Automatic MDF apparatus

Claim 2

An automatic MDF apparatus, comprising: a plurality of first-staged matrix boards having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern; a plurality of second-staged matrix boards having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern, said second-staged matrix boards being disposed perpendicular to said first-staged matrix boards; a plurality of third-staged matrix boards having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that art insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern, said third-staged matrix boards being disposed perpendicular to said second-staged matrix boards; and a center board having a common connecting plane disposed between said first-staged matrix boards and said second-staged matrix boards and disposed between said second-staged matrix boards and said third-staged matrix boards, wherein said center board, said first-staged matrix boards, said second-staged matrix boards, and said third-staged matrix boards, are connected through connectors.

Claim 3

The automatic MDF apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first-staged matrix boards, said second-staged matrix boards, and said third-staged matrix boards each have a first matrix circuit and a second matrix circuit, the first matrix circuit having a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, and a fourth layer, the first layer and the third layer having the input lines in the X axis direction, the second layer and the fourth layer having the output lines in the Y axis direction, the first layer, the second layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer being insulated from each other, first pin holes being formed at intersections of the input lines on the first layer and the third layer and the output lines on the second layer and the fourth layer, the second matrix circuit having a fifth layer, a sixth layer, and a seventh layer, and an eighth layer, the fifth layer and the seventh layer having the input lines in the X axis direction, the sixth layer and the eighth layer having the output lines in the Y axis direction, the fifth layer, the sixth layer, the seventh layer, and the eighth layer being insulated from each other, second pin holes being formed at intersections of the input lines on the fifth layer and the seventh layer and the output lines on the sixth layer and the eighth layer, wherein connection pins are inserted into the first pin holes and the second pin holes so as to electrically connect desired input lines and desired output lines, and wherein the first matrix circuit and the second matrix circuit are disposed as upper and lower layers in such a manner that the first pin holes and the second pin holes are positioned with a deviation of a half lattice pitch.

Claim 4

An automatic MDF apparatus having an automatic connection pin inserting/removing robot control unit, comprising: a plurality of matrix boards having pin holes into which connection pins are inserted, the pin holes being formed in a matrix pattern in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction; a robot hand portion for holding and releasing a connection pin; a zero point position alignment portion disposed at one edge of a moving region of said robot hand portion; a reference pin disposed on a matrix board in the vicinity of said zero point position alignment portion; a measurement pin disposed on a matrix board different from the matrix board having said reference pin; detecting means for detecting whether said robot hand portion holds or releases said reference pin and said measurement pin; first storage means for storing compensation data for an amount of movement of said robot hand portion in the Y axis direction; second storage means for storing compensation data for an amount of movement of said robot hand portion in the Y axis direction; calculating means for calculating the amount of movement of said robot hand portion, moving said robot hand portion from said zero point position alignment portion in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction, repeating the moving operation of said robot hand portion until said robot hand portion holds said reference pin, and calculating the amount of relative deviation between said robot hand portion and said measurement pin in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction; and control means for controlling the moving amount of said robot hand portion in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction corresponding to the compensation data stored in said first storage means and said second storage means so as to align said robot hand portion to a particular pin hole when the connection pin is inserted or removed into/from the particular pin hole of the matrix board.

Claim 5

An automatic MDF apparatus having an automatic connection pin inserting/removing robot control unit, comprising: a plurality of matrix boards having pin holes into which connection pins are inserted, the pin holes being formed in a matrix pattern in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction; a robot hand portion for holding and releasing a connection pin; a zero point position alignment portion disposed at one edge of a moving region of said robot hand portion; a reference pin disposed on a matrix board in the vicinity of said zero point position alignment portion; a measurement pin disposed on a matrix board different from the matrix board having said reference pin; detecting means for detecting whether said robot hand portion holds or releases said reference pin and said measurement pin; first storage means for storing compensation data for an amount of movement of said robot hand portion in the Y axis direction; second storage means for storing compensation data for an amount of movement of said robot hand portion in the Y axis direction; calculating means for calculating the amount of movement of said robot hand portion, moving said robot hand portion from said zero point position alignment portion in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction, repeating the moving operation of said robot hand portion until said robot hand portion holds said reference pin, and calculating the amount of relative deviation between said robot hand portion and said measurement pin in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction; and control means for controlling the moving amount of said robot hand portion in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction corresponding to the compensation data stored in said first storage means and said second storage means so as to align said robot hand portion to a particular pin hole when the connection pin is inserted or removed into/from the particular pin hole of the matrix board.

Claim 6

The automatic MDF apparatus as set forth in claim 3, wherein said robot hand portion is composed of a pair of holding portions for holding and releasing the connection pin.

Claim 7

An automatic MDF apparatus, comprising: a plurality of first-staged printed wiring boards, each carrying at least one matrix board having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern; a plurality of second-staged printed wiring boards, each carrying at least one second-staged matrix board having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern, said second-staged printed wiring boards being disposed perpendicular to said first-staged printed wiring boards; a plurality of third-staged printed wiring boards, each carrying at least one third-staged matrix board having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern, said third-staged printed wiring boards being disposed perpendicular to said second-staged printed wiring boards; and a center board having a common connecting plane disposed between said first-staged printed wiring boards and said second-staged printed wiring boards and disposed between said second-staged printed wiring boards and said third-staged printed wiring boards, wherein said center board, said first-staged printed wiring boards, said second printed wiring boards, and said third printed wiring boards are connected through connectors.

Claim 8

An automatic MDF apparatus, comprising: a plurality of first-staged printed wiring boards, each carrying at least one matrix board having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern; a plurality of second-staged printed wiring boards, each carrying at least one second-staged matrix board having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern, said second-staged printed wiring boards being disposed perpendicular to said first-staged printed wiring boards; a plurality of third-staged printed wiring boards, each carrying at least one third-staged matrix board having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the X axis direction and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from each other and disposed in the Y axis direction, the input lines and the output lines being arranged in a matrix pattern, said third-staged printed wiring boards being disposed perpendicular to said second-staged printed wiring boards; and a center board having a common connecting plane disposed between said first-staged printed wiring boards and said second-staged printed wiring boards and disposed between said second-staged printed wiring boards and said third-staged printed wiring boards, wherein said center board, said first-staged printed wiring boards, said second printed wiring boards, and said third printed wiring boards are connected through connectors.

Claim 9

The automatic MDF apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein said at least one first-staged matrix board, said at least one second-staged matrix board, and said at least one third-staged matrix board each have a first matrix circuit and a second matrix circuit, the first matrix circuit having a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, and a fourth layer, the first layer and the third layer having the input lines in the X axis direction, the second layer and the fourth layer having the output lines in the Y axis direction, the first layer, the second layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer being insulated from each other, first pin holes being formed at intersections of the input lines on the first layer and the third layer and the output lines on the second layer and the fourth layer, the second matrix circuit having a fifth layer, a sixth layer, and a seventh layer, and an eighth layer, the fifth layer and the seventh layer having the input lines in the X axis direction, the sixth layer and the eighth layer having the output lines in the Y axis direction, the fifth layer, the sixth layer, the seventh layer, and the eighth layer being insulated from each other, second pin holes being formed at intersections of the input lines on the fifth layer and the seventh layer and the output lines on the sixth layer and the eighth layer, wherein connection pins are inserted into the first pin holes and the second pin holes so as to electrically connect desired input lines and desired output lines, and wherein the first matrix circuit and the second matrix circuit are disposed as upper and lower layers in such a manner that the first pin holes and the second pin holes are positioned with a deviation of a half lattice pitch.

Claim 10

An electrical apparatus, comprising: a center board having first and second sides; a plurality of first printed circuit boards adjacent the first side of the center board, the first printed circuit boards being disposed substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the center board; a plurality of second printed circuit boards adjacent the second side of the center board, the second printed circuit boards being disposed substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the center board and to the first printed circuit boards; and connector means for connecting wiring on the first printed circuit boards to wiring on the second printed circuit boards through the center board.

Claim 11

An electrical apparatus, comprising: a center board having first and second sides; a plurality of first printed circuit boards adjacent the first side of the center board, the first printed circuit boards being disposed substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the center board; a plurality of second printed circuit boards adjacent the second side of the center board, the second printed circuit boards being disposed substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the center board and to the first printed circuit boards; and connector means for connecting wiring on the first printed circuit boards to wiring on the second printed circuit boards through the center board.

Claim 12

The electrical apparatus of the claim 7, further comprising a plurality of additional printed circuit boards adjacent the first side of the center board, the additional printed circuit boards being disposed substantially parallel to the first printed circuit boards, and wherein the connector means additionally comprises means for connecting wiring on the second printed circuit boards to wiring on the additional printed circuit boards through the center board.

Claim 13

The electrical apparatus of claim 8, wherein the connector means comprises connector elements mounted on the first printed circuit boards at edge regions thereof, connector elements mounted on the second printed circuit boards at edge regions thereof, connector elements mounted on the additional printed circuit boards at edge regions thereof, and connector elements mounted on the center board to mate with the connector elements mounted on the printed circuit boards.

Claim 14

The electrical apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first printed circuit boards are matrix boards each having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other in an input line layer and that are disposed in a first direction, and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from one another in an output line layer and that are disposed in a second direction which is substantially orthogonal to the first direction, the output lines being connected to the connector means, and wherein the matrix boards have pin holes at intersections of the input lines and output lines.

Claim 15

The electrical apparatus of claim 10, wherein the matrix boards additionally each have a plurality of further input lines that are insulated from each other in a further input line layer and that are disposed in the first direction, and a plurality of further output lines that are insulated from each other in a further output line layer and that are disposed in the second direction.

Claim 16

The electrical apparatus of claim 11, wherein the input lines are aligned with the further input lines and the output lines are aligned with the further output lines, so that the pin holes intersect not only the input lines and output lines, but also the further input lines and further output lines.

Claim 17

The electrical apparatus of claim 12, wherein the matrix boards additionally each have a plurality of additional input lines that are insulated from each other in a pair of addition input line layers and that are disposed in the first direction, and a plurality of additional output lines that are insulated from each other in a pair of additional output line layers and that are disposed in the second direction, the additional input and output lines having intersections that are offset from the pin holes, and wherein the matrix boards have additional pin holes at the intersections of the additional input and output lines.

Claim 18

The electrical apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a plurality of pins, and a robot to place the pins in the pin holes and additional pin holes or remove the pins from the pin holes and additional pin holes.

Claim 19

The electrical apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of matrix boards each having a plurality of input lines that are insulated from each other in an input line layer and that are disposed in a first direction, and a plurality of output lines that are insulated from one another in an output line layer and that are disposed in a second direction which is substantially orthogonal to the first direction, the matrix boards having pin holes at intersections of the input lines and the output lines, and wherein each first printed circuit board has at least one of the matrix boards mounted on it, with the output lines of the at least one of the matrix boards being connected to the connector means.

Claim 20

The electrical apparatus of claim 15, wherein the matrix boards additionally each have a plurality of further input lines that are insulated from each other in a further input line layer and that are disposed in the first direction, and a plurality of further output lines that are insulated from each other in a further output line layer and that are disposed in the second direction.

Claim 21

The electrical apparatus of claim 16, wherein the input lines are aligned with the further input lines and the output lines are aligned with the further output lines, so that the pin holes intersect not only the input lines and output lines, but also the further input lines and further output lines.

Claim 22

The electrical apparatus of claim 17, wherein the matrix boards additionally each have a plurality of additional input lines that are insulated from each other in a pair of additional input line layers and that are disposed in the first direction, and a plurality of additional output lines that are insulated from each other in a pair of additional output line layers and that are disposed in the second direction, the additional input and output lines having intersections that are offset from the pin holes, and wherein the matrix boards have additional pin holes at the intersections of the additional input and output lines.

Claim 23

The electrical apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a plurality of pins, and a robot to place the pins in the pin holes and additional pin holes or remove the pins from the pin holes and additional pin holes.