US4430543A
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Inductor for induction welding and a method for the manufacture of the same
Assignee: Tetra Pak Developpement SA
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Filing: 1982-04-26
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Granted: 1984-02-07
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Expires: 2002-04-26
Abstract
Abstract Inductors for the induction welding of complicated welding patterns have been produced up to now mostly from copper plates which were provided with slits in the desired patterns by spark-cutting and embedded into plastic material. This method of manufacture is expensive and does not allow production of inductors with a very detailed pattern because, among other things, the slits must have a minimum width determined by the spark-cutting. By making the inductors in accordance with the present invention having a thin copper foil which is applied onto the surface of an insulating material, these difficulties are overcome and the desired inductor pattern can be produced in a simple manner by etching with the help of a suitable acid. This makes possible great accuracy of detail so that detailed inductors, e.g. for the packaging industry, can be manufactured at low costs.
Inventors
- 👤 Bo H. O. Olofsson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 01:36
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C66/00; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/7232; B29C66/72321; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/34; B29C65/36; B29C65/3604; B29C65/3644; B29C65/3656; B29C65/3668; B29C65/3672; B29C65/3676; B29C65/368; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C66/80; B29C66/84; B29C66/849; E; E21; E21D; E21D21/00; E21D21/0026; E21D21/006; H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/02; H05B6/36; H05B6/362; B29C66/81; B29C66/812; B29C66/8122; B29C66/818; B29C66/8187; B29C66/81871; B29K; B29K2705/00; B29K2705/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
An inductor for induction welding comprising a base of an electrically insulating material having a surface, an induction coil of an electrically conducting material, said electrically conducting material being a thin, planar copper foil, said foil being laminated to the surface, said induction coil being defined by ends of a plurality of slits extending completely through the copper foil, at least a portion of said plurality of slits extending to an edge of the foil and defining cooling tongues between adjacent slits, said tongues extending in the plane of the foil.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
An inductor for induction welding comprising a base of an electrically insulating material having a surface, an induction coil of an electrically conducting material, said electrically conducting material being a thin, planar copper foil, said foil being laminated to the surface, said induction coil being defined by ends of a plurality of slits extending completely through the copper foil, at least a portion of said plurality of slits extending to an edge of the foil and defining cooling tongues between adjacent slits, said tongues extending in the plane of the foil.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An inductor in accordance with claim 1, wherein the base is a plate of glass-fibre material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
An inductor in accordance with claim 1 wherein, the slits are filled with an insulating material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The inductor of claim 1 wherein the foil has a thickness between 0.025-0.300 mm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The inductor of claim 3 wherein each of the plurality of slits has a width between 0.05-0.30 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The inductor of claim 1, further comprising a protective layer of an electrically insulating material arranged to cover the induction coil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The inductor of claim 6, wherein the protective layer is tetrafluroethylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The inductor of claim 6, wherein the protective layer is secured to the induction coil by glue, the glue also being the insulating material filling each of the slits.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The inductor of claim 1, wherein the plurality of slits is arranged to form a substantially circular double induction coil.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The inductor of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of holes arranged between conductors of the double induction coil.
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