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AssigneeRinco Ultrasonics USA, Inc.
InventorGordon Hull
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A specially designed sonotrode and anvil are adapted to be used in combination for ultrasonic welding of work pieces, to produce a narrower weld region, but one exhibiting greater durability, thereby permitting use of less packaging material. The contact surfaces comprise a surface of the anvil having a plurality of energy directors, where the plurality of energy directors are arranged into a three-dimensional grid pattern to be capable of distributed vibration-transmissive contact. The energy directors may comprise a series of plateau surfaces being regularly spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, to form the grid pattern. The rectangular-shaped plateaus may be spaced apart by valleys. Engagement of the energy directors of the anvil with the corresponding surface of the sonotrode may cause minor elastic deformation of work pieces positioned therebetween prior to ultrasonic welding.
A horn and anvil combination for a form-fill-seal machine, for use in ultrasonic welding of thin film work pieces, to provide improved weld integrity in packaging liquids with reduced weld widths for reduced per-package material usage:
A horn and anvil combination, for use on a form-fill-seal machine:
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