Patent ID: 6213374
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A feeder of wire solder, comprising:a feeding roller arrangement for feeding wire solder, said feeding roller arrangement having a feeding roller arrangement contact part for contact with the wire solder;a rotary disc comprising a rotary disc contact part adapted to be in contact with wire solder fed by said feeding roller arrangement and arranged such that when the wire solder is fed by said feeding roller arrangement, said rotary disc rotates along with movement of the wire solder due to contact of said rotary disc contact part with the wire solder;wherein said rotary disc contact part for contacting the wire solder comprises at least one of (a) a material having a high friction factor with the wire solder for engaging with the wire solder and (b) peaks and valleys for engaging with the wire solder, andwherein said rotary disc contact part comprises said material having a high friction factor with the wire solder; anda solder detector for detecting a feeding status of the wire solder based on rotations of said rotary disc.