Patent ID: 8713791
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for soldering an electrical connector to a printed circuit board using a soldering fixture comprising a unitary base member configured to maintain a printed circuit board and an electrical connector in a particular orientation during soldering, the unitary base member comprising a lateral channel dimensioned to maintain a plurality of wire leads associated with the electrical connector in a spaced relationship with the printed circuit board; a wire alignment tool configured to align the plurality of wire leads in the particular orientation such that the plurality of wire leads are in at least juxtaposition with a plurality of solder pads affixed to one or more surfaces of the printed circuit board; the process comprising: selecting a wire retainer comb for a particular electrical connector having a plurality of wire leads associated therewith to be soldered onto a particular circuit board; installing the selected wire retainer comb by slidably coupling the selected wire retainer comb to the wire alignment tool of the soldering fixture, wherein slidably coupling the selected wire retainer comb to the wire alignment tool includes causing one or more axial pins attached to the wire retainer comb to be laterally captured by one or more tapered apertures of the wire alignment tool; installing the particular electrical connector and associated wire leads in the soldering fixture; installing the particular circuit board in the soldering fixture; applying a sufficient amount of heat to at least a plurality of solder pads until the wire leads are bonded to the plurality of solder pads affixed to the particular circuit board.