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Ultrasonic welding apparatus

US5947364A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 1996
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23K20/106
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ultrasonic welding apparatus includes an exciter unit for generating ultrasonic vibration; a horn having a forward end and rotatable about a horizontal axis passing through the center of the horn; and a plurality of welding tips projecting from an outer circumferential surface of the forward end of the horn. The welding tips have different sizes and are rotated about the horizontal axis.

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