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Induction reflow apparatus and method of using the same

US7316064B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 2005
Grant dateJan 8, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49222
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an electrical contact includes providing a series of electrical contacts joined on a carrier strip to a plating station followed by an induction heating station. At the plating station, plating the electrical contacts with a conductive alloy coating to form coated electrical contacts. At the induction heating station, induction heating the coated electrical contacts.

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