Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080265004 | Method for Producing a Welded Joint Between Electrical Conductors by Means of an Ultrasonic Welding Method - A method for production of a welded connection between at least one first electrical conductor and at least one second electrical conductor, in which the conductors are brought into a compression chamber enclosed by delimitation elements and welded therein by an ultrasound welding device, one of the delimitation elements forming a sonotrode which may be subjected to ultrasound vibration. According to the invention, in order to connect a first conductor in the desired circumference with second conductors, where the total cross-section of the second conductors for connection to the first conductor can optionally be greater than the usual cross-section with the ultrasound device used, the first conductor is welded sequentially with two or more second conductors in the compression chamber. | 10-30-2008 |
20090218134 | Connecting Passage Node or End Node and Method for Production Thereof - The invention relates to method for producing a connecting passage node or end node which has a rectangular shape in cross section and consists of electrical conductors. The nodes are produced by compacting and subsequent welding of the conductors by means of ultrasound in a compression chamber of the ultrasound welding machine of which the height and width can be adjusted and which has a rectangular shape in cross section, wherein opposite delimitation surfaces of the compression chamber form sections of a sonotrode and an opposite counter electrode, respectively. To connect electrical conductors which are difficult to weld to an end node and/or connecting passage node, the conductors ( | 09-03-2009 |
20100170935 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING STRANDED WIRES IN AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MANNER AND ULTRASOUND WELDING DEVICE - An ultrasound welding device and a method for connecting stranded wires in an electrically conducting manner with a metal U-shaped support by ultrasound welding, where the stranded wires are made of individual wires that are essentially aluminum. The sonotrode used according to the invention is a sonotrode has a welding surface which is shaped like an open trapezoid having short base sides as the bottom face during welding, the stranded wires directly contacting the bottom face and the lateral faces that extend therefrom and form an obtuse angle. The overall cross-sectional area F | 07-08-2010 |
20120298645 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR THE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION OF WIRES - A method and assembly for the electrically conductive connection of a bundle of wires having an insulation, wherein the insulation is at least partially removed by means of ultrasonic effects. In order to ensure high mechanical strength in a good electrically conductive connection, according to the invention the insulation of the wires is removed in a first step by means of plastic-ultrasonic welding and the wires are bonded in a second step by means of metal-ultrasonic welding or resistance welding. | 11-29-2012 |
20130062397 | METHOD FOR WELDING TOGETHER TWO PLANAR COMPONENTS - A method for welding together at least two planar metal components oriented with respect to one another using ultrasound, wherein for the welding operation the components are arranged between a tool transmitting ultrasonic vibrations and a counter-holder and fixed between same by the application of pressure. In order for the components to have a desired orientation with respect to one another after the welding operation that corresponds to the orientation prior to the welding operation, according to the invention the components, prior to applying the ultrasonic vibrations for welding the same together, are deformed by means of at least one projection that projects from the tool and/or the counter-holder beyond the respective working surface using the application of force such that a translatable and rotatable relative movement is suppressed, or substantially suppressed, between the components and that the welding operation is carried out after the deformation. | 03-14-2013 |
20130146644 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR WELDING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS - A method and apparatus for welding lines having metallic braids or strands to form an end node or transit node by introducing a first portion of each line into a compression space of an ultrasonic welding apparatus, wherein the first portions run along a straight line, wherein at least one line has a component at a distance from the end node or transit node to be welded, and at least the line which has the component is attenuated between the compression space and the contact element in a second portion by a change in profile of the line which is imposed using a deflection device. To this end, the line which has the component is oriented in extension of the straight line. | 06-13-2013 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090218134 | Connecting Passage Node or End Node and Method for Production Thereof - The invention relates to method for producing a connecting passage node or end node which has a rectangular shape in cross section and consists of electrical conductors. The nodes are produced by compacting and subsequent welding of the conductors by means of ultrasound in a compression chamber of the ultrasound welding machine of which the height and width can be adjusted and which has a rectangular shape in cross section, wherein opposite delimitation surfaces of the compression chamber form sections of a sonotrode and an opposite counter electrode, respectively. To connect electrical conductors which are difficult to weld to an end node and/or connecting passage node, the conductors ( | 09-03-2009 |
20100170935 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING STRANDED WIRES IN AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MANNER AND ULTRASOUND WELDING DEVICE - An ultrasound welding device and a method for connecting stranded wires in an electrically conducting manner with a metal U-shaped support by ultrasound welding, where the stranded wires are made of individual wires that are essentially aluminum. The sonotrode used according to the invention is a sonotrode has a welding surface which is shaped like an open trapezoid having short base sides as the bottom face during welding, the stranded wires directly contacting the bottom face and the lateral faces that extend therefrom and form an obtuse angle. The overall cross-sectional area F | 07-08-2010 |
20130062397 | METHOD FOR WELDING TOGETHER TWO PLANAR COMPONENTS - A method for welding together at least two planar metal components oriented with respect to one another using ultrasound, wherein for the welding operation the components are arranged between a tool transmitting ultrasonic vibrations and a counter-holder and fixed between same by the application of pressure. In order for the components to have a desired orientation with respect to one another after the welding operation that corresponds to the orientation prior to the welding operation, according to the invention the components, prior to applying the ultrasonic vibrations for welding the same together, are deformed by means of at least one projection that projects from the tool and/or the counter-holder beyond the respective working surface using the application of force such that a translatable and rotatable relative movement is suppressed, or substantially suppressed, between the components and that the welding operation is carried out after the deformation. | 03-14-2013 |
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20080271629 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING PRINTING PLATES ON A WEB-FED PRINTING PRESS - A method and apparatus for handling printing plates on a web-fed printing press is disclosed. Printing plates imaged on an imaging device are assigned a coding relating to the plate cylinder position of the printing couple at which the respective printing plate is used. Imaged printing plates are inserted into cassettes such that printing plates for several printing couples are positioned in each cassette, where each cassette is assigned a data record relating to the position at which each printing plate is arranged within the respective cassette. The loaded cassettes are conveyed to the region of the printing couples where the data record assigned to the cassettes is also made available in the region of the printing couples. The printing plates are removed from the cassettes and, with a comparison to the data record assigned to the respective cassette, supplied to the respective printing couples. | 11-06-2008 |
20090013890 | HANDLING DEVICE OF A PRINTING PRESS - A handling device of a printing press, in particular for handling printing plates during an automated printing plate change on a printing unit of a printing press, is disclosed. The handling device has a manipulator arm, where one end of the manipulator arm is assigned a manipulator head, which features a handling element, in particular a holding element for printing plates, and the manipulator arm is embodied in a multi-part manner of several segments. A swivel axis is embodied on each end of each segment, around which at least the respective segment can be swiveled, and each swivel axis is assigned a separate drive for providing the respective swivel movement. The other end of the manipulator arm is mounted so it is translatorily and rotationally movable on a traverse or on a frame or on a wall of the printing press. | 01-15-2009 |
20090211478 | Handling Device of a Printing Press - A handling device for handling printing plates during an automated change of printing plates on a printing unit of a printing press includes a manipulator arm and a manipulator head with a suction device mounted on its free end. The suction device includes a crossbeam and a plurality of suction sections along the length of the crossbeam. Each suction section has a pair of suction nozzles supported in floating fashion with respect to the crossbeam and a pair of stop elements mounted on the crossbeam and arranged to limit the movement of a printing plate held by respective suction nozzles with respect to the crossbeam. The stop elements are preferably held of a pair of U-profile-shaped sections fixed to the crossbeam, these sections and the stop elements having circular openings through which the suction nozzles project. | 08-27-2009 |
20110239884 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING PRINTING PLATES - An apparatus and method for changing printing plates is disclosed. A printing plate cartridge for a printing press has multiple cases for accommodating printing plates to be removed during a printing plate change and for accommodating printing plates to be installed during a printing plate change. The printing plate cartridge is mounted in such a way that it may be moved in a rotationally pivotable fashion and in a linear fashion relative to a printing group of the printing press, such that the printing plate cartridge is able to service multiple printing units of the printing group during a printing plate change. | 10-06-2011 |