Patent ID: 7650851

Claim:
Dip soldering apparatus applying solder to component leads extending downwardly from a printed circuit board, said apparatus comprising: a reservoir for molten solder; an assembly including an elongate plate provided in the reservoir and movable relative to a surface of the molten solder by means of spring-biased arms which support and move said plate; and a holder supporting said printed circuit board, said holder and said reservoir defining one of a first and a second condition, wherein, said first condition said printed circuit board is positioned away from said reservoir and in said second condition said printed circuit board is positioned above said reservoir with said component leads extending at least partially into said molten solder; wherein said plate has an upwardly facing edge and side surfaces extending downwards from the plate edge, the plate being positioned and dimensioned in said second condition to fit between adjacent component leads so that said adjacent component are disposed on each side of the plate edge respectively and the plate surfaces being of a material which is wetted by the molten solder.