IP Library Granted Patent US 9,138,898
Granted Patent B2
US 9,138,898 · App. 12/852,591 · Granted Sep 22, 2015

Removal mechanism for printed circuit board

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Patent No.
US 9,138,898
App. No.
12/852,591
Granted
Sep 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Removal mechanism for holding a PCB includes a suction cup, a floating pin comprising a rod and a frustum-shaped head at an end, a connecting member and a positioning board for supporting the PCB opposite to a positioning surface of the suction cup, the positioning board forming a positioning post corresponding to a pinhole of the suction cup. The positioning surface of the suction cup is for holding the PCB, and defines a pinhole having a frustum-shaped opening at the positioning surface. The connecting member defines a limiting hole for receiving the head of the floating pin. The opening has an angled sliding surface, and the end of the floating pin away from the head is connected to the suction cup, and an axial and radial movement of the floating pin adjusts relative position of the suction cup and the positioning post for aligning the positioning post and the pinhole.

Claims (24)

1. A removal mechanism for a PCB, comprising:

a suction cup comprising a positioning surface for holding the PCB, the suction cup defining a receiving hole;

a floating pin comprising a rod and a frustum-shaped head at an end of the rod,

a connecting member defining a limiting hole for receiving the head of the floating pin,

a pin bushing received in the receiving hole, the pin bushing defining a pinhole comprising a frustum-shaped opening at the positioning surface,

a positioning board for supporting the PCB opposite to the positioning surface of the suction cup, the positioning board forming a positioning post corresponding to the pinhole, and

wherein the opening has an angled sliding surface, an end of the floating pin away from the head is directly or indirectly connected to the suction cup, and a relative position of the suction cup and the positioning post is adjustable by an axial movement and a radial movement of the floating pin such that the positioning post and the pinhole are aligned.

2. The removal mechanism of claim 1 , wherein a maximum diameter of the head exceeds the maximum diameter of the limiting hole.

3. The removal mechanism of claim 1 , further comprising a fixing board fixed on a surface of the suction cup opposite to the positioning surface, wherein the rod is fixed on a connecting board.

4. The removal mechanism of claim 3 , further comprising an elastic member sleeved on the rod, wherein the elastic member has an end thereof resisting the connecting member, and the other end of the elastic member resists the connecting board.

5. The removal mechanism of claim 4 , further comprising a positioning assembly mounted on the fixing board, wherein the fixing board defines a through hole corresponding to the pinhole, the positioning assembly comprises a cylinder and a fixing pin positioned on the cylinder, and the fixing pin is capable of passing through the through hole and the pinhole and extending out of the suction cup.

6. The removal mechanism of claim 5 , wherein the pinhole comprises a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion communicating with the first receiving portion, the fixing pin comprises a first rod portion corresponding to the first receiving portion and a second rod portion corresponding to the second receiving portion.

7. A removal mechanism for holding a PCB, comprising:

a suction cup comprising a positioning surface for holding the PCB, the suction cup defining a pinhole comprising a frustum-shaped opening at the positioning surface,

a floating pin comprising a rod and a frustum-shaped head at an end,

a connecting member defining a limiting hole for receiving the head of the floating pin,

a positioning assembly mounted on the suction cup, and

a positioning board for supporting the PCB opposite to the positioning surface of the suction cup, the positioning board forming a positioning post corresponding to the pinhole,

wherein the positioning assembly comprises a cylinder and a fixing pin positioned on the cylinder, the fixing pin is capable of passing through a through hole and the pinhole and extending out of the suction cup, the opening has an angled sliding surface, the other end of the floating pin, away from the head is directly or indirectly connected to the suction cup, and a relative position of the suction cup and the positioning post is adjustable by an axial movement and a radial movement of the floating pin such that the positioning post and the pinhole are aligned.

8. The removal mechanism of claim 7 , wherein a maximum diameter of the head exceeds the maximum diameter of the limiting hole.

9. The removal mechanism of claim 7 , further comprising a fixing board fixed on a surface of the suction cup opposite to the positioning surface, wherein the rod is fixed on a connecting board.

10. The removal mechanism of claim 7 , further comprising an elastic member sleeved on the rod, wherein an end of the elastic member resists the connecting member, and the other end of the elastic member resists the connecting board.

11. The removal mechanism of claim 10 , further comprising a pin bushing, wherein the pin bushing is received in a receiving hole defined in the suction cup, and in which the pinhole is defined.

12. The removal mechanism of claim 10 , wherein the pinhole comprises a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion communicating with the first receiving portion, and the fixing pin comprises a first rod portion corresponding to the first receiving portion and a second rod portion corresponding to the second receiving portion.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 30, 2022
From: SHENZHENSHI YUZHAN PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: FULIAN YUZHAN PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061357/0276 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2018
From: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHENSHI YUZHAN PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045603/0910 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2010
From: LIU, DA-WEI
To: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024806/0928 →