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CA1219921A - Electric soldering gun with work clamping device for the soldering tip - Google Patents

Electric soldering gun with work clamping device for the soldering tip

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CA1219921A
CA1219921A CA000505276A CA505276A CA1219921A CA 1219921 A CA1219921 A CA 1219921A CA 000505276 A CA000505276 A CA 000505276A CA 505276 A CA505276 A CA 505276A CA 1219921 A CA1219921 A CA 1219921A
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clamping member
tip
clamping
trigger
soldering
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Mark B. Eisen
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23KSOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K3/00Tools, devices, or special appurtenances for soldering, e.g. brazing, or unsoldering, not specially adapted for particular methods
    • B23K3/02Soldering irons; Bits
    • B23K3/03Soldering irons; Bits electrically heated
    • B23K3/0315Quick-heating soldering irons having the tip-material forming part of the electric circuit
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23KSOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K3/00Tools, devices, or special appurtenances for soldering, e.g. brazing, or unsoldering, not specially adapted for particular methods
    • B23K3/02Soldering irons; Bits
    • B23K3/03Soldering irons; Bits electrically heated
    • B23K3/0338Constructional features of electric soldering irons

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  • Electric Connection Of Electric Components To Printed Circuits (AREA)

Abstract

Abstract An electric soldering gun of the type having a resistance heating element defining a soldering tip and extending outwardly from a pair of cylindrical terminal posts projecting from the front end of a cylindrical housing and a handle extending downwardly from the housing is provided at the upper front end with a trigger operated switch for selectively energizing the heating element and a light at the front end of the housing for illuminating the soldering tip. A clamping device cooperative with the soldering tip is provided for clamping the work being soldered during use of the soldering gun. The clamping device includes a clamping member pivotally supported on one of the terminal posts and having a clamping tip movable toward and away from the soldering tip. A clamping member-actuating trigger is pivotally supported on the housing adjacent to the trigger of the switch and is connected to the clamping member for movement of the clamping member toward the soldering tip as the clamping member-actuating trigger is depressed simultaneously with the actuation of the trigger of the switch. The clamping device secures the work being soldered and allows more efficient conduction of heat from the tip to the work,

Description

rl)is invcll~iOI) re~la~cs to a clam~ g dcviec fnr a soldering tool.
'.;olderillg to(~ls arc comlllollly elnploye(l ior sol(l-rillg conneetions betwcen wires allti cleetroni(: colllpollcllts, for e~ample in prilltc(l circuit boartis or othcl- dtvlecs. Sucll soldering tools, bcing capable of applyillg hcat loeally, are effeetivc for soldcrillg SlJCI) COIllleCtiOIlS fllld faeilitating theremoval o solderecl collneetions without heating the surrounding area.

iO ~ disadvantagc of ~soldering tool~s is that the user must use one hand to hol(l the tool and tilC othcr hand to apply the solicr to tht work whell heatecl. I`he llcating tip .lllC the work mllst mecL Lor a 1cngth of timc sufficien~ to heat the work to a desire(l temperature above tile melting poillt of l; ~he solder. Ihus, if Lhe work is not securc(l or fi~e(l in plaec, it is difficult for the user to mallipulate the solderil)g tool and xol(ler so as to a(leqllately apl)ly hcat to tht work, an(l app1y thc so1der to form a good eollncctioll, slnce thc user ~loc:; not have a free hall(l to stea(ly the work.
~U Ihls dis.ldv;lllcagc is partleu1arly aeutc~ whcll soldering loosc wircs ln rclatLvcly inaeeessib1e plaees, sueh as whcll instal1ing audio equil)ment or alarm eircuitry into an tomobilc or other structlJre, Ihe l-resellt invclltion proYitics a so1dering gUIl havillg 25 all al~pro~ir.lte~ly eylill(irieal hou~sillg, cylill(lrical tcrmina1 posts prnjeetillg a~:ially from a front en(l of tllc llollsing . ,, ~ J~

supporti1lg a heati1lg e1cment extending par1llel to the cylindrical terminal posts, a han(J1c cxtcnding at approx-imately a right ang1e to tlle axis of thc housillg rrom a lower side of the housillg, a helting cle~ment-actuating trigger at the ul)l)er end of a front side of the handle Eor activating the l1ec1tillg clcment, a light on the front end of the housing WlliCh illUmillates the tip of the heating element when the hecltillg elcment-actuating trigger is depressed, and a clamping device comprisillg a clamping member pivotally supported on one of the cylindrical terminal posts of the soldering gun~ a cla11ping member-actuating triggcr pivotllly supported adjacent to the heati1lg element-actuating trigger of the solclering gun ancl a connecting rod connecting the clan1ping member-actuating triggcr to th( clamping member so that tl~e cl~mping me1nber moves towar(1 tl1c hcating eleme1lt as the c1amping member-actuati1lg triggcr is dcpre~ssed.
The clamping device can be ac!apte(1 to be attache(l on the solderillg tool or can be built into thc solderi1lg tool.
In either case, the clamping member is adnl)ted to move to-
2~ w~lr~1s the sol~1ering tip at the ~esired moment, clamlling thewor~ in place between the clampi1lg member a1ld the soldering tlp. Thls secures the work and allows for tlle more efficient cou(1uction of heat between the heating tip and the work by al)plyi1lg pressure between the surface of the work contacting the heati11g tip and thc heati1lg tip itself.

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_3_ In tl)e drawings thlt illustrate preferre(l embodLments o~ the invelltion;
ligure 1 ls a sidc view of one form of the clamping device removal)1~ mountld on a solderil1g gUIl from the slclc 5 bearing the act~latil~g mcalls;
ligures la and b are views in pcrspective of the collar and supporting posts witl~ fastenillg membcr in iigurc l;
iigure Ic is a sidc view of tl-c clampillF member in Figure l;
Figure 2 is a front view of the gun of Figure l; and Figure 3 is a side view of a second form of clamping device removably mountcd on a soldering iron Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference numcrals indicate like parts Figures 1 ancl 2 show a conven-tional soldering gun having an approxim.ltely cylindricalhousing 1 a halldle 2 upper ancl lower cylindrical terminal posts 3,~ extcnding from the front of thc housing ancl sup-porting a lleltlng element 5 I-aving a tip 6, sometlmes refcrrecl to !lereln as a "heating tip" A handle is providecl ~0 wlth a lleatlng clemcllt-actuating trigger 7 which, when squeezccl by the user, c1oses a switch activating the soldering gUIl alld causlng the heatlng element to become hot and a llght 011 the front end of thc l-ousing to illu-minate the heating tip. An electricai cord (not shown) extends from the base of ~he handle.

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In a detacllable form of c].amping dev:Lcc, a stral> ~ is securcd to the housing in frollt of the trigger 7. The ~trap 8 is preferably composecl of a material sucll as plastic or metal. A trigger 9 is pivotally mounted to thc strap 8 by means of a pin or other suitable fastening member 10, which may include a spacer lOa, such that tlle trigger 9 can p;vot freely betwecn an opcn pOsitioll showll in brokcn lincs in Figure 1 and a clamping position shown in solid lines in Figure 1. The trigger 9 ma~ bc mounted on either side of the soldering gun, depending upon the user's preEerence, and a right-sided mount is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The trigger 9 should prcferably be mounted on the strap 8 adja-cent to and in alignment with the trigger 7 of the solderinggun. The user can thus operate both the trigger 7 and the trigger 9, or either alone, with one finger. The triggPr 9 is preferably composed of plastic or other thermally insulating material.
A link such as an L-shaped connecting rod 11, prefer-ably of metal, has a vertical arm llb, the lower end of which is pivotally connected to a hole 12 in the trigger 9 and a horizontal arm lla, the free end of which is pivotally con-nected to a hole 13 in the clamping member 14. The lengthand shape of the connecting rod 11 is determined by the dis-tance between the holes 12, 13 such that the connecting rod can move freely between the open and clamping positions shown in broken and solid lines, respectively, in Figure 1, while the vertical arm llb of the connecting rod 11 remains approxi-mately aligned with a side of the strap ~. This may be facilita~ed by providing a guide 15 comprising a bight of material struck outwardly from the strap 8 through which the vertical arm lla of the connecting rod 11 may be inserted and which permits free vertical movement of the connecting rod.
The clamping member 14 i5 composed of metal or other material which will confer adequate rigidity on the clamping member 14 and will withstand the heat of the tip 6. The clamping tip 16 of the clamping member is preferably shaped to conform to the upper edge of the tip 6 of the heating element 5 so that the lower edge of the clamping tip 16 abuts contiguously with ~9~

the upper edge of the tip 6 when the clamping member 14 is in the clamping position shown in solid lines in Figure 1.
A collar 17 or other securing means may be secured to the upper terminal post 3 of the soldering gun. The collar has at least one support post 18 extending upwardly and suit-able for supporting the clamping member 14 during use. Two support posts 18 are preferred to minimize lateral movement of the clamping member 14. The collar 17 and support posts 18 may be an integral piece,either permanently affixed to or removable from the terminal post 3, or they may be separate pieces 17a, 17b linked or joined together to facilitate installation and removal. The collar 17 and support posts 18 should be composed of metal or other heat-resistant material.
The clamping member 14 is pivotally fastened to the support posts 18 by means of a pin 13 or other fastening mem-ber extending through a hole in each of the support posts 18 and a hole 21 in the clamping member 14. The hole 21 may be adapted for the insertion of a spacer 22 which may be inserted over the pin 19 between the support posts 18 to space these apart and permit the clamping member 14 to pivot freely therebetween. The support posts 18 should be as close together as possible in order to minimize ~ateral movement of the clamping member 14 while allowing the clamping member 14 to pivot freely therebetween.
~5 The holes in the support posts 18 should be at a height which will allow for sufficient clearance between the g~

rear end 23 of the clamping member 14 and the housing 1 of the soldering gun when the clamping memba~ 14 is in the clamping position so that the clamping member 1~ may be pivoted to the open position in which the clamping tip 16 and the tip 6 of the heating element 5 are spaced from one another to permit insertion of the work therebetween.
It may be beneficial to have the connecting rod 11 sufficiently flexible that the horizontal arm lla can flex resiliently downwardly relative to the vertical arm lla i~
excPssive pressure is applied to the trigger 9, to prevent such pressure being applied by the clamping tip 16 to the tip 6 of the heating element 5 that the heating element 5 is deformed. Inadvertent deformation of the heating element 5 can also be prevented by providing on the strap ~ a trigger stop in the form of a projection 24 which engages the upper side of the trigger 9 when the trigger 9 is pivoted to the clamping position and prevents movement of the trigger 9 be-yond the clamping position. If the connecting rod 11 is too resilient, however, it may unduly diminish the force which can be applied between the clamping tip 16 and the tip 6 of the heating element 5, rendering the clamping member 14 incap able of securing the work effectively.
A tension spring 25 or other resilient means biasing the clamping member to the open position may be mounted between the clamping member 14 and the strap ~. As shown in Figure 1, this may be accomplished by affixing one end of the spring to ~g~

the rear end 23 of the clamping member 14 and the other end of the spring to the strap 8.
In a non-removable form of clamping device, the trigger 9 may be pivotally mounted directly to the housing 1, prefer-ably positioned as aforesaid, either within or outside of thehousing 1. The housing 1 is adapted accordingly to permit free vertical movement of the connecting rod 11.
Figure 3 shows a conventional soldering iron having a handle 26, a heating element 27 and a tip 28. An electrical 10 cord (not shown~ extends from the rear of the handle. A second form of clamping device comprises a collar 17 and support posts 18, upon which is pivotally mounted a clamping member 29. The clamping member 29 has the lower edge of its clamping tip 30 conforming to the tip 28 of the heati~g element 27 such 15 that the lower edge of the clamping tip 30 abuts contiguously with the tip 28 of the heating element 27 when the clamping member 29 is in the clamping position. The clamping member 29 ma~ be further adapted to be actuated by one finger by connecting to the rear end 31 of the clamping member 29 an 20 actuating bar 32 which may for convenience have a finger grip 33.

Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A soldering gun having an approximately cylindrical housing, cylindrical terminal posts projecting axially from a front end of the housing supporting a heating element extending parallel to the cylindrical terminal posts, a handle extending at approximately a right angle to the axis of the housing from a lower side of the housing. a heating element-actuating trigger at the upper end of a front side of the handle for activating the heating element, a light on the front end of the housing which illuminates the tip of the heating element when the heating element-actuating trigger is depressed, and a clamping device comprising:
a clamping member pivotally supported on one of the cylindrical terminal posts of the soldering gun;
a clamping member-actuating trigger pivotally supported adjacent to the heating element-actuating trigger of the soldering gun; and a connecting rod connecting the clamping member-actuating trigger to the clamping member so that the clamping member moves toward the heating element as the clamping member-actuating trigger is depressed.
CA000505276A 1986-03-27 1986-03-27 Electric soldering gun with work clamping device for the soldering tip Expired CA1219921A (en)

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Cited By (1)

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USD1019311S1 (en) 2018-09-12 2024-03-26 Pro-Iroda Industries, Inc. Soldering tool

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD1019311S1 (en) 2018-09-12 2024-03-26 Pro-Iroda Industries, Inc. Soldering tool

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