Reducing displacement of selected components during printed circuit board assembly (pcba) manufacturing
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsSalvador D. Jimenez, Wallace H. Ables, Aaron Donald Vowell
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing displacement of selected components during Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) manufacturing are described. In some embodiments, a PCBA manufacturing tool may include: a bar having a first end and a second end; a movable pin coupled to the first end, the movable pin configured to be inserted into a first hole of a PCB; and a fixed pin coupled to the second end, the fixed pin configured to be inserted into a second hole of the PCB.
Claims20
A Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) manufacturing tool, comprising:
- a bar having a first end and a second end;
- a movable pin coupled to the first end, the movable pin configured to be inserted into a first hole of a PCB;
- and
- a fixed pin coupled to the second end, the fixed pin configured to be inserted into a second hole of the PCB.
A wave solder or reflow fixture, comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a bar coupled to the frame, the bar comprising:
- a first end;
- a movable pin coupled to the first end and configured to be inserted into a first hole of a Printed Circuit Board (PCBA);
- a second end;
- and
- a fixed pin coupled to the second end and configured to be inserted into a second hole of the PCBA.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a Printed Circuit Board (PCB);
- and
- coupling the PCB to a fixture, wherein the fixture comprises a spring assembly configured to reduce displacement of components during a wave solder or reflow operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.