiving section;

a receptacle adapted to receive the electronic component and having a first abutting section and a second abutting section;

an elastic unit comprising a planar spring;

the first abutting section being flexibly mounted via the elastic unit;

wherein the elastic unit is adapted to exert a force to align the electronic component to the second abutting section;

wherein the elastic unit is a separate elastic member adapted to be mounted at the elastic unit receiving section; and

wherein the align fixture comprises a base support plate and a receiving plate between which the elastic unit is arranged so that the elastic unit is adapted to perform a movement parallel to a main plane of the receptacle guided by the base support plate and the receiving plate.

13. The carrier according to claim 12 , wherein each of the receptacles has at least one assigned elastic unit.

14. The carrier according to claim 12 , wherein at least one elastic unit is assigned to multiple of the receptacles.

15. A method of using a carrier for aligning multiple electronic components, the carrier having multiple align fixtures, each align fixture comprising an elastic unit plate having an elastic unit receiving section, a receptacle adapted to receive the electronic component and having a first abutting section and a second abutting section, an elastic unit, the first abutting section being flexibly mounted via the elastic unit, wherein the elastic unit is adapted to exert a force to align the electronic component to the second abutting section, and wherein the elastic unit is a separate elastic member adapted to be mounted at the elastic unit receiving section, comprising the steps of:

actuating a clamping mechanism to expose openings in the receptacles being larger than the electronic components to be received;

positioning the electronic components in the openings in the receptacles; and

actuating the clamping mechanism to reduce a size of the opening so that the electronic components are aligned within the receptacles of the carrier.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of

placing the electronic components in a post processing machine; and

subjecting the electronic components to a post-processing operation of the post-processing machine while the electronic components maintain in aligned positions in the receptacles of the carrier.

17. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising the step of:

elastically clamping the electronic components by the clamping mechanism exclusively on side sections of the electronic components.

18. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising the step of providing the carrier with an identifying feature for definite identification of the carrier.