Modular soldering nozzle
First Claim
1. A solder fountain comprisinga solder manifold for containing solder, the solder manifold having a first aperture,a solder well plate having second apertures, the solder well plate being mounted above the solder manifold with the second apertures above the first aperture,modular solder well plates mounted above the second apertures, anda solder chimney mounted to each of the modular solder well plates, the solder chimneys providing passageways from the solder manifold to a top of the solder chimneys where solder is applied to the parts,wherein the parts are of different part types, andwherein each of the modular solder well plates corresponds to one of the different part types.
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Abstract
The invention features soldering parts (e.g., printed circuit boards) by indexing the parts sequentially and continuously through a series of processing stations. Each of the series of processing stations includes at least one processing position, and the indexer indexes the parts from processing position to processing position. At different processing stations, the parts indexed into those processing stations are simultaneously processed.
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1. A solder fountain comprising
a solder manifold for containing solder, the solder manifold having a first aperture, a solder well plate having second apertures, the solder well plate being mounted above the solder manifold with the second apertures above the first aperture, modular solder well plates mounted above the second apertures, and a solder chimney mounted to each of the modular solder well plates, the solder chimneys providing passageways from the solder manifold to a top of the solder chimneys where solder is applied to the parts, wherein the parts are of different part types, and wherein each of the modular solder well plates corresponds to one of the different part types.
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