Automated, energy efficient ultrasonic welder

An ultrasonic welder is provided which automatically recognizes and reliably welds varying weld zone sizes of material. The welder comprises a base, a transducer, a tip, an anvil, a gathering tool, and an actuator for moving both the anvil and gathering tool to define a weld zone. An encoder reads m...

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Main Authors MICHAEL PATRIKIOS, A. JAMES MARKUS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.10.1997
Edition6
Subjects
ACOUSTICS
ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING
CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING
FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
MACHINE TOOLS
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY
METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING,NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES
TRANSPORTING
WELDING
WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Summary:An ultrasonic welder is provided which automatically recognizes and reliably welds varying weld zone sizes of material. The welder comprises a base, a transducer, a tip, an anvil, a gathering tool, and an actuator for moving both the anvil and gathering tool to define a weld zone. An encoder reads movement of the actuator and a microprocessor determines weld zone size to control the transducer for maximizing weld efficiency. Preferably, a horn is mounted between the transducer and tip and the horn is dynamically mounted along an axis of the transducer to transmit the maximum amount of ultrasonic energy to the weld.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19970025335