JP6108191B6 - Container, package and method for closing the container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a solder ball container and a solder ball storage package.

  In recent years, electronic components used in electronic devices have become very small due to miniaturization of electronic devices. Furthermore, this electronic component is a multi-functional component having many functions. Multifunctional parts include BGA (Ball Grid Array), CSP (Chip Size Package), and the like, and these multifunctional parts are provided with a large number of electrodes. When mounting a multifunctional component on a printed circuit board, the electrodes and the lands of the printed circuit board are soldered.

  Further, in an electronic component such as QFP (Quad Flat Package) or SOIC (Small Outlined Integrated Circuit), a bare chip having a large number of electrodes is installed therein, and these electrodes are soldered to a substrate of the electronic component.

  When soldering as described above, if solder is individually supplied to many installation locations and very small electrodes, a great deal of labor is required. Furthermore, it is difficult to accurately supply solder individually to a small soldering portion. Therefore, in soldering for multifunctional parts and bare chips, solder bumps are formed by previously attaching solder to the electrodes, and soldering is performed by melting the solder bumps during soldering.

  For forming the solder bump, a method using a solder paste, a method using a solder ball, or the like is used. Conventionally, a method using a solder paste having a low cost has been used. However, since the bumps to be formed are required to be as small as 30 to 200 μm, and the solder ball bumps can secure the mounting height, the required bump height is the same diameter. The method of using solder balls has been widely used. In particular, securing the mounting height is important for electrodes for external terminals of BGA and CSP and electrodes for bare chip bonding inside components, and the use of solder balls is indispensable.

  When mounting a solder ball on a large number of electrodes, the solder ball is placed on a pallet with a hole having a diameter smaller than that of the solder ball and the pallet is swung to place the solder ball in the hole of the pallet. Align. Subsequently, a solder ball is mounted on the solder ball mounting head. Therefore, when the aspect ratio of the solder ball is large and there is an error in the particle size, mounting on the electrode becomes impossible. In order to ensure a strict amount of solder and to secure a mounting height, it is important that there is no error in the particle size of each solder ball.

  Further, as the solder ball becomes finer, the ratio of the surface area of the solder ball to the total amount of solder increases, so that the surface of the solder ball is oxidized and easily yellowed. Yellowing is caused by the solder balls being exposed to the atmosphere and Sn in the solder balls being oxidized by oxygen in the atmosphere. Since the Sn oxide film is yellow, the entire solder ball appears to turn yellow when the oxide film becomes thick.

  On the other hand, a container for containing a fine solder ball is made of a breathable material, and a deoxygenating desiccant disposed outside the container is housed in a bag member together with the container and sealed in an airtight state. A package for storing balls is known (see Patent Document 1). According to this, oxidation and yellowing of the solder ball surface can be prevented.

Japanese Patent No. 4868267

  However, in the solder ball container disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a solder ball having a small particle size (for example, 0.1 mm or less) is accommodated, a minute gap between the edge of the container body of the solder ball container and the lid member is required. There is a risk of solder balls being caught in the gap. When the solder ball is sandwiched in the gap, for example, when the solder ball container is transported, the lid member moves relative to the edge of the container body, so that the solder ball is crushed and the sphericity of the solder ball is impaired. There's a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and one of its purposes is to provide a solder ball container and a solder ball storage package that can prevent the contained solder balls from being crushed. It is.

  A solder ball container according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bottomed cylindrical container body, a flat plate part covering an opening of the container body, and a side part covering at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the container body. A lid portion having a flat plate-like inner plug portion disposed inside the lid portion, and the flat plate portion has a protruding portion provided along an outer periphery thereof, and the inner plug portion is When the container main body is closed by the lid, the container main body is sandwiched between the ridge and the edge of the container main body, and is deformed in a convex shape toward the opening of the container main body. Composed.

  In one form of the solder ball container, the container body has a first screw groove on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and the side portion of the lid portion has a second screw groove on an inner peripheral surface thereof, The lid portion is configured to close the container body by screwing the second screw groove with the first screw groove, and the inner plug portion is formed by the second screw groove. , Held inside the lid.

  In one form of the solder ball container, the inner plug portion has conductivity.

  In one form of the solder ball container, the container body has a bottom part and a side part extending from the bottom part, and the axial length of the side part is configured to be larger than the diameter of the bottom part. Is done.

  In one form of the solder ball container, the protruding portion is formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the flat plate portion, and the diameter of the protruding portion is smaller than the inner diameter of the edge portion of the container body.

  In one embodiment of the solder ball container, the solder ball container is configured to accommodate solder balls having a particle size of 0.1 mm or less.

  A package for storing a solder ball according to an aspect of the present invention includes a holding member having a receiving portion for receiving the solder ball container, a deoxidizing desiccant disposed outside the solder ball container, and the solder ball. A non-breathable bag member that contains a container, the holding member, and the deoxygenating desiccant and is hermetically sealed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a solder ball container and a solder ball storage package that can prevent the stored solder balls from being crushed.

It is a perspective view of the solder ball container of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a cover part. It is a bottom view of a cover part. It is an expanded sectional side view of the part A1 of a cover part. It is a side view of a container main body. It is a top view of an inner stopper part. It is a side view of an inner stopper part. It is a partial sectional side view of a solder ball container in the state where the opening of the container main body was closed with the lid. It is a figure which shows the state of the package for solder ball preservation | save before sealing. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the package for storing solder balls after sealing.

  Embodiments of a solder ball container and a solder ball storage package according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings described below, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the solder ball container of the present embodiment. The solder ball container 10 has a bottomed cylindrical container body 20 and a lid 40 for closing an opening (not shown) of the container body 20. The container body 20 has an internal space in which the solder balls can be accommodated, and the lid portion 40 closes the internal space by closing the opening. The lid 40 does not completely seal the internal space of the container body 20. Hereinafter, the structure of the container main body 20, the lid part 40, and the inner plug part provided inside the lid part 40 constituting the solder ball container 10 will be described in detail.

  First, the lid 40 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the lid portion 40, FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the lid portion 40, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion A1 of the lid portion 40 shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, for convenience, a part is shown as a side view.

  In one embodiment, the lid 40 has conductivity. Specifically, the lid 40 may be formed from a conductive material, or the surface may be coated with a conductive material. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid portion 40 is configured to cover at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the container main body 20 and the flat plate portion 41 configured to cover the opening of the container main body 20 shown in FIG. 1. Side part 42 to be provided. The side portion 42 is a substantially cylindrical member extending from the outer peripheral portion of the flat plate portion 41 in a substantially vertical direction.

  Three thread grooves 43 (corresponding to an example of a second thread groove) are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the side portion 42. The lid 40 is configured to close the opening of the container body 20 by screwing the thread grooves 43 into the three thread grooves 25 (see FIG. 5) formed on the outer peripheral surface of the container body 20. Composed.

  A flat knurled 44 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the side portion 42. The flat knurled 44 improves the frictional force between the user's hand and the lid 40 when the user grips and turns the lid 40 to screw the lid 40 to the container body 20 (see FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the flat plate portion 41 includes a first protrusion 45 (corresponding to an example of a protrusion) and a second protrusion 46 (protrusion) provided in an annular shape along the outer periphery thereof. Corresponding to an example of a part. The diameter of the first protrusion 45 is designed to be smaller than the diameter of the second protrusion 46. Moreover, the diameter of the 1st protrusion 45 is designed so that it may become smaller than the internal diameter of the edge part 24 (refer FIG. 5) which forms the opening part of the container main body 20. FIG. Furthermore, the height of the first protrusion 45 is designed to be greater than the height of the second protrusion 46.

  Next, the container body 20 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a side view of the container body 20. In one embodiment, the container body 20 is conductive. Specifically, the container body 20 may be formed of a conductive material or the surface thereof may be coated with a conductive material. As shown in the figure, the container body 20 has a circular flat plate-like bottom portion 21 and a substantially cylindrical side surface portion 22 extending substantially perpendicularly from the bottom portion 21. The end portion of the side surface portion 22 constitutes an edge portion 24 that forms the opening 23. The length in the axial direction of the side surface portion 22 is configured to be larger than the diameter (outer diameter) of the bottom portion 21.

  The container body 20 has three thread grooves 25 (corresponding to an example of a first thread groove) on the outer peripheral surface of the side surface portion 22. A flange 26 and a plurality of ribs 27 extending in the axial direction from the flange 26 are formed on the bottom 21 side of the outer peripheral surface of the side surface 22 with respect to the screw groove 25.

  Next, the inner plug portion of the solder ball container 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. 6 is a plan view of the inner plug portion, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the inner plug portion. The inner plug portion 50 is a flat plate member disposed inside the lid portion 40 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and closes the opening portion 23 (see FIG. 5) of the container body 20 together with the lid portion 40. Configured. In one embodiment, the inner plug portion 50 has conductivity. Specifically, the inner plug portion 50 may be formed of a conductive material, or the surface thereof may be coated with a conductive material.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the inner plug portion 50 includes a substantially circular inner plug portion main body 51 and a plurality of locking portions 52 provided at equal intervals on the outer peripheral portion of the inner plug portion main body 51. In the illustrated example, three locking portions 52 are provided in the inner plug portion main body 51. The inner plug portion 50 has a thickness of about 0.7 mm, for example.

  The inner plug portion 50 is locked and held inside the lid portion 40 by fitting the three locking portions 52 into the three thread grooves 43 of the lid portion 40 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4.

  FIG. 8 is a partial sectional side view of the solder ball container 10 in a state where the opening 23 of the container body 20 is closed by the lid 40. As illustrated, the lid portion 40 closes the container body 20 by screwing the screw groove 43 into the screw groove 25. Here, as described above, the first protruding portion 45 formed on the flat plate portion 41 of the lid portion 40 is configured to protrude higher than the second protruding portion 46. At this time, the inner plug portion 50 disposed inside the lid portion 40 is sandwiched between the first protrusion 45 and the second protrusion 46 and the edge 24 of the container body 20. Further, by screwing the lid portion 40 into the container main body 20, stress is applied to the inner plug portion 50 by the first protrusion 45, the second protrusion 46, and the edge 24. Thereby, the inner plug part 50 is deformed in a convex shape toward the opening part 23 of the container body 20.

  In the present embodiment, since the first protrusion 45 is designed so that the diameter of the first protrusion 45 is smaller than the inner diameter of the edge 24, the inner plug 50 includes the first protrusion 45 and the edge 24. And shear stress is applied. Thereby, the inner plug part 50 is further deformed in a convex shape toward the opening part 23 of the container body 20.

  By deforming the inner plug portion 50 into a convex shape toward the opening 23 of the container main body 20, the gap between the inner plug portion 50 and the inner peripheral edge of the edge 24 of the container main body 20 can be made extremely small. it can. Therefore, even when a solder ball having a very small particle size (for example, 0.1 mm or less) is stored in the solder ball container 10, the solder is interposed between the edge portion 24 of the container body 20 and the inner plug portion 50. The ball can be prevented from being caught. As a result, it is possible to prevent the solder balls from being crushed during the conveyance of the solder ball container 10.

  Further, the solder ball container 10 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the inner plug portion 50 is held inside the lid portion 40 by the screw groove 43 of the lid portion 40. For this reason, even when the solder ball container 10 is opened and closed, the inner plug portion 50 can be prevented from dropping from the lid portion 40.

  In the solder ball container 10 in the present embodiment, the inner plug portion 50 has conductivity. Thereby, even if the solder ball accommodated in the solder ball container 10 is charged, the solder ball does not adhere to the inner plug portion 50. Furthermore, it is desirable that the container body 20 and the lid 40 also have conductivity. In this case, even if the solder ball is rolled and charged, such as by tilting the solder ball container 10, the charge is removed from the solder ball via the inner plug portion 50, the container body 20 and the lid portion 40. The inner plug portion 50, the container main body 20 and the lid portion 40 of the present embodiment may be made of a conductive resin such as a resin containing carbon, or a conductive paint is applied to a general container to make it conductive. May be given. Thereby, in this embodiment, when the solder ball in the solder ball container 10 is moved to a pallet or the like, the solder ball adheres to the container body 20, the lid part 40, and the inner plug part 50 due to static electricity and is scattered. Can be suppressed.

  Further, the solder ball container 10 in the present embodiment is configured such that the axial length of the container body 20 is larger than the diameter of the bottom portion 21. This makes it easier for the user to grip the container body 20 of the solder ball container 10. By making it easier for the user to grasp the container body 20 of the solder ball container 10, the area where the user's hand comes into contact with the solder ball container 10 is increased, so that the static electricity of the solder ball is easily discharged through the user's hand.

  Next, the solder ball storage package according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a view showing a state of the package for storing solder balls before sealing, and FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the package for storing solder balls after sealing.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the solder ball storage package 60 includes the solder ball container 10 described in FIGS. 1 to 8, a holding member 62 for holding the solder ball container 10, a deoxygenating desiccant 63, And a bag member 64 for accommodating the solder ball container 10, the holding member 62, and the deoxidized desiccant 63 and sealing it in a sealed state.

  The holding member 62 includes a flat plate member 65, a receiving portion 61 for receiving the solder ball container 10, and a recess 66 for disposing the deoxygenating desiccant 63. In the present embodiment, the holding member 62 has four receiving portions 61 for holding the four solder ball containers 10. The plurality of solder ball containers 10 are respectively accommodated in the receiving portions 61 of the holding member 62, so that their relative positions are maintained. The recess 66 is provided at substantially the center of the four receiving portions 61 so that the deoxygenating desiccant 63 is located at a substantially equal distance from each holding member 62 accommodated in the receiving portion 61.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a buffer bulge 67 is formed at each lower portion of the receiving portion 61 to mitigate an external impact. In this case, the external impact is, for example, an impact caused by dropping of the solder ball storage package 60.

  When packaging the solder ball container 10, first, the solder ball container 10 is filled with solder balls. Thereafter, the solder ball container 10 is accommodated in the receiving portion 61 of the holding member 62, and the deoxygenating desiccant 63 is disposed in the recess 66. In addition, you may provide the pressing member etc. which hold down the deoxygenation desiccant 63 to the recessed part 66 so that the deoxygenate desiccant 63 may not fall from the recessed part 66. FIG.

  Subsequently, the solder ball container 10, the holding member 62, and the deoxygenating desiccant 63 are put in the bag member 64. By sealing the end portion of the bag member 64, as shown in FIG. 10, the solder ball container 10, the holding member 62, and the deoxygenating desiccant 63 are sealed in a sealed state.

The bag member 64 is made of a non-breathable material. As the material used for the bag member 64, a material having sufficiently low oxygen permeability and water vapor permeability is employed. The oxygen permeability, temperature 23 ° C., a humidity of 0%, in an environment of atmospheric pressure 1 MPa, it is preferable amount of oxygen transmitted through the sheet per 1 m ² in one day or less 10 ml. Regarding the water vapor transmission rate, it is desirable that the amount of water that permeates a sheet per 1 m ² per day in an environment of a temperature of 40 ° C. and a relative humidity of 90% is 1 gram or less. The bag member 64 can be made of, for example, an aluminum sheet material. Alternatively, the bag member 64 made of a gas permeable material may be coated with aluminum or the like to impart air permeability to the bag member 64.

  Further, the deoxygenation desiccant 63 has a deoxygenation function and also absorbs moisture, thereby preventing oxidation of an object caused by oxygen and moisture. And as a deoxygenation desiccant, RP agent (brand name of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd. product) can be used as a commercial item, for example.

  As described above, the lid 40 of the solder ball container 10 does not completely seal the internal space of the container body 20. For this reason, when the solder ball container 10 is accommodated in the bag member 64 together with the deoxygenating desiccant 63, the oxygen and moisture in the atmosphere inside the solder ball container 10 are absorbed by the deoxygenating desiccant 63, and the solder ball is oxidized. Can be prevented.

  The number of solder ball containers 10 held by the holding member 62 is not limited to four, and the number of solder ball containers 10 that can be held by the holding member 62 can be appropriately increased or decreased by increasing or decreasing the number of receiving parts 61. Can do. Further, when the number of solder ball containers 10 held by the holding member 62 is increased, the number of deoxidation desiccants 63 may be increased.

  When using the solder ball container 10, a part of the bag member 64 of the solder ball storage package 60 shown in FIG. 10 is broken, and the holding member 62 is taken out from the bag member 64. The lid 40 of the solder ball container 10 is removed, and the solder balls inside are supplied onto the pallet. The unused solder ball container 10 is returned to the bag member 64 together with a new unused oxygen scavenger 63 while being accommodated in the holding member 62. The broken part of the bag member 64 is securely sealed, such as thermocompression bonding, so that the outside air does not enter. If all of the solder balls in one solder ball container 10 are not used up, the solder ball container 10 is closed with the lid 40, returned to the holding member 62 and stored in the bag member 64, and the bag member 64 is re-inserted. Seal.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, embodiment of the invention mentioned above is for making an understanding of this invention easy, and does not limit this invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes the equivalents thereof. In addition, any combination or omission of each component described in the claims and the specification is possible within a range where at least a part of the above-described problems can be solved or a range where at least a part of the effect can be achieved. is there.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Solder ball container 20 ... Container main body 21 ... Bottom part 22 ... Side part 23 ... Opening part 24 ... Edge part 25 ... Screw groove 40 ... Cover part 41 ... Flat plate part 42 ... Side part 43 ... Screw groove 45 ... 1st protrusion Part 46 ... Second protrusion 50 ... Inner plug part 60 ... Solder ball storage package 61 ... Receiving part 62 ... Holding member 63 ... Deoxygenating desiccant 64 ... Bag member

Claims (15)

A bottomed cylindrical container body;
A lid having a flat plate covering the opening of the container body and a side covering at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the container body;
A flat plate-like inner stopper portion disposed inside the lid portion,
The flat plate portion has a ridge portion provided along the outer periphery thereof,
The inner plug portion is sandwiched between the ridge portion and the edge of the container body when the container body is closed by the lid portion, and is convex toward the opening of the container body. Configured to transform into
The container body has a first thread groove on an outer peripheral surface thereof,
The side portion of the lid portion has a second thread groove on its inner peripheral surface,
The lid portion is configured to close the container body by screwing the second screw groove with the first screw groove,
The inner plug portion is held inside the second screw groove.
A container. The container of claim 1, wherein
The inner plug is a conductive container. In the container according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The container body has a bottom portion and a side portion extending from the bottom portion,
A container configured such that an axial length of the side surface portion is larger than a diameter of the bottom portion. In the container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The protruding portion is formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the flat plate portion,
The diameter of the said protrusion part is a container smaller than the internal diameter of the said edge part of the said container main body. In the container according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The said container is a container comprised so that a solder ball with a particle size of 0.1 mm or less may be accommodated. In the container according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
The inner plug portion includes an inner plug portion main body and a locking portion provided on an outer peripheral portion of the inner plug portion main body,
The inner plug portion is a container that is held inside the second screw groove when the locking portion is fitted into the second screw groove. A container according to claim 6 ,
The inner plug portion has a plurality of the locking portions,
The second thread groove has the same number of threads as the number of the locking portions,
The inner plug portion is a container that is held inside the second screw groove when a plurality of the locking portions are fitted into the second screw groove. A holding member having a receiving portion for receiving the containers according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A deoxygenating desiccant disposed outside the container;
The package which has the said container, the said holding member, and the said deoxidation desiccant and the non-breathable bag member sealed in the airtight state.   A method of closing a container,
  The container is
  A bottomed cylindrical container body;
  A lid having a flat plate covering the opening of the container body and a side covering at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the container body;
  A flat plate-like inner stopper portion disposed inside the lid portion,
  The flat plate portion has a ridge portion provided along the outer periphery thereof,
  The container body has a first thread groove on an outer peripheral surface thereof,
  The side portion of the lid portion has a second thread groove on its inner peripheral surface,
  The method of closing the container includes:
  Holding the inner plug portion inside the second thread groove;
  Closing the container body with the lid by screwing the second screw groove into the first screw groove;
  When the container main body is closed by the lid, the inner plug portion is sandwiched between the protruding portion and the edge of the container main body, and the inner plug portion is directed toward the opening of the container main body. A method of closing the container.   A method for closing a container according to claim 9,
  The inner plug part is conductive, and the container is closed.   A method for closing a container according to claim 9 or 10,
  The container body has a bottom portion and a side portion extending from the bottom portion,
  The method for closing a container, wherein the axial length of the side portion is configured to be larger than the diameter of the bottom portion.   A method for closing a container according to any one of claims 9 to 11,
  The protruding portion is formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the flat plate portion,
  The diameter of the said protrusion is smaller than the internal diameter of the said edge of the said container main body, The method to close a container.   A method for closing a container according to any one of claims 9 to 12,
  A method of closing a container, comprising a step of storing a solder ball having a particle diameter of 0.1 mm or less in the container.   A method for closing a container according to any one of claims 9 to 13,
  The inner plug portion includes an inner plug portion main body and a locking portion provided on an outer peripheral portion of the inner plug portion main body,
  The method of closing the container, wherein the step of holding the inner plug portion inside the second screw groove includes the step of fitting the locking portion into the second screw groove.   A method for closing a container as recited in claim 14.
  The inner plug portion has a plurality of the locking portions,
  The second thread groove has the same number of threads as the number of the locking portions,
  The method of closing the container, wherein the step of holding the inner plug portion inside the second screw groove includes the step of fitting a plurality of the locking portions into the second screw groove.

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