RADIANT CURTAIN HEATING ASSEMBLY FOR WAVE SOLDERING MACHINE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20240246162A1
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18157443

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A wave soldering machine includes a housing, a conveyor that is movable with respect to the housing, a preheat module positioned along the conveyor, and a curtain module positioned at an entrance of the housing, the curtain module including at least one curtain and a heating element. A curtain module for a wave soldering machine or a reflow oven includes at least one curtain and a heating element. A method of containing an inert gas around a conveyor in a tunnel of a wave soldering machine or a reflow oven. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a curtain module at an end of the tunnel, the curtain module including at least one curtain and at least one heating element; and controlling a temperature of the heating element.

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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC3600 WEST LAKE AVENUE GLENVIEW IL 60026

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Dautenhahn, Jonathan M Lake Ozark, US 12 68

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