Patent · US Expired

Solder-removing tool

US5081739A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
5References
6Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1991
Grant dateJan 21, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 25, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23K1/018
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A solder-removing tool has a cylinder with a nozzle at one end thereof and a shaft with a piston assembly slidable in the cylinder. A latching assembly is disposed at the other end of the cylinder and latches the shaft in an extended position. A spring is fixed to a spring seat which is received on an annular flange of the cylinder near the latching assembly. A damping assembly employs a floating washer between the latching assembly and the spring seat, and employs a pair of exhaust ports and a compression port respectively formed through the latching assembly and the spring seat. The damping assembly absorbs the shock produced by the recoil of the spring from the extended position.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.