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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2022
Teijin Automotive Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Hugh Foran, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Noriyuki Amano, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Joshua Dech, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Teijin Automotive Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for dielectric bonding including a dielectric heater having a pair of opposing electrode plates, a nest removably coupled to a first electrode plate of the pair of electrode plates, and an interchangeable electrode assembly removably coupled to a second electrode plate of the pair of electrode plates. The nest having a plurality of cooling channels defined in a body thereof in which a cooling fluid circulates to cool a material assembly that is supported by the nest. The interchangeable electrode assembly having a plurality of concentrator members that are configured to concentrate energy from a voltage source in predetermined locations on the material assembly.