Integrated circuit package separators
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit package separator for separating integrated circuit packages from a board, the separator comprising:
- a base;
a support over the base;
a pair of pneumatic actuators including first and second lift members laterally spaced from the base and beneath respective ends of a pair of opposing ends of the support, the first and second lift members being configured to vertically displace the support and lift the support off the base by contacting the support, each of the pneumatic actuators including release valves configured to equilibrate a back-pressure of each of the pneumatic actuators to ambient during lifting of the support; and
a cutting mechanism configured to cut the board while the board is over the upper surface of the support to separate the integrated circuit packages from one another.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit package separator for separating integrated circuit packages from a board includes a base, a support over the base, and a pair of pneumatic actuators including first and second lift members laterally spaced from the base and beneath respective ends of a pair of opposing ends of the support. The first and second lift members are configured to vertically displace the support and lift the support off the base by contacting the support. Individual actuators of the pair include release valves configured to equilibrate a back-pressure of the individual actuators to ambient during lifting of the support. The separator includes a cutting mechanism configured to cut the board while the board is over the upper surface of the support to separate the integrated circuit packages from one another.
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12 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit package separator for separating integrated circuit packages from a board, the separator comprising:
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a base;
a support over the base;
a pair of pneumatic actuators including first and second lift members laterally spaced from the base and beneath respective ends of a pair of opposing ends of the support, the first and second lift members being configured to vertically displace the support and lift the support off the base by contacting the support, each of the pneumatic actuators including release valves configured to equilibrate a back-pressure of each of the pneumatic actuators to ambient during lifting of the support; and
a cutting mechanism configured to cut the board while the board is over the upper surface of the support to separate the integrated circuit packages from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An integrated circuit package separator, comprising:
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a base;
a support over the base;
a pair of pneumatic actuators configured to vertically displace the support and lift the support off the base;
each actuator of the pair of pneumatic actuators including release valves configured to equilibrate a back-pressure of each actuator to ambient during lifting of the support such that the actuators lift respective opposing ends of the support substantially simultaneously and in unison; and
a cutting mechanism configured to cut a board, having integrated circuit packages, while the board is over an upper surface of the support to separate the integrated circuit packages from one another. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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