Tapering Medium Supply Device for Slanted Cavity Sidewalls
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Solution Overview
Problem
The accurate supply of medium into cavities of component carriers with non-vertical sidewalls is challenging, leading to inhomogeneous distribution and reduced reliability of manufactured component carriers, especially in the context of increasing miniaturization and mounting of electronic components.
Innovation Solution
A method and arrangement that aligns the tapering portion of a medium supply device with the slanted sidewall of a cavity, allowing precise medium supply to the edge region, eliminating dead corners and ensuring homogeneous coverage of the cavity bottom, using techniques like laser drilling and milling to form the cavity geometry matching the medium supply device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a conventional medium supply device with a vertical supply opening is used to supply medium into a cavity with a non-vertical sidewall, then the device structure is simple, but the medium distribution becomes inhomogeneous and dead corners are formed
Solution Approach 1:
The medium supply device is designed with a locally adapted tapering portion that matches the specific geometry of the cavity sidewall. This local geometric adaptation ensures homogeneous medium distribution along the slanted sidewall without requiring complex overall device restructuring, thus resolving the contradiction between manufacturing precision and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The supply device incorporates a tapering portion with adjustable or optimized geometric parameters (angle, length, curvature) that can be matched to different cavity configurations. By changing these parameters, the device achieves precise medium distribution for various slanted sidewall geometries while maintaining a relatively simple basic structure.
2Manufacturing precision
If the medium supply opening is positioned away from the cavity edge to avoid contact with the slanted sidewall, then the device operation is simple, but dead corners are formed and medium supply to edge regions is incomplete
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of positioning the supply opening away from the edge to simplify operation, the invention inverts this approach by directing the supply opening toward the edge region. The tapering portion is specifically designed to guide medium flow along the slanted sidewall to the edge, achieving complete coverage while maintaining operational simplicity through intuitive edge-aligned positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The tapering portion acts as an intermediary element between the supply opening and the slanted sidewall. It mediates the medium flow to ensure complete and homogeneous distribution to the edge region, eliminating dead corners while keeping the supply process simple and direct.
3Reliability
If the cavity sidewall is made vertical to simplify cavity formation, then the manufacturing process is simpler, but medium distribution becomes inhomogeneous and reliability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cavity is designed with a locally optimized slanted sidewall geometry that, when combined with the matching tapering portion of the supply device, ensures homogeneous medium distribution. This local geometric optimization improves reliability without requiring complex overall manufacturing processes, as the slant angle can be precisely controlled during standard cavity formation.
Solution Approach 2:
The cavity sidewall angle is optimized to a specific range that enables effective medium distribution when paired with the tapering supply device. By changing the sidewall angle parameter from vertical to a controlled slant, the system achieves improved reliability while maintaining ease of manufacture through standard processing techniques.
4Manufacturing precision
If a tapering portion is added to the medium supply device to match the slanted sidewall, then medium distribution becomes homogeneous, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The tapering portion is designed as a localized geometric feature rather than a complete device redesign. This local modification to the supply device structure achieves homogeneous medium distribution while minimizing overall device complexity, as only the immediate supply region requires the tapered geometry.
Solution Approach 2:
The tapering portion uses optimized geometric parameters (angle, length, curvature) that can be integrated into standard supply device manufacturing processes. By carefully selecting these parameters, the device achieves precise medium distribution with minimal added complexity, allowing the tapering feature to be incorporated into conventional device architectures.
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AI summary
A method of supplying a medium into a cavity of a component carrier or a preform of a component carrier, wherein the method comprises providing the component carrier or the preform of the component carrier with the cavity having a slanted sidewall, providing a medium supply device with a tapering portion and a medium supply opening, and optionally supplying the medium into the cavity while the slanted sidewall and the tapering portion are in alignment with one another.