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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Thomas David Ehlert, Neenah, WI (US);
Patrick Sean McNichols, Hortonville, WI (US);
Tauhid Husain, New Milford, CT (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus ( ) for ultrasonic bonding or other processing can include a rotatable ultrasonic horn member ( ) and a rotatable axle member ( ). The axle member is operatively joined to the horn member ( ), and can provide a node plane ( ). An isolation member ( ) can be operatively joined to the axle member ( ), and may have a location that is operatively proximate the node plane ( ) of the axle member ( ). In a particular aspect, the isolation member ( ) can exhibit high rigidity. In a further feature, the isolation member ( ) is capable of bending under a horn-life range of sonic frequencies to provide an operative component of motion along a radial direction ( ), and an operative component of motion along an axial direction ( ) of the isolation member.