Patent ID: 6113693
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
An adjustable fixture for supporting printed circuit boards with different dimensions during processing, comprising:a first panel having an elongated top edge, the first panel being adapted to be positioned on a work platform of a printed circuit board stenciling machine;a second panel abutting the first panel and having an elongated top edge extending transversely with respect to the top edge of the first panel;a third panel abutting the first panel and having an elongated top edge extending transversely with respect to the top edge of the first panel, the third panel being spaced apart from the second panel along a common side of the first panel;a fourth panel spaced apart from the common side of the first panel and attached to the second and third panels, at least one of the first and fourth panels being moveable with respect to the other to adjust a distance between the first and fourth panel to support printed circuit boards with different dimensions, and wherein at least one of the second and third panels is slideably attached to the first panel, and the fourth panel comprises an elongated first section attached to the second panel and an elongated second section attached to the third panel, the second section being slideably connected to the first section to translate along a longitudinal axis of the fourth panel and adjust the length of the fourth panel as the at least one of the second and third panels slides along the first panel.