Emc Corporation

Bruce Gray

Gordon O Barr

Ted Choinski

James J Paladino

An improved rework nozzle includes an open housing which when lowered onto the surface of a board forms a closed cavity. The housing includes venting means which expend air that is input to the cavity, thereby using flow through concepts to maintain a uniform temperature in the cavity. The housing also positioning mechanisms for both aligning a the housing and a captive integrated circuit to a desired footprint on the circuit board, and for limiting movement of the integrated circuit during rework.

Controlled height and flow rework nozzle

The invention is directed to techniques for inspecting a circuit board having a surface that includes at least one circuit board component. The apparatus includes a base, and a set of reflective members that includes at least one reflective member. Each reflective member of the set of reflective members is (i) supported by the base and (ii) movable relative to the base to enable that reflective member to move to an angle that reflects light from a respective portion of a circuit board component (e.g., a solder region between the component and the circuit board) in a direction away from the surface of the circuit board when the base rests on the surface of the circuit board. Since the base can rest on the surface of the circuit board, a technician does not need to hold the apparatus.

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Walpole, MA, United States of America

Bruce Gray