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Jet soldering system and method

US6276589A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Filing dateSep 23, 1996
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2203/013
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for depositing a selected pattern of solder onto a substrate comprising a substrate support, a solder ejector, and an orifice defining structure. The substrate support has structure for bearing a substrate on which one or more electronic components are to be mounted. The solder ejector has a housing that defines a cavity for containing molten solder. The orifice defining structure includes a flat disk having an orifice defined therethrough for producing a stream of molten solder and a disk support structure that supports the disk around the orifice and is replaceably coupled to the cavity-defining structure. Also disclosed is an apparatus that deposits a selected pattern of solder onto a substrate and includes a substrate support, a solder ejector that directs solder droplets to desired positions on the support, and an ejector aligner that adjusts the orientation of the solder ejector in two angular dimensions to enable adjustment of the trajectory of the stream of molten solder droplets.

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