Abstract: An apparatus for filling filtered solder into replaceable solder cartridges for use in a system for depositing a selected pattern of solder onto a substrate on which electronic components are to be mounted. The apparatus includes a cartridge support, an environmentally-controlled chamber, a solder receptacle, a heater, a molten solder flow conduit, and a separator.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 7, 1997
Date of Patent:
February 13, 2001
Assignee:
Rapid Analysis and Development Company
Inventors:
Melissa E. Orme-Marmarelis, Eric Phillip Muntz, Gerald C. Pham-Van-Diep, Robert F. Smith, Jr.