Apex Brands, Inc.

Ralf Zerweck

Bernhard Eigen

Gert Mittmann

Dirk Schönau

Michael Möhl

Scott Daniel Bublitz

Volker Munz

Bernd Niedermayer

Bernd Neidermayer

A soldering tool may include a power unit including a controller, a tool body configured to interface with the power unit, and a tip portion operably coupled to the tool body. The tip portion may include a tip that is heated to melt solder by a heating element controlled by the controller. The tip is operably coupled to the heating element via a braze joint. The heating element may be operable at a first temperature range for melting the solder and a second temperature range, higher than the first temperature range, to facilitate forming or braking the braze joint.

Method and apparatus for fixing a soldering tip to a soldering tool

A soldering tool may include a tool body comprising circuitry configured to interface with a controller, and a tip portion including a tip that is heated to melt solder and a handpiece that is graspable by an operator. The tip portion includes a heater and a sensor disposed in the tip. The tip portion includes a tip memory device disposed at the handpiece. The tip memory device is configured to store parametric data. The tip memory device is configured to exchange data with the controller.

Intelligent soldering tip

A soldering tip fastening device includes a soldering device fastener configured for fastening the soldering tip fastening device on a soldering device, and a soldering tip fastener configured to fasten a soldering tip on a soldering device when the soldering tip fastening device is fastened to the soldering device. The soldering tip fastener and the soldering device fastener are associated with opposite ends of the soldering tip fastening device. The soldering tip fastening device has a sleeve with an elastic element, the sleeve being configured such that the elastic element is tensioned during the fastening of the soldering tip on the soldering device by the soldering tip fastening device.

Soldering tip fastening device

Soldering tool grip

The present invention relates to a soldering tip fastening sleeve () comprising a soldering device fastening portion () and a soldering tip fastening portion (). The soldering device fastening portion () has an internal measurement () and an external measurement. Also the soldering tip fastening portion () has an internal measurement () and an external measurement () as well as a collar holder (). The soldering tip fastening portion () and the soldering device fastening portion () are associated with different ends of the soldering tip fastening sleeve (). The soldering tip fastening sleeve () according to the present invention is characterized in that the collar holder () is provided on a first subsector () of a circumference of the soldering tip fastening sleeve (). The present invention also relates to a soldering tip () comprising a soldering portion () and a fastening portion (). The soldering tip () is adapted to be fixed to a soldering device () through the fastening portion (), a maximum external measurement () of said fastening portion () being equal to or smaller than a maximum external measurement () of the soldering portion (), or the soldering portion being angled. The soldering tip () according to the present invention is characterized in that the fastening portion () comprises a collar ().

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Bönnigheim, Germany

Ralf Zerweck