Patent ID: 6736308
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B23K,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
A method for mounting a circuit board component to a circuit board, comprising the steps of:positioning a solder paste distribution tool over a mounting location of the circuit board, the solder paste distribution tool defining a solder paste aperture having a non-circular cross-sectional shape which includes partially coinciding circles; applying solder paste to the mounting location of the circuit board through the solder paste distribution tool such that a portion of the solder paste passes onto the mounting location through the solder paste aperture having the non-circular cross-sectional shape; removing the solder paste distribution tool from the mounting location; and disposing the circuit board component over the mounting location and providing heat to form solder joints between the circuit board component and the circuit board, one of the solder joints being formed from the portion of the solder paste that passed onto the mounting location through the solder paste aperture having the non-circular cross-sectional shape.