Patent ID: 6722554
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A soldering apparatus soldering a piece to be soldered by jetting out streams of molten solder accumulated in a-solder bath, said apparatus comprising:a nozzle having a movable end and jetting out streams of molten solder of said solder bath; a drive means for setting a relative position between said end of said nozzle and said piece to be soldered; and control means for providing to said drive means a control signal corresponding to said relative position; wherein said nozzle comprises: a nozzle body; a front former provided on an end of said nozzle body at a location upstream of conveying direction of said piece to be soldered; and a rear former provided on an end of said nozzle body at a location downstream of a conveying direction of said piece to be soldered; and wherein at least one of either said front former or said rear former can be moved by said drive means receiving said control signal.