Patent ID: 11872600
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A cleaning apparatus for cleaning electronic substrates including printed circuit boards and semiconductor product assemblies, the cleaning apparatus comprising:
at least one cleaning module configured to treat electronic substrates; and
a conveying system configured to transport the electronic substrates through the at least one cleaning module, the conveyor system including:
a first outer frame member,
a second outer frame member spaced from the first 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 being configured to receive an electronic substrate therebetween to transport the electronic substrate along the conveyor system and through the at least one cleaning module; and
a plurality of pins secured to one of the bottom belt assembly and the top belt assembly, the plurality of pins being configured on the one of the bottom belt assembly and the top belt assembly to create at least one lane along a length of the conveyor system,
wherein each pin includes a pin base and a pin cap releasably secured to the pin base, and
wherein each pin base includes a base portion and a pin portion configured to extend through a belt of the one of the bottom belt assembly and the top belt assembly.