Ultrasonic welding

Assembly Automation

ISSN: 0144-5154

Article publication date: 1 June 2003

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Rigelsford, J. (2003), "Ultrasonic welding", Assembly Automation, Vol. 23 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2003.03323bad.010

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Ultrasonic welding

Ultrasonic welding

Keywords: Welding, Patent, Motorola

Applicant: Motorola, Inc., USAPatent number: US6,176,953Publication date: 23 January 2001Title: Ultrasonic welding process

A method of ultrasonically welding a film between two thermoplastic members is presented. Each of the two thermoplastic members have a mating part of a complex joint. The joint comprises a shear joint that cuts away part of the film when the two members come together, and a mash joint that bonds the film and the two members together during the ultrasonic welding process.

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