Patent ID: 9254638
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B41F,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A board printing apparatus comprising: at least one board working table holding a board to be printed on; a first printing table and a second printing table aligned in a prescribed direction in a horizontal direction above the board working table; and a control portion controlling printing operations of the first printing table and the second printing table, the first printing table holding a small component mask having a first thickness configured to perform first printing to print a viscous material on the board, the second printing table holding a large component mask having a second thickness thicker than the first thickness, formed with a relief portion having a depth larger than the first thickness on a board contact surface to relieve the viscous material printed by the small component mask, and configured to perform second printing to print the viscous material on the board after the first printing performed by the first printing table, the at least one board working table and at least one of the first printing table and the second printing table are configured to be movable in the prescribed direction in the horizontal direction, the at least one board working table and at least one of the first printing table and the second printing table being configured to be movable in a vertical direction, and the control portion being configured to perform the second printing on the board held by the at least one board working table by the large component mask of the second printing table after the first printing performed on the board held by the at least one board working table by the small component mask of the first printing table.