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Welding apparatus for welding plastic web including tensioned strips of polytetrafluoroethylene
Assignee: Windmoeller and Hoelscher KG
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Filing: 1988-09-27
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Granted: 1990-09-04
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Expires: 2008-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A welding apparatus for welding flat webs or web sections made of synthetic thermoplastics comprises two parallel welding bars, which are adapted to be raised and lowered relative to each other, and tensioned strips of polytetrafluoroethylene, preferably strips of polytetrafluoroethylene which are reinforced by glass fiber woven fabrics, which strips cover said welding bars and are fixed on rolls, which are disposed beyond opposite ends of each welding bar and serve to wind up and unwind said tensioned strips. The rolls are movably mounted beyond opposite ends of the welding bars on axles extending transversely to said welding bars.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans-Ludwig Voss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:01
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/18; B29C65/22; B29C65/221; B29C65/224; B29C65/229; B29C66/00; B29C66/004; B29C66/0042; B29C66/0044; B29C66/00441; B29C66/70; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/816; B29C66/8161; B29C66/8167; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; B29C66/72; B29C66/721; B29C66/7212; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A welding apparatus for welding flat webs or web sections made of synthetic thermoplastics, said welding apparatus comprising two parallel welding bars adapted to be raised and lowered relative to each other, each having a top welding surface and lateral side surfaces, tensioned strips of polytetrafluoroethylene covering said welding bars and fixed on rolls disposed beyond opposite ends of each welding bar, said rolls serving to wind up and unwind said tensioned strips, said tensioned polytetrafluoroethylene strips covering the top welding surfaces and at least part of one of said lateral side surfaces and extending in a longitudinal direction of said bars, said rolls being movably mounted beyond opposite ends of said welding bars on axles extending transversely to said longitudinal direction of said welding bars, and guiding elements provided at least on one side of said lateral side surfaces of each welding bar and each of said elements together with one lateral side surface of the associated welding bar defining a passage for guiding an edge portion of said strips.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A welding apparatus for welding flat webs or web sections made of synthetic thermoplastics, said welding apparatus comprising two parallel welding bars adapted to be raised and lowered relative to each other, each having a top welding surface and lateral side surfaces, tensioned strips of polytetrafluoroethylene covering said welding bars and fixed on rolls disposed beyond opposite ends of each welding bar, said rolls serving to wind up and unwind said tensioned strips, said tensioned polytetrafluoroethylene strips covering the top welding surfaces and at least part of one of said lateral side surfaces and extending in a longitudinal direction of said bars, said rolls being movably mounted beyond opposite ends of said welding bars on axles extending transversely to said longitudinal direction of said welding bars, and guiding elements provided at least on one side of said lateral side surfaces of each welding bar and each of said elements together with one lateral side surface of the associated welding bar defining a passage for guiding an edge portion of said strips.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A welding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guiding elements include spring plates screw-connected to the welding bars.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A welding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein deflecting means for guiding the polytetrafluoroethylene strips are provided between the ends of the welding bars and the rolls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A welding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rolls are engaged by spring-loaded braking elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
165 words
A welding apparatus for welding flat webs or web sections made of synthetic thermoplastics, said welding apparatus comprising two parallel welding bars adapted to be raised and lowered relative to each other, tensioned strips of polytetrafluoroethylene covering said welding bars and fixed on rolls disposed beyond opposite ends of each welding bar, said rolls serving to wind up and unwind said tensioned strips, said tensioned strips covering the welding bars extend in a longitudinal direction of said bars, the rolls being movably mounted beyond opposite ends of the welding bars on axles extending transversely to said longitudinal direction of said welding bars, and one of the rolls withdraws the polytetrafluoroethylene strip and is mounted on its associated axle by a free-wheel and is provided with a lever, said lever being intermittently moved in small angular increments and is adapted to be reset, and means for intermittently moving the lever in small angular increments by moving the welding jaws, and spring means for resetting the levers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
165 words
A welding apparatus for welding flat webs or web sections made of synthetic thermoplastics, said welding apparatus comprising two parallel welding bars adapted to be raised and lowered relative to each other, tensioned strips of polytetrafluoroethylene covering said welding bars and fixed on rolls disposed beyond opposite ends of each welding bar, said rolls serving to wind up and unwind said tensioned strips, said tensioned strips covering the welding bars extend in a longitudinal direction of said bars, the rolls being movably mounted beyond opposite ends of the welding bars on axles extending transversely to said longitudinal direction of said welding bars, and one of the rolls withdraws the polytetrafluoroethylene strip and is mounted on its associated axle by a free-wheel and is provided with a lever, said lever being intermittently moved in small angular increments and is adapted to be reset, and means for intermittently moving the lever in small angular increments by moving the welding jaws, and spring means for resetting the levers.
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