Intelligent soldering tip
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorsGert Mittmann, Bernhard Eigen, Michael Mohl, Ralf Zerweck, Dirk Schonau
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Abstract
A soldering tool may include a tool body comprising circuitry configured to interface with a controller, and a tip portion including a tip that is heated to melt solder and a handpiece that is graspable by an operator. The tip portion includes a heater and a sensor disposed in the tip. The tip portion includes a tip memory device disposed at the handpiece. The tip memory device is configured to store parametric data. The tip memory device is configured to exchange data with the controller.
Claims13
A tip portion for a soldering tool, the tip portion comprising:
- a handpiece configured to be graspable by an operator;
- a tip extending from a forward end of the handpiece, wherein the tip comprises a heater and a sensor;
- electronic components comprising a connection wire and a tip memory device configured to communicate parametric data to control a temperature of the tip;
- a plug pin disposed on an opposite side of the handpiece relative to the tip, the plug pin comprising a first electrical connection for power, a second electrical connection for ground, and a third electrical connection for communicating data;
- wherein the connection wire connects the sensor to the third electrical connection of the plug pin.
A tip portion for a soldering tool, the tip portion comprising:
- a handpiece that is configured to be graspable by an operator;
- a tip comprising a heater and a sensor;
- a plug pin disposed on an opposite side of the handpiece relative to the tip, the plug pin configured to electrically connect the tip portion to a soldering tool;
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- a tip memory device configured to store parametric data and communicate the parametric data to control a temperature of the tip;
- wherein a connection wire of the tip portion, as a single wire interface, connects the sensor to the plug pin, with the tip memory device also being connected to the connection wire;
- wherein the heater is connected to the plug pin to power the heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.