B41F15/0881

Squeegee for stencil printing
11718087 · 2023-08-08 · ·

A squeegee for spreading a conductive paste across a stencil during a stencil printing process is provided. The stencil covers an underlying base such that the conductive paste is spread across the stencil and into openings in the stencil to contact the underlying base. The squeegee has a leading surface at the front of the squeegee, a trailing surface at the rear of the squeegee, and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the leading surface and the trailing surface. In some embodiments, a rear corner or edge of the squeegee is the contact point between the squeegee and the stencil. Some of the paste can be collected beneath the bottom surface and scraped along with the squeegee.

PASTE DISPENSING TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A STENCIL PRINTER

A paste dispensing transfer system of a stencil printer is configured to print an assembly material on an electronic substrate. The transfer system includes a paste cartridge mechanism coupled to a print head assembly of the stencil printer, and a rotary indexing mechanism coupled to a frame of the stencil printer. The paste dispensing transfer system is configured to transfer a used paste cartridge from the print head assembly to the rotary indexing mechanism supported by the frame and to transfer a new paste cartridge from the rotary indexing mechanism to the print head assembly.

Solder paste bead recovery system and method

A stencil printer is configured to print an assembly material on an electronic substrate. The stencil printer includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, a support assembly coupled to the frame, and a print head gantry coupled to the frame. The print head gantry includes an elongate beam that rides along rails provided on the frame and a print head assembly supported by the print head gantry in such a manner that the print head assembly is configured to traverse the stencil during print strokes. The print head assembly includes a print head having a squeegee blade assembly configured to roll solder paste along the stencil. The stencil printer further includes a solder paste bead recovery system configured to remove a bead of solder paste from a top surface of the stencil and to deposit the bead of solder paste onto a new replacement stencil.

Screen printer
11167544 · 2021-11-09 · ·

A screen printer comprising: a board positioning device configured to convey and hold a board to a work position in the screen printer; a mask holding device configured to hold a mask above the work position; a squeegee device configured to spread a cream solder on a mask on the board; a correction device configured to correct a relative position between the board of the board positioning device and the mask of the mask holding device; a control device configured to acquire inspection data of a print state from a print inspection device provided inside or outside the screen printer and perform correction control on the correction device by a correction value corrected according to a deviation amount of printing based on the inspection data; and an input device configured to include an instruction input section that senses an inspection instruction operation of an operator and transmit, to the control device, an inspection data acquisition signal for acquiring the inspection data of the print state from the print inspection device based on an instruction operation of the operator to the instruction input section.

Automatic solder paste addition apparatus for solder paste printer
11167365 · 2021-11-09 · ·

The present application provides an automatic solder paste addition apparatus and system for a solder paste printer, the apparatus comprising: a push rod, a pressure plate, a support plate, a movable plate and a working platform; the pressure plate moves up and down as the push rod moves up and down, the support plate is fixed in relation to movement of the push rod, an outer side of the movable plate is disposed on the support plate so as to be capable of sliding up and down, the pressure plate is disposed on an inner side of the movable plate so as to be capable of sliding up and down, and the working platform is fixed to the movable plate and used for bearing a solder paste tub, wherein a lower one-way locking mechanism is provided between the movable plate and the support plate, the lower one-way locking mechanism being configured to lock the movable plate when the movable plate is in the working position, so that the movable plate cannot move downward; and wherein an upper locking mechanism is provided between the movable plate and the pressure plate, the upper locking mechanism being configured so that the pressure plate can move relative to the movable plate when the movable plate is not moving, and can also move together with the movable plate when the movable plate is moving.

Stencil printing machine
11780219 · 2023-10-10 · ·

The present application relates to a stencil printing machine, which comprises a first holder device (110), a mobile device (121), two support tables (131, 132) and two driving devices (151, 152), wherein the first holder device (110) is configured to be able to horizontally reciprocate in the portrait orientation, the mobile device (121) is mounted on the first holder device (110) and is configured to be able to horizontally reciprocate in the landscape orientation on the first holder device (110), the two support tables (131, 132) are mounted at the lower end of the mobile device (121) and are used to bear corresponding solder paste jars (141, 142), the two driving devices (151, 152) are mounted on the mobile device (121) so that each of the two driving devices (151, 152) is located above a corresponding support table (131, 132) and is used to press a corresponding solder paste jar (141, 142), and the mobile device (121) is configured to be able to drive the two support tables (131, 132) and the two driving devices (151, 152) to reciprocate vertically. Two standard solder paste jars (141, 142) can be assembled for the stencil printing machine provided by the present application. When one solder paste jar (141, 142) is empty, solder paste supply is switched to the other solder paste jar (141, 142) and the stencil printing machine can continue to operate without stopping, thus improving the working efficiency of the stencil printing machine significantly.

PRINTING STENCIL FOR PRODUCING A STRUCTURE OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRINTING STENCIL OF THIS TYPE

A printing form for producing a structure of an electronic component, in particular a photovoltaic solar cell, having a screen frame and a screen, which is in the form of a sheet-like textile and has a multiplicity of elongate screen elements. The screen is arranged in the screen frame and the screen has at least one printing region which a printing paste can permeate and at least one barrier region which the printing paste cannot permeate. The elongate screen elements are made from glass fiber, carbon fiber and/or carbon nanotubes.

Stencil printer with component loading verification system and method

A stencil printer for printing an assembly material on an electronic substrate includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, the stencil having apertures formed therein, a support assembly coupled to the frame, the support assembly being configured to support the electronic substrate, a print head gantry coupled to the frame, and a print head assembly supported by the print head gantry in such a manner that the print head assembly is configured to traverse the stencil during print strokes. The stencil printer further comprises a verification system to determine whether an item placed within the stencil printer is properly installed within the stencil printer.

Supply unit, printing device, and method for controlling printing device
11806984 · 2023-11-07 · ·

The supply unit is used in a printing device including a printing head configured to perform printing process of a viscous fluid on a printing target using a screen mask, a collection section having a collection member configured to contact the screen mask to collect and move the viscous fluid and a collecting and moving section configured to move the collection member in a predetermined printing direction. The supply unit includes a supply section having a mounting section capable of mounting and dismounting a cartridge accommodating the viscous fluid, a driving section configured to move the supply section in the supply operation direction, a detection member, and a supply section detecting section configured to detect whether the supply section is positioned in a passage space where the collection section and the supply section do not contact each other by the position of the detection member.

Vacuum wiper and stencil printer with vacuum wiper
11440313 · 2022-09-13 · ·

A vacuum wiper, comprising a housing, a connection port, multiple holes and a hole adjusting means; the housing contains a cavity; the connection port is disposed on the housing and is in communication with the cavity; the multiple holes are disposed on the housing in the length direction of the housing, such that the cavity of the vacuum wiper housing is able to be in fluid communication with the outside via the multiple holes. The vacuum wiper has a maximum vacuumizing length when all of the multiple holes are in communication with the outside. The hole adjusting means is configured to be capable of blocking one or more of the multiple holes in sequence from two ends in the length direction of arrangement of the multiple holes of the vacuum wiper, such that the vacuum wiper is able to adjust the vacuumizing length. The provision of the hole adjusting means enables the vacuum wiping apparatus to have an adjustable vacuumizing length, in order to match the wiping of stencils with different length specifications, thereby effectively increasing the vacuumizing efficiency of the vacuum wiping apparatus and reducing the production cost.