Hand-held heating device for electrical component installation/removal and improved tips for use therewith
US5241156A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K3/047
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A component installation/removal tweezer-type handpiece having two arms and a tinnable or nontinnable tip including a pair of legs respectively removably mounted with respect to the arms and a plurality of serially connected bands attached to the first and second legs such that an opening is formed within the serially connected bands so that the bands are adapted, upon closure of the tweezer-type handpiece, to clamp the terminals of an electronic component or the like and transmit heat to the terminals. In another embodiment a tweezer-type or probe-type handpiece includes a tinnable or nontinnable tip having first and second legs and one or more bands extending between the legs whereby the band(s) is adapted to transfer heat to terminals associated with an electronic component. In all embodiments of the invention the tips may be provided with a variety of sheathing or overlayer combinations to achieve a variety of application requirements. Various configurations may be provided to the outside overlayer to effect selective contact and heat transfer to a variety of components with the same basic tip.
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