Ultrasonic welding process
US6176953A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ultrasonically welded joint is made by placing a thermoplastic film (5) between two thermoplastic members (10, 20). The two thermoplastic members each have a mating part of a complex joint. One part of the joint, known as the shear joint (40), serves to shear away part (6) of the film when the two members come together, and another section of the same joint, known as the mash joint (30), serves to bond the film and the two members all together during the ultrasonic welding process.
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