GB1314572A - Joining lengths of plastic film material - Google Patents
Joining lengths of plastic film materialInfo
- Publication number
- GB1314572A GB1314572A GB540570A GB1314572DA GB1314572A GB 1314572 A GB1314572 A GB 1314572A GB 540570 A GB540570 A GB 540570A GB 1314572D A GB1314572D A GB 1314572DA GB 1314572 A GB1314572 A GB 1314572A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- horn
- wheel
- working surface
- films
- overlapping
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 title abstract 2
- 239000002985 plastic film Substances 0.000 title 1
- 229920006255 plastic film Polymers 0.000 title 1
- 229920001169 thermoplastic Polymers 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000004416 thermosoftening plastic Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 229920002284 Cellulose triacetate Polymers 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004952 Polyamide Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004743 Polypropylene Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004793 Polystyrene Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- NNLVGZFZQQXQNW-ADJNRHBOSA-N [(2r,3r,4s,5r,6s)-4,5-diacetyloxy-3-[(2s,3r,4s,5r,6r)-3,4,5-triacetyloxy-6-(acetyloxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[(2r,3r,4s,5r,6s)-4,5,6-triacetyloxy-2-(acetyloxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate Chemical compound O([C@@H]1O[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H]1OC(C)=O)O[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H](COC(C)=O)O1)OC(C)=O)COC(=O)C)[C@@H]1[C@@H](COC(C)=O)O[C@@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H]1OC(C)=O NNLVGZFZQQXQNW-ADJNRHBOSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000839 emulsion Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000945 filler Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004014 plasticizer Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229920002647 polyamide Polymers 0.000 abstract 1
- 229920000515 polycarbonate Polymers 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004417 polycarbonate Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229920000728 polyester Polymers 0.000 abstract 1
- -1 polypropylene Polymers 0.000 abstract 1
- 229920001155 polypropylene Polymers 0.000 abstract 1
- 229920002223 polystyrene Polymers 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000004826 seaming Methods 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H21/00—Apparatus for splicing webs
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
- B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
- B29C65/08—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using ultrasonic vibrations
- B29C65/083—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using ultrasonic vibrations using a rotary sonotrode or a rotary anvil
- B29C65/086—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using ultrasonic vibrations using a rotary sonotrode or a rotary anvil using a rotary anvil
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/01—General aspects dealing with the joint area or with the area to be joined
- B29C66/05—Particular design of joint configurations
- B29C66/10—Particular design of joint configurations particular design of the joint cross-sections
- B29C66/11—Joint cross-sections comprising a single joint-segment, i.e. one of the parts to be joined comprising a single joint-segment in the joint cross-section
- B29C66/112—Single lapped joints
- B29C66/1122—Single lap to lap joints, i.e. overlap joints
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/40—General aspects of joining substantially flat articles, e.g. plates, sheets or web-like materials; Making flat seams in tubular or hollow articles; Joining single elements to substantially flat surfaces
- B29C66/41—Joining substantially flat articles ; Making flat seams in tubular or hollow articles
- B29C66/43—Joining a relatively small portion of the surface of said articles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/70—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material
- B29C66/73—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the intensive physical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the optical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the extensive physical properties of the parts to be joined, by the state of the material of the parts to be joined or by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset
- B29C66/739—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the intensive physical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the optical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the extensive physical properties of the parts to be joined, by the state of the material of the parts to be joined or by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset characterised by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset
- B29C66/7392—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the intensive physical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the optical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the extensive physical properties of the parts to be joined, by the state of the material of the parts to be joined or by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset characterised by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset characterised by the material of at least one of the parts being a thermoplastic
- B29C66/73921—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the intensive physical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the optical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the extensive physical properties of the parts to be joined, by the state of the material of the parts to be joined or by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset characterised by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset characterised by the material of at least one of the parts being a thermoplastic characterised by the materials of both parts being thermoplastics
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
- B29C66/81—General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on the parts to be joined in the area to be joined, e.g. the welding jaws or clamps
- B29C66/814—General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on the parts to be joined in the area to be joined, e.g. the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the design of the pressing elements, e.g. of the welding jaws or clamps
- B29C66/8141—General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on the parts to be joined in the area to be joined, e.g. the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the design of the pressing elements, e.g. of the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the surface geometry of the part of the pressing elements, e.g. welding jaws or clamps, coming into contact with the parts to be joined
- B29C66/81411—General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on the parts to be joined in the area to be joined, e.g. the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the design of the pressing elements, e.g. of the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the surface geometry of the part of the pressing elements, e.g. welding jaws or clamps, coming into contact with the parts to be joined characterised by its cross-section, e.g. transversal or longitudinal, being non-flat
- B29C66/81421—General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on the parts to be joined in the area to be joined, e.g. the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the design of the pressing elements, e.g. of the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the surface geometry of the part of the pressing elements, e.g. welding jaws or clamps, coming into contact with the parts to be joined characterised by its cross-section, e.g. transversal or longitudinal, being non-flat being convex or concave
- B29C66/81422—General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on the parts to be joined in the area to be joined, e.g. the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the design of the pressing elements, e.g. of the welding jaws or clamps characterised by the surface geometry of the part of the pressing elements, e.g. welding jaws or clamps, coming into contact with the parts to be joined characterised by its cross-section, e.g. transversal or longitudinal, being non-flat being convex or concave being convex
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
- B29C66/82—Pressure application arrangements, e.g. transmission or actuating mechanisms for joining tools or clamps
- B29C66/822—Transmission mechanisms
- B29C66/8221—Scissor or lever mechanisms, i.e. involving a pivot point
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
- B29C66/82—Pressure application arrangements, e.g. transmission or actuating mechanisms for joining tools or clamps
- B29C66/824—Actuating mechanisms
- B29C66/8242—Pneumatic or hydraulic drives
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
- B29C66/83—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof characterised by the movement of the joining or pressing tools
- B29C66/836—Moving relative to and tangentially to the parts to be joined, e.g. transversely to the displacement of the parts to be joined, e.g. using a X-Y table
- B29C66/8362—Rollers, cylinders or drums moving relative to and tangentially to the parts to be joined
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
- B29C66/84—Specific machine types or machines suitable for specific applications
- B29C66/853—Machines for changing web rolls or filaments, e.g. for joining a replacement web to an expiring web
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/70—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material
- B29C66/71—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the composition of the plastics material of the parts to be joined
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
- B65H2301/46—Splicing
- B65H2301/463—Splicing splicing means, i.e. means by which a web end is bound to another web end
- B65H2301/46327—Ultrasonic sealing
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
Abstract
1314572 Seaming non-metallic sheet. material ILFORD Ltd 19 April 1971 [4 Feb 1970] 5405/70 Heading B5K The overlapping ends of two lengths 8, 9 of thermoplastic film are spliced together by an ultrasonic welding horn 1, having an elongate working surface 3 extending across the width of the overlapping ends, and a wheel 4 which traverses across the overlapping ends to force them against the vibrating working surface 3, the wheel 4 being biased towards the horn 1 but being prevented from approaching closer thereto than a predetermined distance. The working surface of the horn 1 is radiused as shown and the horn is attached to a transducer 2 of either piezo-electric or magnetostrictive type. Means 6, 7 are provided for locating the overlapping film ends. The wheel 4 is biased towards the horn 1 by a pneumatic cylinder 5 and is attached by an arm 12, Fig. 3, to a sliding carriage 13 traversable along guides 14, 15 by a rack-and-pinion gear 16 driven by a variable speed drive (not shown). The speed at which the wheel 4 is traversed over the films 8, 9 is pre-set on the variable speed drive. The height of an adjustable stop 17 is adjusted against the arm 12 to ensure that the wheel 4 cannot approach closer to the horn 1 than a predetermined distance. If desired, the wheel 4 is toothed for spot welding. Specified thermoplastic films are polyester polypropylene, polycarbonate and polystyrene. The films may comprise fillers and/or plasticizers such as cellulose triacetate or polyamide. Emulsion coated film is also specified.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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GB540570 | 1970-02-04 |
Publications (1)
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GB1314572A true GB1314572A (en) | 1973-04-26 |
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Family Applications (1)
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GB540570A Expired GB1314572A (en) | 1970-02-04 | 1970-02-04 | Joining lengths of plastic film material |
Country Status (2)
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BE (1) | BE762535A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1314572A (en) |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3435330A1 (en) * | 1983-10-03 | 1985-04-18 | Xerox Corp., Rochester, N.Y. | WELDING MATERIALS |
FR2575447A1 (en) * | 1984-12-27 | 1986-07-04 | Clairet Joseph | Method for joining the ends of two strips of heat-meltable material and device for its implementation |
WO1996023645A1 (en) * | 1995-01-31 | 1996-08-08 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Rotary sealing system |
AU715601B2 (en) * | 1995-01-31 | 2000-02-03 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Rotary sealing system |
US7238769B2 (en) | 2004-05-11 | 2007-07-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Ueno Seiyaku Oyo Kenkyujo | Method for joining liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition parts and jointed article made of liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition |
DE202007004671U1 (en) * | 2007-03-28 | 2008-08-07 | Rehau Ag + Co | helical support |
ITGE20110116A1 (en) * | 2011-10-20 | 2013-04-21 | Gianluigi Rossi | JUNCTION DEVICE FOR ROLLS, ROLLS OR THE LIKE. |
US20140326115A1 (en) * | 2013-05-03 | 2014-11-06 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Methods for cutting materials |
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1970
- 1970-02-04 GB GB540570A patent/GB1314572A/en not_active Expired
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- 1971-02-04 BE BE762535A patent/BE762535A/en unknown
Cited By (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3435330A1 (en) * | 1983-10-03 | 1985-04-18 | Xerox Corp., Rochester, N.Y. | WELDING MATERIALS |
FR2575447A1 (en) * | 1984-12-27 | 1986-07-04 | Clairet Joseph | Method for joining the ends of two strips of heat-meltable material and device for its implementation |
WO1996023645A1 (en) * | 1995-01-31 | 1996-08-08 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Rotary sealing system |
US5660679A (en) * | 1995-01-31 | 1997-08-26 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Rotary sealing system |
US5667608A (en) * | 1995-01-31 | 1997-09-16 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Rotary sealing system |
AU715601B2 (en) * | 1995-01-31 | 2000-02-03 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Rotary sealing system |
US7238769B2 (en) | 2004-05-11 | 2007-07-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Ueno Seiyaku Oyo Kenkyujo | Method for joining liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition parts and jointed article made of liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition |
DE202007004671U1 (en) * | 2007-03-28 | 2008-08-07 | Rehau Ag + Co | helical support |
ITGE20110116A1 (en) * | 2011-10-20 | 2013-04-21 | Gianluigi Rossi | JUNCTION DEVICE FOR ROLLS, ROLLS OR THE LIKE. |
US20140326115A1 (en) * | 2013-05-03 | 2014-11-06 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Methods for cutting materials |
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BE762535A (en) | 1971-07-16 |
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Legal Events
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PS | Patent sealed | ||
PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |