Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bonding objects together
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Application No.: US17939268Application Date: 2022-09-07
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Publication No.: US12134236B2Publication Date: 2024-11-05
- Inventor: Jörg Mayer , Patrick Mooser , Gregor Eckhard
- Applicant: MultiMaterial-Welding AG
- Applicant Address: CH Biel/Bienne
- Assignee: MultiMaterial-Welding AG
- Current Assignee: MultiMaterial-Welding AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Biel/Bienne
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Priority: CH00363/17 20170320,CH01183/17 20170927
- Main IPC: B29C65/00
- IPC: B29C65/00 ; B29C65/08 ; B32B3/26 ; B32B3/30 ; B32B7/02 ; B32B15/085 ; B32B15/20 ; B29L31/30

Abstract:
A method of bonding a first object to a second object includes the steps of: providing the first object including thermoplastic material in a solid state, providing the second object including a proximal surface, applying a mechanical pressing force and a mechanical excitation capable to liquefy the thermoplastic material until a flow portion of the thermoplastic material is flowable and penetrates into structures of the second object, and stopping the mechanical excitation and letting the thermoplastic material resolidify to yield a positive-fit connection between the first and the second object. The second object has a region of low density, wherein the protrusion penetrates the region of low density at least partly before the thermoplastic material is made flowable, and wherein the first object includes a protruding portion after the step of letting the thermoplastic material resolidify, the protruding portion at least partly penetrates the region of low density.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230018518A1 BONDING OBJECTS TOGETHER Public/Granted day:2023-01-19
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