Apparatus for replacing parts connected to circuit board
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorNobuyuki Iwasaki
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Abstract
A flash circuit board in a lens-fitted photo film unit includes a board part, and a battery contact part connected to the board part by solder. A part exchanging apparatus for the circuit board includes an eliminating unit, which melts the solder, and removes the battery contact part from the board part while the solder is melted. An assembling unit mounts an unused battery contact part on the board part. The unused battery contact part has an unused form of the first battery contact part. A soldering unit connects the unused battery contact part to the board part by use of solder.
Claims18
An apparatus for exchanging parts connectable to a circuit board, said circuit board including a board part, and at least one first part connected to said board part by solder, said apparatus comprising:
- an eliminating unit for melting said solder, and for removing said first part from said board part while said solder is melted;
- an assembling unit for mounting a second part on said board part supplied from said eliminating unit, in order to substitute for said first part;
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- a soldering unit for connecting said second part to said board part supplied from said assembling unit by use of solder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.