Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh

Woodwelding Ag

Luke Ag

Antonio Lanci

Jörg Mayer

Laurent Torriani

Elmar Mock

Dieter Hochrainer

Jens Besseler

Joakim Kvist

Heinrich Kladders

Gilbert Wuttke

Ralf Thoemmes

Andre Klopfenstein

Samuel Malzach

Philipp Bernhard

Martin Sigrist

Hubert Kunze

Achim Moser

Mario Weiss

Hannes Merz

Christoph Dworzak

Markus Mast

Mario Tronza

Josef Eckert

Steve Knuchel

Stefan Pabst

Christoph Pabst

A method of mechanically securing a first object including a thermoplastic material in a solid state to a second object with a generally flat sheet portion, with a perforation of the sheet portion, and with the sheet portion having an edge along the perforation is provided, wherein the first object is positioned relative to the second object so that the edge is in contact with the thermoplastic material and wherein mechanical vibration energy is coupled into the assembly including the first and second objects until a flow portion of the thermoplastic material due to friction heat generated between the edge and the thermoplastic material becomes flowable and flows around the edge to at least partially embed the edge in the thermoplastic material. After the mechanical vibration stops, the thermoplastic material is caused to re-solidify, whereby the re-solidified thermoplastic material at least partially embedding the edge anchors the first object in the second object.

Securing a second object to a first object

An inhaler () is proposed (see FIG.), for the inhalation of a formulation () from capsules () that each contain one dose of the formulation. The capsules are preferably each emptied in a capsule chamber () by being set in motion by a stream of air flowing through the capsule chamber. The stream of air can be generated by the inhalation of a user or patient and/or can be generated actively generated by the inhaler. For simple handling, the inhaler has a means for, in particular, automatic filling, emptying and/or cleaning of the capsule chamber, if the latter is used more than once. Alternatively, the inhaler has a large number of capsule chambers that each preferably already contain a capsule and re preferably used just once.

Inhaler

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Antonio Lanci