Patent ID: 9149882
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B23K,H05K

Abstract:
1. A system for performing a preheating step of a wave soldering process, the system comprising: a. a printed circuit board assembly comprising a printed circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface, one or more through holes and an electronic component having one or more pins, each pin positioned in a corresponding through hole; b. a bottom side preheater configured to direct heated air upward toward the bottom surface of the printed circuit board; and c. a thermal carrier comprising duct work having one or more downward facing input openings and one or more laterally facing output openings, wherein the thermal carrier is positioned adjacent to the printed circuit board assembly such that heated air from the bottom side preheater is input into the input openings and heated air is output from the output openings laterally across the top surface of the printed circuit board.