Patent ID: 8104661

Claim:
A heating device for heating a heat-target and a solder composition with hot air, the heating device comprising: a container that holds the solder composition and the heat-target, the container having a bottom surface and side walls, and an opening provided in an upper surface of the container to define a recess which holds the solder composition; a heater that heats the heat-target, the heater having a heating space; a jig, having a planar surface, transported along a transportation path within the heating space of the heater; and a hot-air suppressing device that suppresses contact between the hot air and the solder composition, the hot-air suppressing device comprising a lid having a closed upper surface, and the lid and the jig defining an interior space in which the container is positioned, wherein the container is completely surrounded by the lid and the jig such that the container is positioned on the jig so as not to engage the lid, the lid being supported on the planar surface of the jig and having side surfaces that surround the side walls of the container, wherein the heater is configured to emit heat from above and beneath the hot-air suppressing device, and wherein the planar surface of the jig contacts the entire bottom surface of the container.