Tyco Electronics Corporation

Michael Steven Stanard

Douglas Sebastian Pfautz

William Neil Anderson

William Richard Delano

A retaining member for a circuit board array is provided. The retaining member includes an elongated support post having a first end and an opposite second end. A protrusion extends from the first end. The protrusion is configured to be received in a slot having side walls in a circuit board array. The support post is movable to move the protrusion within the slot from a first position wherein the protrusion is disengaged from the side walls of the slot to a second position wherein the protrusion engages the side walls of the slot to retain the circuit board array.

Circuit board retention system

An apparatus for retaining and cleaning a circuit board array, which comprise a fixture having a generally elongated connecting surface and one or more terminating open ends, which may optionally integrate a hollow element, creating an aperture in the fixture adjacent to a tab on the circuit board array, wherein the terminating open ends extend toward a machine component having at least one cavity extending through the topside of the machine component, and a vacuum system connected to the cavity, wherein the vacuum system applies suction through the cavity and the terminating open ends.

Apparatus and method for circuit board routing fixture

A circuit board router () and method thereof. De-paneling of printed circuit boards () off a panel) is efficiently increased by a router () which is positioned at a location above the panel (). A fixture positions the panel) below the router () on a base (). A controller () activates a first drive mechanism (), a second drive mechanism (), and a third drive mechanism () to guide an X-arm (), a Y-arm () and a Z-arm (), respectively. The router (), located on the Z-arm (), moves downward to engage a router bit () to the panel () to depanel the printed circuit board () from the panel. A fixture chip (), which has a preprogrammed pattern of the panel (), is embedded inside the fixture (). A radio frequency transmitter () transmits the pattern to a radio frequency receiver () that relays the pattern to the controller ().

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Michael Steven Stanard