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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Inventor:
James Madsen, Kildeer, IL (US);
Assignee:
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/20 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B32B 37/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/0046 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/7802 (2013.01); B29C 65/7841 (2013.01); B29C 66/112 (2013.01); B29C 66/114 (2013.01); B29C 66/24221 (2013.01); B29C 66/53461 (2013.01); B29C 66/723 (2013.01); B29C 66/7392 (2013.01); B29C 66/8169 (2013.01); B29C 66/8223 (2013.01); B29C 66/8322 (2013.01); B32B 37/04 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/72321 (2013.01); B29C 66/7352 (2013.01); B29C 66/73115 (2013.01); B29C 66/73921 (2013.01); B29C 66/8242 (2013.01); B29C 66/847 (2013.01); B29C 66/919 (2013.01); B29C 66/91421 (2013.01); B29C 66/91431 (2013.01); B29C 66/91921 (2013.01); B29C 66/929 (2013.01); B29C 66/9241 (2013.01); B29C 66/92611 (2013.01); B29C 66/944 (2013.01); B29C 66/949 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2310/0806 (2013.01); B32B 2386/00 (2013.01); B32B 2535/00 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1744 (2015.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method are disclosed for heat bonding or welding a thermoplastic component to a sealing member such as a film or foil having a thermoplastic portion. The apparatus preferably includes a 3-axis arrangement for accurate and repeatable positioning of the component and foil during bonding and for variation of bonding parameters, such as material, pressure, temperature and/or time.