US4770730A
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Ultrasonic welding method for soft elastic foam body
Assignee: Tachi S Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-09-29
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Granted: 1988-09-13
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Expires: 2007-09-29
Abstract
Abstract An ultrasonic welding method, in which a covering member is welded to a soft elastic foam body by means of ultrasound. There is employed an ultrasonic vibration horn having a great welding area, and such horn is pressed against a lamination of the covering member and soft elastic foam body at a predetermined or maximum degree of pressure, after which the pressure is reduced and under the reduced pressure, an ultrasonic vibration is applied to the lamination. Thereafter, the horn is pressed once again against the lamination at the same predetermined or maximum degree of pressure, whereby the covering member is welded to the soft elastic foam body.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadafumi Abe
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 13:33
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C66/00; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/45; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/08; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/727; B29C66/73; B29C66/731; B29C66/7315; B29C66/73151; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/818; B29C66/8182; B29C66/81821; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; B29C66/90; B29C66/92; B29C66/924; B29C66/9241; B29C66/92441; B29C66/92443; B29C66/92445; B29C66/929; B29C66/71; B29C66/712; B29C66/812; B29C66/8122; B29C66/95; B29C66/951; B29C66/9513; B29C66/9517; B29K; B29K2067/00; B29K2075/00; B29K2077/00; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/04; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0037; B29K2995/007; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/771
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An ultrasonic welding method comprising the steps of: placing a thermoplastic covering member on a soft elastic foam body to form an assembly; applying a pressure to said assembly of said covering member and foam body at a predetermined or maximum degree of pressure; thereafter, lowering said degree of pressure; then, applying an ultrasonic vibration to said assembly; and then, at completion of said ultrasonic vibration, applying pressure to said assembly at said predetermined or maximum degree of pressure, whereby said covering member is welded to said foam body thereby forming a lamination.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An ultrasonic welding method comprising the steps of: placing a thermoplastic covering member on a soft elastic foam body to form an assembly; applying a pressure to said assembly of said covering member and foam body at a predetermined or maximum degree of pressure; thereafter, lowering said degree of pressure; then, applying an ultrasonic vibration to said assembly; and then, at completion of said ultrasonic vibration, applying pressure to said assembly at said predetermined or maximum degree of pressure, whereby said covering member is welded to said foam body thereby forming a lamination.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as defined in claim 1, wherein as means for applying said ultrasonic vibration, utilized is an ultrasonic vibration horn having a welding area of at least 100 mm 2 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as defined in claim 2, wherein a welding surface of said ultrasonic vibration horn is provided with an element having a high heat insulation and wear resistance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method as defined in claim 3, wherein said element is treated with polytetrafluoroethylene resin.
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