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Method of attaching electronic components

US4998342A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1989
Grant dateMar 12, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49144
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved method for double sided attachment of components to a printed circuit board is described wherein surface mount components soldered to a first surface of the circuit board (backside) are, once the board is inverted during reflow, retained in place only by force of molten solder surface tension.

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