EP0189290A2
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Apparatus for positioning substrates of different sizes of printed-wiring boards
Assignee: Fuji Corp
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Filing: 1986-01-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-01-17
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for positioning printed-wiring substrates (20, 154), comprising: an X-Y table (72) having a movable device (10, 82) movable along X and Y axes; a pair of Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) disposed on the movable device (10,82) and relatively movably spaced from each other along the Y axis, so as to be engageable with opposite sides of the substrate parallel to the X axis, for positioning the substrate (20, 154) along the Y axis; an X-axis positioning member (110) provided on the movable device (10, 82) and engageable with the substrate to position the substrate along the X axis; a first engagement member (16) provided on at least one of the the Y-axis positioning members (12,14,16,18); a second engagement member (68) which is fixed in position in the Y-axis direction; and a driving device for moving the first and second engagement members (16, 68) toward each other along an axis perpendicular to the Y axis, to effect engagement of the first and second engagement members (16, 68) with each other, for thereby holding the Y-axis position of the movable Y-axis positioning member (16, 68) and permitting a change in relative position between the movable positioning member (16, 18) and the movable device (10, 82) along the Y axis through a movement of the movable device (10, 82) along the Y axis.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi C/O Fuji Machine Mfg.Co. Ltd. Asai
- 👤 Mamoru C/O Fuji Machine Mfg.Co. Ltd. Tsuda
- 👤 Jiro C/O Fuji Machine Mfg.Co. Ltd. Kodama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-03 11:42
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K13/00; H05K13/0061; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/53174; Y10T29/53183; Y10T29/53261; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20207
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
304 words
A substrate positioning apparatus for positioning circuit substrates (20, 154) of different sizes of printed-wiring boards, comprising: an X-Y table (72) having movable means (10, 82) movable along an X axis and a Y axis perpendicular to the X axis; a pair of Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) disposed on said movable means (10, 82) and spaced from each other in the Y-axis direction, at least one of said Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) being movable along said Y axis so that the Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) are movable toward and away from each other, said Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) being engageable with opposite parallel sides of the circuit substrate (20, 154) parallel to said X axis, thereby positioning the circuit substrate (20, 154) in the Y-axis direction; an X-axis positioning member (110) provided on said movable means (10, 82) and engageable with the circuit substrate (20, 154) to position the substrate (20, 154) in the X-axis direction; a first engagement member (16) provided on said at least one of the Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18); a second engagement member (68) which is fixed in ,position in said X-axis direction; and a first driving device (92, 96) for moving said first and second engagement members (16, 68) relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to said Y axis, and for effecting engagement of said first and second engagement members (16, 68) with each other, to thereby hold said at least one Y-axis positioning member (16, 18) fixed in said Y-axis direction, and permit a change in relative position between said at least one Y-axis positioning member (16, 18) and said movable means (10, 82) in said Y-axis direction through a movement of said movable means (10, 82) in said Y-axis direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
304 words
A substrate positioning apparatus for positioning circuit substrates (20, 154) of different sizes of printed-wiring boards, comprising: an X-Y table (72) having movable means (10, 82) movable along an X axis and a Y axis perpendicular to the X axis; a pair of Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) disposed on said movable means (10, 82) and spaced from each other in the Y-axis direction, at least one of said Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) being movable along said Y axis so that the Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) are movable toward and away from each other, said Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) being engageable with opposite parallel sides of the circuit substrate (20, 154) parallel to said X axis, thereby positioning the circuit substrate (20, 154) in the Y-axis direction; an X-axis positioning member (110) provided on said movable means (10, 82) and engageable with the circuit substrate (20, 154) to position the substrate (20, 154) in the X-axis direction; a first engagement member (16) provided on said at least one of the Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18); a second engagement member (68) which is fixed in ,position in said X-axis direction; and a first driving device (92, 96) for moving said first and second engagement members (16, 68) relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to said Y axis, and for effecting engagement of said first and second engagement members (16, 68) with each other, to thereby hold said at least one Y-axis positioning member (16, 18) fixed in said Y-axis direction, and permit a change in relative position between said at least one Y-axis positioning member (16, 18) and said movable means (10, 82) in said Y-axis direction through a movement of said movable means (10, 82) in said Y-axis direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
144 words
A substrate positioning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a clamp mechanism (52, 54, 60, 70) provided on said at least one Y-axis positioning member (16, 18), and operable between a clamp position in which said at least one Y-axis positioning member (16, 18) is fixed relative to said movable means (10, 82), and an unclamp position in which said at least one Y-axis positioning member (16, 18) is unclamped, said clamp mechanism (52, 54, 60, 70) being normally placed in said clamp position; an unclamping member (68) which is fixed in position in said Y-axis direction; and a second driving device (92, 96) for moving said unclamping member (68) and said clamp mechanism (52, 54, 60, 70) relative to each other, to cause said clamp mechanism (52, 54, 60, 70) to be brought into said unclamp position by said unclamping member (68).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A substrate positioning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said first driving device (92, 96) moves said first engagement member (16) and said clamp mechanism (52, 54, 60, 70) together in said direction perpendicular to said Y axis, whereby said first driving device (92, 96) serves also as said second driving device (92, 96).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A substrate positioning apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said second engagement member (68) serves also as said unclamping member (68).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
126 words
A substrate positioning apparatus according to any one of claims 2-4, wherein said clamp mechanism (52, 60, 70) comprises: a clamp lever (52) pivotally supported by said at least one Y-axis positioning member (16, 18), and including an operating portion (62) which is engageable with said movable means (10, 82) in frictional contact with each other; a spring (60) for biasing said clamp lever (52) to normallly hold said operating portion in contact with said movable means (10, 82); and an actuator member (70) which is operated through engagement thereof with said unclamping member (68), to pivot said clamp lever (52) for moving said operating portion of the clamp lever (52) away from said movable means (10, 82) against a biasing force of said spring (60).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
99 words
A substrate positioning apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said second engagement means is fixed in position, and said movable means (10, 82) includes a support member (10) which is movable relative to said X-Y table (72) along a Z axis perpendicular to said X and Y axes, said support member (10) supporting said pair of Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18), said first driving device (92, 96) elevating said support member (10) toward. said second engagement member (68) to effect engagement of said first engagement member (16) with said second engagement member (68).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
146 words
A substrate positioning apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said X-axis positioning member (110) is movable in said X-axis direction, and further comprising: a third engagement member (126) provided on said X-axis positioning member (110); a fourth engagement member (146) which is fixed in position in said X-axis direction; and a third driving device (147) for moving said third and fourth engagement members (126, 146) relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to said X axis, and for effecting engagement of said third and fourth engagement members (126, 146) with each other, to thereby hold said .X-axis positioning member (110) fixed in said X-axis direction, and permit a change in relative position between said X-axis positioning member (110) and said movable means (10, 82) in said X-axis direction through a movement of said movable means (10, 82) in said X-axis direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A substrate positioning apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said pair of Y-axis positioning members (12, 14, 16, 18) extend along said X axis and has a pair of guides (22, 24, 26, 28) for guiding the circuit substrate (20, 154) in said X-axis direction.
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