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US 6,634,891 B1Granted
Reworking device for removing electrical elements mounted on motherboard
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorAndrew C. Cheng
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Abstract
A reworking device (10) for removing an electrical element (20) mounted on a motherboard (40) comprises a body portion (12), a pair of hooks (14) formed at two opposite ends of the body portion for engaging with a bottom surface of the element, and an elastic arm (16) formed at each of the two opposite ends of the body portion to lift up the element-when solders are reflown.
Claims11
A reworking device for removing an electrical element mounted on a motherboard, comprising:
- a body portion;
- grasping means formed at each of two opposite ends of the body portion for engaging with a portion of the electrical element;
- and
- an elastic arm formed at the each of the two opposite ends of the body portion and adapted to be supported by the motherboard so as to lift up the electrical element when solders between the element and the motherboard are heated to melt, wherein the body portion comprises an elongated strip and two opposite cantilever tabs formed at a side of the strip to bear against a top surface of the element.
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A reworking device for removing an incorrectly mounted element from a motherboard, comprising:
- a securing means having:
- an elongate body portion for attaching to the element;
- and
- a securing portion integrally formed at each of two opposite ends of the body portion for securing to a portion of the element;
- and
- a lifting means integrally formed with the body portion and being supportable on the motherboard to provide a lifting force to the securing portions of the securing means thereby lifting the element remote from the motherboard when solders between the element and the motherboard are heated to melt, wherein the body portion is a flat strip and forms a pair of cantilever tabs extending toward a top surface of the element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.