Method of assembling fastener structure on plate body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11519438-B2
Application number	US-202117155165-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2021
Priority date	May 4, 2018
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

A method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body is introduced. The fastener structure includes a body portion and a fastening body. The body portion has a solderable layer, and the solderable layer is soldered to a plate body. The fastening body combines movably with the body portion. The fastening body has a head and a fastening portion. The body portion or the fastening body is provided on the plate body for soldering after it is picked up by a tool so that the body portion can combine with the plate body. Also, the body portion or the fastening body combines with an assisting pickup unit, and the fastener structure is provided on the plate body for soldering after it is picked up by a tool through the assisting pickup unit so that the body portion can combine with the plate body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body, in which the fastener structure has a body portion and a fastening body, the fastening body combines movably with the body portion, and the fastening body has a head and a fastening portion, the method comprises the following steps:
providing a tool to pick up the fastener structure, the tool having an elastic element to pick up the fastener structure;
using the tool to move the fastener structure to an assembly position of the plate body; and
using the tool to elastically press the fastener structure to the plate body, and the elastic element is compressed, and then the tool loosening or releasing the fastener structure from the tool and the elastic element returns to an original position to make the fastener structure provided on the assembly position of the plate body.

2. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the tool having the elastic element which can go with a vacuum suction force of the tool to pick up the fastener structure; and using the tool to elastically press the fastener structure to the plate body, and the elastic element is compressed, and then the vacuum suction force is released and the elastic element return to the original position.

3. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , further comprising the following steps: providing a matching device to match an assembly position or an assembly distance of the fastener structure to the plate body after the tool picking up the fastener structure; using the tool to move the fastener structure to the assembly position of the plate body according to matching information of the matching device.

4. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion has a solderable layer, the plate body is a PCB, and the plate body has a corresponding solderable layer, the method further comprises the following steps: providing a matching device to match a position or distance of the fastener structure to the corresponding solderable layer on the assembly position of the plate body after the tool picking up the fastener structure; using the tool to move the fastener structure to the corresponding solderable layer of the plate body according to matching information of the matching device.

5. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion of the fastener structure has a stock accommodating space, and the assembly position of the plate body has an opening, after the stock accommodating space of the fastener structure is provided to the opening of the plate body, the fastener structure is used to be pressed by an external force to make the material around the opening flow into or enter the stock accommodating space.

6. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion of the fastener structure has an expansion joint, and the assembly position of the plate body has an opening, after the expansion joint of the fastener structure is provided to the opening of the plate body, the expansion joint can be pressed by an external force to deform the expansion joint for connecting around the opening.

7. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion of the fastener structure has a fastening joint, and the assembly position of the plate body has an opening, after the fastening joint of the fastener structure is provided to the opening of the plate body, the fastening joint fastens around the opening.

8. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion of the fastener structure has a locking joint, and the assembly position of the plate body has an opening, after the locking joint of the fastener structure is provided to the opening of the plate body, the locking joint is configured to lock around the opening; or the locking joint is configured to lock a locking body, and then provided around the opening.

9. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein there is a solder layer between a side direction of the body portion and the plate body, the solder layer is solidified after cooling, or there is a solder layer between the body portion and the plate body, the solder layer is solidified after cooling.

10. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion has an anti-rotation portion, the plate body has a corresponding anti-rotation portion, the anti-rotation portion and the corresponding anti-rotation portion are anti-rotational mutually.

11. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises using a corresponding fastening piece, so that the body portion and the corresponding fastening piece are used to clamp the plate body for combining.

12. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening portion has a handle portion for handling or lifting.

13. The method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion and the plate body have solderable surfaces, and the material of the solderable surfaces is tin, copper or nickel; or the solderable surfaces is a copper layer, and a tin layer is provided on the copper layer.

14. A method of assembling a fastener structure on a plate body, in which the fastener structure has a body portion and a fastening body, the fastening body combines movably with the body portion, and the fastening body has a head and a fastening portion, the method comprises the following steps:
providing a tool to pick up the fastener structure, the tool has a sensor;
using the tool to move the fastener structure to an assembly position of the plate body;
and
using the tool to press the fastener structure to the plate body, allowing the sensor of the tool to sense a feedback message of the fastener structure contacting with the plate body, and the tool loosening or releasing the fastener structure from the tool to make the fastener structure provided on the assembly position of the plate body.

Assignees

• Fivetech Technology Inc

Inventors

• Wang Ting-Jui

Classifications

• H05K2201/09781

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• F16B37/04 Primary

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