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Solder bath and method of heating solder contained in the solder bath

a technology of solder bath and solder bath, which is applied in the direction of soldering apparatus, lighting and heating apparatus, and immersion heating arrangements, etc., can solve the problems of solder bridge, soldering defect, and soldering bridge, and achieve easy partial variation in temperature.

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-06
SENJU METAL IND CO LTD
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The patent text describes a problem with traditional solder baths where the solder is heated unevenly due to the heating method. The heater is fixed to the outer surface of the solder bath main body, causing the temperature to vary widely. This results in defective soldering with faculty. The patent proposes a new method of heating the solder by using a heating member mounted on the outer surfaces of the bottom and sides of the solder bath main body, with a thermal diffusion member made of stainless steel and a porous heat insulator made of ceramic foam. This allows for even heating of the solder bath and the lead-free solder contained therein. The heating member is also designed to heat the solder bath evenly through thermal diffusion from the thermal diffusion member up to a constant range of temperature. This method helps to prevent soldering defects and ensures a high-quality solder bath.

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When the temperature of the solder varies, the temperature of the solder flowing out of a discharge nozzle installed inside the solder bath main body also easily varies, thereby resulting in defective soldering with faculty.
Thus, in the lead-free solder, any soldering defects such as a solder bridge and a lack of solder may occur if the temperature of the solder varies even slightly by means of heating by the heater.
This causes to be shortened the life of the solder bath main body.
Any heat for heating the solder bath main body diffuses the outer surface of the solder bath main body into the air, so that the thermal efficiency thereof may deteriorate.

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[0028]The inventors have found that it is possible to heat the solder contained in the solder bath main body as evenly as possible and to melt the solder by followings:

[0029](a) A heating member does not directly heat the solder bath main body but heats the thermal diffusion member made of stainless steel and mounted on the outer surfaces of the bottom and sides of the solder bath main body and the thermal diffusion member heats the solder bath main body through thermal diffusion from the thermal diffusion member; and

[0030](b) A heating resistive element, which is buried in the porous heat insulator that is mounted on and attached to the thermal diffusion member and which is away from the thermal diffusion member heats the thermal diffusion member. They then invent embodiments of the present invention.

[0031]The following will describe the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1A and 1B show a configuration of an embodiment of a solder bath 1 acco...

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Abstract

A solder bath comprises a solder bath main body containing lead-free solder. A heating member heats the solder and is mounted on outer surfaces of a bottom and sides of the solder bath main body. The heating member contains a thermal diffusion member that is made of stainless steel, a porous heat insulator that is mounted on and attached to the thermal diffusion member, and a heating element that is buried in the porous heat insulator. The heating element is also away from the thermal diffusion member. The thermal diffusion member is heated by heat of the heating element to heat the solder bath main body evenly through thermal diffusion from the thermal diffusion member up to a constant range of temperature and the solder contained in the solder bath is heated evenly to a constant range of temperature.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 646,819 filed Dec. 23, 2009 and contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application JP 2008-335448 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Dec. 27, 2008, the entire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a solder bath and a method of heating solder contained in the solder bath.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]It is well known that a solder bath main body of a solder bath is heated in order to perform temperature control strictly on solder when soldering, for example, a printed circuit board using the solder bath.[0006]For example, Japanese Patent Application Publication NO. 2003-136233 has disclosed an automatic soldering apparatus. In the automatic soldering apparatus, solder contained in the solder bath is heated using a she...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F24H9/00
CPCB23K3/0646B23K1/085
Inventor SATO, ISSAKUTAKAGUCHI, AKIRA
Owner SENJU METAL IND CO LTD
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