Patent ID: 8973496
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B41F,B41P,H05K

Abstract:
1. A screen printing machine that prints applying material on a substrate, comprising: a screen mask detachably mounted to a mask mounting area set in advance; a squeegee arranged above the screen mask mounted to the mask mounting area, the squeegee being configured to reciprocate relative to the screen mask in a squeegee-movement direction set in advance; and a receptacle installed at a location so that the screen mask is allowed to be attached and detached, the receptacle being configured to catch applying material dripped from the squeegee, wherein the screen mask includes a frame with four corners; the screen mask is configured to be mounted at the screen mounting area so that a worker is allowed to insert and remove the screen mask at one end in the squeegee-movement direction; the frame has a frame part extending along a direction perpendicular to the squeegee-movement direction, the frame part being configured to be placed at a same end in the squeegee-movement direction when the screen mask is mounted to the mask mounting area; the receptacle is held at a position exactly above the frame part of the screen mask mounted to the mask mounting area and facing the squeegee; the squeegee is configured to move to an other end of the squeegee-movement direction such that, when the screen mask is inserted/removed, the squeegee is able to be retreated to the position where the squeegee faces an upper portion of the receptacle so that the receptacle catches the applying material dripped from the squeegee.