Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tooling for use in a method for electromagnetic welding of molded parts, and method for manufacturing the tooling
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Application No.: US17311843Application Date: 2019-12-10
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Publication No.: US11597162B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Maarten Labordus , Tom Jansen , Michiel Bruijkers
- Applicant: KOK & VAN ENGELEN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL The Hague
- Assignee: KOK & VAN ENGELEN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES B.V.
- Current Assignee: KOK & VAN ENGELEN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL The Hague
- Agency: KDB Firm PLLC
- Priority: NL2022271 20181220
- International Application: PCT/NL2019/050820 WO 20191210
- International Announcement: WO2020/130806 WO 20200625
- Main IPC: B29C65/78
- IPC: B29C65/78 ; B29C39/02 ; B29C65/32 ; B29C65/36 ; B29C65/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; B29K21/00 ; B29L31/00

Abstract:
A tooling for use in a method for electromagnetic welding of two contacted surfaces of molded parts. The tooling includes a rubber body and pressurizing means for pressurizing the rubber body and applying pressure to the contacted surfaces. The rubber body includes an embedded stiff body shaped such as to define different rubber body thicknesses in different directions, which causes a different pressure build-up in the different directions. A method for manufacturing the tooling. The tooling may be used in electromagnetic welding of two contacted surfaces of molded parts by moving a joining inductor along the contacted surfaces, generating an electromagnetic field in an induction-sensitive component of the molded parts to heat a thermally activated coupling means of the molded parts to above a melting temperature of the coupling means.
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