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US 12,240,184 B2Granted
Method for welding parts made of thermoplastic material
AssigneesArkema France, Institut De Soudure
InventorsMichel Glotin, Jean-Pierre Cauchois, Aurélien Philippe, Philippe Klein
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Abstract
A method for welding at least two parts including a thermoplastic material and having respective surfaces to be welded, including: inserting an insert between the surfaces to be welded of the two parts; generating heat via the insert; wherein the insert moves in relation to the parts to be welded in a welding direction. Also, an installation adapted for implementation of the method.
Claims25
A method for welding at least two rigid parts comprising a thermoplastic material and having respective surfaces to be welded, comprising:
- inserting an insert between the surfaces to be welded of the two rigid parts, said insert having a thickness of 1.5 mm or less;
- providing heat via said insert;
- wherein the insert moves in relation to the two rigid parts to be welded at a time of welding, in a welding direction, at a rate of 50 to 1000 mm/min.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.