Device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board and the method using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9480167-B2
Application number	US-201213984620-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2012
Priority date	Jul 27, 2012
Publication date	Oct 25, 2016
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed are a device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board and a method using the same. The device includes: a printed circuit board (PCB) tray, a transferring unit, an elevator unit, a cleaning unit and a unloading deck; the elevator unit includes a horizontal part and a vertical part; when the elevator unit is descended to the lowest position, an upper surface of the transferring unit is at a same horizontal position with an upper surface of the horizontal part of the elevator unit; the elevator unit is located below the cleaning unit, and the unloading deck is located above the transferring unit. The invention can not only save manpower, but also achieve standardization of the cleaning process and improve working efficiency.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board, comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) tray, a transferring unit, an elevator unit, a cleaning unit and an unloading deck; wherein
the transferring unit is configured to deliver the PCB tray to the elevator unit;
the elevator unit is configured to deliver the PCB tray to the cleaning unit;
the cleaning unit is configured to clean a PCB in the PCB tray;
the unloading deck is configured to carry on the PCB tray loaded with the cleaned PCB;
the elevator unit comprises a horizontal part and a vertical part;
when the elevator unit is descended to the lowest position, an upper surface of the transferring unit is at a same horizontal position with an upper surface of the horizontal part of the elevator unit; the elevator unit is located below the cleaning unit, and the elevator and the cleaning unit are sequentially arranged along a direction from the lowest position where the elevator is descended to a top position where the elevator is lifted, the cleaning unit can clear the PCB in the PCB tray that is carried on the elevator unit when the elevator unit is lifted to the top position; and the unloading deck is located above the transferring unit.

2. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein the transferring unit is a conveyor belt.

3. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 2 , wherein a width of the conveyor belt is greater than a width of the PCB tray.

4. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein the elevator unit is an electrical lift.

5. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning unit comprises a electrical motor, a cylinder, a cleaning head, a cleaning solution supplying head as well as x-axis and y-axis guide rails; wherein
the electrical motor is located on the x-axis and y-axis guide rails, so as to control the movements in the x-axis and y-axis directions; an upper end of the cylinder is coupled with a lower end of the electrical motor, so as to control the up-down movement of the cleaning head; the cleaning head is provided at a lower end of the cylinder; and a lower end of the cleaning solution supplying head communicates with the cleaning head.

6. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 5 , wherein the lower end of the cleaning head is further provided with cleaning fabric.

7. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 6 , wherein the cleaning fabric is dust-free fabric.

8. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a mechanical hand provided on the unloading deck.

9. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 8 , wherein the mechanical hand comprises: two arms, two/four retaining two/four spring clamps and sliding tray; wherein
the two arms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of an upper surface of the unloading deck, respectively; the two/four retaining clips are symmetrically provided on the two arms respectively, and the two/four spring clamps are symmetrically provided on the two arms respectively; the sliding tray is slidably connected with the arms.

10. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 2 , wherein the elevator unit is an electrical lift.

11. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 2 , wherein the cleaning unit comprises a electrical motor, a cylinder, a cleaning head, a cleaning solution supplying head as well as x-axis and y-axis guide rails; wherein
the electrical motor is located on the x-axis and y-axis guide rails, so as to control the movements in the x-axis and y-axis directions; an upper end of the cylinder is coupled with a lower end of the electrical motor, so as to control the up-down movement of the cleaning head; the cleaning head is provided at a lower end of the cylinder; and a lower end of the cleaning solution supplying head communicates with the cleaning head.

12. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 11 , wherein the lower end of the cleaning head is further provided with cleaning fabric.

13. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 12 , wherein the cleaning fabric is dust-free fabric.

14. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 2 , wherein the device further comprises a mechanical hand provided on the unloading deck.

15. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 3 , wherein the elevator unit is an electrical lift.

16. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 3 , wherein the cleaning unit comprises a electrical motor, a cylinder, a cleaning head, a cleaning solution supplying head as well as x-axis and y-axis guide rails; wherein
the electrical motor is located on the x-axis and y-axis guide rails, so as to control the movements in the x-axis and y-axis directions; an upper end of the cylinder is coupled with a lower end of the electrical motor, so as to control the up-down movement of the cleaning head; the cleaning head is provided at a lower end of the cylinder; and a lower end of the cleaning solution supplying head communicates with the cleaning head.

17. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 16 , wherein the lower end of the cleaning head is further provided with cleaning fabric.

18. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 17 , wherein the cleaning fabric is dust-free fabric.

19. The device for automatically cleaning printed circuit board according to claim 3 , wherein the device further comprises a mechanical hand provided on the unloading deck.

Assignees

• Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cui Hongwei

Classifications

• B08B1/143

  Wipes · CPC title

• B08B1/00

  Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools (cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto B08B9/00) · CPC title

• H05K3/26 Primary

  Cleaning or polishing of the conductive pattern · CPC title

• B08B1/30 Primary

  by movement of cleaning members over a surface · CPC title