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US 9,168,605 B2Granted
Soldering assembly for detachable tip
AssigneeHakko Corporation
InventorsMitsuhiko Miyazaki, Toshikazu Mochizuki, Aiko Wakamatsu
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Abstract
A soldering assembly comprises a heater, a lock member, and a bias member. The lock member is moveable relative to the heater, includes a ramp feature, and is configured to receive a tip or a tip holder. The bias member is configured to urge movement of the lock member away from a distal segment of the heater.
Claims28
A soldering assembly comprising:
- a heater;
- a tip removably secured to a distal segment of the heater;
- a cover;
- a bias member inside the cover;
- and
- a lock member moveable relative to the heater and the cover, the lock member configured to engage the tip or a tip holder holding the tip,
- wherein the lock member includes an arm or a flange, the bias member axially deforms between the cover and the arm or the flange, and the bias member is configured to urge movement of the lock member away from the distal segment of the heater, and wherein the tip is held against the heater by action of the bias member when the lock member engages the tip or the tin holder.
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The soldering assembly of 18, wherein the ramp feature includes a detent configured to temporarily hold the protruding part in a tip securing position.
A soldering assembly comprising:
- a heater;
- a cover;
- a tip removably secured to a distal segment of the heater;
- and
- a lock member movable relative to the cover, the lock member including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion retained in the cover, the second portion configured to mate with the tip or a tip holder holding the tip, the first portion including an arm or a flange;
- and
- a bias member disposed inside the cover at a location between the cover and the arm or the flange, wherein the tip is held against the distal segment of the heater by action of the bias member when the second portion of the lock member is mated with the tip or the tip holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.