Carrier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11064614-B2
Application number	US-201916571541-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2019
Priority date	Mar 17, 2017
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A carrier includes a base on which a circuit board is mounted, a loading device mounted on the base, a first pressing device mounted on the base, and a second pressing device mounted on the base. The loading device is configured to load an electronic device on the base. The first pressing device is configured to press a first lead end protruding from the electronic device on the circuit board to electrically contact the circuit board. The second pressing device is configured to press a second lead end of the electronic device on the base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carrier, comprising:
a base on which a circuit board is mounted;
a loading device mounted on the base and configured to load an electronic device on the base;
a first pressing device mounted on the base and configured to press a first lead end protruding from the electronic device on the circuit board to electrically contact the circuit board; and
a second pressing device mounted on the base and configured to press a second lead end of the electronic device on the base.

2. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the base has a positioning post and the loading device has a center hole in which the positioning post is received.

3. The carrier of claim 2 , further comprising a carrier pressing block holding the loading device on the base.

4. The carrier of claim 3 , wherein the carrier pressing block is rotatably installed on a top surface of the positioning post and rotates between a press position and a release position.

5. The carrier of claim 4 , wherein, in the press position, the carrier pressing block presses the loading device to hold the loading device on the base, and in the release position, the carrier pressing block is separated from the loading device to allow the loading device to be detached from the base.

6. The carrier of claim 2 , wherein the loading device has an upper flange portion, a lower flange portion, and a neck portion between the upper flange portion and the lower flange portion.

7. The carrier of claim 6 , wherein the electronic device is a flexible device adapted to wind on the neck portion of the loading device.

8. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the first pressing device includes a pressing lever, a first pressing block connected to a front end of the pressing lever, a handle connected to a back end of the pressing lever, a support frame mounted on the base, the back end of the pressing lever rotatably connected to the support frame, and an elastic component disposed on the base and adapted to push the handle upward.

9. The carrier of claim 8 , wherein, when a downward pressure is not applied to the handle, the elastic component pushes the handle upward so that the first pressing block presses down the first lead end.

10. The carrier of claim 9 , wherein, when the downward pressure is applied to the handle, the handle drives the front end of the pressing lever to rotate upward so that the first pressing block is driven to lift up and release the first lead end.

11. The carrier of claim 10 , wherein, when the downward pressure applied to the handle is released, the handle drives the front end of the pressing lever to rotate downwards due to the elastic component pushing against the handle so that the first pressing block presses the first lead end on the circuit board.

12. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the second pressing device includes a positioning plate mounted on the base and having a positioning slot adapted to position the second lead end of the electronic device, and a second pressing block rotatably mounted on the positioning plate and adapted to rotate between a press position and a release position.

13. The carrier of claim 12 , wherein the second pressing block presses the second lead end in the positioning slot in the press position.

14. The carrier of claim 13 , wherein the pressing block is separated from the second lead end in the release position, and the second lead end may be detached from the positioning slot.

15. The carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a clamping device adapted to clamp the base.

16. The carrier of claim 15 , wherein the base has a first positioning structure on each side of the base.

17. The carrier of claim 16 , wherein the clamping device has a pair of finger parts that are openable and closable, a second positioning structure is formed inside each of the finger parts.

18. The carrier of claim 17 , wherein, when the finger parts are in a closed position, the second positioning structure is mated with the first positioning structure and the base is clamped and positioned on the clamping device.

19. The carrier of claim 18 , wherein one of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure is a protruding pin, and the other of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure is a slot mated with the protruding pin.

20. The carrier of claim 18 , wherein the clamping device has a flange adapted to be connected to a robot.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd
• Te Connectivity Corp
• Measurement Specialties Chengdu Ltd

Inventors

• Xie Fengchun
• Zhang Dandan
• Lu Roberto Francisco-Yi
• Hu lvhai
• Zeng Qinglong
• Gong Lan
• Ying Qian
• Deng Yingcong
• Liu Yun

Classifications

• G01R31/013

  Testing passive components (testing relays G01R31/3278; testing electrical windings, e.g. inductors G01R31/72) · CPC title

• H05K7/1053

  having interior leads · CPC title

• G01R31/00 Primary

  Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere ({measuring superconductive properties G01R33/1238;} testing line transmission systems H04B3/46; testing or measuring semiconductors or solid state devices during manufacture {H10P74/00}) · CPC title

• H05K3/301 Primary

  by means of a mounting structure (H05K3/325 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01R31/2829

  Testing of circuits in sensor or actuator systems (testing of apparatus for measuring electric or magnetic variables G01R35/00; testing of indicating or recording apparatus G01D; in airbag systems B60R21/0173; checking gas analysers G01N33/007; monitoring or fail-safe circuits for electromagnets H01F7/1844) · CPC title