Laser welded inkjet printhead assembly utilizing a combination laser and fiber optic push connect system
US5847356A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/328
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for the solderless laser welding of two materials by using a laser light beam attached to a fiber optic system which directs the light to a region where the laser beam can shine through one of the materials to create a seam weld. By using a fiber optic system the laser beam is converted into thermal energy and weld flaws due to underheating or destruction of the materials due to overheating do not occur. A seed-metal layer and weldable-metal patterns are formed on non-metallic materials-to-allow their laser welding by this method.
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