Patent ID: 6039592
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,H01R

Abstract:
A method of fixing a packing to a member, said packing having a ring-shaped flange section, said flange including a ring-shaped groove section, said member having a contacting section capable of being brought into contact with said flange section, and said flange section and said contacting section being formed by mutually soluble resins, said method of fixing comprising the steps of:contacting said flange section of said packing to said contacting section of said member;inserting an ultrasonic horn into the ring-shaped groove section of said flange section; andexciting by an ultrasonic wave from the ultrasonic horn a ring-shaped contact section between said flange section and said contacting section and fusing said flange section and said contacting section in a ring shape.