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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
John Neiderman, Camdenton, MO (US);
Eric Wayne Becker, Phillipsburg, MO (US);
Scotty Slavens, Lebanon, MO (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A conveyor system is configured to transport the electronic substrates through cleaning modules of a cleaning apparatus. The conveyor system includes a first outer frame member, a second outer frame member, a bottom belt assembly disposed between the first outer frame member and the second outer frame member, and a top belt assembly spaced from the bottom belt assembly. The bottom belt assembly and the top belt assembly are configured to an electronic substrate therebetween to transport the electronic substrate along the conveyor system and through the at least one cleaning module. The bottom belt assembly or the top belt assembly includes a mesh material belt fabricated from heat resistant synthetic fibers. The conveyor system further includes a plurality of pins secured to the bottom belt assembly or the top belt assembly to create at least one lane along a length of the conveyor system.