| US 7,591,408 B2 | ||
| Camera-assisted adjustment of bonding head elements | ||
| Frank Walther, Brakel (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Hess & Knipps GmbH, (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 18, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/488,716. | ||
| Application 11/488716 is a division of application No. 11/355329, filed on Feb. 16, 2006, granted, now 7,461,768. | ||
| Application 11/355329 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2004/008018, filed on Jul. 17, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10338809 (DE), filed on Aug. 21, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0255097 A1, Nov. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 37/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 228—103 [228/1.1; 228/4.5; 228/8; 228/105] | 20 Claims |
| 1. Method for carrying out setting operations on a bonding head, as part of which setting operations a bonding head element is positioned relative to a reference element, the bonding head element and the reference element each being within and comprising part of the bonding head, characterized in that at least a region surrounding the reference element is optically captured by means of a camera and is displayed in an image on a display device, a marking being overlaid into the display as an auxiliary means for providing assistance with the positioning. |