ULTRASONIC WELDING MACHINE AND A METHOD OF ALIGNING AN ULTRASONIC WELDING HORN RELATIVE TO AN ANVIL, CAPABLE OF EASING THE ALIGNING TASK WITH A REMOVABLE COLLAR ASSEMBLY

摘要

PURPOSE: An ultrasonic welding machine and a method of aligning an ultrasonic welding horn relative to an anvil are provided to ease the time-consuming task to align an ultrasonic welding horn relative to an anvil, such that the ultrasonic welding horn is aligned relative to the anvil when a welding surface of the ultrasonic welding horn is disposed substantially parallel to a welding surface of the anvil.;CONSTITUTION: An ultrasonic welding machine comprise an ultrasonic welding horn(30) operably coupled to a housing; an anvil(40) operably coupled to the housing; and a removable collar assembly(50) configured to be coupled around a portion of an outer surface of the ultrasonic welding horn. The removable collar assembly has at least first and second set screws that are configured to contact the housing such that when at least one of the first and second set screws are moved inwardly toward the housing, the movable collar assembly rotates the ultrasonic welding horn to align the ultrasonic welding horn relative to the anvil. The removable collar assembly includes a first body portion defining a first arcuate-shaped surface; a second body portion defining a second arcuate-shaped surface. The second body portion is configured to be removably coupled to the first body portion. The first and second arcuate-shaped surfaces contact the portion of the outer surface of the ultrasonic welding horn.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2013