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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoki Tamura, Aichi, JP;
Toshiaki Suzuki, Aichi, JP;
Assignees:
Harness System Technologies Research, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228-11 ; 228 45 ; 1565802 ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic welding apparatus includes an exciter unit for generating ultrasonic vibration; a horn having a forward end and rotatable about a horizontal axis passing through the center of the horn; and a plurality of welding tips projecting from an outer circumferential surface of the forward end of the horn. The welding tips have different sizes and are rotated about the horizontal axis.