Patent ID: 6288375
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
An inductive heating apparatus for heating a substantially continuous first bondline defined by a length of thermally responsive bonding material positioned between a first member and a second member, wherein the first member or second member is made of an electrically conductive material or positioned adjacent an electrically conductive material, the inductive heating apparatus comprising:a flexible, reshapeable cable assembly comprising:(a) a plurality of wires stranded together;(b) a first insulating layer covering each wire forming an insulated wire; and(c) a jacket layer covering all of the insulated wires;wherein the cable assembly is operably positionable adjacent the first member along the first bondline, wherein the flexible, reshapeable cable assembly is capable of being manually shaped to a first shape of the first bondline, and is capable of being manually re-shaped to a second shape of a second bondline different than the first shape of the first bondline; andan alternating current power supply electrically coupled to the flexible, reshapeable cable assembly, wherein when the alternating current power supply is activated the reshapeable cable assembly operates to inductively heat the electrically conductive material for conductive heating of the thermally responsive bonding material substantially uniformly along the first bondline.