Squeegee drip collection system for stencil printer
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorWilliam A. Losiewicz
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Abstract
A squeegee drip collection system is configured to receive assembly material from at least one squeegee blade of the print head assembly. The squeegee drip collection system includes a paste shield coupled to the print head gantry and configured to be moved between a retracted position in which the paste shield is spaced from the at least one squeegee blade and an extended position in which the paste shield is positioned under the at least one squeegee blade. The squeegee drip collection system further includes a paste shield removal assembly configured to uncouple the paste shield from the print head gantry and to remove the paste shield.
Claims11
A method of removing a paste shield configured to collect assembly material from a squeegee of a print head gantry, the method comprising:
- positioning at least one tooling member adjacent at least one receiving feature of a paste shield, the at least one tooling member being configured to move laterally on the at least one linear bearing, the at least one tooling member including a downwardly extending pin having an end configured to be received within a receiving feature associated with the paste shield to engage and move the paste shield;
- moving the paste shield toward the at least one tooling member by at least one extension mechanism;
- positioning the at least one tooling member within the at least one receiving feature of the paste shield to release the paste shield from the at least one extension mechanism;
- and
- supporting the paste shield with the at least one tooling member,
- wherein the at least one tooling member is configured to move laterally on the at least one linear bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.