Patent ID: 7205516
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: F16C,H05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An induction bonding apparatus for bonding a first bond sheet substantially comprising a first bonding material to a first base sheet of a first base material and for bonding a second bond sheet substantially comprising a second bonding material to a second base sheet of a second base material, the apparatus comprising: a means for bringing the first base sheet adjacent to the first bond sheet to form a first adjacently disposed base-bond sheet; a means for bringing the second base sheet adjacent to the second bond sheet to form a second adjacently disposed base-bond sheet; a means for bringing the first bond sheet of the first adjacently disposed base-bond sheet adjacent to the second bond sheet of the second adjacently disposed base-bond sheet to form a back-to-back layered sheeting arrangement; and one or more induction coils through which the back-to-back layered sheeting arrangement passes to inductively heat at least the first and second base sheets to bond the first bond sheet to the first base sheet and form a first bonded sheet, and to bond the second bond sheet to the second base sheet to form a second bonded sheet.