JP5547046B2 - Mold apparatus and substrate cutting method using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mold apparatus and a substrate cutting method using the same, and more particularly to a mold apparatus capable of performing a strip process on various models of substrates and a method of cutting a substrate using the mold apparatus.

  A general printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing process includes a strip process for manufacturing a unit sheet by cutting a mother panel for manufacturing a printed circuit board. The strip process is usually performed using a predetermined mold apparatus. The mold apparatus includes a mold housing having a table for supporting the panel, a cutting part provided in the mold housing, and a driving unit for driving the cutting part. The cutting unit includes a router bit.

  In the mold apparatus having the above-described structure, after the panel is supported on the table, the driving unit is driven so that the router bit cuts the panel along the strip line of the panel. A unit sheet will be manufactured.

Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2007-0113416 Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2009-0131424

  However, the mold apparatus having the above-described structure has a disadvantage that the entire mold apparatus must be replaced with a new mold apparatus when the model of the unit sheet to be manufactured is changed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mold apparatus capable of performing a strip process corresponding to various models of substrates.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a substrate cutting method capable of performing a strip process corresponding to various models of substrates.

  In order to solve the above-described object, a mold apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a support provided in the housing, for supporting and fixing the panel, and provided on an upper portion of the housing. A cutting part for cutting the panel along a strip line of the panel placed on a support part, and a driving part for driving the cutting part, the cutting part being a cutter for cutting the strip line; The cutter may be mounted on the housing and may include a core block that is combined with each other to form a structure corresponding to a gap between the housing and the cutter.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the core block is coupled to the housing and can guide the vertical movement of the cutter.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing includes a lower structure that supports the support portion, an upper structure that faces the lower structure at an upper portion of the lower structure, the lower structure, and the upper portion. The core block can be coupled to the upper structure, each of which is coupled to a structure and includes a guide member that guides the vertical movement of the upper structure on the lower structure.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cutting portion includes a support plate attached to the housing with the core block interposed therebetween, and a stripper projecting on the lower surface of the support plate so as to correspond to the strip line. Can be included.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the strip line has a square ring shape, and the stripper is provided along an edge of the support plate so as to have a shape corresponding to the square ring shape. Can do.

  The substrate cutting method according to the present invention includes a housing, a support part provided at a lower part of the housing, for supporting and fixing a panel, and a strip line of the panel provided on the support part and placed on the support part. Cutting a panel along the line, performing a strip process for manufacturing a unit sheet, and preparing a cutter having a ring structure corresponding to an individual strip line for manufacturing each unit sheet And combining the core blocks so that a shape corresponding to the gap between the cutter and the mold housing is formed, and attaching the cutter to the mold housing with the core block interposed therebetween. Cutting the panel along the strip line by driving the cutter up and down; It can be included.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the model of the unit sheet is changed, a step of preparing a new cutter that matches the changed model and a gap between the housing and the new cutter are supported. The method may further include recombining the core blocks so that a shape is formed, and attaching the new cutter to the housing through the recombined core blocks.

  According to the present invention, a housing, a support portion that supports the panel, a cutting portion that cuts the panel along the strip line of the panel to manufacture a unit sheet, and a drive portion that drives the cutting portion. The cutting section can be used to attach various types of cutters to the housing by various combinations of core blocks. Thereby, even when the model of the unit sheet to be manufactured is changed, the cutter is replaced with a new cutter, and the core block is configured as a structure corresponding to the gap between the replaced cutter and the housing. By newly combining, the strip process can be performed, and the strip process can be performed on various types of substrates.

  According to the present invention, a cutter having a stripper corresponding to an individual strip line for cutting each unit sheet is provided, and one unit sheet can be manufactured as a single cutting operation. Thereby, compared with the case where a strip process is performed using a router bit or a strip stripper having a bar structure, the time for the strip process can be further reduced.

1 is a view showing a mold apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view for demonstrating the structure of the cutting part in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the cutter of the cutting part in FIG. It is a top view which shows the panel which the die apparatus by embodiment of this invention tends to process.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Each embodiment shown below is given as an example so that those skilled in the art can sufficiently communicate the idea of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, but can be embodied in other forms. In the drawings, the size and thickness of the device can be exaggerated for convenience. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

  The terminology used in this specification is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise. As used herein, “includes” a stated component, step, operation, and / or element excludes the presence or addition of one or more other component, step, operation, and / or element. Please understand that you do not.

  Hereinafter, a mold apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and a substrate cutting method using the same will be described in detail.

  1 is a view showing a mold apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of a cutting portion in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cut in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the cutter of a part. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a panel to be processed by the mold apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  1 to 4, the mold apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform a step of cutting a predetermined substrate into unit substrates. For example, the mold apparatus 100 may perform a strip process in which a mother panel 10 is cut into a plurality of unit sheets for manufacturing a printed circuit board (PCB). . As a result, the panel 10 to be processed by the mold apparatus 100 becomes a thin plate including a plurality of unit sheets 12 as shown in FIG. The panel 10 is provided with a strip line 14 for the mold apparatus 100 to cut the panel 10 into the unit sheets 12. The mold apparatus 100 can manufacture the unit sheet 12 from the panel 10 by cutting the strip line 14.

  The mold apparatus 100 may include a housing 110, a support part 120, a cutting part 130, and a driving part 140. Meanwhile, FIG. 1 shows a state where the cutting unit 130 of the mold apparatus 100 is lowered and the panel 10 placed on the support unit 120 is cut.

  The housing 110 may be a structure for supporting and installing the configuration of the mold apparatus 100. The housing 110 may include a lower structure 112 that supports the support part 120 and an upper structure 114 that supports the cutting part 130. The upper structure 114 may be disposed on the lower structure 112 so as to face the lower structure 112. In addition, the upper structure 114 may be provided to be movable up and down on the lower structure 112. The housing 110 may further include a guide member 116 that guides the vertical movement of the upper structure 114. The guide member 116 is coupled to the lower structure 112 and the upper structure 114, and the upper structure 114 can move vertically along the guide member 116.

  The support part 120 may be fixed to the lower structure 112 of the housing 110. The support part 120 may be a table that supports and fixes the panel 10 during the strip process. Therefore, the support unit 120 may include a support surface on which the panel 10 is placed and a guide plate for guiding the panel 10 to the support surface. Here, the support part 120 may be configured to horizontally move the panel 10 loaded on the support surface. Therefore, the support part 120 may have a transfer conveyor (not shown) that moves the panel 10. Accordingly, the panel 10 placed on the support surface of the support part 120 can be moved horizontally along one direction by the transfer conveyor.

  The cutting unit 130 may be configured to cut the panel 10. The cutting part 130 may be provided on the housing 110 so as to be disposed on the support part 120. Here, the cutting part 130 may be provided to move up and down within the housing 110. For example, the upper structure 114 of the housing 110 moves up and down along the guide member 116, and the vertical movement of the housing 110 causes the cutting part 130 to move up and down together with the upper structure 114. become. Accordingly, the cutting unit 130 can move up and down together with the upper structure 114 of the housing 110 when the driving unit 140 drives the upper structure 114 during the strip process.

  The cutting unit 130 may include a core block 132 and a cutter 134. The core block 132 may be configured to surround the cutter 134. The core block 132 may be formed of blocks having different shapes, and may be provided so as to have a shape corresponding to a gap between the cutter 134 and the housing 110 by being combined with each other. That is, the core block 132 is composed of blocks having various shapes, and an operator can combine the core blocks 132 so as to have a shape corresponding to the space between the housing 110 and the cutter 134. it can. In this case, the core block 132 is coupled to the cutter 134 and can be used as a medium for attaching the cutting part 130 to an installation space of the cutting part 130 provided in the housing 110.

  The cutter 134 may include a support plate 134a and a stripper 134b provided on the support plate 134a. The support plate 134 a may be configured to be fixed to the core block 132 and provided in the housing 110. The stripper 134 b may be configured to cut the panel 10 along the strip line 14. Therefore, the stripper 134b may have a shape that becomes sharper toward the end. A plurality of cutting saws may be provided at the end of the stripper 134b for effective cutting of the panel 10.

  Here, the stripper 134b may have a shape corresponding to one strip line 14 in order to cut the strip line 14 corresponding to each unit sheet 12 at a time. For example, the unit sheet 12 of the panel 10 may have a substantially square shape, and the strip line 14 may have a shape surrounding each of the unit sheets 12 for cutting the unit sheets 12. Accordingly, one strip line 14 surrounding each of the unit sheets 12 can have a square ring shape. The stripper 134b may be configured such that one unit sheet 12 is manufactured in one strip process, corresponding to the square ring-shaped individual strip line 14 as described above during the strip process. .

  The mold apparatus 100 having the above-described structure can perform the strip process in the following manner.

  First, a cutter 134 corresponding to the panel 10 to be stripped is prepared. For example, the panel 10 may be provided with individual strip lines 14 having a square ring shape surrounding each unit sheet 12, and the cutter 134 may have a stripper 134 b having a shape corresponding to the individual strip line 14.

  The prepared cutter 134 is attached to the housing 110. For example, a support plate 134a included in the stripper 134b can be attached to the housing 110. At this time, the support plate 134a may be attached to the housing 110 with the core block 132 interposed therebetween. More specifically, the mounting space of the housing 110 to which the cutter 134 is attached is adjusted to be slightly larger than the various types of strippers so that strippers of various sizes and shapes can be provided. Can be done. Accordingly, in order to attach the selected cutter 134 to the housing 110 so that the selected cutter 134 is moved up and down by the upper structure 114 of the housing 110, the housing 110 and the cutter 134 may be A structure for attaching the cutter 134 to the housing 110 should be provided in the space therebetween. As a result, an operator sets the core block 132 so as to fit the shape of the gap so that the space between the cutter 134 and the housing 110 is eliminated and the cutter 134 is provided in the housing 110. Can be matched. Then, the cutter 134 can be attached to the housing 110 through the combined core block 132. At this time, the core block 132 can couple the support plate 134a of the cutter 134 to the housing 110 under the condition that the vertical movement of the cutter 134 is not obstructed.

  Here, although not specifically shown, there are various coupling methods for coupling the core block 132 to the housing 110. For example, the core block 132 and the housing 110 may be a tightening method, a bolt / nut connection method, a pin connection method, a method including a predetermined clamping means.

  As described above, by assembling the cutter 134 corresponding to the panel 10 to be processed into the housing 110, the mold apparatus 100 described above can be configured to perform the strip process. First, the panel 10 is loaded on the support part 110. The panel 10 placed on the support unit 110 is fixed to the support unit 110, and the driving unit 140 moves the cutting unit 130 downward to cut the panel 10. Here, as described above, since the stripper 134b of the cutter 134 is configured to correspond to one strip line 14, one unit provided in the panel 10 by one strip process of the cutter 134. A sheet 12 can be manufactured.

  A plurality of unit sheets 12 can be manufactured by repeatedly performing the strip process as described above to cut the panel 10. The manufactured unit sheet 12 is transferred to a place where a subsequent process is performed.

  Later, when the shape of the unit sheet 12 to be manufactured is changed, the mold apparatus 100 having the structure as described above is replaced with a new cutter so as to be compatible with the strip process of the unit sheet 12. By doing so, the strip step can be performed. At this time, since the structure of the new cutter is different, the core block 132 can be combined again in order to attach the new cutter to the housing 110. As a result, the stripping process can be performed by mounting the new cutter on the housing 110 via the recombined core block 132.

  As described above, the mold apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 110, a support part 120 that supports the panel 10, and a cutting part 130 that cuts the panel 10 along the strip line 14 of the panel 10. And a driving unit 140 for driving the cutting unit 130. The cutting unit 130 may include a cutter 134 corresponding to the unit strip line 14 for manufacturing the unit sheet 12 of the panel 10, and a core block 132 including the cutter 134 in the housing 110. Here, the combination of the core block 132 may be changed to correspond to the shape of the gap between the housing 110 and the cutter 134, which is changed according to the structure of the cutter 134. As a result, the mold apparatus 100 according to the present invention replaces the cutter with a new cutter even when the model of the printed circuit board to be manufactured is changed, and replaces the replaced cutter with the housing 110. By combining the core blocks 132 with a structure corresponding to the gap between them, a strip process can be performed on various types of substrates.

  In addition, the mold apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a cutter 134 having a stripper 134 b corresponding to the individual strip line 14 for cutting each unit sheet 12, so that one unit sheet 12 can be obtained at a time. Can be configured to manufacture. In this case, a strip process is performed by cutting along the strip line 14 with the router bit (Router Bit), or compared with a case where the strip process is performed using a stripper having a general bar structure. The strip process time can be shortened. Accordingly, the mold apparatus 100 according to the present invention can reduce the manufacturing process time of the printed circuit board.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the embodiments but by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mold apparatus 110 Housing 112 Lower structure 114 Upper structure 116 Guide member 120 Table 130 Cutting part 132 Core block 134 Cutter 134a Support plate 134b Stripper 140 Drive part

Claims (7)

In a mold apparatus that performs a strip process for manufacturing a unit sheet by cutting a panel,
A housing;
A support portion provided in the housing for supporting and fixing the panel;
A cutting part provided on an upper part of the housing and cutting the panel along a strip line of the panel placed on the support part;
A drive unit for driving the cutting unit,
The cutting part is
A cutter for cutting the stripline;
A core block including a plurality of blocks having different shapes from each other, wherein the plurality of blocks are combined with each other to form a structure corresponding to a gap between the housing and the cutter. , and a core block,
Mold equipment including.   The mold apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the core block is coupled to the housing and guides the vertical movement of the cutter. The housing is
A lower structure that supports the support;
An upper structure facing the lower structure above the lower structure;
A guide member that is coupled to each of the lower structure and the upper structure and guides the vertical movement of the upper structure on the lower structure;
The mold apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the core block connects the cutter to the upper structure. The cutting part is
A support plate attached to the housing via the core block;
The mold apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a stripper provided on a lower surface of the support plate so as to correspond to the strip line. The strip line has a square ring shape,
The mold apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the stripper is provided along an edge portion of the support plate so as to have a shape corresponding to the square ring shape. A housing, a support provided at a lower portion of the housing, for supporting and fixing the panel, and a panel provided at an upper portion of the housing and cut along the strip line of the panel placed on the support; A strip process for manufacturing a unit sheet using a cutting part,
Providing a ring structure cutter corresponding to an individual strip line for manufacturing each of the unit sheets;
A step of preparing a core block, wherein the core block includes a plurality of blocks having different shapes, and a shape corresponding to a gap between the cutter and the mold housing by combining the plurality of blocks with each other; as is made, a step of preparing a core block,
Attaching the cutter to the mold housing via the core block;
Cutting the panel along the strip line by driving the cutter up and down. When the model of the unit sheet is changed, preparing a new cutter that matches the changed model;
Preparing the core block by recombining the plurality of blocks such that a shape corresponding to the gap between the housing and the new cutter is formed;
The substrate cutting method according to claim 6, further comprising a step of attaching the new cutter to the housing through the recombined core block.

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