Patent ID: 6450091
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B41F,H05K

Abstract:
A stencil and device for depositing, by a printing operation, a product on an electronic board, comprising:a stencil comprising: a flat sheet (1), of rectangular shape, made of flexible material, the flat sheet having transfer openings (2) for distributing the product at a constant amount; first and second tabs (3), each of the tabs being rigid and individually affixed to parallel sides of the sheet, the tabs being opposite one another relative to the sheet; and first and second flaps (6) individually extending from the remaining parallel sides of the sheet opposite one another relative to the sheet, the first and second flaps being separated from the sheet by first and second folds (7), respectively, wherein said folds delimit the sides of the sheet, the flaps being free to rotate around the fold, limited in motion by the sheet, a tension unit constructed and arranged to stretch and conform said stencil to said electronic board, wherein the first and second tabs (3) are attached to said tension unit; and an operational device to operate the stencil and the tension unit in space, in accordance with six degrees of freedom.