| 摘要 |
A device for incorporation in a wire bonding machine for monitoring the supply of wire from a wire supply spool to a bonding wedge, comprises a mount (12) for rotatably mounting a wire supply spool (1); a guide wheel (7) mounted on a lever (8), which lever (8) can be deflected between a first position to which it is biassed by a spring (10) and a second position at which it activates sensor (A) and a motor (3) for driving the wire supply spool (1), which motor (3) is started by the sensor (A) when the sensor is activated by the lever (8). The device further comprises a means for stopping the motor (3) when a predetermined amount of wire (6) has been supplied. The wire (6) passes over the guide wheel (7) between the wire supply spool (1) and the bonding wedge so that the consumption of wire during a bonding cycle causes deflection of the lever (8) from its first position to its second position. The device makes it possible for the operator of the wire bonding machine to have available information about wire consumption and wire supply, in order to provide improved control of the bonding process. <IMAGE> |
