Housing device and method
AssigneeSiemens Energy, Inc.
InventorArve Skjetne
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Abstract
A welded polymer plastic, composite or thermoplastic housing having at least two injection moulded polymer plastic, composite or thermoplastic housing parts. The housing parts including a perimeter and a thermoplastic film sandwiched between contact surfaces of the perimeters of the at least two housing parts. The contact surfaces of the at least two housing parts and the sandwiched thermoplastic film form a weld seal between the two housing parts.
Claims14
A housing comprising at least two injection moulded polymer plastic, composite or thermoplastic housing parts;
- the housing parts comprising a perimeter;
- the housing further comprising a thermoplastic film sandwiched between contact surfaces of the perimeters of the at least two housing parts, the contact surfaces of the at least two housing parts and the sandwiched thermoplastic film forming a weld seal between the two housing parts.
A method of assembling a polymer plastic, composite or thermoplastic housing, the method comprising injection moulding two or more polymer plastic, composite or thermoplastic housing parts;
- aligning two or more housing parts to be joined;
- applying heat from a heat source, to heat surfaces of the two or more housing parts to be joined;
- removing the source of heat;
- inserting a thermoplastic film between the surfaces to be joined;
- bringing the heated surfaces into contact with the thermoplastic film, to sandwich the film between the heated surfaces;
- and allowing the film and housing parts to cool, forming a weld across them.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.