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Autoregulating multi contact induction heater
Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation Inc
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Filing: 1987-06-08
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Granted: 1988-12-06
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Expires: 2007-06-08
Abstract
Abstract Contacts of a multipin connector may be soldered to leads of a board of the like by forming coatings of magnetic materials on each contact and locating the contacts between poles defined by an air gap of the magnetic core, each pole having a separate pair of opposed pole pieces disposed adjacent a pair of contacts whereby upon application of a constant a.c. current to a coil wound about the core the magnetic material is heated to a temperature approaching its Curie temperature whereby temperature regulation occurs.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank A. Doljack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/02; H01R43/0242; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3421; H05K3/3494
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
In a device for soldering a multipin connector to a support wherein the multipin connector has a plurality of contacts for establishing electrical contact between pins of the connector and conductors on a support, each contact having a ferromagnetic material thereon with an effective Curie temperature above the melting point of a fusible material employed to secure each contact to a conductor of a support, an energizer comprising a core of a high electrical impedance, high permeability material, said core having opposed poles defining an air gap of approximately the size of said contacts of said multipin connector to be heated, each said pole having pole pieces spaced apart by said distance equal to the spacing between contacts of a multipin connector, and a coil wound to establish flux across said air gap, said coil being adapted to be connected across a source of alternating current.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
In a device for soldering a multipin connector to a support wherein the multipin connector has a plurality of contacts for establishing electrical contact between pins of the connector and conductors on a support, each contact having a ferromagnetic material thereon with an effective Curie temperature above the melting point of a fusible material employed to secure each contact to a conductor of a support, an energizer comprising a core of a high electrical impedance, high permeability material, said core having opposed poles defining an air gap of approximately the size of said contacts of said multipin connector to be heated, each said pole having pole pieces spaced apart by said distance equal to the spacing between contacts of a multipin connector, and a coil wound to establish flux across said air gap, said coil being adapted to be connected across a source of alternating current.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
An energizer according to claim 1 wherein said core has a conductivity of at least 10 -8 ohm-cms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
An energizer according to claim 1 wherein ends of said pole pieces define a curved configuration.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
145 words
A system for soldering a multipin connector to a support, said system comprising a support for a plurality of conductors, a multipin connector having a plurality of contacts, each contact including a ferromagnetic material having a Curie temperature above the melting point of a fusible material employed to secure each contact to a conductor on said support, and means for individually heating each contact, said means including a core of a high electrical impedance, high permeability material, said core having opposed poles defining an air gap of approximately the size of said contacts of said multipin connector to be heated, each said pole having pole pieces spaced apart by a distance equal to the spacing between contacts of a multipin connector, and a coil wound to establish flux across said air gap, said coil having means for connecting it across a source of alternating current.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
145 words
A system for soldering a multipin connector to a support, said system comprising a support for a plurality of conductors, a multipin connector having a plurality of contacts, each contact including a ferromagnetic material having a Curie temperature above the melting point of a fusible material employed to secure each contact to a conductor on said support, and means for individually heating each contact, said means including a core of a high electrical impedance, high permeability material, said core having opposed poles defining an air gap of approximately the size of said contacts of said multipin connector to be heated, each said pole having pole pieces spaced apart by a distance equal to the spacing between contacts of a multipin connector, and a coil wound to establish flux across said air gap, said coil having means for connecting it across a source of alternating current.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system according to claim 4 wherein said core is a less ferrite material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system according to claim 1 or claim 4 wherein said source is a constant current source.
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