Patents Assigned to Messer Greishiem
  • Method and device for mechanically removing solder beads on the surface of the printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 5911355
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mechanically removing solder beads (14) from the surface of printed circuit boards (10) directly after they pass through the solder flow during flow soldering of printed circuit boards in a soldering plant. In order to ensure that the solder beads are mechanically removed without damaging the printed circuit boards, the solder beads (14) are mechanically removed by means of at least one jet (50) of cold gas directed onto the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Messer Greishiem
    Inventors: Jens Tauchmann, Tilman Schwinn, Heinz-Olaf Lucht