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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1993
Hitachi, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for removing an electronic device from a printed circuit board includes a board support for supporting the printed circuit board with the first main surface thereof directed upwardly and for vertically moving the printed circuit board; a lower heating device for applying heat from the second main surface side of the printed circuit board; an upper heating device for applying heat from the first main surface side of the printed circuit board; a withdrawal device disposed on the first main surface side of the printed circuit board for applying a force to withdraw the electronic device from the printed circuit board, the withdrawal device detecting the withdrawal of the electronic device; and a solder elimination device disposed on the first main surface side of the printed circuit board, the solder elimination device comprising a hood for covering that portion of the printed circuit board where the electronic device is mounted, and a pressure control device for increasing or decreasing a pressure within an internal space of the hood to drive the solder out of the through holes by pressurization or suction.