# US 4,394,209 A · Arrangement for affixing the bottom of a thermoplastic container

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- Number: US 4,394,209 A
- Document ID: US4394209A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/360,883
- Filed: 1982-03-22
- Granted: 1983-07-19
- Earliest claimed: 1981-03-25
- Assignees: Christian Majer GmbH & Co. KG.
- Inventors: Dieter Kolb
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4394209A

## CPC

- B29C 66/65: {with a relative motion between the article and the welding tool (B29C65/10, B29C65/12 take precedence)}
- B29C 65/086: {using a rotary anvil}
- B29C 66/112: {Single lapped joints}
- B29C 66/1122: {Single lap to lap joints, i.e. overlap joints (B29C66/45, B29C66/472, B29C66/52272 take precedence)}
- B29C 66/131: {Single flanged joints, i.e. one of the parts to be joined being rigid and flanged in the joint area}
- B29C 66/542: {joining hollow covers or hollow bottoms to open ends of container bodies}
- B29C 66/612: {Making circumferential joints}
- B29C 66/63: {Internally supporting the article during joining (B29C66/49 takes precedence)}
- B29C 66/652: {moving the welding tool around the fixed article}
- B29C 66/73921: {characterised by the materials of both parts being thermoplastics}
- B29C 66/81463: {comprising a plurality of single pressing elements, e.g. a plurality of sonotrodes, or comprising a plurality of single counter-pressing elements, e.g. a plurality of anvils, said plurality of said single elements being suitable for making a single joint}
- B29C 66/83411: {Roller, cylinder or drum types (B29C66/83431 takes precedence; rollers, cylinders or drums moving relative to and tangentially to the parts to be joined B29C66/8362)}
- B29C 66/83417: {said rollers, cylinders or drums being hollow}
- B29C 66/53461: {joining substantially flat covers and/or substantially flat bottoms to open ends of container bodies}
- B29L 2031/7162: {Boxes, cartons, cases}
- B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)
- B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES

## Abstract

An improved arrangement for weldingly connecting an annular connecting edge of a synthetic thermoplastic bottom to a cylindrical thermoplastic section to form a cylindrical container having one open end and one end which is closed by the bottom. The arrangement includes a supporting frame having a pair of confronting vertical wall portions. A first disc is rotatably mounted via a first shaft in a first vertical wall portion. A second hollow shaft is coaxially slidably and freely rotatably mounted with respect to the first shaft in a second confronting vertical wall. A counter pressure second disc is coaxially slidably freely rotatably mounted in the second hollow shaft. The thermoplastic bottom is adapted to be clampingly held between the first and second discs. At least one freely rotatable anvil roller is mounted on the second hollow shaft for engaging the connecting edge of the thermoplastic bottom or the inside wall of the cylindrical thermoplastic section. An ultrasonic welding device having a welding head is mounted on the machine frame and is adapted to weld the connecting edge to the thermoplastic cylindrical section.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An improved arrangement for weldingly connecting a cylindrical synthetic thermoplastic container to a bottom also of synthetic thermoplastic material having an annular connecting edge portion integral therewith, the improvement comprising in combination,
a machine frame;
counter pressure means rotatably and axially adjustably mounted in said machine frame;
ultrasonic welding means operatively mounted on said machine frame and adapted to coact with said counter pressure means;
a first disc rotatably mounted in said machine frame coaxially with respect to said counter pressure means;
a drive motor operatively connected to said first disc for drivingly rotating it;
said counter pressure means comprising at least one freely rotatably mounted anvil roller which is adapted to counter-pressure the connecting edge of the bottom or inside the container towards said ultrasonic welding means.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The improved arrangement for connecting a cylindrical synthetic thermoplastic container to a bottom as set forth in claim 1, wherein said counter pressure means includes two additional freely rotatable rollers which are uniformly angularly spaced from said anvil roller and are adapted to engage the inside of the container or the connecting edge of the bottom.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The improved arrangement for connecting a cylindrical synthetic thermoplastic container to a bottom as set forth in claim 2, wherein said counter pressure means includes a counter pressure disc which is coaxially freely rotatably mounted relative to said first disc; a hollow shaft coaxially slidably movably mounted in said machine frame relative to said first disc, said counter pressure disc being axially slidably and freely rotatably mounted in said hollow shaft.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The improved arrangement for connecting a cylindrical synthetic thermoplastic container to a bottom as set forth in claim 3, wherein said anvil roller has a ridged or serrated peripheral surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The improved arrangement for connecting a cylindrical synthetic thermoplastic container to a bottom as set forth in claim 4, including an additional second supporting disc rotatably coaxially mounted on said hollow shaft for supporting the open end of the cylindrical container which is remote from the bottom.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The improved arrangement for connecting a cylindrical synthetic thermoplastic container to a bottom as set forth in claim 5, wherein said ultrasonic welding means, said counter pressure means and said anvil roller are adjustably movable in said machine frame along the longitudinal direction of said container for effecting a longitudinal welding seam.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The improved arrangement for connecting a cylindrical synthetic thermoplastic container to a bottom as set forth in claim 1, wherein said connecting edge portion is welded to the inside of said container.