Printer device with automatic printing apparatus for flexible circuit applications

A device (1) for enabling high-viscosity conductive and dielectric printing fluids, to be printed with commercial and experimental flexible circuit manufacturing practices at the universal or experimental development stage, automatically in compliance with a flexible circuit diagram and without using a flexible base material;

• characterized by:
• at least one fluid chamber (10) which is configured to store;
• to mix a plurality of conductive and dielectric printing fluids at the same time independently of each other;
• to pump and to carry the plurality of conductive and dielectric printing during a printing operation;
• at least one electronic control unit (20) which is configured to receive a file comprising the flexible circuit diagram to be printed and the printing rules;
• to control electrical and electromechanical members in order to enable the printing operation according to viscosity, heating, and shape information within the file;
• and to enable a user to control the printing operation instantly by input/output members;
• a frame (30) which is configured to contain the fluid chamber (10) and the electronic control unit (20);
• a plurality of horizontal motion motors (31) which are located on the frame (30) and configured to apply primary and secondary horizontal axis movements in the flexible circuit diagram;
• at least one heated table with a pressure sensor (32) which is located on the frame (30) and said at least one heated table configured to carry at least one pressure sensor controlling a pressure that is applied during the printing operation
• of a flexible circuit and to carry a heater to heat the flexible circuit;
• at least one pressure motor (33) which is driven by the horizontal motion motors (31) and configured to manage the pressure necessary in the printing operation;
• at least one vertical motion member (34) which is actuated by a pressure motor (33) and configured to create a pressure by a vertical movement in the printing operation;
• at least one printing member (40) which is positioned based on the vertical motion member (34) and configured to transfer the conductive or dielectric printing fluid incoming from the fluid chamber (10) during the printing of the flexible circuit to the printing surface in a controlled way;
• and comprises:
• a flow head (41) which is located inside the printing member (40);
• configured to receive the conductive or dielectric printing fluid incoming from the fluid chamber (10) and to transfer the conductive or dielectric printing fluid when the pressure is applied;
• a connecting pipe (42) which is located inside the printing member (40);
• configured to receive and transfer the conductive or dielectric printing fluid incoming from the flow head (41);
• a printer head (43) which is located inside the printing member (40);
• configured to receive the conductive or dielectric printing fluid incoming from the connecting pipe (42) and to transfer the conductive printing fluid or the dielectric printing fluid when the pressure is applied;
• a valve (44) which is located inside the printing member (40);
• said valve configured to be in contact with the flow head (41) in a sealed way and to allow transmission of the conductive or dielectric printing fluid by cutting off contact in the sealed way of the valve with the flow head (41) when the pressure is applied to the printing surface by the printing tip (47) to the valve (44);
• a tie rod (45) which is located inside the printing member (40);
• positioned based on the valve (44);
• passes through the connecting pipe (42) concentrically and is configured to transmit the applied pressure to the valve (44);
• the pressure, that is applied to the printing surface by the printing tip (47), to the valve (44);
• a pressure spring (46) which is located inside the printing member (40);
• positioned inside the connecting pipe (42) and the printer head (43), outside the tie rod (45), and concentrically to the tie rod (45);
• configured to enable the valve (44) to contact the flow head (41) by the tie rod (45) when pressure is not applied to stop transmission of the conductive or dielectric printing fluid;
• and
• a printing tip (47) which is located inside the printing member (40);
• positioned based on the tie rod (45);
• passes through the printer head (43) concentrically and contacts the printer head (43) in a sealed way;
• said printing tip is configured to transmit the pressure to the tie rod (45) by contacting the printing surface when the pressure is applied to the printing surface, to enable transmission of the conductive or dielectric printing fluid to the printing surface by cutting off the sealed way contact of the printing tip (47) with the printer head (43),
• to stop transmission of the conductive or dielectric printing fluid to the printing surface by contacting the printer head (43) again by the pressure spring (46) when no pressure is applied.