PNP apparatus and PNP tool head with direct bonding pressure pick-up tip
A PNP apparatus may include a robotic arm, and a PNP tool head carried by the robotic arm. The PNP tool head may include a body configured to apply bonding pressure to a first area of an electronic device, and a pick-up tip movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the body as the pick-up tip rests against a second area of the electronic device. The pick-up tip may define a vacuum passageway therethrough to couple a vacuum source to the second area of the electronic device.
1. A pick-and-place (PNP) apparatus comprising:
a robotic arm; and
a PNP tool head carried by said robotic arm comprising
a body configured to directly apply bonding pressure to a first area of an electronic device, and
a pick-up tip movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to said body as said pick-up tip rests against a second area of the electronic device, said pick-up tip defining at least one vacuum passageway therethrough to couple a vacuum source to the second area of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising an image sensor housing defining the first area, and a lens barrel carried by the image sensor housing defining the second area, the first area extending from the second area to a periphery of the electronic device.
2. The PNP apparatus of claim 1 wherein said body has a tip receiving passageway therein; and wherein said pick-up tip is slidably received within the tip receiving passageway.
3. The PNP apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a bond head coupled to said robotic arm; and
at least one bias member coupled between said bond head and said body.
4. The PNP apparatus of claim 3 wherein said bond head has a recess therein configured to receive said pick-up tip when in the retracted position.
5. The PNP apparatus of claim 1 wherein said pick-up tip has a tubular shape with a distal open end defining the at least one vacuum passageway, and a vacuum source port coupled in fluid communication with the distal open end.
6. The PNP apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a controller coupled to said robotic arm.
7. The PNP apparatus of claim 1 wherein the electronic device has a rectangular shape with four upper corner portions defining the first area.
8. The PNP apparatus of claim 1 wherein the electronic device has a rectangular shape with an upper medial portion defining the second area; and wherein the at least one vacuum passageway comprises a single vacuum passageway aligned with the upper medial portion of the electronic device.
9. A pick-and-place (PNP) apparatus comprising:
a robotic arm;
a controller coupled to said robotic arm; and
a PNP tool head carried by said robotic arm comprising
a body configured to directly apply bonding pressure to a first area of an electronic device, and having a tip receiving passageway therein, and
a pick-up tip slidably received within the tip receiving passageway and movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to said body as said pick-up tip rests against a second area of the electronic device, said pick-up tip defining at least one vacuum passageway therethrough to couple a vacuum source to the second area of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising an image sensor housing defining the first area, and a lens barrel carried by the image sensor housing defining the second area, the first area extending from the second area to a periphery of the electronic device.
10. The PNP apparatus of claim 9 further comprising:
a bond head coupled to said robotic arm; and
at least one bias member coupled between said bond head and said body.
11. The PNP apparatus of claim 10 wherein said bond head has a recess therein configured to receive said pick-up tip when in the retracted position.
12. The PNP apparatus of claim 9 wherein said pick-up tip has a tubular shape with a distal open end defining the at least one vacuum passageway, and a vacuum source port coupled in fluid communication with the distal open end.
13. A pick-and-place (PNP) tool head comprising:
a body configured to directly apply bonding pressure to a first area of an electronic device; and
a pick-up tip movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to said body as said pick-up tip rests against a second area of the electronic device, said pick-up tip defining at least one vacuum passageway therethrough to couple a vacuum source to the second area of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising an image sensor housing defining the first area, and a lens barrel carried by the image sensor housing defining the second area, the first area extending from the second area to a periphery of the electronic device.
14. The PNP tool head of claim 13 wherein said body has a tip receiving passageway therein; and wherein said pick-up tip is slidably received within the tip receiving passageway.
15. The PNP tool head of claim 13 further comprising:
a bond head coupled to said robotic arm; and
at least one bias member coupled between said bond head and said body.
16. The PNP tool head of claim 15 wherein said bond head has a recess therein configured to receive said pick-up tip when in the retracted position.
17. The PNP tool head of claim 13 wherein said pick-up tip has a tubular shape with a distal open end defining the at least one vacuum passageway, and a vacuum source port coupled in fluid communication with the distal open end.