Wiping device for stencil printer
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsJian Zhang, Zhanqing Guo
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a scraping device (700) for a stencil printer comprising: a scraper holder (710), a scraper (720) having a travel path for squeegeeing a material to be dispensed on a stencil (130), the scraper (720) being arranged oblique to the stencil (130) and to the rear of the travel path; a mounting assembly (730) configured to mount the scraper (720) to the scraper holder (710). The mounting assembly (730) is further configured to be able to adjust the inclination angle of the scraper (720) relative to the stencil (130) and to maintain the scraper (720) at an adjusted angular position.
Claims9
A scraping device for a stencil printer, wherein comprising
- a scraper holder;
- a scraper having a travel path for squeegeeing a material to be dispensed on a stencil, the scraper being arranged oblique to the stencil and oblique to a rear of the travel path;
- and
- a mounting assembly, configured to mount the scraper to the scraper holder,
- in which, the mounting assembly is configured to be able to adjust an inclination angle of the scraper relative to the stencil and to maintain the scraper at an adjusted angle position,
- the mounting assembly including
- a support column having an axis of rotation, the support column being connected to the scraper holder, the scraper being connected to the support column, the scraper having a length direction transverse to the travel path, with the length direction of the scraper being consistent with a direction of the axis of rotation, the inclination angle of the scraper relative to the stencil being adjusted by rotating the support column of the axis of rotation thereof, the support column including a generally flat supporting surface positioned on a first side thereof,
- a support plate clamped between the supporting surface of the support column and the scraper, the scraper being able to bend around a bottom edge of the support plate, and
- a backing plate configured to secure the scraper and the support plate to the support column, the support plate and the backing plate being configured to clamp the scraper in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.