Tool for cutting the isthmuses of printed circuit boards
AssigneePiergiacomi Sud-S.R.L.
InventorAndrea CARINI
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Abstract
A tool for cutting the isthmuses in slots of a plate comprising PCBs includes: a base plate, a spindle having a shank and a cutting tip, a spindle support fixed to the base plate and revolvingly supporting the spindle, a head fixed to the base plate and provided with a through hole wherein the shank of the spindle is disposed, a guide mounted on the head and provided with a through hole wherein the cutting tip of the spindle is disposed, in such manner that a portion of the cutting tip of the spindle protrudes from the guide, the guide having a guide rib disposed in alignment with the cutting tip of the spindle and suitable for being inserted into the holes of the plate comprising the PCBs to guide a relative movement of the plate comprising the PCBs with respect to the tool.
Claims10
Tool for cutting the isthmuses of printed circuit boards, wherein the isthmuses are bridges of material disposed in the slots of a plate comprising a plurality of PCBs, said tool comprising:
- a base plate with an upper surface and a lower surface;
- a spindle comprising a shank intended to be fixed to a rotating machine and a cutting tip intended to be inserted into said slots of the plate comprising the PCBs and to cut said isthmuses;
- a spindle support fixed to said base plate and revolvingly supporting said spindle;
- a head fixed to said base plate and provided with a through hole wherein said shank of the spindle is disposed;
- a guide mounted on said head and provided with a through hole wherein said cutting tip of the spindle is disposed, in such manner that a portion of the cutting tip of the spindle protrudes from the guide, said guide comprising a guide rib aligned with the cutting tip of the spindle and intended to be inserted into said slots of the plate with the PCBs in order to guide a relative movement of the plate with the PCBs with respect to the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.