JP2011212815A - Nozzle adjusting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nozzle adjusting tool that can easily adjust a position of a cutting water nozzle.SOLUTION: The nozzle adjusting tool adjusts a position of the cutting water nozzle while a cutting blade is detached. The nozzle adjusting tool includes: a plate 102 having a fitting hole fit with a boss of a mount flange; and a regulation part 106 connected with the plate 102 by a connection part 108 that extends in the perpendicular direction with respect to the plate 102 and has a prescribed length, and extending in parallel with the plate 102 that positions the cutting water nozzle to the center of the thickness direction of the cutting blade at the back of the blade.

Description

  The present invention relates to a nozzle adjusting jig that adjusts the position of a cutting water nozzle that supplies cutting water to a cutting blade in a cutting apparatus that cuts a workpiece.

  Semiconductor wafers with multiple devices such as IC and LSI, and workpieces such as resin substrates, various ceramic substrates, and glass substrates are divided into individual chips by a cutting machine, and the divided chips are various electronic devices. Widely used in.

  The cutting device includes a chuck table for holding a workpiece, a cutting means including a cutting blade having a cutting edge at an outer peripheral tip for cutting the workpiece held on the chuck table, and a cutting water to the cutting blade being processed. And at least a nozzle that supplies the workpiece, and divides the workpiece with high accuracy. Supplying cutting water to the cutting blade is very important in terms of cooling the processing heat during processing and washing away the cutting waste generated by the cutting from the upper surface of the workpiece.

  If the nozzle position is adjusted to an incorrect position and the cutting water is not supplied to an appropriate position of the cutting blade, the processing heat is not sufficiently cooled and abnormal cutting or burning of the cutting blade occurs, so that the processing quality is remarkably deteriorated. As a result, the cutting blade and the workpiece are damaged.

  Similarly, when the nozzle position is not appropriate, the cutting waste adheres to the upper surface of the workpiece without being discharged from the upper surface of the workpiece. Since it is difficult to clean the cutting waste once dried after processing, the workpiece once attached with the cutting waste needs further cleaning.

  It is desirable to adjust the cutting water nozzle so that the cutting water is supplied toward the center of the cutting blade in the thickness direction. When the cutting blade is attached to the mount flange fixed to the spindle, the attachment position is slightly different each time the attachment is made. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the attachment position of the cutting water nozzle in accordance with the replacement of the cutting blade.

  However, the thickness of the cutting blade is generally as thin as 10 μm to 500 μm, and it is very difficult to adjust the cutting water nozzle at the center in the thickness direction. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-187849 discloses a blade cover device that can adjust the position of the cutting water nozzle.

JP 2006-187849 A

  However, in a cutting device called dual dicer (opposite type dual dicer) in which two cutting means widely used in recent years are arranged to face each other, an operator needs to enter and adjust between two cutting blades. For this reason, even if a blade cover device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, it is necessary to make an adjustment while confirming the position of the cutting blade.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, The place made into the objective is providing the nozzle adjustment jig which can adjust the position of a cutting water nozzle easily.

  According to the present invention, a chuck table for holding a workpiece and a cutting means in which a cutting blade for cutting the workpiece held on the chuck table is rotatably mounted on a spindle via a mount flange having a boss portion. And a wheel cover mounted on a spindle housing that houses the spindle, and a cutting water nozzle that is adjustably attached to the wheel cover and that supplies cutting water from the outer peripheral direction of the cutting blade toward the cutting blade. A nozzle adjusting jig used in a cutting apparatus having a water block and adjusting the position of the cutting water nozzle in a state in which the cutting blade is removed, and fitted to the boss portion of the mount flange. Connected to the flat plate portion with a flat plate portion having a joint hole and a connecting portion of a predetermined length extending in a direction perpendicular to the flat plate portion. And a regulating portion extending parallel to the flat plate portion for positioning the cutting water nozzle to the center in the thickness direction of the cutting blade behind the cutting blade. The

  Preferably, the connection portion is provided with rotation preventing means for preventing rotation of the nozzle adjustment jig by being pressed against the cutting water block when the nozzle adjustment jig is mounted on the mount flange.

  According to the nozzle adjustment jig of the present invention, in a state where the nozzle adjustment jig is mounted on the boss portion of the mount flange, the cutting water block having the cutting water nozzle is pressed against the restriction portion of the nozzle adjustment jig. The nozzle can be easily positioned at the center of the cutting blade in the thickness direction.

  In addition, when the nozzle adjustment jig is mounted on the mount flange, the connection portion is provided with a rotation prevention means that prevents the nozzle adjustment jig from rotating by being pressed against the cutting water block. Can be disposed behind the cutting water nozzle, and the nozzle adjusting jig can be prevented from rotating and colliding with the wheel cover or the like.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the cutting device which can apply the nozzle adjustment jig of this invention. It is a perspective view of the semiconductor wafer supported by the annular frame via the dicing tape. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the relationship between a spindle unit and the mount flange which should be fixed to a spindle. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the relationship between a spindle unit and the hub blade which should be mounted | worn with a spindle. It is a perspective view of the state where the hub blade is mounted on the spindle. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the relationship between a spindle unit and the ring-shaped blade (washer blade) which should be mounted | worn with a spindle. It is a perspective view of a cutting blade and a wheel cover part. It is a perspective view of the wheel cover part which omitted the cutting blade. It is a side view of a cutting blade and a wheel cover part. It is a side view of the state where the cutting blade was removed and the cooling water nozzle assembly was separated from the wheel cover. It is a perspective view of the nozzle adjustment jig which concerns on this invention embodiment. It is a side view of the state which attached the nozzle adjustment jig to the boss | hub part of the mount flange. It is explanatory drawing explaining the adjustment method of a cutting water nozzle using a nozzle adjustment jig. It is a side view which shows how to remove the nozzle adjustment jig from the mount flange.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an external view of a cutting apparatus 2 that can divide a semiconductor wafer into individual chips (devices). The nozzle adjustment jig of the present invention is used to use the position adjustment of the cutting water nozzle mounted on the cutting device 2.

  On the front side of the cutting device 2, there is provided operating means 4 for an operator to input instructions to the device such as machining conditions. In the upper part of the apparatus, there is provided a display means 6 such as a CRT for displaying a guidance screen for an operator and an image taken by an imaging means described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the surface of the semiconductor wafer W to be diced, the first street S1 and the second street S2 are formed orthogonally, and the first street S1 and the second street S2 are formed. And a number of devices D are formed on the wafer W.

  The wafer W is attached to a dicing tape T that is an adhesive sheet, and the outer peripheral edge of the dicing tape T is attached to an annular frame F. As a result, the wafer W is supported by the frame F via the dicing tape T, and a plurality of wafers (for example, 25 sheets) are accommodated in the wafer cassette 8 shown in FIG. The wafer cassette 8 is placed on a cassette elevator 9 that can move up and down.

  Behind the wafer cassette 8, a loading / unloading means 10 for unloading the wafer W before cutting from the wafer cassette 8 and loading the wafer after cutting into the wafer cassette 8 is disposed. Between the wafer cassette 8 and the loading / unloading means 10, a temporary placement area 12, which is an area on which a wafer to be carried in / out, is temporarily placed, is provided. Positioning means 14 for positioning at a certain position is provided.

  In the vicinity of the temporary placement area 12, transport means 16 having a turning arm that sucks and transports the frame F integrated with the wafer W is disposed, and the wafer W carried to the temporary placement area 12 is It is sucked by the transport means 16 and transported onto the chuck table 18 and is sucked by the chuck table 18 and is held on the chuck table 18 by fixing the frame F by a plurality of clamps 19.

  The chuck table 18 is configured to be rotatable and reciprocally movable in the X-axis direction. Above the movement path of the chuck table 18 in the X-axis direction, an alignment unit 20 that detects a street to be cut of the wafer W is provided. It is arranged.

  The alignment unit 20 includes an imaging unit 22 that images the surface of the wafer W, and can detect a street to be cut by a process such as pattern matching based on an image acquired by imaging. The image acquired by the imaging unit 22 is displayed on the display unit 6.

  On the left side of the alignment means 20, a cutting means 24 for cutting the wafer W held on the chuck table 18 is disposed. The cutting means 24 is configured integrally with the alignment means 20, and both move together in the Y-axis direction and the Z-axis direction.

  The cutting means 24 is configured by attaching a cutting blade 28 to the tip of a rotatable spindle 26 and is movable in the Y-axis direction and the Z-axis direction. The cutting blade 28 is located on the extended line of the imaging means 22 in the X-axis direction.

  Referring to FIG. 3, an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the spindle and the blade mount attached to the spindle is shown. A spindle 26 that is rotationally driven by a servo motor (not shown) is rotatably accommodated in a spindle housing 32 of the spindle unit 30. The spindle 26 has a tapered portion 26a and a small distal end portion 26b, and a male screw 34 is formed on the small distal end portion 26b.

  A mount flange 36 includes a boss part (convex part) 38 and a fixing flange 40 formed integrally with the boss part 38, and a male screw 42 is formed on the boss part 38. Further, the mount flange 36 has a mounting hole 43.

  The mounting flange 36 is inserted into the tip small diameter portion 26b and the taper portion 26a of the spindle 26, and the nut 44 is screwed into the male screw 34 to be tightened, as shown in FIG. Attached to.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting relationship between the spindle 26 to which the mount flange 36 is fixed and the cutting blade 28. The cutting blade 28 is called a hub blade, and is configured by electrodepositing a cutting blade 50 in which diamond abrasive grains are dispersed in a nickel base material on the outer periphery of a circular base 46 having a circular hub 48.

  The mounting hole 52 of the cutting blade 28 is inserted into the boss portion 38 of the mount flange 36, and the fixing nut 54 is screwed onto the male screw 42 of the boss portion 38 and tightened, so that the cutting blade 28 is moved to the spindle 26 as shown in FIG. Attached to.

  Referring to FIG. 6, there is shown an exploded perspective view showing how the ring-shaped or washer-shaped cutting blade 56 is mounted on the spindle 26. The cutting blade 56 is composed of a cutting blade (electroforming grindstone) electroformed entirely.

  The cutting blade 56 is inserted into the boss portion 38 of the mount flange 36, the detachable flange 58 is further inserted into the boss portion 38, and the fixing nut 54 is screwed into the male screw 42 and tightened, whereby the cutting blade 56 is fixed to the fixing flange 40. And is attached to the spindle 26 by being sandwiched from both sides by the detachable flange 58.

  Referring to FIG. 7, a perspective view of a state in which a cutting blade mounted on a spindle is surrounded by a wheel cover (blade cover) 60 is shown. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the wheel cover portion with the cutting blade omitted. A blade break detector 62 is attached to the wheel cover 60.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the blade breakage detector 62, the tip of the light emitting part 64 connected to the optical fiber 66 and the tip of the light receiving part similarly connected to the optical fiber face each other across the cutting blade 50 of the cutting blade 28. It is positioned and configured.

  68 is an adjusting screw for adjusting the position of the blade breakage detector 62, and 70 is a fixing screw for fixing the blade breakage detector 62 at the adjusted position. A marker 72 is formed at the tip of the light emitting portion 64.

  Referring to FIG. 10, a side view of the wheel cover portion with the cutting blade 28 removed is shown. An air cylinder (not shown) is accommodated in the wheel cover 60, and FIG. 10 shows a state where the piston rod 74 of the air cylinder is extended.

  A mounting plate (not shown) is fixed to the tip of the piston rod 74, and a cooling water nozzle assembly 76 is fastened to the mounting plate by a screw 86. As best shown in FIG. 8, the cooling water nozzle assembly 76 includes a connection pipe 78 to which a hose 82 is connected, and cooling water nozzles 80 a and 80 b branched from the connection pipe 78. 81 is a cooling water supply port formed in the cooling water nozzles 80a and 80b. A splash cover 84 is provided outside the cooling water nozzles 80a and 80b.

  Reference numeral 88 denotes a cutting water block (nozzle block), which is fastened to the wheel cover 60 by screws 90. The cutting water block 88 includes a connection pipe 92 connected to the hose 96 and a cutting water nozzle 94 (see FIG. 9) connected to the connection pipe 92.

  The tip of the cutting water nozzle 94 (cutting water supply port) opens toward the cutting blade 50 of the cutting blade 28. As shown in FIG. 8, the cooling water nozzle assembly 76 can be adjusted in the direction of arrow A, and the cutting water block 88 can be adjusted in the direction of arrow B.

  Referring to FIG. 11, a perspective view of the nozzle adjustment jig 100 of the embodiment of the present invention is shown. The nozzle adjustment jig 100 includes a flat plate portion 102 having a fitting hole 104 to be fitted to the boss portion 38 of the mount flange 36 and a connecting portion 108 having a predetermined length extending in a direction perpendicular to the flat plate portion 102. The plate-shaped restricting portion 106 is connected to the plate 102 and extends in parallel with the flat plate portion 102.

  The restricting portion 106 has a restricting surface 106a. The length of the connecting portion 108 is such that when the nozzle adjustment jig 100 is mounted on the boss portion 38 of the mount flange 36, the cutting water nozzle 94 causes the cutting blade 94 to press the cutting water block 88 against the regulating surface 106 a of the regulating portion 106. It is set to a predetermined length positioned at the center of the 28 cutting blades 50 in the thickness direction. A leaf spring 110 as an anti-rotation means is fixed to the connecting portion 108 with a screw 112.

  When adjusting the position of the cutting water nozzle 94, the cutting blade 28 is removed from the mount flange 36, and the fitting hole 104 formed in the flat plate portion 102 of the nozzle adjustment jig 100 is fitted into the boss portion 38 of the mount flange 36. In combination, the nozzle adjustment jig 100 is mounted on the mount flange 36 as shown in FIG. At this time, the leaf spring 110 is pressed against the cutting water block 88, and the rotation of the nozzle adjusting jig 100 is prevented.

  In this state, the screw 90 fixing the cutting water block 88 to the wheel cover 60 is loosened, and the side surface 88a of the cutting water block 88 is pressed against the regulating surface 106a of the regulating unit 106 as shown in FIG.

  As described above, since the length of the connecting portion 108 is formed to a predetermined length, the cutting water nozzle 94 is positioned at the center of the cutting blade 50 in the thickness direction of the cutting blade 28 in the state shown in FIG. . Therefore, the adjustment of the cutting water nozzle 94 is completed by fastening the screw 90 and fixing the cutting water block 88 to the wheel cover 60.

  To remove the nozzle adjustment jig 100 from the mount flange 36, as shown in FIG. 14, the nozzle adjustment jig 100 is rotated clockwise to release the pressure contact of the leaf spring 110 with respect to the cutting water block 88. The nozzle adjustment jig 100 is pulled out and removed from the mount flange 36.

  According to the nozzle adjustment jig 100 of the present invention, the cutting water block 88 having the cutting water nozzle 94 is connected to the restricting portion 106 of the nozzle adjustment jig 100 with the nozzle adjustment jig 100 mounted on the boss portion 38 of the mount flange 36. The cutting water nozzle 94 can be easily positioned at the center in the thickness direction of the cutting blade 28 by being pressed against.

  By disposing the regulating portion 106 of the nozzle adjustment jig 100 behind the cutting water block 88 having the cutting water nozzle 94 (on the back side of the apparatus), the operation can be easily performed without stopping the nozzle adjustment jig 100 with a nut. be able to.

  Further, by attaching the leaf spring 110 acting as a rotation preventing means to the connecting portion 108, the rotation of the nozzle adjusting jig 100 is prevented during the operation, and the restricting portion 106 of the cutting water block 88 having the cutting water nozzle 94 is provided. While being able to arrange | position behind, it can prevent that the nozzle adjustment jig | tool 100 collides with the wheel cover 60 grade | etc.,.

2 Cutting device 18 Chuck table 24 Cutting means 26 Spindle 28 Cutting blade 36 Mount flange 60 Wheel cover (blade cover)
88 Cutting water block 94 Cutting water nozzle 100 Nozzle adjustment jig 102 Flat plate portion 104 Fitting hole 106 Restriction portion 108 Connection portion 110 Leaf spring

Claims (2)

A chuck table for holding a workpiece, a cutting means for cutting a workpiece held on the chuck table rotatably mounted on a spindle via a mount flange having a boss portion, and a spindle A wheel cover mounted on a spindle housing for receiving, and a cutting water block that is adjustably attached to the wheel cover and has a cutting water nozzle that supplies cutting water from the outer peripheral direction of the cutting blade toward the cutting blade. A nozzle adjusting jig for adjusting the position of the cutting water nozzle in a state where the cutting blade is removed,
A flat plate portion having a fitting hole to be fitted to the boss portion of the mount flange;
The flat plate portion, which is connected to the flat plate portion by a connecting portion having a predetermined length extending in a direction perpendicular to the flat plate portion, and positions the cutting water nozzle to the center in the thickness direction of the cutting blade behind the cutting blade. A restricting portion extending in parallel with the
A nozzle adjustment jig comprising:   The rotation preventing means for preventing the rotation of the nozzle adjustment jig from being pressed against the cutting water block when the nozzle adjustment jig is mounted on the mount flange is disposed in the connecting portion. The nozzle adjustment jig described.

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