Patent ID: 7513194

Claim:
A screen mask comprising: a screen mesh having a first surface and a second surface positioned on opposite sides to each other and including a plurality of holes through which a printing agent permeates from the first surface towards the second surface, with a tensioning force in a plane direction in a range of 196 to 392 N/mm applied thereto; a tension mesh arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the screen mesh, with a tensioning force in a plane direction in a range of 49 to 98 N/mm applied thereto; a fixing part arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the screen mesh for fixing a part of the tension mesh, with a tensioning force in a plane direction in a range of 392 to 980 N/mm applied thereto; and a screen frame arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the tension mesh for securely fixing and holding the outer periphery of the tension mesh, wherein: a length Ls of the screen mesh in a first direction intersecting a direction in which a squeegee squeegees on the screen mesh when performing a screen printing is 0.6 to 0.9 times a length Lt of the tension mesh in the first direction; a length Lk of the fixing part in the first direction, length Ls of the screen mesh in the first direction, and length Lt of the tension mesh in the first direction satisfy a relationship Lk=a(Lt+Ls)/2, where “a” is a coefficient; and the coefficient “a” is in a range of 0.5 to 1.2.