US 12,310,826 B2
Lobe positioner for a seam bonder
Brad W. Schoon, Oshkosh, WI (US); Lars N. Nordang, Neenah, WI (US); and Paul D. Mueller, Little Chute, WI (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Appl. No. 18/859,620
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
PCT Filed May 24, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/030695
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 24, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/229582, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 30, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0107942 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. B29C 65/08 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29L 31/48 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/15707 (2013.01) [B29C 65/086 (2013.01); B29C 65/7832 (2013.01); B29L 2031/4878 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seam bonding system, comprising:
a drum rotatable about an axis;
a seam bonder mounted to the drum such that the seam bonder is rotatable with the drum about the axis, a horn of the seam bonder movable along a transverse direction over an anvil of the seam bonder; and
a lobe positioner mounted to the seam bonder such that the lobe positioner is movable along the transverse direction with the horn of the seam bonder, the lobe positioner comprising a pair of slides positioned opposite each other about the anvil of the seam bonder, the pair of slides configured for engaging and positioning a lobe of a web material on the drum when the horn of the seam bonder moves along the transverse direction over the anvil of the seam bonder.