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Method and apparatus for through hole substrate printing

US5308645A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 1992
Grant dateMay 3, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2203/082
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus and method of through hole substrate printing wherein the apparatus includes a nest plate having a plurality of vacuum source holes formed therein of a size substantially greater than the through holes in the substrate, and a plurality of removable pointed pins supporting the substrate in a substantially flat and horizontal position during the printing operation. The removably pointed pins allow for the flexibility of printing a variety of conductive patterns for different substrates and without the risk of breaking the substrate or smearing the conductive pattern on the bottom surface of the substrate or the subsequent substrate to be printed.

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