High rate ultrasonic sealer
AssigneeCampbell Soup Company
InventorMark Robert Watts
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Abstract
Embodiments herein include a system for joining components. The system can include a rotating base platform, a plurality of receptacles mounted to the base platform, and a rotating sonotrode platform. A plurality of sonotrodes are mounted to the sonotrode platform. Each sonotrode can correspond to a receptacle. Each sonotrode can move in a reciprocating motion between a release position distant from a corresponding receptacle and a compressing position proximal to the corresponding receptacle. The compressing position occurs at a first angular position of the sonotrode platform. Each sonotrode is energized at the compressing position.
Claims18
A system for joining components comprising:
- a rotating base platform;
- a plurality of receptacles mounted to the base platform;
- a rotating sonotrode platform, the sonotrode platform rotating at the same velocity as the base platform;
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- a plurality of sonotrodes mounted to the sonotrode platform, each sonotrode corresponding to a receptacle, each sonotrode comprising a displacement sensor to determine a position of each sonotrode relative to each corresponding receptacle;
- wherein each sonotrode moves in a reciprocating motion between a release position distant from a corresponding receptacle and a compressing position proximal to the corresponding receptacle, the compressing position occurring at a first angular position of the sonotrode platform;
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- wherein each sonotrode is energized at the compressing position.
A system for sealing filled containers comprising:
- a plurality of ultrasonic sealing heads mounted on a first movable structure for movement about a closed circuit, the circuit including a sealing path portion;
- a plurality of container receptacles mounted on a second movable structure for moving containers along the sealing path portion of the closed circuit;
- a lid supply mechanism configured to provide a lid to each container moved by the plurality of container receptacles;
- wherein each ultrasonic sealing head moves in a reciprocating motion to ultrasonically weld each container to each lid disposed thereon
- wherein the plurality of ultrasonic sealing heads and the plurality of container receptacles move in a straight trajectory along the sealing path portion of the closed circuit.
A system for joining components comprising:
- a rotating base platform;
- a plurality of receptacles mounted to the base platform;
- a rotating sonotrode platform, the sonotrode platform rotating at the same velocity as the base platform;
- a plurality of sonotrodes mounted to the sonotrode platform, each sonotrode corresponding to a receptacle, each sonotrode comprising a displacement sensor to determine a position of each sonotrode relative to each corresponding receptacle;
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- a control station configured to adjust power and time of exposure of each sonotrode based on input from each corresponding displacement sensor;
- wherein each sonotrode moves in a reciprocating motion between a release position distant from a corresponding receptacle and a compressing position proximal to the corresponding receptacle, the compressing position occurring at a first angular position of the sonotrode platform;
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- wherein each sonotrode is energized at the compressing position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.