WO1998039958A1 - Transport apparatus for thin, board-shaped substrates - Google Patents
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- WO1998039958A1 WO1998039958A1 PCT/EP1998/000214 EP9800214W WO9839958A1 WO 1998039958 A1 WO1998039958 A1 WO 1998039958A1 EP 9800214 W EP9800214 W EP 9800214W WO 9839958 A1 WO9839958 A1 WO 9839958A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K13/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components
- H05K13/0061—Tools for holding the circuit boards during processing; handling transport of printed circuit boards
- H05K13/0069—Holders for printed circuit boards
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- the invention relates to a transport apparatus for thin, board-shaped substrates, for example printed circuit boards, which are conveyed through a coating installation, a solder mask and the like.
- thin, board-shaped substrates such as printed circuit boards
- various treatment and processing stations for example through solder masks, coating stations and the like
- the thin substrates being subjected to various thermal processes and transport being very difficult owing to the thinness of the material.
- conveyor belts or roller conveyors are used, a printed circuit board must often be transferred from one conveyor to the next, for example when such a thin board is to be coated on both sides.
- the problem underlying the invention is so to develop a transport apparatus of the type described at the outset that the thin, board-shaped substrates can be transported through various processing and treatment zones without complicated manipulation of the thin substrates being required during the transport.
- the problem is solved according to the invention by the features of claim 1 .
- the thin, board-shaped substrates are each mounted in a suspended manner in a frame, they can be conveyed through various treatment and processing stations by means of that frame without a transfer or the like being required. If the board is to be coated on both sides, all that is required is for the frame to be turned without the board itself having to be manipulated by a turning device or the like.
- a further advantage of the mounting of a board-shaped substrate in a frame is that, independently of the type of processing operation, no distinction needs to be made between the processing of a thick board and that of a thin board. Adaptations to an existing production line can therefore be reduced to a minimum.
- Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of a frame with a substrate mounted therein;
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of a frame having tension springs
- Figs. 3a to 3c are different views of a tension spring
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a tension spring mounted in the frame, and a substrate.
- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a rectangular frame 1 that, in the embodiment shown, consists of two lateral frame members 2 and connecting rods 3 arranged between them. Attached to the lateral frame members 2 are tension springs 4 which are spaced at a predetermined distance from one another and have a spring portion 5 that projects inwards from the frame member 2, the free end of which spring portion 5 engages in an opening 6 at the edge of a thin, board-shaped substrate 7, for example a printed circuit board.
- the board 7 may be, for example, from 0.2 to 0.8 mm thick.
- the spring portions 5 exert upon the board 7 a tension in the horizontal direction in such a manner that the board does not sag.
- the frame 1 can be clamped by the lateral frame members 2, for example, in longitudinal grooves of conveyor belts (not shown) and can be transported in that manner.
- frames 1 , arranged in succession, having boards 7 mounted therein are being transported, for example, through a coating installation in which a coating is applied to the board by a pouring curtain falling from above, the pouring curtain is so shaped, by means of laterally arranged limit stops, that only that region of the board which is designed to be coated is coated and the transport frame 1 itself is not soiled.
- the pouring curtain cleaning of the conveyor belts provided for transporting the frame 1 is not required because they are not soiled by the coating material.
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of an embodiment, by way of example, of a transport frame 1 having tension springs 4 mounted therein.
- Formed or arranged at each end of the frame members 2 is a projection in which a screw 8 is inserted through a bore, which screw engages in a threaded bore in the connecting rod 3.
- a helically wound portion 9 of the tension springs 4 shown in detail in Fig. 3 is inserted into a bore 17 (Fig. 4) in the frame member 2, those bores being so arranged along the length of the frame member 2 that the inwardly projecting spring portions 5 are spaced from one another by substantially the same distance.
- the two bores arranged in the centre of a frame member 2 are arranged closely adjacent to one another to receive the tension springs 4, the tension springs 4 being inserted in opposite directions to one another and arranged, on one side, in such a manner as to form a mirror image of the springs on the other side.
- the frame members 2 are provided on their outside with a free portion 16 which can be inserted into a longitudinal groove of a conveyor belt (not shown).
- the free portion 16 there may be provided on the outside of the frame members 2 other devices which are suitable for attachment to a conveyor belt or similar conveying means.
- the outer edge there may be provided bores for hanging over pegs of a transport device or the like.
- Fig. 3a is a plan view of a tension spring 4 in the relaxed state before mounting in an opening in the lower frame member 2 shown in Fig. 2.
- Fig. 3b is a view of the spring portion 5 in the longitudinal direction of the frame.
- Fig. 3c is a side view of the tension spring 4 from Fig. 3a above.
- the tension spring 4 has two spring arms 10 and 11 that project in approximately the same direction from the helically wound portion 9 having, for example, only two turns, the free end of the spring arm 1 1 in Fig. 3a being bent perpendicular to the plane of the drawing.
- the bent end portion 12 of the spring arm 11 (shown in Fig. 3c) is inserted in a bore in the frame member 2, the spring arm 11 , in the view in Fig. 3a, being rotated clockwise relative to the spring arm 10 and thereby tensioned, the wound portion 9 of the tension spring 4 being mounted in a bore in the frame member 2.
- the spring arm 10 is bent slightly relative to the longitudinal extent of the spring arm 11 , for example by approximately 10°.
- the spring portion 5 that projects from the frame member 2 is in the form of an end portion, bent by approximately 90°, of the spring arm 10, which end portion has, in the elevation according to Fig. 3b, a lower portion 13 that extends from the spring arm 10 and which is adjoined by a portion 14 that is, in the elevation, slightly angled, the free end portion 15 of which is angled relative to the portion 14 by approximately 1 10° and forms a tensioning hook.
- the free end portion 15, or tensioning hook, of the spring portion 5 engages from below in an opening 6 at the edge of the thin printed circuit board 7, as shown in perspective view in Fig. 4.
- the spring arm 10 thus exerts a tensioning force outwards, viewed from the frame member 2, with the result that the printed circuit board 7 is held tautly between opposite tensioning hooks 15.
- a printed circuit board 7 can be fitted in a frame 1 that is provided with tension springs manually or automatically; for example, in the plan view according to Fig. 2 the spring arms 10 are rotated inwards by way of a camming ramp, a printed circuit board 7 being placed from above onto the accordingly positioned tensioning hooks 15. Once the spring arms 10 have been released, the printed circuit board 7 is held tautly.
- the tensioning hook 15 engages the printed circuit board 7 through the opening 6 in such a manner that when the frame is turned through 180° the printed circuit board 7 continues to be held tautly, being unable to free itself downwards from the tensioning hooks 15 that now engage through the opening 6 from top to bottom.
- the edge of the opening 6 is engaged by the tensioning hook 15 from behind. In that manner, printed circuit boards 7 are held resiliency on both sides, independently of different temperature effects occurring during their processing, and can be coated or processed from both sides.
- the tension spring 4 is mounted in the frame member 2 in such a manner that the spring arm 11 rests against the upper side of the frame member whilst the spring arm 10 rests against the underside of the frame member. It is also possible so to mount the tension spring 4 on the frame member 2 that both spring arms 10 and 11 rest against the upper side of the frame member 2. In that arrangement, it is expedient to provide fixing means on the wound portion 9 of the tension spring 4 so that the tension spring 4 cannot work loose from the frame.
- the tension spring 4 may be of different construction from that shown in Fig. 3.
- a tension spring 4 may be so constructed that it has spring arms that project away from one another at an angle of 90°, one of which arms serves to attach the spring to the frame and the other to tension the printed circuit board 7.
- the openings 6 along the edge of a printed circuit board 7 may also be of different shape, being adapted to the shape of the tensioning hook.
- the openings 6 may be 5 mm in diameter with a spacing of 5 mm from the edge of the printed circuit board.
- the spring arms 10 and 11 may lie in recesses in the flat frame members 2 so that they do not project above the surface of the frame members 2, thus forming a smooth bearing surface when the frame is conveyed, for example, on transport rollers or the like.
- the spring arm 10 lies in a relatively broad recess in the frame member 2 so that it is possible for the spring arm 10 to rotate in the recess in the plane of the flat frame member 2.
- the frames may be taken over by transport rollers of, for example, the pouring transport device, it being possible for elements to be placed against the sides of the frames by means of which the frames are centred on the transport path relative to the delimitation of the pouring film. In that case, it is sufficient for the, for example, bar-shaped elements that serve as centring device to be placed at the sides of the frames.
- stretching elements in the form of grippers may be attached to the frame members 2, lying opposite one another, of a rigid transport frame 1 , which stretching elements clamp the edge of a substrate and are acted upon by a spring towards the frame member 2 so that those grippers tension the substrate in the plane of the frame.
- the grippers themselves may be provided with spring-loaded clamping jaws which can be opened automatically by way of camming ramps.
- the thickness of the frame members 2 transverse to the plane of the frame is such that the grippers do not project above the bearing surfaces of the frame members 2.
- a plurality of grippers may be provided as stretching or tensioning elements along the length of the frame members.
- the distance of the two frame members 2 one from another may also be adjustable, for example by a screw connection to the connecting rods 3, for the purpose of adaptation to various breadths of substrate.
- the described transport apparatus having a rigid frame and tensioning elements arranged thereon which engage the edge of the substrate and tension the substrate is suitable especially for a method of applying solder masks or similar materials to thin printed circuit boards that may be from 0.05 to 0.5 mm thick.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/EP1998/000214 WO1998039958A1 (en) | 1997-03-05 | 1998-01-15 | Transport apparatus for thin, board-shaped substrates |
JP53808998A JP2002510432A (en) | 1997-03-05 | 1998-01-15 | Transfer equipment for thin substrates |
CA002280778A CA2280778A1 (en) | 1997-03-05 | 1998-01-15 | Transport apparatus for thin, board-shaped substrates |
EP98903009A EP0990379A1 (en) | 1997-03-05 | 1998-01-15 | Transport apparatus for thin, board-shaped substrates |
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EP97103632.2 | 1997-03-05 | ||
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PCT/EP1998/000214 WO1998039958A1 (en) | 1997-03-05 | 1998-01-15 | Transport apparatus for thin, board-shaped substrates |
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EP1043924A2 (en) * | 1999-04-07 | 2000-10-11 | Pace Micro Technology PLC | Product holding device |
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US4759488A (en) * | 1987-02-09 | 1988-07-26 | Northern Telecom Limited | Circuit board carrier |
EP0508977A1 (en) * | 1991-04-09 | 1992-10-14 | ISOVOLTAÖsterreichische IsolierstoffwerkeAktiengesellschaft | Clip to connect two plate-like elements |
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US4759488A (en) * | 1987-02-09 | 1988-07-26 | Northern Telecom Limited | Circuit board carrier |
EP0508977A1 (en) * | 1991-04-09 | 1992-10-14 | ISOVOLTAÖsterreichische IsolierstoffwerkeAktiengesellschaft | Clip to connect two plate-like elements |
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EP1043924A2 (en) * | 1999-04-07 | 2000-10-11 | Pace Micro Technology PLC | Product holding device |
EP1043924A3 (en) * | 1999-04-07 | 2001-05-16 | Pace Micro Technology PLC | Product holding device |
CN111699765A (en) * | 2017-08-10 | 2020-09-22 | 吉布尔·施密德有限责任公司 | Clamping frame for transporting substrates and transport device |
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