Ultrasonic welding apparatus
US7748590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K20/10
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ultrasonic welding apparatus having an extractable sonotrode. The sonotrode having a non-threaded outer peripheral surface and a tapered mating surface that meets with a correspondingly tapered aperture formed in the end of the reed of the ultrasonic welding apparatus. In the preferred embodiment the ultrasonic welding apparatus includes a sonotrode removal mechanism for extracting the sonotrode from the reed.
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