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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik Gmbh & Co. KG, Karlsbad, DE;
Ulrich Vogler, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, DE;
Stefan Zendler, Straubenhardt, DE;
Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsbad, DE;
Abstract
A sonotrode for an ultrasonic welding apparatus, having a lower portion of length u and an upper portion of length o, the upper portion and the lower portion adjacent on a longitudinal axis of the sonotrode, and the total length of the sonotrode in the direction of the longitudinal axis being u+o, the lower portion having a sealing surface oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the sealing surface contacting a material to be processed. The lower portion has a slot, wherein the slot extends from the sealing surface to a side of the lower portion opposing the sealing surface, such that the lower portion of the sonotrode is divided into a plurality of segments which lie adjacent each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.