Radiant curtain heating assembly for wave soldering machine
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorJonathan M. Dautenhahn
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Abstract
A wave soldering machine includes a housing, a conveyor that is movable with respect to the housing, a preheat module positioned along the conveyor, and a curtain module positioned at an entrance of the housing, the curtain module including at least one curtain and a heating element. A curtain module for a wave soldering machine or a reflow oven includes at least one curtain and a heating element. A method of containing an inert gas around a conveyor in a tunnel of a wave soldering machine or a reflow oven. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a curtain module at an end of the tunnel, the curtain module including at least one curtain and at least one heating element; and controlling a temperature of the heating element.
Claims28
A wave soldering machine comprising:
- a housing including a tunnel;
- a conveyor extending through the tunnel, the conveyor being configured to move workpieces through the tunnel;
- a preheat module positioned along the tunnel;
- and
- a curtain module positioned at an entrance of the tunnel, the curtain module including at least one curtain and a heating element.
A curtain module for a wave soldering machine or a reflow oven, the curtain module comprising:
- at least one curtain;
- and
- a heating element.
A method of containing an inert gas around a conveyor in a tunnel of a wave soldering machine or a reflow oven, the method comprising:
- providing a curtain module at an end of the tunnel, the curtain module including at least one curtain and at least one heating element;
- and
- controlling a temperature of the at least one heating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.