Ultrasonic welding and related techniques for luggage
AssigneeJRSK, Inc.
InventorsKolette Fabbioli, Joshua Lin, Taylor Alexandra Bagley Armstead
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Abstract
The techniques described herein relate to ultrasonic welding and related techniques for luggage. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a luggage component is provided that includes orienting a first component adjacent to a second component, wherein a first surface of the first component adjacent a second surface of the second component comprises a flat portion with one or more protrusions extending from the flat portion, and applying, via a horn sized to receive the first component, an ultrasonic vibration to melt the one or more protrusions to ultrasonically weld the first component to the second component.
Claims18
A method of manufacturing a luggage component, the method comprising:
- orienting a first component adjacent to a second component, wherein a first surface of the first component adjacent a second surface of the second component comprises a flat portion with one or more protrusions extending from the flat portion;
- and
- applying, via a horn comprising a recess sized to receive the first component, an ultrasonic vibration to melt the one or more protrusions to ultrasonically weld the first component to the second component.
A luggage component, comprising:
- a first component adjacent to a second component, the first component comprising a first surface adjacent a second surface of the second component;
- and
- an interface comprising the second surface of the second component and a first portion of the first surface welded to the second surface of the second component,
- wherein the second surface is substantially flat proximate the first surface, and the interface comprises a melted portion that is formed by melting one or more protrusions on the first surface of the first component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.