Analysis of weld formation in multilayer ultrasonic metal welding using high-speed images

S Shawn Lee, T Hyung Kim… - Journal of …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
One of the major challenges in manufacturing automotive lithium-ion batteries and battery
packs is to achieve consistent weld quality in joining multiple layers of dissimilar materials …

Sonotrode

S Beach, TR Brown, D Diegel - US Patent 11,325,319, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A sonotrode includes multiple layers of a material melted to one another to
form a structure. The structure provides a base that has an attachment feature that is …

One-sided ultrasonic bonding for applications to join battery tabs to bus bars

CC Chen, MJ Bland - US Patent 10,158,114, 2018 - Google Patents
A method of ultrasonically bonding a plurality of prismatic battery cell tabs to a bus bar within
a battery section. The method includes arranging numerous prismatic battery cells such that …

Ultrasonic machine tool

R Raszillier, V Krell - US Patent 9,919,471, 2018 - Google Patents
An ultrasonic machine tool comprises a stand that can be attached to a base plate. The
machine furthermore has a vibration generator by means of which a working member can be …

Method and apparatus for evaluating an ultrasonic weld junction

WW Cai, D Chakraborty, Q Lin, JM Moote… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and a test fixture for evaluating a battery cell are described,
wherein the battery cell is composed of a cell body having a plurality of electrode foils that …

Sonotrode

S Beach, TR Brown, D Diegel - US Patent 11,648,737, 2023 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A sonotrode includes multiple layers of a material melted to one another to
form a structure. The structure provides a base that has an attachment feature that is …

Dual cam servo weld splicer

B Ou, DL Cyphert, JE Smith - US Patent 11,517,977, 2022 - Google Patents
An ultrasonic welding apparatus joins metal pieces, such as wires, which are placed in a
weldment zone where the metal pieces are subjected to pressure through a compressive …

High-frequency vibration welding conditioning system and method thereof for achieving better metal material properties

B Gu, X Yan, HU Xiong, W Wang, J Zhu - US Patent 11,161,198, 2021 - Google Patents
A high-frequency vibration welding conditioning system for achieving better metal material
properties is disclosed, which comprises a host computer, a signal generator, a power …