Systems and methods for attaching printed circuit board to pallet
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorsLanddell Gregory, Dinesh Segar Gnanasagaran
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a pallet and a method for supporting a printed circuit board (PCB) during a circuit board assembly process. The pallet includes a panel having a frame area surrounding a depression area for receiving a PCB. The pallet includes at least one fixed tooling pin attached to the panel at a first location in the depression area. The pallet further includes at least one movable tooling pin positioned at a second location in the depression area, and the movable tooling pin is movable between a release position for installing the PCB in the depression area and a secure position for securing the PCB in the depression area.
Claims20
A pallet for supporting a printed circuit board (PCB) in a PCB assembly process, comprising:
- a panel having a frame area surrounding a depression area for receiving a PCB;
- at least one fixed tooling pin attached to the panel at a first location in the depression area;
- and
- at least one movable tooling pin positioned at a second location in the depression area, the movable tooling pin being movable between a release position for installing the PCB in the depression area and a secure position for securing the PCB in the depression area.
A method of supporting a printed circuit board (PCB) using a pallet comprising a panel having a frame area surrounding a depression area for receiving a PCB, the method comprising:
- setting at least one movable tooling pin positioned at a first location in the depression area in a release position;
- aligning a first tooling hole of the PCB with a fixed tooling pin attached to the panel at a second location in the depression area;
- aligning a second tooling hole of the PCB with the movable tooling pin set in the release position;
- installing the PCB into the depression area guided by the fixed tooling pin and the movable tooling pin;
- and
- setting the movable tooling pin to a secure position and thereby securing the PCB to the pallet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.