Patent · US Expired

Method of drilling printed circuit board

US4872787A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 1987
Grant dateOct 10, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 9, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/5623
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of drilling a printed circuit board according to the present invention, an entry feed rate at which a drill is fed into the printed circuit boards during the initial stage of drilling is made slightly smaller than a drilling feed rate at which the drill is fed while it is drilling a hole through the printed circuit boards, so as to enhance the accuracy at which holes are located. One drilling operation includes a plurality of drilling feeds of the drill, and pulled-out positions of the drill which are reached by the drill between adjacent drilling feed rate are set within a range in which the pressure of a pressure foot is effective. This can prevent the stacked printed circuit boards from shifting and increase the accuracy at which the holes are located.

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