Curing printed circuit board coatings
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorKristina Lynn Mann
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Abstract
A method for curing a layer of liquid coating applied to surfaces of a printed circuit board is disclosed. The method comprises exposing the layer of liquid coating to a curing agent; and manipulating the printed circuit board during the exposure so as to prevent the liquid coating from flowing from its applied location in response to gravitational forces. An apparatus for implementing the above method is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises a motorized assembly for rotating the printed circuit board. The apparatus also comprises a controller that controls the motorized assembly to rotate the printed circuit board about one or more horizontal axes extending through a plane that includes the printed circuit board while a liquid coating applied to surfaces thereof is being cured.
Claims9
An apparatus for rotating a printed circuit board (PCB) while it is being exposed to a curing agent in a curing environment of a curing unit, comprising:
- a frame structure dimensioned to be temporarily positioned within the curing environment;
- an extension arm adapted to detachably secure the PCB;
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- a motor that imparts a controlled rotation of at least a portion of the extension arm to cause the PCB secured to the distal end thereof to rotate about at least one axis located in a plane defined by the PCB.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.