Patents by Inventor Lothar Endreß
Lothar Endreß has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12337404Abstract: A transport system (34) for transporting soldering material through a soldering apparatus (10), includes a transport track (38, 40) extending in a transport direction (18). The transport track includes transport rails (42, 44, 46, 48). Coupling elements (72, 120) are provided on a transport rail (42, 44, 46). The coupling elements include guide elements (58, 60, 61) which interact with transverse rods (46) that extend in a transverse direction (54) relative to the transport direction. Each coupling element includes a guide part (100) having the respective guide element (58, 60, 61) and a fastening part (102) fastened to the respective transport rail such that the fastening part can be displaced relative to the guide part so that the distance in the transverse direction between the transport rail and the respective guide part changes.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: ERSA GMBHInventors: Uwe Hofmann, Lothar Endreß
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Publication number: 20250058393Abstract: Transport system (34) for transporting soldering material through a soldering apparatus (10), comprising at least one transport track (38, 40) extending in the transport direction (18), wherein the transport track (38, 40) comprises at least two transport rails (42, 44, 46, 48), characterized in that a plurality of coupling elements (72, 120) are provided on at least one transport rail (42, 44, 46), in that the coupling elements (72, 120) comprise guide elements (58, 60, 61) which interact with transverse rods (46) which extend in a transverse direction (54) running transversely to the transport direction (18), and in that the coupling elements (72, 120) each comprise a guide part (100) having the respective guide element (58, 60, 61) and a fastening part (102) fastened to the respective transport rail (42, 44, 46) such that the fastening part (102) can be displaced relative to the guide part (100), so that the distance in the transverse direction (54) between the transport rail (42, 44, 46) and the respectivType: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Uwe Hofmann, Lothar Endreß
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Patent number: 12115591Abstract: Soldering apparatus, in particular a reflow soldering apparatus, for the continuous soldering of printed circuit boards along a transport direction, with an entry and an exit for feeding and removing the printed circuit boards, with a process channel including a preheating zone, a soldering zone and/or a cooling zone, and including a main body and at least one cover hood movable between a closed position and an open position, the cover hood enclosing a hood compartment above the process channel in which fan motors are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: ERSA GmbHInventors: Lothar Endreß, Benedict Fleischmann, Alexander Diehm
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Patent number: 12097575Abstract: A soldering apparatus, in particular a reflow soldering apparatus, for the continuous soldering of printed circuit boards along a transport direction, including a process channel that has a preheating zone, a soldering zone and a cooling zone, and further includes a base body and a cover hood movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein nozzle plates, fan units with fan motors, air ducts that conduct the process gas, filter elements and/or cooling elements are provided in the base body. The soldering apparatus further includes a drawer, which extends along a pull-out direction running transversely to the transport direction, is provided in the base body, with a bottom, a front wall and a rear side. Air ducts for conducting the process gas, at least one replaceable filter element in a filter region and at least one cooling device are provided in the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: ERSA GmbHInventors: Lothar Endreß, Benedict Fleischmann, Lukas Thanhäuser
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Patent number: 11986899Abstract: A soldering apparatus, in particular a reflow soldering apparatus, for continuous soldering of printed circuit boards along a transport direction, having a process channel that includes a preheating zone, a soldering zone and a cooling zone, having a base body and a cover hood movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein nozzle plates, fan units with fan motors, air channels carrying the process gas, filter elements and/or cooling elements are provided in the base body. At least one fan unit is arranged in or on the base body laterally next to the process channel in the transport direction, and air channels are arranged and provided in such a manner that process gas is blown into the process channel during operation of the at least one fan unit, with the process gas directed through a filter element provided in a filter region after passing through the process channel, and the filtered process gas drawn in by the at least one fan unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: ERSA GmbHInventors: Lothar Endreß, Benedict Fleischmann, Lukas Thanhäuser
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Publication number: 20230141430Abstract: A soldering apparatus, in particular a reflow soldering apparatus, for continuous soldering of printed circuit boards along a transport direction, having a process channel that includes a preheating zone, a soldering zone and a cooling zone, having a base body and a cover hood movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein nozzle plates, fan units with fan motors, air channels carrying the process gas, filter elements and/or cooling elements are provided in the base body. At least one fan unit is arranged in or on the base body laterally next to the process channel in the transport direction, and air channels are arranged and provided in such a manner that process gas is blown into the process channel during operation of the at least one fan unit, with the process gas directed through a filter element provided in a filter region after passing through the process channel, and the filtered process gas drawn in by the at least one fan unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: ERSA GmbHInventors: Lothar Endreß, Benedict Fleischmann, Lukas Thanhäuser
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Publication number: 20230147525Abstract: Soldering system, in particular a reflow soldering system, for continuous soldering of printed circuit boards along a transport direction, that includes a process channel having a preheating zone, at least one of a soldering zone and a cooling zone, including a main body, at least one covering hood that is pivotable about a hood axis between a closed position, in which the process channel is closed, and an open position, in which the covering hood is open and the process channel is accessible.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: ERSA GmbHInventors: Alexander Diehm, Lothar Endreß, Uwe Hofmann, Benedict Fleischmann
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Publication number: 20230147071Abstract: A soldering apparatus, in particular a reflow soldering apparatus, for the continuous soldering of printed circuit boards along a transport direction, including a process channel that has a preheating zone, a soldering zone and a cooling zone, and further includes a base body and a cover hood movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein nozzle plates, fan units with fan motors, air ducts that conduct the process gas, filter elements and/or cooling elements are provided in the base body. The soldering apparatus further includes a drawer, which extends along a pull-out direction running transversely to the transport direction, is provided in the base body, with a bottom, a front wall and a rear side. Air ducts for conducting the process gas, at least one replaceable filter element in a filter region and at least one cooling device are provided in the drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: ERSA GmbHInventors: Lothar Endreß, Benedict Fleischmann, Lukas Thanhäuser
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Publication number: 20230144913Abstract: A transport system for transporting material to be soldered through a soldering apparatus, and soldering apparatus with laterally movable middle support. The transport system for transporting the material to be soldered through the soldering apparatus, includes at least one transport track extending in the transport direction in which the material to be soldered is transportable in a transport plane in the transport direction, wherein the transport track includes two transport bars extending in the transport direction and at least one middle support with a middle bar extending in the transport direction. The middle bar has a revolving conveying means with folding elements, and the conveying means provides a feed in the transport direction and a return counter to the transport direction. The folding elements are displaceable between a support position and a folded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: ERSA GmbHInventor: Lothar Endreß
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Publication number: 20230143773Abstract: Soldering apparatus, in particular a reflow soldering apparatus, for the continuous soldering of printed circuit boards along a transport direction, with an entry and an exit for feeding and removing the printed circuit boards, with a process channel including a preheating zone, a soldering zone and/or a cooling zone, and including a main body and at least one cover hood movable between a closed position and an open position, the cover hood enclosing a hood compartment above the process channel in which fan motors are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: ERSA GmbHInventors: Lothar Endreß, Benedict Fleishmann, Alexander Diehm