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Method of adhesive bonding by induction heating

  • US 6,639,197 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2002
  • Issued: 10/28/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of adhesive bonding by induction heating, comprising:

  • providing at least two substrates to be bonded;

    providing a susceptor structure therebetween, said susceptor structure having a length, width, and thickness, said structure including at least one layer of an electrically conductive material, said structure including at least one layer of an adhesive material proximal to at least one of its outer surfaces, said structure being of a first characteristic by which said at least one layer of electrically conductive material generates an eddy current when exposed to a magnetic field of a predetermined minimum intensity, and said structure being of a second characteristic by which said at least one layer of electrically conductive material exhibits a thickness in the range of 0.01 mils (0.25 microns) through 3 mils (76 microns); and

    exposing said susceptor structure to a magnetic field during a heating event for a time interval in the range of 0.05-10 seconds, inclusive, and at an average power density in the range of 10-5000 Watts per square inch of susceptor area, inclusive.

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