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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Chun Christine Dong, Macungie, PA (US);
Gregory Khosrov Arsianian, Pipersville, PA (US);
Ranajit Ghosh, Macungie, PA (US);
Victor Wang, Guangzhou, CN;
Jerry Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Chun Christine Dong, Macungie, PA (US);
Gregory Khosrov Arsianian, Pipersville, PA (US);
Ranajit Ghosh, Macungie, PA (US);
Victor Wang, Guangzhou, CN;
Jerry Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is an apparatus and method for providing an inerting gas during the application of soldering to a work piece. In one aspect, there is provided an apparatus that is placed atop of a solder reservoir and comprises a plurality of porous tubes that are in fluid communication with an inerting gas. In another aspect, there is provided a method for providing an inerting gas to a wave soldering apparatus comprising the steps of, among other things, placing an apparatus atop at least one edge of the solder reservoir wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of tubes comprising one or more openings in fluid communication with an inerting gas source. In a further aspect, at least one of the tubes comprises a non-stick coating or is comprised of a porous non-stick material such as a sleeve.