Cutting fixture for printed circuit board mounted with electronic components

• US 20070113717A1
• Filed: 03/29/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Shiue, Chiy-Ray, Feng, Yan-Jun, Niu, Qingbao
• Application Number:
  US11/393,124
• Publication Number:
  US 20070113717A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 83/451
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2203/0165 Holder for holding a Printed Circuit Board [PCB] during processing, e.g. during screen printing
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2203/0173 Template for holding a PCB having mounted components thereon
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2203/0228 Cutting, sawing, milling or shearing
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2203/167 Using mechanical means for positioning, alignment or registration, e.g. using rod-in-hole alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/0052 Depaneling, i.e. dividing a panel into circuit boards; Working of the edges of circuit boards
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/748 With work immobilizer

Abstract

A cutting fixture for a printed circuit board mounted with electronic components is proposed. The cutting fixture includes a base and a replaceable cover plate mounted on the base. The cover plate has openings for receiving the electronic components of the printed circuit board, cutting through holes for allowing a cutting tool to pass through, guide blocks for engaging lateral sides of the printed circuit board, and positioning posts for fixing the printed circuit board to the cover plate. Thus, a printed circuit board mounted with electronic components can be quickly and accurately fixed to the cutting fixture, thereby improving the cutting efficiency and cutting quality.

Claims

1. A cutting fixture for a printed circuit board mounted with electronic components, comprising:

a base; and

a replaceable cover plate mounted on the base, wherein, the cover plate comprises openings for receiving the electronic components of the printed circuit board, cutting through holes for allowing a cutting tool to pass through, guide blocks for engaging lateral sides of the printed circuit board, and positioning posts for fixing the printed circuit board to the cover plate such that the printed circuit board can be quickly and accurately fixed to the cutting fixture, thereby improving the cutting quality.

2. The cutting fixture of claim 1, wherein the cover plate is secured to the base by screws.

3. The cutting fixture of claim 1, wherein the cutting fixture can be adapted to different types of printed circuit boards by changing the cover plate.

4. The cutting fixture of claim 1, wherein the openings of the cover plate respectively receive the electronic components disposed on and extending away from the surface of the printed circuit board, and size of the openings can be changed according to that of the corresponding electronic components.

5. The cutting fixture of claim 1, wherein each of the openings is one of an opening penetrating the cover plate and an opening without penetrating the cover plate.

6. The cutting fixture of claim 1, wherein the cutting through holes allow the cutting tool to be inserted therein such that the cutting tool can cut the printed circuit board along a predefined cutting line. the cover plate so as to abut against the printed circuit board.

8. The cutting fixture of claim 1, wherein oblique surfaces are respectively formed on inner sides of the guide blocks engaging the printed circuit board.

9. The cutting fixture of claim 1, wherein the guide blocks fix the leftover materials from the cutting process.

10. The cutting fixture of claim 1, wherein the positioning posts are mounted on the cover plate corresponding in position to openings predefined in the printed circuit board so as to fix the printed circuit board to the cover plate.