Patent ID: 6649887
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
Apparatus for brazing of components, comprising:a susceptor, the susceptor having a wall forming an interior having a predetermined cross-sectional configuration and size, the wall separating an interior of the susceptor from an exterior surrounding the susceptor, the susceptor interior of a size sufficiently large for receiving components having a cross-sectional size up to the predetermined cross sectional size of the susceptor, wherein heating of the susceptor is accomplished at temperatures above a liquidus temperature of a brazing material without deterioration resulting from oxidation, thermal shock and thermal fatigue, and wherein the susceptor is a good thermal conductor and radiates heat to the interior; a chamber for receiving the susceptor; means for heating the susceptor to a temperature above the liquidus temperature of the brazing material; and means for controlling the temperature of the components above the liquidus temperature of the brazing material and below melting temperatures of the components.