Patent ID: 6503336
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B23K,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
A nozzle for applying fluid to a solder region of a circuit board component, the circuit board component having a set of fluid-delivery edges and a set of fluid-escape edges, the nozzle comprising:a top member to connect with a fluid source; and a set of fluid-delivery side members coupled to the top member, wherein each fluid-delivery side member extends from the top member and around a respective fluid-delivery edge of the circuit board component when the circuit board component engages with the nozzle, and wherein each fluid-delivery side member defines: (i) at least a portion of a fluid-delivery channel that extends from a vicinity adjacent the top member toward the solder region of the circuit board component when the circuit board component engages with the nozzle, and (ii) a barrier that substantially prevents fluid from escaping from the solder region of the circuit board component along the respective fluid-delivery edge for that fluid-delivery side member so that fluid escapes from the solder region of the circuit board component along the set of fluid-escape edges of the circuit board component when the circuit board component engages with the nozzle and when the set of fluid-delivery side members contacts a circuit board.