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Document | Title | Date |
20080197119 | Method for Welding a Sintered Shaped Body - A method is described for welding a sintered molded body ( | 08-21-2008 |
20080210672 | Method For Connecting Components by Local Cold Joining, Using For Example Rivets or Screws and Laser Welding - An embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for connecting two or more components including overlapping surface sections via a laser beam. In the method, prior to the laser welding, the components are fixed in a positive fit to at least one of the overlapping surface sections by local cold joining, preferably via rivets or screws and are then laser welded, a laser weld seam being created in close proximity to each fixing point that has been produced by cold joining, in particular as close as possible to the rivet or screw. | 09-04-2008 |
20080217307 | Method for Assembling Metal Sheets Which are Coated with a Protection Layer by Laser Transparent Welding and are Interspaced by Protuberances - A method for assembling at least two sheets by laser transparent welding, wherein at least one sheet is coated with a metal protection layer. The method produces punctual deformations on the side of at least one metal sheet, which is to be welded, along a predetermined trajectory thereby forming protuberances; superimposes the metal sheets so that the protuberances project towards the other metal sheet to be welded; holds the sheets tightly against one another by a clamp located on both sides of the predetermined trajectory such that the sheets are in contact with each other at the protuberance; and welds the assembly of metal sheets by a laser beam transparently applied in a discontinuous manner along a predetermined length at each deformation. | 09-11-2008 |
20080237203 | JOINING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF METAL WORKS - A gap is provided at joining faces of a pair of metal works with an uneven shape when the metal works contact one another for joining. An adhesive agent having a chain-reacting curing reaction function is disposed within the gap. The adhesive agent is cured by an autogenously-generated curing reaction heat caused by an outer energy and an additional heat that is successively generated by the autogenously-generated curing reaction heat within the adhesive agent. A welding portion, where the works contact one another substantially directly, is welded by a laser beam, and the above-described energy for causing the autogenously-generated curing reaction heat for the adhesive agent is provided by the laser beam. Accordingly, a joining structure and method of metal works that can has less limitation in a joining location is provided. | 10-02-2008 |
20080245777 | Laser Welding of Hardenable Steel - Process for producing a weld seam ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080245778 | Method For Controlling the Quality of Laser-Welding Processes, Control System an Program Product Therefor - Described herein is a method for controlling the quality of a laser-welding process, for example of laser welds of semifinished products constituted by elements of sheet metal of different thickness and/or properties (“tailored blanks”), of the type that comprises the steps of: detecting a radiation (E*) produced in the welding area ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080251504 | LASER-WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A laser-welding apparatus may include a laser source, an incoming laser beam produced by the laser source, and a beam splitter that splits the incoming laser beam to form a leading beam and a trailing beam. A first focusing lens may focus the leading beam and a second focusing lens may focus the trailing beam to form a trailing-beam pattern on a workpiece. The trailing-beam pattern may include a crescent-shape having arms and a tail portion. | 10-16-2008 |
20080257870 | PROCESS FOR JOINING - A process for joining a first metal component to a second metal component at a joining region including the steps of: projecting a laser beam onto one or the components for providing a melt pool on the joining region; providing a metal filler wire into the melt pool while substantially simultaneously providing a substantially laminar flow of a substantially inert process shielding gas to the location of the melt pool wherein the process shielding gas flows substantially coaxially around the filler wire; and solidifying the melt pool thereby forming a joint at the joining. | 10-23-2008 |
20080277385 | Button attachment method for saw torque sensor - A method for joining dissimilar materials of sensor button for measuring torque is illustrated. The dissimilar materials can be welded together by laser welding. The parts can be cleaned and held together firmly by a fixture and welded with established machine parameters. The method of micro-crack free weld joint can give a robust joint for the life time of the automotive which mandate for the function of torque sensor to facilitate the positive strain transfer from the parent material. | 11-13-2008 |
20080290076 | Methods for Securing Strand Ends and the Resulting Devices - Methods for securing strand ends of devices configured for insertion into an anatomical structure, and the resulting devices. | 11-27-2008 |
20080296271 | Method and Apparatus for Laser Welding - A remote beam laser welding system that includes a mechanism comprising at least one mirror for directing a laser beam at a power level greater that approximately 2 kW to a weld spot of a workpiece and a device configured to direct a shielding gas to the weld spot. | 12-04-2008 |
20080302768 | Zero-Gap Laser Welding - A method for laser welding a pair of overlapping metal members together and a weld joint produced by the method. At least one of the metal members has a protective metal coating. The method includes applying a thin layer of an alloying agent on at least one of the metal members between the metal members, melting the protective metal coating and the alloying agent to form an alloy that is disposed between the overlapping members with zero gap, welding the overlapping metal members together to form a weld, and controlling the amount of the alloying agent such that the extended solid solubility of the alloying agent in the weld is not exceeded. | 12-11-2008 |
20080308536 | Approach for assembling and repairing probe assemblies using laser welding - An approach for assembling and repairing probe assemblies using laser welding includes aligning a beam element to a post element on a probe substrate. The beam element is positioned in contact with the post element on the probe substrate. The beam element is then attached to the post element on the probe substrate by laser welding the beam element to the post element on the probe substrate. The approach may include the use of a vacuum capillary pickup tool to align and position the beam element. The vacuum capillary pickup tool may also operate in conjunction with a laser beam delivery system for guiding the laser beam to the correct location for welding and also to assist in removing gases and debris attributable to the laser welding process. The approach allows probe elements to be connected directly to a probe substrate without requiring an intermediate layer. | 12-18-2008 |
20080314880 | LASER PROCESSING MACHINE WITH AN OPTICAL DIAPHRAGM - A laser processing machine includes focusing optics that intermediately focus the laser beam inside a beam guiding cavity. The laser processing machine also includes an optical diaphragm disposed in the area of the intermediate focus for forming the laser beam, the diaphragm aperture diameter being about 1.2 to about 2.5 times larger than the 99% beam diameter of the intermediately focused laser beam. | 12-25-2008 |
20090001060 | Laser Welding Process - The invention provides a method of making a component from first and second parts which are joined in a welding process wherein a laser beam is transmitted in a direction from a laser source and at least partly into a gap. The gap is made between edges of the component, and to enable a faster laser welding process, the laser has a focus point size which is at least of the size of the gap. To enable better control of the width of the gap, the invention further provides a method and components wherein one part is formed with a neck which extends into a complementary socket of the other part to prepare the parts for the welding process. The invention in particular concerns welding of brass. | 01-01-2009 |
20090026182 | IN-SITU BRAZING METHODS FOR REPAIRING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS - Methods are provided for repairing cracks in a damaged section of a gas turbine engine component with an in-situ brazing process. In an embodiment, by way of example only, the method includes applying a braze paste to the damaged section of the component, the braze paste comprising a braze material and an organic binder. The method also includes subjecting the damaged section of the component to a first temperature that is below a brazing temperature of the braze material to thereby substantially decompose and evaporate the organic binder, and heating the braze material using laser energy to a second temperature that is substantially equal to or above the brazing temperature to form the brazed joint on the component. | 01-29-2009 |
20090032504 | Shielding gas for hybrid welding and welding method using the same - The present invention relates to a shielding gas for hybrid welding of a steel plate by combining laser welding and arc welding, characterized by containing: carbon dioxide; and oxygen, in which the mixing ratio of carbon dioxide and oxygen satisfies the following conditions: | 02-05-2009 |
20090050609 | Welding torch with a fixing element for the gas nozzle, said element being capable of extension; process control method for a welding system equipped with said welding torch; gas nozzle for said welding torch; and contact tube for said welding torch - The invention relates to a single- or multi-wire welding torch ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090090701 | METHOD OF RETOUCHING METAL PARTS - The invention relates to a method of retouching metal parts joined by brazing at high temperatures, wherein the brazed zones are retouched by means of a retouching laser, the peak power of the retouching laser being between 1500 and 3000 W, the retouching laser being used in pulsed mode. | 04-09-2009 |
20090095720 | SHIELDING GAS FOR HYBRID WELDING AND HYBRID WELDING METHOD USING THE SAME - A shield gas for use in welding of galvanized steel sheet with the simultaneous use of laser welding and arc welding, wherein, providing that A refers to the vol. % of carbon dioxide gas and B to the vol. % of oxygen gas in the shield gas, in the event of overlapped welding of steel sheets, at least one of which is a galvanized steel sheet, when the gap between the steel sheets is 0, 15≦A≦50, 5≦B≦9 and B≧21−0.8A, when the ratio of G/T, in which G is the gap between the steel sheets and T the thickness of the steel sheet positioned on the side of welding torch, is 1 or below and when the thicknesses of the steel sheets are identical with each other, 15≦A≦50, 3≦B≦9 and B≧0.1A, and when the ratio of G/T is 1 or below and when the thicknesses of the steel sheets are different from each other, 10≦A≦50, 3≦B≦9 and B≧0.1A and B≧15−0.6A, and in the event of overlapped fillet welding, when both the steel sheets to be welded are galvanized steel sheets, 3≦A≦25, 5≦B≦13 and B≧10−0.33×A, and when one of the steel sheets to be welded is a galvanized steel sheet, 3≦A≦25, 5≦B≦13 and B≧10.5−0.5×A, the balance being argon gas. | 04-16-2009 |
20090114625 | LASER BRAZING IMPROVEMENT WITH TWINSPOT - The present invention provides a method for laser brazing a first member to a second member using a laser brazing head. The laser brazing head has means for generating a first laser beam and a second laser beam. The method comprises the steps of: arranging the first member in contact with the second member such that a junction is formed there-between; providing a filler material in the vicinity of said junction, and passing the laser brazing head along the junction such that the first laser beam melts the filler material to at least partially fill said junction to form a brazed joint. The second laser beam then effects a post heat treatment of the brazed joint. | 05-07-2009 |
20090127236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING VERTICAL DEPOSITION MASK - A method and apparatus for fabricating a vertical deposition mask capable of welding a mask sheet and a mask frame for preventing a large area mask from drooping due to the weight of the mask. The apparatus includes a tensioning device for tensioning a mask sheet and a welder for attaching a mask frame to a circumference of the mask sheet. The tensioning device includes clamps for supporting the mask sheet and tensioners coupled to the clamps for applying tensile force to the clamps and to evenly fix in place the mask sheet by the clamps. | 05-21-2009 |
20090134131 | LASER WELDING METHOD FOR GALVANIZED STEEL SHEETS - The present invention relates to a laser welding method for galvanized steel sheets where galvanized steel sheets are lap-welded by using a laser beam of a keyhole welding zone in a state in which a gap for exhausting zinc fumes is formed by embossing a plurality of protrusions along a welding line on one galvanized steel sheet among the galvanized steel sheets by using a laser beam of a conducting welding region. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134132 | Laser Beam Welding Method with a Metal Vapour Capillary Formation Control - The invention relates to a method for welding at least one, preferably two metal parts to each other, by a laser beam consisting in using a laser beam ( | 05-28-2009 |
20090134133 | Preheating temperature during welding - The invention relates to a method of welding locally a surface of a Ni base, especially a single crystal superalloy substrate using a laser beam while preheating the substrate to an optimized temperature for the purpose of repairing cracks. Welding repair of single crystal super alloys often leads to two main types of defects: cracks and spurious grains. Both defects can be avoided using an optimized preheating temperature set to higher than 500° C. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134134 | MEDICAL LEAD AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL LEAD MANUFACTURE - A lead employing a connection between a conductor and an electric element is provided. The connection includes a conductive pad electrically connected to at least one conductor and the electric element electrically connected to the conductive pad. The conductive pad can further include an elongated element to connect the pad to the electric element. The method for connecting a conductor to an electric element is also provided. The method includes forming a groove in the insulator of a lead body to expose the conductor. Placing a conductive pad within the groove and electrically connecting a conductive pad to the conductor. An electric element is then placed over the conductive pad and the electric element is electrically connected to the conductive pad. | 05-28-2009 |
20090139969 | Laser welding of castings to minimize distortion - A process of using laser welding in the assembly of boiling water reactor fuel debris filters is disclosed. The laser welding process minimizes the distortion of the debris filter cast lower tie plate by applying minimal heat during the welding. Fixtures hold the cast lower tie plate through four degrees of motion under a constant controlled laser source during welding. The welding process also reduces the potential for stress corrosion cracking resulting from crevices in partial penetration welds that might occur in a laser welding process. | 06-04-2009 |
20090145888 | PREPARING AND PERFORMING OF A LASER WELDING PROCESS - A first position of a joint site on a workpiece is detected with a sensor device. The first position is in a first measurement zone in front of a laser beam incident on the workpiece. The second position is in a second measurement zone at the position of the laser beam, and the third position is in a third measurement zone behind the position of the laser beam. One or more of a second position and a third position of the joint site is detected. The position of the laser beam incident on the workpiece is detected. The first, and one or more of the second and third positions are compared to the position of the laser beam, and, based on the comparison, one or more of a laser machining head configured to direct the laser beam onto the workpiece and the sensor device are adjusted relative to the workpiece. | 06-11-2009 |
20090152248 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LASER TREATMENT - A device for laser welding of a workpiece includes a laser treatment head, a receiver carrying the laser treatment head and displaceable along a linear treatment zone, and a support configured to be temporarily fixable to the workpiece. | 06-18-2009 |
20090152249 | Apparatus and Method for Constructing Three-Dimensional Laminated Shapes for Field Pole Structures - A method for constructing a three-dimensional laminated shape includes selecting a first lamination strip from a plurality of lamination strips with different widths assembled on a spool. The first lamination strip is stacked on a stacking device and is cut at a first lamination length. A second lamination strip is selected from the spool. The second lamination strip is stacked and cut at a second lamination length different than the first lamination length. The process is repeated to construct a three-dimensional laminated shape of an electrodynamic device. In another embodiment, a computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to collect design information characterizing a three-dimensional laminated shape and compute lamination parameters based on the design information. The computer readable storage medium further includes executable instructions to direct a plurality of components to construct a three-dimensional laminated shape of an electrodynamic device based on the lamination parameters. The three-dimensional laminated shape comprises a plurality of lamination strips of different lamination widths and different lamination lengths. | 06-18-2009 |
20090173721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELDING ELECTRODE COLLECTORS AND TERMINALS OF ELECTRICAL STORAGE ELEMENT - In a welding method, at least one of a set of a first electrode collector and a first terminal and a set of second electrode collector and a second terminal is welded one another. At this time, a laser beam is irradiated to a portion to be welded, elastic waves generated due to the laser beam from the portion to be welded are detected, and the detected elastic waves are integrated to calculate an index corresponding to an amount of connection energy in order to check a welded state. | 07-09-2009 |
20090173722 | Method of Joining an Outer Sheet and an Inner Sheet, in Particular of an Attachment Part of a Motor Vehicle Body - A method provides for joining an outer sheet and an inner sheet, in particular of an attachment part of a motor vehicle body. On the visible sides of an attachment part, a welding or brazing seam is produced between a fold of an outer sheet and an inner sheet. The outer sheet is held in a bed, and the inner sheet is pressed against the fold on an inner side thus forming a joining groove. To ensure that during beam welding or beam grazing the inner sheet is held in position on the fold, it is prevented from moving away without clamping by stops on an outer side. These stops are disposed in a row along the welding or brazing seam and in dependence upon the progress of the joining procedure can be moved individually out of a path of a welding or brazing head. | 07-09-2009 |
20090184095 | Method of Connecting Pipe Members for Endoscope - A method for connecting pipe members for an endoscope includes the steps of arranging two pipe members each made of a corrosion-resistant alloy material by fitting one in another so that a passage is defined through the two pipe members, jetting inert gas toward an exterior of an area at which the two pipe members are to be connected, injecting inert gas through the passage defined through the two pipe members, and connecting the two pipes by laser welding such that a laser beam is irradiated toward the exterior of the area at which the two pipe members are to be connected with jetting the inert gas toward the exterior of the area at which the two pipe members are to be connected and injecting the inert gas through the passage defined by through the two pipe members. | 07-23-2009 |
20090200277 | UNDERWATER REPAIR WELDING METHOD - A protection plate is welded to a metal structure in water so that the protection plate covers the surface of the structure including a portion to be repaired. The welding is carried out such that the periphery of the protection plate is welded in water by laser welding while inactive gas is supplied to portion to be welded to seal the portion to be repaired by the protection plate. Welding is carried out while the inactive gas is supplied to the portion to be welded coaxially with a laser beam during the laser welding. The plate is provided therein with an opening in advance so as to release vapor produced from water remaining during welding between the protection plate and the structure and the opening is sealed after the periphery of the protection plate is welded to the structure. | 08-13-2009 |
20090200278 | LASER WELDING SYSTEM - A laser welding system includes a free-spacing beam delivery laser head having a linear array of at least two laser diodes. Each of the diodes generates a laser beam of a predetermined wavelength and spectral width, the laser beams adapted to weld a workpiece having a first component and at least one other component to be welded to the first component, the first component being substantially transmissive to the wavelength, the other component being substantially absorptive of the wavelength. A lens is spaced a predetermined distance from each of the laser diodes, each of the lenses adapted to focus the respective laser beam into a focused laser beam segment, thereby forming a continuous line of laser energy from a substantially serial combination of each focused laser beam segment. The continuous line of laser energy is in a plane containing the workpiece, and is substantially orthogonal to the workpiece translation direction. | 08-13-2009 |
20090230101 | METHOD OF SOLDERING METALLIC JOIN PARTNERS AND AN APPRATUS FOR THIS PURPOSE - A method of soldering metallic join partners ( | 09-17-2009 |
20090236321 | Laser welding structure and laser welding method - A laser welding structure includes a lead, a conductive member, and a welding part. The lead has a nickel plating layer and is made of copper or copper alloy. The conductive member is joined with the lead and is made of copper or copper alloy. The welding part is formed by a laser welding so as to join the lead and the conductive member. An end portion of the welding part has a rounded convex shape. | 09-24-2009 |
20090242523 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a laser processing method that makes it possible to effectively suppress the generation of surface irregularities on the surface of a plastic member where a metal member and a plastic member are joined together. In the laser processing method, a plurality of laser beams are irradiated from different directions so as to focus on the vicinity of an interface between the metal member and the plastic member, which are in contact with one another. The power densities of the respective laser beams at this time are set to a level not more than a level, at which the exposed surface of the plastic member on the side opposite to the interface between the metal member and the plastic member, does not melt. As a result of this, air bubbles or the like are not generated in the vicinity of the exposed surface of the plastic member, and the generation of surface roughness on the exposed surface of the plastic member is effectively suppressed. | 10-01-2009 |
20090266801 | METHOD OF LASER WELDING METAL PLATED PLATES - The invention provides a method of laser welding zinc plated steel plates which surely realizes excellent welding without a melting defect such as blowholes. By irradiating a line on a superposed portion of a lower plate and an upper plate with a first laser beam having a high energy density and a small irradiation region by moving the first laser beam therealong, steel plate portions in the small irradiation region are melted and zinc on the superposed surfaces around the small irradiation region including in the small irradiation region is evaporated and allowed to escape outside. Then, after the irradiation with the first laser beam, the same line is irradiated with a second laser beam having a lower energy density than the first laser beam and a larger irradiation region than the first laser beam by moving the second laser beam therealong to melt steel plate portions in the larger irradiation region, thereby completing weldbonding. | 10-29-2009 |
20090272724 | LASER OPERATING PROCESS AND LASER DEVICE - A device and a process for processing and/or joining work pieces via laser radiation, with an effective power laser and a pilot target laser that emit laser beams of different wavelengths, with the laser beams being directed at the work pieces by laser optics. Regarding the laser beams, by the laser optics that comprise at least one diffractive optical element (DOE) as a masking system, the beam pattern of the pilot target laser is adjusted to match the beam pattern of the effective laser beam. This is accomplished preferably by removing the pilot laser beam from the effective laser beam for part of the path length by dichroic mirrors, and by expanding the diverging pilot laser beam on said part of the path length by deflecting mirrors whose distance from the dichroic mirrors is variable. | 11-05-2009 |
20090272725 | LASER WELDING QUALITY EVALUATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A difference processing circuit receives input of welding images taken by a CCD camera in real time and then differentiates power monitoring images recorded in a memory from welding images to obtain difference processing reflected light images. Due to the difference processing performed by a difference processing circuit, foreign matter images included in welding images and power monitoring images are eliminated and the difference processing reflected light images that are obtained do not include any foreign matter images. A quality judgment device uses the difference processing reflected light images obtained by a difference processing circuit and conducts a quality judgment. As described above, since difference processing reflected light images do not include any foreign matter images, a quality judgment device does not receive any influence from the foreign matter that is adhered to the protective glass and can conduct an excellent evaluation of the welding quality. | 11-05-2009 |
20090277887 | JOINT METHOD USING LASER BEAM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AIRTIGHT CONTAINER - Provided is a manufacturing method for an airtight container excelling in airtightness and adhesion and having small stress. An area where temperature easily rises compared to an area adjacent to an area of a part of a joint member and capable of melting the adjacent area by laser beam irradiation is provided in the area of a part of the joint member, and the laser beam irradiation is started therefrom. | 11-12-2009 |
20090277888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WELDED STRUCTURES, AND A WELDING ADDITIVE MATERIAL FOR THIS PURPOSE - A system and method for manufacturing welded structures comprises components to be welded, a welding additive material which, before the welding, has a shaped profile and the shaped profile is disposed between components to be welded and conforms with at least one of the components to be welded. At least one heat source is used in the method to weld the components, producing a weld seam on at least one side of one of the components. | 11-12-2009 |
20090283503 | Method for the manufacture of a blisk - A method for manufacturing integrally bladed rotors by laser brazing a rotor disk ( | 11-19-2009 |
20090283504 | METHOD OF JOINING SHEET MEMBERS TOGETHER AND SHEET JOINED BODY - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of joining sheet members together, which enables two sheets to be joined while conveying these sheets and reduces a cause of product inferiors as much as possible. The method of joining sheet members includes: bonding an end of a new sheet member to a surface of a preceding sheet member through an adhesive material to form a joined part; and cutting the preceding sheet member at a position rearward of the joined part to join the preceding sheet member with a new sheet member, wherein the preceding sheet member is secured to the new sheet at a position rearward of the joined part. In addition, in the method of joining sheet members, the securing is carried out by welding using laser. | 11-19-2009 |
20090283505 | INTERFACE SUSPENSION FOR ALLOY BASED LASER WELDING - An interface suspension facilitates laser welding of a first metal having a first zinc coating to a second metal having a second zinc coating. The interface suspension includes a petrolatum base and a plurality of spherules suspended in the petrolatum base. The interface suspension melts when the zinc coated metals are welded to allow the plurality of spherules to maintain a gap between the first and second metals. This allows vapors of zinc to escape through the gap during the weld process to maintain the integrity of a resulting weld. | 11-19-2009 |
20090294417 | LASER BEAM WELDING DEVICE AND METHOD - A laser beam welding device and a laser beam welding method are described. It is provided that a laser beam converted to have an annular cross-sectional area by using an optical system is deflected for the purpose of producing a radial weld. | 12-03-2009 |
20090294418 | Device for the Weld Joining of Sheet Metal Strips - A device for the laser weld joining of sheet metal strips includes the following elements: a main frame, a laser welding unit including a laser beam generator for welding the sheet metal strips to be joined and a welding head, a clamping jaw unit supported by the frame and used to clamp the sheet metal strips, and a shearing unit for shearing the head and tails of the sheet metal strips to be joined. The shearing unit includes upper blades mounted to a blade holder and lower blades which can move in relation to the upper blades and which are designed to shear a strip, as well as a blade connecting structure fixed to the frame, the above-mentioned welding head being mobile between the blade holder and the lower blades. | 12-03-2009 |
20090302011 | Laser beam welding head - A laser beam welding head for the welding of metal parts and method of use include at least one beam path for a welding beam and means for the optical acquisition of the position of the welding seam at a first measuring position, wherein the means for the optical acquisition of the position of the welding seam allow arrangement of the first measuring position in the welding direction running ahead of the welding position of the welding beam, and, at least as a function of a lateral deviation of the welding seam from a reference position, generate a correction signal for the correction of the welding position of the welding beam, as well as a corresponding use of the laser beam welding head. | 12-10-2009 |
20090302012 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING RESIDUAL STRESS IN TUBE BODY - An object is to provide a method and a system for improving a residual stress in a tube body, with which the residual stress can reliably be improved without heating excessively. From an irradiation start angle θs to a first predetermined angle θ | 12-10-2009 |
20090302013 | DEVICE FOR HEATING LIQUIDS - The invention relates to a device for heating an object, comprising the at least partially metal object and at least one at least partially metal electrical heating element for the object connected to the object, which heating element comprises a heat-generating layer, a heating body and a dielectric therebetween, and wherein the at least one heating element is connected to at least a part of the object by means of a metal welded connection, wherein the welded connection does not extend into the dielectric. | 12-10-2009 |
20090308850 | Laser Welded Fasteners - A method of manufacturing a vehicle structure including a laser welded fastener includes positioning a first panel in engagement with a second panel to provide access to the first panel by a laser beam. The first panel is laser welded to the second panel. A fastener including projections axially extending from a first surface of a flange are formed. The projections are engaged with a surface of the first panel to space apart the first surface of the flange from the surface of the first panel. Laser welding is initiated by directing a laser beam toward one of the flange of the fastener and the first panel. Gas is vented from an area between the first surface of the flange and the surface of the first panel. The flange is laser welded to the first panel. | 12-17-2009 |
20090314750 | GAP CONTROL DEVICE AND LASER LAP WELDING METHOD - A gap control device which is configured for use with a laser welding device adapted to weld objects to each other is provided. A laser guide is configured to guide a laser beam to a focusing position. A gap holder is configured to feed the objects in a feeding direction toward the focusing position and to form a predetermined gap between the objects at at least a part of the focusing position. A press is configured to press the object materials at a pressing position which is distant from the focusing position by a predetermined distance in the feeding direction. | 12-24-2009 |
20090321394 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER SOLDERING - In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a solder paste feeding device feeds solder paste to a ring-like terminal surrounding a through-hole and a rod terminal fitted in the through-hole so as to fill in the through-hole, the laser beam irradiation device irradiates the solder past with a laser beam, and wire solder is further fed from above the solder past at the same time as melting of the solder paste is started, thereby fusing the wire solder and the solder paste to solder the ring-like terminal and the rod terminal. | 12-31-2009 |
20100025385 | FLOW PATH STRUCTURE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A flow path structure is provided with: a first flow path member having a plurality of through grooves, the through grooves being disposed adjacent to each other; a second flow path member having a fitting portion, in the fitting portion the first flow path member being fitted; a third flow path member covering the fitting portion so as to be sealed, the third flow path member being provided on the second flow path member; an inflow port to receive a fluid; an outflow port to exhaust an exhaust fluid; and a flow path formed in the fitting portion along the first flow path member, the flow path linking the inflow port and the outflow port and running through the through grooves. | 02-04-2010 |
20100038347 | Method for controlling a laser body shell welding system, and laser body shell welding system - In a method for controlling a laser body shell welding system, in which a scanning head is attached to a machine arm or is operated as an external tool of the machine arm, the scanning head having at least one scanning mirror for positioning a laser beam on a workpiece to be welded, and the operation of the laser welding system including time-critical functions for controlling the time-critical functions, an embedded control system or a memory-programmable control system is used. | 02-18-2010 |
20100072178 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LASER WELDING - A method for joining materials by laser radiation is provided. The laser radiation is focused onto a focal area, which is small compared to a working area, and a specifiable intensity distribution is achieved over the working area by moving the focal area across the working area. Also provided is a device for joining materials by laser radiation, a focal area of the laser radiation, which is small compared to a working area, being movable across the working area with the aid of movable optical components, and a disk laser or a fiber laser being provided as the source of radiation. The method and the device may make it possible to set almost any intensity distribution over a working area, thus to achieve a reproducible welding process adapted to the joining task. | 03-25-2010 |
20100072179 | Laser Welding of Electrolytic Capacitors - A technique for laser welding an anode lead to an anode termination of an electrolytic capacitor is provided. The technique involves directing a laser beam through one or more refraction elements before it contacts the lead and anode termination. By selectively controlling the index of refraction and thickness of the refraction element, the angle at which the refraction element is positioned relative to the laser beam, etc., the laser beam may be directed to a precise weld location without substantially contacting and damaging other parts of the capacitor. | 03-25-2010 |
20100078412 | Hybrid welding method - A welding method is disclosed. The welding method includes making a weld via laser-arc hybrid welding. The welding method also includes using a fiber laser source in the laser-arc hybrid welding. | 04-01-2010 |
20100078413 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRISMATIC BATTERY, AND LASER WELDING JIG AND LASER WELDING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A laser welding device for manufacturing a prismatic battery | 04-01-2010 |
20100084383 | METHOD FOR LASER INDUCED FUSION PIGTAILING OF OPTICAL FIBER TO OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A method for instant splicing of an optical fiber to an optical waveguide or bulk material comprises forming a nanometric conductive layer at the interface between the optical fiber and the optical waveguide or bulk material to be spliced, and applying laser radiation to the interface through the fiber optical internally or through the bulk material externally, to produce an arc discharge due to the laser light electric field. The arc discharge melts and diffuses the conductive layer to produce a permanent splice having a low optical loss. | 04-08-2010 |
20100084384 | TRANSPARENT MATERIAL PROCESSING WITH AN ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER - Methods for ultrashort pulse laser processing of optically transparent materials. A method for scribing transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create multiple scribe features with a single pass of the laser beam across the material, with at least one of the scribe features being formed below the surface of the material. This enables clean breaking of transparent materials at a higher speed than conventional techniques. Slightly modifying the ultrashort pulse laser processing conditions produces sub-surface marks. When properly arranged, these marks are clearly visible with side-illumination and not clearly visible without side-illumination. In addition, a method for welding transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create a bond through localized heating. The ultrashort pulse duration causes nonlinear absorption of the laser radiation, and the high repetition rate of the laser causes pulse-to-pulse accumulation of heat within the materials. The laser is focused near the interface of the materials, generating a high energy fluence at the region to be welded. This minimizes damage to the rest of the material and enables fine weld lines. | 04-08-2010 |
20100089879 | Method of bonding a member to a support by addition of material, and device for arranging two elements, one on the other - A method having a step of heating a mass forming a braze. Before the heating step, the method includes steps of arranging the mass and the member on the support. In particular, it includes a step of positioning the mass on the support and a step of applying a first compressive force on the mass so as to compress said mass against the support, the intensity of the first force increasing up to a predetermined first value chosen so as to flatten the mass. Next, the method includes a step of positioning the member on the flattened mass and a step of applying a second compressive force to the member so as to compress said member against the flattened mass and the support, the intensity of the second force increasing up to a second predefined value, the second predefined value being lower than the first predefined value. | 04-15-2010 |
20100102041 | INERT GAS COVER SYSTEM FOR LASER WELDING - An apparatus for comprises a base, a wall, and an opening in the wall. The base has a first end, a second end, and a channel system. The channel system is located closer to the first end than the second end of the base. The wall extends from a side of the base to partially enclose the channel system. The opening in the wall is located closer to the second end than the first end. The shape of the wall is capable of retaining a gas introduced through the channel system in a welding location and causing the gas to move away from the channel system and through the opening in the wall. | 04-29-2010 |
20100116794 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPARK PLUG - A method for manufacturing a spark plug is a method for manufacturing the spark plug having an electrode base member and a noble metal tip welded thereto by means of a laser or an electrode base member, a tip base member joined thereto, and a noble metal tip welded to the tip bases material by means of a laser, and the method includes a laser welding process of welding the electrode base member or the tip base member to the noble metal tip by means of a laser and through use of a laser beam whose BBP value assumes 25 mm·mrad (a radius·a half angle) or less at a time point when a laser beam enters a transfer optical system for guiding the laser beam to areas to be welded where laser welding is to be performed. | 05-13-2010 |
20100140233 | Laser processing apparatus,laser processing temperature measuring apparatus,laser processing method,and laser processing temperature measuring method - The object is to provide a laser processing apparatus, a laser processing temperature measuring apparatus, a laser processing method, and a laser processing temperature measuring method which can highly accurately detect the processing temperature when carrying out processing such as welding with laser light. A laser processing apparatus | 06-10-2010 |
20100140234 | Device for producing tailored blanks by cutting welding sheets to be joined - The invention relates to a device and a method for producing tailored blanks. The device comprises a workpiece carrier for the sheets ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100147809 | Method of Laser Welding - A method of joining at least one first metal sheet and a second metal sheet by laser welding includes at least partially stacking the at least one first metal sheet and the second metal sheet on top of one another to form an overlap region and welding together the at least one first metal sheet and the second metal sheet in the overlap region along an oscillating line. Welding along an oscillating line creates a longer weld seam in comparison to welding along a straight line, thereby increasing the strength of the weld seam. | 06-17-2010 |
20100155378 | Battery Manufacturing - A method of manufacturing a battery is provided. A cathode assembly is provided, including a cathode and a cathode tab. The cathode tab is welded to a positive terminal of the battery. The areas to be welded are cleaned prior to welding to remove an oxide layer. | 06-24-2010 |
20100176098 | Method of Assembling a Member on a Support by Sintering a Mass of Conductive Powder - In this method, the conductive powder mass is placed on the support, and then the member is placed on the mass and a compression force is applied, urging the member against the mass and the support before heating the mass. The magnitude is increased from an initial value to a first predefined value for agglomerating the mass, which value is less than a plastic deformation threshold of the powder mass. Then, the magnitude is maintained at the first predefined value throughout a predetermined duration for agglomerating the powder mass. Finally, the magnitude is increased from the first value to a second predefined value less than a critical threshold for damaging the member but greater than a minimum threshold for sintering the mass at the predetermined temperature, the second predefined value being greater than the first predefined value. | 07-15-2010 |
20100187206 | Terminal Platforms for Batteries in Implantable Medical Devices - A terminal platform comprising a first terminal block securable to a housing of the battery, a second terminal block configured to electrically connect to a terminal wire of the battery, and an insulating support electrically isolating the second terminal block from the first terminal block. | 07-29-2010 |
20100206856 | LASER WELDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A laser welding method including a step of welding upper and lower metal plates, a step of picking up an image of a molten pool near a molten hole from the side of the upper metal plate during an execution of the welding step, a step of determining whether a welding state of the metal plates is proper or not by analyzing a generation state of the molten pool based on the image picked up in the picking-up step, and a step of adjusting at least one of a parameter of the irradiated laser beams and a feeding speed of the filler wire so that the welding state of the metal plates becomes proper in case the welding state determined in the determining step is not proper. | 08-19-2010 |
20100206857 | Device and Method for Laser Processing - A device for laser processing, in which the device includes: a laser including a resonator, the resonator being configured to generate a laser beam with a predetermined caustic during operation of the device; and an optical element to transform a laser beam generated by the resonator into a transformed laser beam having an annular intensity distribution in a plane perpendicular to a propagation direction of the transformed laser beam during operation of the device, in which the annular intensity distribution extends along the propagation direction of the transformed laser beam, and has, at a minimum diameter of a caustic of the transformed laser beam, a beam radius and a ring width corresponding to 50% of a maximum beam intensity in a radial direction of the transformed laser beam, and a ratio of the ring width to the beam radius is less than 0.6. | 08-19-2010 |
20100213179 | WELDING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A welding system is provided, in which two electrodes are directed at a joint between two work pieces and the electrodes are energized with DC pulse or AC welding waveforms at a controlled waveform phase angle. The systems include a synchronizing controller to synchronize the welding waveforms, and a work point allocation system provides one or more work point values to the welding machines to provide synergic control of the welding according to a user selected system work point value or parameter. The systems and methods further provide for synchronized work point value modulation for the opposite sides of a dual fillet weld. The system and method further provide a high energy heat source that directs intense heat at a portion of the weld joint to improve weld penetration. | 08-26-2010 |
20100219167 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MARGINAL CONNECTION OF SHEET METALS USING A CONNECTING DEVICE FOR LASER OPTICS - A method and to a device are provided for the marginal connection of sheet metals ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100224601 | LASER WELDING METHOD - When a laser beam is incident on a thin film, carbide generated by the heat of the beam is not ejected between respective metallic thin plates. In each of second conductive sections of a metallic thin plate, a slit extends from a welding position to the end of the second conductive section. The second conductive sections are respectively welded to terminals by making the laser beam incident on the respective welding positions of a substrate for the thin film. Thereby, when the beam is incident on a resin, the resin is carbonized by the thermal energy of the laser beam and the resin carbide is ejected from the welded portion, and the carbide is discharged to the outside from the lower end of the second conductive section via the slit of the second conductive section. Thereby, the carbide is not ejected between the adjacent second conductive sections. Consequently, lowering of the insulation resistance between the respective second conductive sections due to the carbide is prevented. | 09-09-2010 |
20100230390 | LASER-WELDING METHOD FOR STACKED WORKPIECES - A laser welding method for stacked workpieces. A laser irradiation diameter that is irradiated on a surface of one workpiece among two stacked workpieces is set such that a laser irradiation diameter at a weld ending-edge portion is equal to or greater than approximately 1.5 times a laser irradiation diameter at a weld starting-edge portion. Thus, at the weld ending-edge portion, the material is melted in a wider area compared to a conventional example, and therefore, the melted material is supplied to the center portion of the weld ending-edge portion while the weld ending-edge portion is solidifying. As a result, a depth of the recess at the weld ending-edge portion can be made shallow enough to guarantee the welding quality of each of the workpieces. | 09-16-2010 |
20100243621 | HIGH-POWERED LASER BEAM WELDING AND ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A welding method and an assembly for performing the method. Articles to be welded are placed together so that faying surfaces thereof face each other, a joint region is defined by the faying surfaces and juxtaposed surfaces of the articles, a shim is between and contacts the faying surfaces, and an edge portion of the shim protrudes from the juxtaposed surfaces. The articles are welded together by projecting onto the joint region a high-powered laser beam that is focused on the juxtaposed surfaces and intentionally unfocused on the edge portion of the shim so that portions of the laser beam are diffracted by the edge portion onto the juxtaposed surfaces. The laser beam and its diffracted portions melt the shim and the faying and juxtaposed surfaces of the articles. Cooling of the articles yields a welded assembly having a weld joint entirely through a through-thickness of the welded assembly. | 09-30-2010 |
20100258540 | SURFACE CRACK SEALING METHOD - A method of sealing a surface crack in a member is provided includes steps of irradiating a region of the member at which the crack is produced with a heating laser beam so as to heat the region to a temperature lower than a melting point of the member, and then irradiating a region of the member at which the crack is produced with a welding laser beam subsequent to irradiation of the heating laser beam so as to heat the region to a temperature higher than or equal to the melting point of the member, thereby sealing an opening of the surface crack of the member. | 10-14-2010 |
20100258541 | METHOD FOR WELDING TIP OF ELECTRODE IN SPARK PLUG - A method of welding a noble metal tip of a spark plug to an electrode is provided. In the method of welding, in a waveform of a power of a laser beam according to a time of the laser welding, a power of a central portion thereof is smaller than those of both end portions thereof. In addition, the waveform of the power of the laser beam according to a time of the laser welding is a trapezoidal waveform which includes: a rising portion in which the power of the laser beam is gradually increased; a power maintaining portion in which the power of the laser beam after the rising portion is maintained uniform; and a falling portion in which the power of the laser beam after the power maintaining portion is gradually decreased. In addition, the waveform of the power of the laser beam according to a time of the laser welding is a triangular waveform which includes: a rising portion in which the power of the laser beam is gradually increased; and a falling portion in which the power of the laser beam after the rising portion is gradually decreased. Accordingly, it is possible to securely attach the electrode tip to a central electrode or a ground electrode. | 10-14-2010 |
20100270275 | LASER WELDING METHOD - The present invention relates to a laser welding method of welding an electrode and a cable core to each other satisfactory by irradiation of a laser beam, even when the core is thin and the area of the electrode is small. The laser welding method welds on a substrate the electrode and the core of a coaxial cable to each other by irradiation of the laser beam. The core is sandwiched between a pressing member and the electrode, while the electrode and the core are brought into contact with each other at a connection section. The pressing member is a member that is transparent to the processing laser beam. A part of the core is molten by radiating the laser beam from the pressing member side. As a result, the electrode and the core are connected with each other. | 10-28-2010 |
20100276402 | WELDING METHOD COMBINING A LASER BEAM AND THE ELECTRIC ARC WITH A CONSUMABLE ELECTRODE FOR ASSEMBLING ABUTTING METAL CONDUITS TO FORM PIPELINE METAL PIPES - The invention concerns a welding device and a welding method, in particular of tubular parts (c | 11-04-2010 |
20100282722 | LASER BEAM WELDING DEVICE AND METHOD - A laser beam welding device having a laser scanner to displace a laser beam along a specified path in a first direction of motion on at least one workpiece. A driving arrangement is provided for driving the workpieces in a second direction of motion so as to increase the relative speed between the laser beam and the workpiece. A laser beam welding method is also provided. | 11-11-2010 |
20100282723 | METHOD FOR LASER WELDING USING A NOZZLE CAPABLE OF STABILIZING THE KEYHOLE - The invention relates to a method for welding with a laser beam, using a welding nozzle comprising: a nozzle body having an axis and including at least an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral wall; an axial cavity extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the nozzle body so as to define an outer channel recessed from the surface of said peripheral wall; and a plurality of inner passages drilled through the nozzle body between the upper and lower surfaces. The laser welding method of the invention provides a dynamic gas jet mechanically interacting with the molten metal bath, and further enables better control of the bath hydrodynamic flows, and thus better laser-welding efficiency. | 11-11-2010 |
20100301022 | METHOD OF LASER-WELDING USING THERMAL TRANSFER DEPOSITION OF A LASER-ABSORBING DYE - Using a thermal transfer technique to transfer a laser-absorbing dye from a transfer medium to a receiving substrate, then activating the dye by exposure to a laser source to affect a weld between the receiving substrate and an adjacent second substrate at a desired joint region. The same laser may optionally be used to both transfer the laser-absorbing dye to a receiving substrate and weld the receiving substrate and the second substrate. | 12-02-2010 |
20100326967 | Laser Weld Process For Seam Welded Electrochemical Devices - A method for making an electrochemical device enclosure is described. The methods comprises the steps of forming first and second casing members; inserting electrochemically active materials within the first casing member; mating the first casing member to the second casing member, thereby forming an interface therebetween; providing a laser welding apparatus comprising a laser; intermittently turning a laser beam on and off while traversing the laser in a first welding pass 360 degrees along the perimeters of the first and second casing members, thereby forming a first intermittent set of welded and unwelded sections at the interface between the casing members; and intermittently turning the laser beam on and off while traversing the laser in a second welding pass 360 degrees along the perimeters of the first and second casing members, thereby forming a second intermittent set of welded sections at the interface between the first and second casing members. The first and second intermitted welded sections combine to provide a complete hermetic seal around and along the circumference of the casing members interface. | 12-30-2010 |
20100326968 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS - A welding method includes sandwiching a first base material and a second base material between a first block and a second block, the first and second base materials being made of a light-transmitting resin, and welding the first and second base materials to each other by making a laser beam enter the second base material through a front surface of the second base material toward the first block from outside an outline of the second block at an acute entry angle with respect to the front surface of the second base material and by focusing the laser beam on the first and second base materials between the first and second blocks. | 12-30-2010 |
20100326969 | LASER NARROW GROOVE WELDING APPARATUS AND WELDING METHOD - A welding apparatus and a welding method are employed for laser narrow groove welding which performs welding scanning a laser beam in the welding direction while feeding a solid filler metal into a narrow groove. The welding apparatus includes a laser beam irradiation head having a mechanism periodically oscillating an irradiation point of the laser beam with a predetermined amplitude in the bottom of the groove, and a filler metal control device having a solid filler metal feeder feeding the solid filler metal to the molten pool formed in the bottom of the groove by the laser beam and adjusting the feeding position independent of a motion of the laser beam irradiation head so that the tip position of the solid filler metal detected is constantly positioned in the center of the groove. | 12-30-2010 |
20110024402 | LASER WELDING APPRATUS AND LASER WELDING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a laser welding apparatus has a laser irradiation head that is arranged in an outer frame and is divided inside into a light source side and an irradiation side by a partitioning member. The apparatus also has a gas jet nozzle that is formed so as to irradiate a portion to be welded with the laser light and jet the inert gas to the portion to be welded; and a welding wire feed pipe that sequentially feeds a welding wire. The apparatus also has a welding wire contact mechanism that includes a measuring means for measuring a distance between the extremity of the irradiation side and the extremity of the welding wire, and is formed so that the extremity of the welding wire is brought into contact with and pressed against the portion to be welded by an elastic member. | 02-03-2011 |
20110031225 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a solar cell module using a laser. In the present invention, a tabbing process for bonding a solar cell and metal electrodes is performed by a local irradiation with a laser, so that the heating area can be localized only to a required zone (bonding area) for the tabbing process, thereby minimizing a direct heating zone which occurs in the process. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the damage such as cracks and breakage due to thermal expansion/contraction of a solar cell which is conventionally configured to have a multi-layered structure made of different materials, to improve the bonding strength and the bonding uniformity, and to reduce the processing time, thereby improving the production efficiency. | 02-10-2011 |
20110031226 | Method for Welding Depending on a Preferred Direction of the Substrate - Welding repairs are often carried out on directionally solidified components that nevertheless do not possess the desired crystallographic surface alignment, which reduces mechanical strength. The method provided selects the direction of travel depending on the crystallographically preferred direction of the substrate such that no more misorientations occur. A laser beam may be used for remelting. | 02-10-2011 |
20110036817 | LASER SEALING OF PACKAGES - A device for welding a plurality of foils to one another by means of a laser, for use in a packaging machine, comprises a clamping unit configured for applying pressure to a plurality of foils in a predetermined area as well as for conducting the laser radiation used for the purpose of welding to this area. A method for welding a plurality of foils to one another by means of a laser in a sealing station comprises welding the foils to one another along a sealing seam by means of the radiation of the laser while pressing them together in the area of the sealing seam. | 02-17-2011 |
20110042361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DUAL LASER BEAM WELDING OF FIRST AND SECOND FILLER METALS - A system and method for laser beam welding at least two adjacent superalloy components involves substantially simultaneous formation of a base weld with a first filler metal placed between the components and cap weld with second filler metal formed over the base weld. A shim is inserted between the components, which may optionally be formed with a groove along the joint surface. A filler wire is fed to a location over the given surface or within the optional groove. Two lasers or a laser and coupled beam splitter supply first and second laser beams that are applied at focal points separated by a predetermined distance (e.g., 0.05-1.5 cm). The first laser beam is used to form a base weld with the first filler metal between the components, and the second laser beam is used to form a cap weld with the second filler metal on top of the base weld. | 02-24-2011 |
20110049112 | COMBUSTION CAP EFFUSION PLATE LASER WELD REPAIR - A process for modifying or repairing a metallic component, such as a combustion cap effusion plate for a gas turbine, is disclosed. The method includes generating a notch or groove in the metallic component and depositing a filler material in the notch or groove. A pulsed laser is applied to the filler material. The pulsed laser has a power, frequency, and pulse width sufficient to apply heat to the metallic component and to the filler material to make at least a portion of the metallic component and the filler material melt in order to weld the filler material to the metallic component and repair or modify the metallic component. Various operating parameters of the pulsed laser can be configured to reduce undesirable heating affects. | 03-03-2011 |
20110056919 | Method for Fusing Curved Surfaces, and a Device - A method for fusing a curved surface of a substrate is provided. An energy beam with an energy source and a curved surface of a substrate are provided. The energy beam and/or the substrate are moved toward one another in order to fuse the curved surface and an orientation of the energy beam in relation to the curved surface is varied during the fusing of the curved surface. | 03-10-2011 |
20110056920 | DISSIMILAR METAL JOINING METHOD - According to a metal joining method of the present invention, first and second dissimilar metals are joined together by interposing between the first and second metal materials a third metal material dissimilar to the first and second metal materials and causing eutectic melting at least either at an interface between the first and third metal materials or at an interface between the second and third metal materials. | 03-10-2011 |
20110073575 | COMPUTER HOUSING - A visually seamless method of joining a first piece of metal and a second piece of metal is described. The first piece of metal is placed in contact with an edge of the second piece of metal. In some embodiments, the edge includes a sacrificial lip. The first piece of metal forming a junction area with the edge of the second piece of metal, applying a forging force to the first piece of metal, the forging force having an effect of creating an extremely tight fit up between the first and the second pieces of metal, welding the first and the second pieces to form an assembly and forming a cosmetically enhancing protective layer on the surface of the assembly, the protective layer obscuring any visible artifacts on the surface of the assembly, the obscured visible artifacts including any discoloration or discontinuity created by the laser welding. | 03-31-2011 |
20110089150 | Method and Apparatus for Welding Workpieces of High-Temperature Superalloys - A welding apparatus for welding workpieces of high-temperature superalloys is provided. The welding apparatus includes a heat source for producing a heat input zone on the workpiece surface, a supplying device for supplying welding filler into the heat input zone and a transporting device for producing a relative movement between the heat source and the supplying device on the one hand and the workpiece surface on the other hand. The welding apparatus further includes a control unit with a control program, which carries out the relative movement in such a way that the welding power and the diameter of the heat input zone are set such that the cooling rate during the solidifying of the material is at least 8000 Kelvins per second. | 04-21-2011 |
20110095003 | FUSION WELDING METHOD AND FUSION WELDING APPARATUS - A fusion welding method includes the steps of: generating a hybrid laser beam obtained by mixing a low-intensity laser beam with a first high-intensity laser beam and a second high-intensity laser beam; moving the hybrid laser beam along a gap between a first member and a second member; and melting the first member and the second member in the periphery of the gap with the hybrid laser beam, and filling the gap with the melt of the first member and the melt of the second member to weld the first member and the second member, wherein the first high-intensity laser beam is applied to the area of the first member to which the low-intensity laser beam is applied, and the second high-intensity laser beam is applied to the area of the second member to which the low-intensity laser beam is applied. | 04-28-2011 |
20110100964 | WELDING PROCESS WITH A CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE PROFILE AND A DEVICE THEREFOR - A welding method in which the power is controlled in accordance with the temperature of the welding point is provided. The temperature of the welding point is lowered in a controlled manner at the end of the method and the temperature of this welding point is measured by a temperature measuring appliance. | 05-05-2011 |
20110100965 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LASER WELDED STEEL PIPE - There is provided a method for manufacturing a laser welded steel pipe in which the status of laser welding is accurately assessed, and the assessment is used to modify welding conditions, so that laser welded steel pipes can be manufactured at a high yield rate and in a stable manner. Irradiation point(s) of laser beam(s), with which the longitudinal edges are irradiated from the side of the outer surface, are monitored from the side of the inner surface of an open pipe, and then conditions of welding with the laser beam(s) are assessed to be kept unchanged if any keyhole is found penetrating out of the inner surface of the open pipe, or modified if no keyhole is found penetrating out of the inner surface of the open pipe. | 05-05-2011 |
20110108530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WELDING - A method and system for creating metal beams utilizes laser welding to fusion weld top and bottom flanges to a metal web in a continuous fashion wherein the flanges and web are fed from coils. The system and method allow custom I-beams or T-beams to be more easily manufactured, as well as allowing the beams to be more economically manufactured with a smaller factory footprint and with a reduced amount of equipment. The system may include a coil feed subsystem, a conveyor, a first laser welder, and a second laser welder. The first and second laser welders weld the metal flange to the metal web along first and second sides, respectively, of the junction of the flange and web as these materials move. The first and second laser welders may be positioned longitudinally along the conveyor such that they simultaneously weld a common longitudinal position along the junction. | 05-12-2011 |
20110139753 | LASER WELDING METHOD FOR STEEL SHEET - The present invention provides a laser welding method for steel sheets. The laser welding method includes irradiating a low heat input laser beam to a weld zone with a uniform welding pattern of a zigzag shape, with a constant pitch, and with a constant welding speed, so that autogenous welding may be achieved without a feed wire, such that cost of material may be reduced and joinability and performance may be improved. | 06-16-2011 |
20110139754 | METHOD OF LASER WELDING A HUB TO A CATHETER SHAFT - A method of attaching a hub such as a breakaway hub to a catheter shaft includes inserting the catheter shaft into a strain relief component of the hub having one or more bosses extending radially away from the strain relief component of the hub. One or more polymeric sleeves are disposed over the strain relief component and are heat shrunk into place, followed by a laser welding process. | 06-16-2011 |
20110168682 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD FOR GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - A laser lap welding method, for a galvanized sheet, includes, irradiating a laser beam while traveling at a laser traveling speed (v) mm/sec which leads a power per volume in unit time (P/øtv) of the laser beam within a range from 0.07 to 0.11 kWsec/mm | 07-14-2011 |
20110174786 | Method for CO2 Laser Welding with a Dynamic Jet Nozzle - The invention relates to a method for the laser welding of metal parts that comprises generating a CO2 laser beam, dispensing a protection gas jet made of said gas or gas mixture in the direction of the junction plane between the parts, melting and evaporating the metal of the metal parts with the laser beam in order to generate a metal vapor capillary with the simultaneous generation of a metal plasma that propagates outside the metal vapor capillary and thus forms a metal plasma plume above said junction plane. The protection gas jet is further directed towards the metal plasma plume forming above the junction plane. The gas jet is preferably directed so that the latter comes flush with the top of the metal plasma plume and impinges on the part(s) at a location where the metal of said parts has not been molten by the beam. | 07-21-2011 |
20110192824 | LASER WELDING OF HIGHLY REFLECTIVE MATERIALS - The invention concerns a method of welding two metal parts together. The first part and the second part are made of metal or metal alloys and the reflectivity of the first part is lower than or equal to the reflectivity of the second part. Typically the first part is made of brass and the second part is made of copper. In the common welding zone, the less reflective part covers the most reflective part, so the laser beam is directed only against the less reflective part. The advantage of this is that the laser beam is not directly in contact with the high reflective part so less energy is reflected away from the welding zone. | 08-11-2011 |
20110192825 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY OF LASER-MACHINING PROCESSES AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM - A method for monitoring the quality of laser-machining processes ( | 08-11-2011 |
20110192826 | Method of Monolithic Photo-Voltaic Module Assembly - An electrically conductive substrate is provided with a predetermined electrical pattern. A solder paste is deposited onto the electrically conductive substrate at pre-defined interconnection locations. A first encapsulant layer provided with a pattern of openings is placed onto the electrically conductive substrate. Back-contact solar cells are placed on the first encapsulant layer so as to have a match of the electrical pattern of the back-contact solar cells with the electrical pattern of the electrically conductive substrate. A second encapsulant layer is placed on the back-contact solar cells with a glass layer placed on the second encapsulant layer. Heat and pressure are applied to the components to cause the encapsulant materials to flow and form a monolithic photovoltaic module. A laser is applied to the solar cell from the side of the glass layer to cause the solder paste to reflow between each interconnection location and its matching connection location on the back-contact solar cell. | 08-11-2011 |
20110215074 | HYBRID WELDING METHOD AND HYBRID WELDING APPARATUS - A first laser beam is radiated to a first radiation position of a welding object while intersecting a wire, and a second laser beam is radiated to a second radiation position that is spaced a predetermined distance from a target position of the wire. Arc welding is performed between the wire and the welding object while radiating the first laser beam and the second laser beam such that the first radiation position, the second radiation position, and the target position are disposed on a welding line of the welding object. In this way, it is possible to prevent the generation of spatter and perform welding at a high rate, without increasing the size of a molten pool. | 09-08-2011 |
20110226746 | Process for Laser-ARC Hybrid Welding Aluminized Metal Workpieces - Process for laser welding at least one metal workpiece ( | 09-22-2011 |
20110240613 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEALED BATTERY - In a method for producing a sealed battery including irradiating a fitting portion between an outer can made of an aluminum-based metal and a sealing plate made of an aluminum-based metal and placed on a mouth portion of the outer can with a laser beam from continuous wave (CW) laser welding equipment for welding and sealing, the laser beam is output for scanning while pulse-modulating the output power of the laser beam in a welding start region, and then the laser beam is output for scanning at a constant output power. The present invention provides a method for producing a sealed battery by which welding start and stop regions are stably welded when an outer can and a sealing plate both of which are made of an aluminum-based metal are welded and sealed by a CW laser beam. | 10-06-2011 |
20110253684 | LASER WELDING TOOL, ARRANGEMENT FOR WELDING TWO WELDING ARTICLES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE ARRANGEMENT - A laser welding tool comprises a first and a second tool part for fixing a first welding article to a second welding article. The two welding articles are arranged at least partially between the two tool parts. The second tool part comprises at least two partial elements which are displaceable independently of one another toward the first tool part for pressing the second welding article against the first welding article. | 10-20-2011 |
20110259858 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LASER DEPOSITION WELDING USING A POWDERY WELDING MATERIAL - An apparatus and method are provided for the laser deposition welding of powdery welding material having increased flexibility and reduced costs, in particular for systems engineering. The powdery welding material is conveyed via a nozzle coaxial with respect to a laser beam directed in a focused manner with a constant focal length onto a processing region of a workpiece through the nozzle onto the processing region. A plurality of optical elements are statically arranged in a laser optical unit for the shaping and beam guidance of the laser beam. The laser optical unit it attached to a processing head and can be moved with the processing head parallel to the optical axis of the laser beam by a first drive. The plane of the focal point can thereby be changed with respect to the workpiece surface and to the size of the surface of the focal point in the processing region. The nozzle can be moved independently of the laser optical unit parallel to the optical axis of the laser beam by a second drive. | 10-27-2011 |
20110259859 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A METAL SHEET WITH A WELDED-ON PIPE - The invention relates to a method for producing a metal sheet ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110266263 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD FOR GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - Provided is a laser lap welding method for a galvanized steel sheet, comprising the steps of: preparing two steel sheets ( | 11-03-2011 |
20110278266 | LASER WELDING METHOD - The method of lap-welding of metal plates using a laser beam, wherein at least one of the metal plates is surface-treated, includes putting a metal plate on the other metal plate and forming a gap between the metal plates so that gas generated at the treated surface at the time weld can be dissipated therethrough. A surface-treated first work and a surface-treated second work are placed one on the other and clamped by means of a clamp with an opening of the clamp centered at the location on the first work to be welded. Then a laser beam is directed to the location to form a weld. The beam is then directed near the inner periphery of the opening to form a heated portion so that the heated portion deflects to form a gap through which the gas generated at the treated surface dissipates thereby reducing gas pressure. | 11-17-2011 |
20110284508 | WELDING SYSTEM AND WELDING METHOD - A welding system has: a welding mechanism, a reception laser light source, a reception optical mechanism, an interferometer, a data recording/analysis mechanism and a data recording/analysis mechanism. The reception laser light source generates reception laser light so as to irradiate the object to be welded with the reception laser light for the purpose of detecting a reflected ultrasonic wave obtained as a result of reflection of a transmission ultrasonic wave. The reception optical mechanism transmits, during or after welding operation, the reception laser light generated from the reception laser light source to the surface of the object to be welded for irradiation while moving, together with the welding mechanism, relative to the object to be welded and collects laser light scattered/reflected at the surface of the object to be welded. | 11-24-2011 |
20110309058 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF IRRADIATION MODULES - Method for the production of irradiation modules, in which a cladding is produced on a reactor housing by a hydroforming method in one work step, and connection parts, bottom termination and flow-guidance geometries are connected to the cladding without additional materials in a device using a laser welding process | 12-22-2011 |
20110315665 | BATTERY CASING MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed is a battery casing manufacturing method which comprises: providing a casing film; providing a casing body; aligning the casing film and the casing body; and connecting the casing film and the casing body by using a welding process. The welding process transmits energy to the predetermined joint area of the casing film and/or the casing body in a non-physical contact way to make them connected. | 12-29-2011 |
20120000892 | HYBRID LASER ARC WELDING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A welding method and apparatus for welding workpieces together by conducting a laser beam welding process on a joint region that includes a weld seam defined by and between faying surfaces of the workpieces, and then conducting a hybrid laser arc welding process on the joint region. The laser beam welding process entails causing a first laser beam to travel along the joint region, penetrate the weld seam and form a weldment. The hybrid laser arc welding process remelts the weldment by simultaneously causing an electric arc and a second laser beam to overlap and travel along the joint region and form a weld pool in the weldment. On cooling, a weld joint is formed within the joint region and its weld seam. | 01-05-2012 |
20120006795 | HYBRID LASER ARC WELDING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A welding method and apparatus for welding workpieces together by conducting a forward hybrid welding process on a joint region that includes a weld seam defined by and between faying surfaces of the workpieces, and then conducting an aft hybrid welding process on the joint region. The forward hybrid welding process simultaneously causes a forward laser beam and a forward electric arc to travel along the joint region, which in combination penetrates the weld seam and forms a weld pool that solidifies to form a weldment. The aft hybrid welding process utilizes an aft electric arc and an aft laser beam to produce a second weld pool that remelts and mixes with the weldment. On cooling, a weld joint is formed that is capable of deeply penetrating the weld seam of the joint region. | 01-12-2012 |
20120024828 | METHOD OF HYBRID WELDING AND HYBRID WELDING APPARATUS - There are provided a laser diode, an irradiating section that applies an output from the laser diode to a base material in the form of a laser beam and thus melts the surface of the base material while moving the laser beam; a wire feeding section that continuously feeds welding wire to a melted portion of the surface of the base material moving along with the movement of the laser beam emitted from the irradiating section; and a wire heating power source that electrifies the welding wire so that the welding wire located in the melted portion of the base material surface is almost melted. In the case of thick plate welding, it is possible to improve operating efficiency and working accuracy, and in the case of welding a hard-to-weld material such as a high-tensile steel board, it is possible to perform welding while preventing deterioration and fracture of metal structure from occurring. | 02-02-2012 |
20120043305 | SELECTIVE THERMAL CONDITIONING COMPONENTS ON A PCB - An embodiment of the invention comprises a method associated with a PCB having a first component, and a second component, that has substantially less thermal mass than the first component. During an initial time period, the PCB and its components are placed at an initial position proximate to a first heat source, which is operable to provide heat energy in accordance with a thermal profile comprising successive phases. After the initial time period, the first heat source is operated during each of the phases in accordance with the thermal profile to selectively apply heat to the PCB and to the plurality of components thereon. During the initial time period or a specified one of the phases, selectively, heat energy from a focused heat source is directed only to the first component, and not to other components. | 02-23-2012 |
20120055909 | METHOD OF LASER-WELDING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a method of laser-welding that can achieve uniform welding of a member with large laser reflectance on a surface thereof A laser welding step (S | 03-08-2012 |
20120061357 | WELDING METHOD INCLUDING WELDING AS A FUNCTION OF AN ASCERTAINED WELDING DISTORTION; WELDING DEVICE INCLUDING A DETECTION UNIT FOR DETECTING A MISALIGNMENT OF THE WORKPIECES; JOINED PART - In a laser welding method for joining a first workpiece to a second workpiece, the first and the second workpieces are brought into contact with each other in a first method step, an intended welding distortion is ascertained in a second method step, and the first and the second workpieces are welded together in a third method step as a function of the welding distortion. | 03-15-2012 |
20120061358 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A STIMULATION LEAD FOR DELIVERING ELECTRICAL PULSES TO TISSUE OF A PATIENT - In one embodiment, a method of fabricating stimulation leads, the method comprises: providing a spool of polymer film; providing a plurality of payout carriers of wires; drawing the polymer film from the spool and the wires from the plurality of payout carriers over a rotating drum, wherein the drum comprises a plurality of grooves over an outer circumferential surface of the drum for directing the wires from the plurality of payout carriers, wherein a distance of each groove from an edge of the drum is varied about the circumference of the drum; bonding the wires to the polymer film while performing the drawing to form an intermediate assembly comprising the polymer film as a carrier with the bonded wires in a repeating pattern along a length of the intermediate assembly. | 03-15-2012 |
20120074106 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WELDED COMPONENT WITH VERY HIGH MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS FROM A COATED LAMINATION SHEET - Plate consisting of a steel substrate ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120097649 | HAND SHIELD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WELDING - A hand-held shield for welding. The shield includes a rigid metal frame for receiving a user's gloved hand. A substantially rectangular plate is detachably engaged over the rigid metal frame forming a shield to cover and protect the user's gloved hands from slags, molten flames and the like that are typically encountered during welding operations. | 04-26-2012 |
20120097650 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD FOR PARTS MADE OF GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - A laser lap welding method for parts made of galvanized steel sheet includes steps of press-forming two parts from galvanized steel sheet such that the two parts include elongated joining regions to be welded together on mutually opposed surfaces thereof and a plurality of protrusions are formed on at least any one of the joining regions of the two parts at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the joining region; retaining the two parts in a state in which the joining regions are overlapped one on the other such that a gap according to a height of the protrusions is formed between the joining regions; and irradiating a laser onto one surface of the overlapped joining regions of the two parts such that the overlapped joining regions are fused and welded by energy of the laser, and zinc gas produced with fusing is discharged through the gap. | 04-26-2012 |
20120097651 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD FOR PARTS MADE OF GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - A laser lap welding method for parts made of galvanized steel sheet includes steps of: press-forming two parts from galvanized steel sheet such that the two parts include elongated joining regions to be welded together on mutually opposed surfaces thereof and a plurality of protrusions are formed on at least any one of the joining regions of the two parts at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the joining region; retaining the two parts in a state in which the joining regions are overlapped one on the other such that a gap according to a height of the protrusions is formed between the joining regions; and irradiating a laser onto one surface of the overlapped joining regions of the two parts such that the overlapped joining regions are fused and welded by energy of the laser, and zinc gas produced with fusing is discharged through the gap. | 04-26-2012 |
20120103950 | WELDING METHOD AND COMPONENT - A process for welding a component in which a recess is filled by welding tracks is provided. The process includes providing a recess with a contour which delimits an outer upper surface of the component with respect to the recess. The welding tracks are laid such that the welding tracks also reach the surface outside a contour of the recess and that a plurality of welding layers are used in order to fill the recess until a last layer protrudes completely beyond the surface. | 05-03-2012 |
20120118863 | STIFFENED PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of forming stiffened plate by welding a plurality of stiffener materials and a steel plate, so that closed cross-sectional structures are secured onto a surface of the steel plate. The stiffener materials are joined to the steel plate as a result of edge portions of the stiffener materials which are in contact with the steel plate by being laser welded at a predetermined welding speed as a result of a laser having a predetermined output being irradiated from a predetermined direction thereon from the external side of the closed cross-sectional structures. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve an improvement in the weld quality when welding stiffener materials onto a steel plate, and to achieve an improvement in fatigue strength. | 05-17-2012 |
20120125899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE QUALITY INSPECTION OF LASER WELDING - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for inspecting the quality of laser welding by monitoring the size of a metal molten pool (i.e., weld metal) during a laser welding process. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for inspecting the quality of laser welding, in which a new type laser welding quality inspection system is implemented in which one sensor signal and one filtered electrical signal of the plasma light can be used to perform a correct welding quality inspection through the development of a filtering method of an electrical signal of the plasma light, thereby facilitating a laser welding quality management and making possible its example application to a vehicle body laser welding process. | 05-24-2012 |
20120125900 | FLUX-CORED WIRE FOR WELDING DIFFERENT MATERIALS, METHOD FOR LASER WELDING OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, AND METHOD FOR MIG WELDING OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS - A flux-cored wire for laser welding or MIG welding different materials, wherein the different materials are aluminum or an aluminum alloy material and a galvanized steel material. The flux-cored wire contains a cylindrical aluminum alloy sheath containing: aluminum, 0.8-1.9 mass % Si, at most 0.1 mass % Mn, 0.1 mass % Mg, and 0.1 mass % Fe; and a flux filled in a space within the sheath and containing 20-60 mass % cesium fluoride, wherein the percentage filling of the flux is 5-20 mass % with respect to the total mass of the flux-core wire. | 05-24-2012 |
20120138585 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR METAL MARK PLATE - A manufacturing method for a metal mark plates is disclosed. In this manufacturing method, a welding flux layer is firstly disposed onto a metal base plate, and a plurality of metal mark parts are arranged on corresponding regions of the metal base plate on which the welding flux layer is disposed. Thereafter, a laser spot welding step is performed to assemble the metal mark parts with the metal base plate by heating the backside of the metal back plate at a location corresponding to the welding flux layer. This manufacturing method therefore provides a fast and stable welding way for manufacturing the metal mark plate. Besides, this manufacturing method can be applied for automatic production and precise mass production could thereby be accomplished. | 06-07-2012 |
20120138586 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COHERENT IMAGING AND FEEDBACK CONTROL FOR MODIFICATION OF MATERIALS - Methods and systems are provided for using optical interferometry in the context of material modification processes such as surgical laser or welding applications. An imaging optical source that produces imaging light. A feedback controller controls at least one processing parameter of the material modification process based on an interferometry output generated using the imaging light. A method of processing interferograms is provided based on homodyne filtering. A method of generating a record of a material modification process using an interferometry output is provided. | 06-07-2012 |
20120145683 | LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND OVERLAY WELDING METHOD - A laser processing system includes a laser processing head, a powder supply device, and a controller. The powder supply device supplies powder to the laser processing head. The laser processing head includes: a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light; and a powder supply unit which receives the powder supplied from a powder supply device to the laser processing head, and can supply the powder to a laser spot on the workpiece. The powder supply unit includes: a powder discharge unit which can discharge the powder toward the laser spot on the workpiece; and a powder-supply control mechanism which controls the amount of the powder to be supplied to the powder discharge unit, by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of the powder supplied from the powder supply device. The controller controls the distributing by the powder-supply control mechanism. | 06-14-2012 |
20120152916 | LASER WELDING QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Welding quality of a welding section W welded by laser welding is determined by acquiring an image of the welding section W and its surrounding region by means of a high-speed camera | 06-21-2012 |
20120160815 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD - A laser lap welding method by irradiating of a laser beam from one side of a plurality of overlapped workpieces ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120187096 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONNECTING THE ENDS OF STEEL TUBES BY MEANS OF ORBITAL WELDING USING A HYBRID TECHNIQUE - The invention relates to a method for connecting the ends of steel tubes by means of orbital welding using a hybrid laser arc technique, with the tubes preferably having wall thicknesses ≧6 mm and more particularly ≧12 mm and diameters of preferably ≧150 mm, the ends of which tubes are connected by one or more welding passes, wherein the laser and arc welding heads as tools are guided over a guide ring fixedly arranged around a tube end in the region of the weld site during the welding and are displaced around the tube diameter. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method, wherein the laser and the arc welding heads are positioned separately on the guide ring and are moved over the tube circumference and controlled independently of one another during the welding process. | 07-26-2012 |
20120205350 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WELDING PARTS WITH SPOT CONTACT OR SHORT LINE CONTACT IN THE JOINING REGION AND JOINING DEVICE - Parts are welded by way of a laser beam, wherein the parts are oriented and fixed relative to each other, a laser beam is introduced into an upper part from above and centered relative to a joint point and fuses only the inner region directly above the joint point, while the upper part and the lower part are pressed against each other and therefore move toward one another, wherein the fused region of the upper part penetrates the material of the particular lower part, which has likewise fused in the meantime. Laser welding makes it possible to weld the parts so as to form products having nearly any type of geometry with much less effort than with resistance welding or capacitor discharge welding. The welding device needs only hold and fix the parts to be welded, and apply the slight surface pressure required. | 08-16-2012 |
20120205351 | STAINLESS STEEL JOINING METHOD - Disclosed is a stainless steel joining method which can make a welding bead narrow and deep and prevent fatigue strength from being lowered due to thermal stress, thereby preventing deformation of a product. A stainless steel joining method comprises: a first step of inserting and disposing a thin brazing filler metal between joining surfaces of two stainless steel pieces; a second step of radiating a laser beam onto the joining surfaces to perform a welding process by a contactless laser welder; a third step of filling the brazing filler metal molten in a brazing furnace between the joining surfaces to perform a brazing process; and a fourth step of cooling the brazing filler metal filled between the joining surfaces. According to the stainless steel joining method of the present invention, since a thin brazing filler metal is inserted between stainless steel base metals and a contactless laser welding operation is performed to joining portions, a welding bead can be formed narrow and deep, making it possible to prevent a fatigue strength from being lowered due to thermal stress and the product from being deformed. | 08-16-2012 |
20120211474 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD - To provide a laser lap welding method including: performing lap welding ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120217228 | COIL MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD - Manufacturing a coil with high precision and high efficiency. Device for manufacturing a coil | 08-30-2012 |
20120234806 | FLASH BUTT WELDING METHOD OF RAIL STEEL - This welding method is a flash butt welding method of a pair of track rail steel pieces, having: a preheating process in which electric current is made to flow for a predetermined time in a state in which the welding surfaces of a pair of track rail steel pieces are forcibly brought into contact with each other, and vicinities of the welding surfaces are heated by resistance heating; a former flashing process in which flashing is partially caused in the welding surfaces, and the welding surfaces are heated by the resistance heating and arc heating of the flashing; and a latter flashing process in which the flashing is furthermore caused throughout the entire welding surfaces, and the entire welding surfaces are uniformly heated by the resistance heating and arc heating of the flashing, in which a latter flashing velocity is 2.1 mm/sec to 2.8 mm/sec in the latter flashing process. | 09-20-2012 |
20120248076 | LASER WELDING METHOD AND BATTERY MADE BY THE SAME - In a laser welding method including irradiating a welding portion between metallic members with a laser beam, the laser welding portion is covered with a cover made of a laser beam transmissive resin, and the metallic members are laser-welded together by irradiating the welding portion with the laser beam through the cover. The cover made of the laser beam transmissive resin may come in contact with the metallic members around the welding portion so that a gap is formed between the cover and the laser welding portion, thereby holding the gap in a hermetically closed state. It is therefore possible to provide a laser welding method between the metallic members for preventing metal particles that have spattered out of the welding portion from dispersing into surrounding areas. | 10-04-2012 |
20120267347 | Method for welding workpieces made of highly heat-resistant superalloys, including a particular mass feed rate of the welding filler material - A welding method for welding workpieces made of highly heat-resistant superalloys is provided. The method includes generating a heat input zone on the workpiece surface by means of a heat source, feeding welding filler material into the heat input zone by means of a feeding device, and generating a relative motion between the heat source and the feeding device on one hand and the workpiece surface on the other hand by means of a conveying device. Furthermore, according to the welding method, the mass feed rate is ≦350 mg/min. | 10-25-2012 |
20120298637 | METHOD OF LASER WELDING TWIP STEEL TO LOW CARBON STEEL - A method of laser welding structures having different steel grades together. The method includes providing a first structure made from a first steel grade and composition and providing a second structure made from a second steel grade composition. The first structure is positioned adjacent the second structure to create a weld zone area wherein at least a portion of the first structure overlaps at least a portion of the second structure. A filler material is selected that has a composition that will create a weld joint between the first structure, the second structure and the filler material such that the weld joint has a predetermined microstructure. The filler material is positioned adjacent the weld zone area. A laser beam is directed at the weld zone area to create a weld joint between the first structure, the second structure and the filler material wherein the weld joint has a predetermined microstructure. | 11-29-2012 |
20120298638 | METHOD FOR WELDING TWO METAL PARTS AND CONNECTING ARRANGEMENT WITH TWO METAL COMPONENTS - A method for welding two metal parts from aluminium alloys with the steps:
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20120298639 | LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDING APPARATUS - A laser welding apparatus includes laser generator, arc generator, wire feeder, filler feeder, filler-feeding-abnormality detector, and controller. Controller stops welding immediately upon receiving a filler-feeding-abnormality signal from filler-feeding-abnormality detector. This can stop welding before the formation of a defective weld bead, and can also prevent the breakage of the welding apparatus. | 11-29-2012 |
20120325786 | WELDING PROCESS AND A WELDING ARRANGEMENT - A welding arrangement and a welding process for forming a weld seam between two edge portions, wherein the edge portions form a Y joint having a root portion and a bevel portion, said root portion being welded by a hybrid laser electric arc welding process including directing a laser beam and an electric arc in a single interaction zone of plasma and molten metal. A hybrid laser electric arc welding head and welding submerged arc welding head are arranged on a common carrier structure for welding the Y joint. | 12-27-2012 |
20120325787 | LASER/ARC HYBRID WELDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDED MEMBER USING SAME - Disclosed are: a welding method capable of increasing the welding speed up to approximately 20 m/min., yet capable of producing good bead configurations and preventing welding defects such as blowholes; and a method of producing a welded member using the welding method. Specifically disclosed is a laser/arc hybrid welding method for butt-welding flat plates of stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy, or butt-welding both ends of a strip-shaped plate of stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy which has been formed into a tubular shape, wherein in the butt welding, the laser beam irradiation and the arc discharge trace the same welding line in such a manner that laser welding is followed by TIG arc welding. | 12-27-2012 |
20130001205 | Lower-Power Laser And ARC Hybrid Welding Method And Device - A low-power laser and arc hybrid welding method includes the steps of matching laser pulses with arc phases, and inducing compress arcs by the laser pulses. A laser peak pulse is triggered from half of the positive half-wave to half of the negative half-wave of alternating arc current. The sum of laser peak pulse width and laser basic pulse width is equal to the time width from a laser pulse triggered point to a negative half-wave end point of the alternating arc current. A welding device for carrying out the method is disclosed. An angle formed by the axis of a laser beam ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130008880 | PULSE LASER DEVICE, TRANSPARENT MEMBER WELDING METHOD AND TRANSPARENT MEMBER WELDING APPARATUS - An inexpensive pulse laser device that outputs a laser pulse capable of welding a transparent member is provided. There is provided a pulse laser device including: a laser light source | 01-10-2013 |
20130026143 | Method for Contactless Laser Welding and Apparatus - A method for contactless laser welding of a plurality of sheets of material stacked upon one another includes simultaneously delivering a laser beam and a stream of fluid through a laser head and further through an end cap which is removably mounted to the laser head. The end cap is configured with a stationary cylinder, which is coupled to the laser head, and a piston movable relative the cylinder. The piston moves in response to a pressure differential generated by the fluid in chambers above and below the piston. Once the pressure equilibrium is reached between the chambers, the pressure in the chamber below the piston is sufficient to reliably press the sheets of material against one another during a laser welding operation. | 01-31-2013 |
20130043225 | LASER PROCESSING HEAD AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF A LASER BEAM - The invention relates to a laser processing head ( | 02-21-2013 |
20130048616 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING LEADER LINE - Disclosed is a method for connecting a core wire of a wire rod covered with an insulating coating and pulled out from a coil component with a substrate by irradiating a laser beam, the method comprising the steps of: (a) forming a bond part between the wire rod and the substrate, the bond part being made of a material having a high optical absorptance for laser beam; and (b) irradiating a laser beam on an area to be connected under a state that at least one of the wire rod and the substrate is being pulled toward the other. | 02-28-2013 |
20130056449 | WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A welding system comprises pieces positioned to form a gap, a filler positioned in the gap, an arc welder positioned and configured to follow the gap and transfer melted material to the vicinity of the gap to create an initial weld pool, and a laser welder positioned and configured to project a beam through the initial weld pool adjacent to the gap to melt a portion of the filler, creating an enhanced weld pool and helping it to fill the gap. A welding method comprises fixing pieces to define a gap, positioning a filler in the gap, applying an electrical arc to at least one of the pieces so as to transfer melted material to the vicinity of the gap and thereby create an initial weld pool, and projecting a laser beam through the initial weld pool adjacent to the gap to melt a portion of the filler. | 03-07-2013 |
20130062326 | METHOD OF BONDING A MEMBER TO A SUPPORT BY ADDITION OF MATERIAL, AND DEVICE FOR ARRANGING TWO ELEMENTS, ONE ON THE OTHER - A method having a step of heating a mass forming a braze. Before the heating step, the method includes steps of arranging the mass and the member on the support. In particular, it includes a step of positioning the mass on the support and a step of applying a first compressive force on the mass so as to compress said mass against the support, the intensity of the first force increasing up to a predetermined first value chosen so as to flatten the mass. Next, the method includes a step of positioning the member on the flattened mass and a step of applying a second compressive force to the member so as to compress said member against the flattened mass and the support, the intensity of the second force increasing up to a second predefined value, the second predefined value being lower than the first predefined value. | 03-14-2013 |
20130068735 | METHOD FOR FORMING METAL MEMBRANE - The present invention provides a method of forming a metal coating having a microstructure as well as a structural member having a metal coating formed by the method. In particular, the invention provides an advantageous method of forming a metal coating in which minute carbides are uniformly dispersed. The method of forming the metal coating of the present invention includes the steps of cladding a surface of the substrate with metal powder by a laser cladding method and forming the metal coating having a microstructure by applying a friction stir processing to the cladded region. | 03-21-2013 |
20130082035 | Surgical Instrument Shafts and Methods of Manufacturing Shafts for Surgical Instruments - A method of manufacturing a shaft of a surgical instrument including forming a proximal segment of the shaft to include one or more features for operably engaging the shaft to a first component of the surgical instrument, forming a distal segment of the shaft to include one or more features for operably engaging the shaft to a second component of the surgical instrument and forming an intermediate segment of the shaft. The proximal segment is welded to a proximal end of the intermediate segment; and the distal segment is welded to a distal end of the intermediate segment. The proximal and distal segments are welded to the intermediate segment such that the one or more features thereof are aligned in a pre-determined orientation relative to one another. | 04-04-2013 |
20130087539 | Method and Device for Forming Solder Deposits - The invention relates to a method for forming solder deposits ( | 04-11-2013 |
20130087540 | LASER-BASED LAP WELDING OF SHEET METAL COMPONENTS USING LASER INDUCED PROTUBERANCES TO CONTROL GAP - A method for laser welding first and second components is provided including moving a laser beam across a portion of a surface of the first component at a speed sufficient to generate protuberances on the surface of the first component by means of a humping effect, juxtaposing said first and second components such that opposed surfaces of the first and second components are separated by said protuberances on the surface of the first component, and laser welding said first and second components by scanning the laser beam in a region in which said surfaces are separated by said protuberances. The height of the protuberances can be controlled by controlling a scanning speed of the laser beam. | 04-11-2013 |
20130098885 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SUSPENSION HAVING LOAD BEAM AND FLEXURE ALIGNED WITH LOAD BEAM AND REFERENCE PIN BLOCK USED FOR THE METHOD - A method manufactures a head suspension by laser-welding the flexure to the load beam at a first welding spot so that a tongue is pressed against a convex portion under predetermined load. The method includes step of forming, before joining the flexure and load beam together, at least one positioning reference hole in each of the flexure and load beam within a circular range that is defined around the first welding spot with a radius equal to a distance between the first welding spot and the projection, laying the flexure and load beam one on another, inserting reference pin into the reference holes, and laser-welding the flexure and load beam to each other at the first welding spot. | 04-25-2013 |
20130105450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A WELDING SEAM OR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE ON A SURFACE OF A METALLIC WORK PIECE | 05-02-2013 |
20130119025 | METHOD OF LASER WELDING - A method of laser welding where two steel sheets are welded by a laser beam after the two steel sheets are overlapped with a predetermined gap is disclosed. | 05-16-2013 |
20130140284 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING OPTICAL DEVICE - A method for fabricating an optical device including: a first step of preparing a carrier having a first area and a second area, both edges of the second area having a wall of a step, one edge of the second area being adjacent to the first area, the first area having a first thickness, the second area having a second thickness larger than the first thickness, a second step of mounting the carrier on a temperature control device after the first step, and a third step of mounting a first optical component on the first area of the carrier after the second step. | 06-06-2013 |
20130140285 | Laser Bonding for Stacking Semiconductor Substrates - Methods and structures using laser bonding for stacking semiconductor substrates are described. In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a trench in a first substrate, and a bond pad on a second substrate comprising active circuitry. A top surface of the bond pad includes a first material. The first substrate is aligned over the second substrate to align the trench over the bond pad. An electromagnetic beam is directed into the trench to form a bond between the first material on the bond pad and a second material at a bottom surface of the first substrate. | 06-06-2013 |
20130146569 | OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF BEAM QUALITY FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING - Systems and methods are provided for adjusting a laser beam applied to a workpiece in a processing operation. A laser processing system receives the laser beam that is associated with a beam quality property. The laser processing system adjusts the laser beam to change the beam quality property based on a characteristic of the workpiece, a characteristic of the processing operation, or a combination thereof. The adjusted laser beam can also be delivered to the workpiece. | 06-13-2013 |
20130168371 | LASER WELDING METHOD - At a plurality of welding positions in an overlap portion of a plurality of members including a high-tensile steel sheet whose carbon content is 0.07 weight % or more, first beads ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130233836 | METHOD & APPARATUS FOR LASER WELDING WITH MIXED GAS PLASMA SUPPRESSION - Machinery and process are disclosed for laser welding. A beam is generated and focused on a discrete work surface, with a distinctive nozzle provided for delivering plasma suppression gas toward the surface. The nozzle has first and second inlets for receiving first and second sources of different plasma suppression gases, respectively. The nozzle has first and second outlets in fluid communication with the first and second inlets, respectively, together directing an externally mixed stream of the gases from the nozzle at an angle of incidence of 35 degrees to 50 degrees relative to the surface to impinge upon the generated plasma. The impinging stream intersects the beam at or above the surface, as the mixed gases are deflected across the beam. The invention saves on helium costs and demonstrably increases weld penetration. | 09-12-2013 |
20130240493 | LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDED MEMBER FOR ENDOSCOPE - In a laser welding method for an endoscope, when the thickness of the plate of an outer cylindrical member is set as h, the thickness of the plate of an inner coil-shaped member is set as h | 09-19-2013 |
20130248499 | METHOD FOR JOINING TWO PARTNERS TO BE JOINED, I.E. CERAMIC AND METAL/CERAMIC MATERIALS, USING A LASER BEAM - The invention relates to a method for joining two partners to be joined at defined joining points, one partner ( | 09-26-2013 |
20130256281 | SOLDER-JET NOZZLE, LASER-SOLDERING TOOL, AND METHOD, FOR LASERSOLDERING HEAD-CONNECTION PADS OF A HEAD-STACK ASSEMBLY FOR A HARD-DISK DRIVE - A solder-jet nozzle for laser-soldering head-connection pads of a head-stack assembly (HSA) for a hard-disk drive (HDD). The solder-jet nozzle includes a body, a central duct, and an outer surface of the body. The body includes a tip configured to deliver a solder ball in proximity to head-connection pads of a head-gimbal assembly (HGA) of the HSA. The central duct is configured to convey the solder ball to the tip. The outer surface of the body includes a first portion, and at least a first flat. The first portion substantially coincides with a conical surface of a cone with axis disposed about along the central axis of the body. The first flat, which is parallel to the central axis, is contiguous with the first portion, and intersects the conical surface of the cone. A laser-soldering tool and a method, for laser-soldering head-connection pads of the HSA are also provided. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256282 | PROCESS FOR JOINING WORKPIECES MADE OF ZINC-CONTAINING ALUMINUM ALLOYS BY LASER BEAM WELDING - The present invention relates to a process for joining workpieces made of zinc-containing aluminum alloys by laser beam welding, in which process a layer consisting of vanadium is introduced into the joining gap between the workpieces to be connected to avoid the formation of pores, and the workpieces are then connected to one another by laser beam welding. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256283 | WELDING METHOD, WELDING DEVICE AND COMPOSITE PART - A welding method, e.g., a laser welding method, for connecting a first workpiece to a second workpiece, includes a first method step in which the first and the second workpiece are brought into contact with each other; a second method step in which a desired welding distortion is ascertained; and a third method step in which the first and the second workpiece are welded to each other as a function of the welding distortion, and/or in which the first and the second workpiece are rotated about an axis of rotation at a rotational speed, the first and the second workpiece being welded to each other as a function of the rotational speed. | 10-03-2013 |
20130270233 | LASER BEAM WELDING - A process is provided for laser beam welding of surface treated steel components. Two steel components, at least one of which is a surface treated steel component, are relatively arranged to form a joint that is to be welded. Using a laser beam, the two steel components are irradiated along the joint so as to heat materials within each of the two steel components to a welding temperature, and thereby form a weld pool. During welding a metallic constituent is introduced into a leading edge of the weld pool, in front of the laser beam along a welding direction. The introduced metallic constituent combines with a species, which is released into the weld pool from the surface treated steel component, to form a compound that is stable within the weld pool at the welding temperature. | 10-17-2013 |
20130292364 | Capacitor Discharge Weld For Connecting Tubular Twist Beam Profiles To Cast Trailing Arm Via Adapter Ring - A suspension component for a vehicle includes a cast iron body, a high strength steel tube and an adapter ring. The adapter ring includes a protrusion engaged with a face of the cast iron body. The protrusion is heated to a plasticized state as a capacitor is discharged through the protrusion and the face. The adapter ring is welded to the body upon cooling of the adapter ring. The high strength steel tube is fixed to the adapter ring. | 11-07-2013 |
20130299469 | DOUBLE SIDED WELDING METHOD - When welding from both sides of a weld part where a first member and a second member, which are the objects being joined, face each other is performed by first welding performed from one side and second welding performed from the other opposite side from that first welding, heat quantity adjustment, that adjusts the quantity of heat input to the weld part for the second welding, which is performed after the first welding, is carried out such that an amount of welding distortion that is the objective arises. | 11-14-2013 |
20130313233 | METHOD FOR FIXING A COMPONENT IN A CASING AND ASSEMBLY HEREOF - A method of fixing a functional component ( | 11-28-2013 |
20130313234 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INSPECTION PROBE - This is to provide a method for manufacturing an inspection probe in which qualities of a bonded portion of the inspection probe constituted by bonding wire rods including different metals are improved. The method for manufacturing an inspection probe is configured by bonding a first wire rod | 11-28-2013 |
20130334182 | CORE SHROUD CORNER JOINTS - A core shroud is provided, which includes a number of planar members, a number of unitary corners, and a number of subassemblies each comprising a combination of the planar members and the unitary corners. Each unitary corner comprises a unitary extrusion including a first planar portion and a second planar portion disposed perpendicularly with respect to the first planar portion. At least one of the subassemblies comprises a plurality of the unitary corners disposed side-by-side in an alternating opposing relationship. A plurality of the subassemblies can be combined to form a quarter perimeter segment of the core shroud. Four quarter perimeter segments join together to form the core shroud. | 12-19-2013 |
20130341312 | Method for Eye-Safe Laser Welding - A welding tool is configured with a housing enclosing a fiber laser system which is operative to produce a weld seam for connecting two workpieces. The fiber laser system includes a focusing optic configured to focus the output beam of the system so that it propagates through an elongated slit formed in the bottom of the housing. The fiber laser system is capable to move along a predetermined path extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the slit and limited by the perimeter thereof. The output beam od generated only when the slit sits upon at least one of the workpieces. | 12-26-2013 |
20140008333 | WELDING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Methods and apparatus for welding a component to fill a groove therein. The method entails simultaneously projecting an electric arc and at least first and second laser beams into the groove. The electric arc melts and deposits a filler material in the groove while the first and second laser beams are projected onto opposite first and second walls, respectively, of the groove. The axis of each of the first and second laser beams is oriented at an acute angle relative to the respective wall thereof. | 01-09-2014 |
20140008334 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING CONSUMABLE DURING HOT WIRE - A system and method for use in brazing, cladding, building up, filling, overlaying, welding, and joining applications is provided. The system includes a first laser beam system which directs a first laser beam at a surface of at least one workpiece to create a molten puddle on the surface and a wire feeder which advances a consumable to the molten puddle so that the consumable contacts the molten puddle. The system also includes a power supply which outputs a heating signal and the heating signal is directed to the consumable to heat the consumable prior to the consumable entering the puddle. The system further includes a second laser beam system which directs a second laser beam at the consumable prior to the consumable entering the puddle and a controller which controls an output of each of the power supply and the second laser beam system. | 01-09-2014 |
20140008335 | METHODS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS FOR JOINING MATERIALS AND RESULTING ARTICLES - A method, article of manufacture, and system for joining different materials is described. In a principal embodiment, two articles, for example different metals, are placed in proximity to one another with an interfacial area. One article is heated using a laser that is scanned across from a point remote from the interface to a point at or just short of the interface. In embodiments, the interfacial bond region is characterized by a homogenous mixed phase region with very low to substantially no brittle intermetallics. | 01-09-2014 |
20140021176 | METHOD OF JOINING TWO COMPONENTS USING A WELDING PROCESS - The present disclosure provides an improved welding process for joining two components of which at least one comprises a brass alloy. In one exemplary embodiment, an intermediate part that includes a metal material different from a brass alloy may be arranged between the components such that it is in contact with the components in marginal regions. The intermediate part may then be heated during the welding process such that it enters into a connection having material continuity with the components in the marginal regions. | 01-23-2014 |
20140027413 | DUAL-WIRE HYBRID WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WELDING - A dual-wire hybrid welding system includes a hybrid welding apparatus having laser, electric arc welder and second wire feeding device. Electric arc welder includes first wire feeding device for feeding first wire. Second wire feeding device is arranged and disposed to feed a second wire to electric arc welder. Laser and electric arc welder are arranged and disposed to direct energy toward at least two adjacent components along a joint and first wire is a consumable electrode fed into joint to establish molten pool generated by both laser and arc welder with first wire. Second wire is fed to molten pool to form a common molten pool. Common molten pool is operable to provide a full penetration weld with less total heat input to join the at least two adjacent components without cracking the components at a high constant weld speed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027414 | HYBRID WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WELDING - A hybrid welding system including a hybrid welding apparatus and method of welding are provided. The hybrid welding apparatus includes a laser, an electric arc welder with a non-consumable electrode and a wire feeding device. The electric arc welder provides an electric arc without feeding a welding wire. The wire feeding device is arranged and disposed to feed a wire to a treatment area, which is located between the projections of laser beam and the electric arc. The laser and the electric arc welder are arranged and disposed to direct energy toward at least two adjacent components to form a common molten pool. The wire is fed by the wire feeding device into the common molten pool created by the laser and the electric arc. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027415 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL HYBRID WELDING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING - An adaptive control hybrid welding system including hybrid welding apparatus, control system connected to hybrid welding apparatus, and seam tracker connected to control system is provided. Hybrid welding apparatus includes a laser and an electric arc welder. Laser and electric arc welder each have adjustable welding parameters. Control system modifies welding parameters of laser and electric arc welder, and spacing between laser beam and arc of welder. Seam tracker is operable to measure seam property of adjacent workpieces prior to welding. Seam tracker is operable to send signals to control system in response to the measured seam property. Control system modifies welding parameters based on signal from seam tracker and adaptive control hybrid welding apparatus joins adjacent workpieces having variable gap sizes of up to 2.5 mm with full penetration welds. Also provided is a method of controlling the adaptive control hybrid welding system. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027416 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR - An exemplary method for manufacturing a rotor is disclosed. A fixture is firstly made. The fixture includes a base, a column extending upwardly from the base, and an annular protrusion extending upwardly from the column. A slot is defined in the column. A shaft is inserted in the slot. A hub is made and disposed on a top face of the annular protrusion. The hub includes a cover and a sidewall extending downwardly from the cover. The shaft contacts a center of the cover. A laser beam is used to illuminate the center of the cover to thereby weld the shaft with the cover. | 01-30-2014 |
20140034621 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF HOT WIRE JOINT DESIGN FOR OUT-OF-POSITION WELDING - A method and system is provided for welding, using a laser-hot-wire welding system, in an out-of-position state, where the weld joint has a narrow groove opening but the groove of the weld joint has a wider portion than that between the workpiece surfaces than at the groove opening through which the welding operation is directed. | 02-06-2014 |
20140034622 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NARROW GROVE WELDING USING LASER AND HOT-WIRE SYSTEM - A system and method for narrow groove welding is provided. The system includes at least one laser emitting a laser beam to heat at least one of a first workpiece and a second workpiece to create at least one molten puddle. The system also includes at least one wire feeder feeding at least one wire to the at least one molten puddle. An edge of the first workpiece and an edge of the second workpiece are configured such that an alignment of the workpieces forms a first groove and a second groove. The first groove and the second groove are formed on opposite sides of the workpieces. For each groove, its depth is 50% to 75% of a thickness of the first workpiece or the second workpiece, a gap width at a surface of the workpieces is 1.5 to 2 times a diameter of the at least one wire, and a sidewall angle is a range of 0.5 to 10 degrees with respect to a centerline of the respective groove. | 02-06-2014 |
20140034623 | SWITCHABLE SPECIAL EFFECT SUBSTANCES - A process for altering the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by one or more compounds of the general formulae (I) | 02-06-2014 |
20140048518 | LASER WELDING APPARATUS AND LASER WELDING METHOD - A laser welding apparatus generates laser by a laser oscillator, converges the laser by a condenser lens, and applies the laser to an upper sheet and a lower sheet superposed together so as to weld the upper sheet and the lower sheet to each other. According to this apparatus, by laser irradiation, a melt pool Y is formed in the upper sheet and the lower sheet superposed together. Furthermore, by laser irradiation, the melt pool Y is caused to flow, and the upper sheet and the lower sheet are welded together. | 02-20-2014 |
20140054273 | Systems and Methods for Dual-Weave Welding - A dual-weave welding system is disclosed. The system may have a first welding device configured to create a weld joint in a gap between two or more work pieces by moving a first welding component along a first weaving path. The system may also have a second welding device configured to create the weld joint in the gap by moving a second welding component along a second weaving path. The system may further have a controller that sends commands to control the movement of the first welding device and the second welding device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140061171 | HYBRID WELDING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Hybrid welding apparatuses include a laser that produces a leading laser beam, and, an arc welder that produces a trailing backhand weld arc, wherein the leading laser beam and the trailing backhand weld arc are directed towards a common molten pool, and wherein the trailing backhand weld arc trails the leading laser beam as the leading laser beam progresses in a weld direction. | 03-06-2014 |
20140076864 | BOROSCOPE AND A METHOD OF LASER PROCESSING A COMPONENT WITHIN AN ASSEMBLED APPARATUS USING A BOROSCOPE - A boroscope includes a working head having first and second ends. A first optical fibre extends through the boroscope to a position between the first and second ends. A second optical fibre extends through the boroscope to the second end of the working head. A laser optical fibre extends through the boroscope. At least one lens is arranged between the first end and the second end of the working head and a mirror is gimballed to the second end of the working head. The laser optical fibre directs laser light transmitted through the laser optical fibre onto the lens and then onto the mirror. A first LED is arranged at a position between the first end and the second end of the working head and a second LED is arranged at the second end of the working head and an actuator devices adjust the position of the mirror. | 03-20-2014 |
20140076865 | LASER WELDING METHOD - A laser welding method includes emitting two laser beams along a weld line from an upper surface side of a workpiece, the two laser beams being transmitted through different optical fibers and having in-focus spot diameters of 0.3 mm or larger; emitting the laser beams such that a leading laser beam of the two laser beams and a trailing laser beam of the two laser beams are each inclined toward a direction in which welding proceeds at an incident angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the workpiece, the leading laser beam being ahead of the trailing laser beam on the upper surface of the workpiece in the direction in which welding proceeds, the trailing laser beam being behind the leading laser beam; and setting the incident angle of the leading laser beam to be larger than the incident angle of the trailing laser beam. | 03-20-2014 |
20140076866 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR JOINING COMPONENTS BY MEANS OF ENERGY BEAM WELDING - The invention relates to a method for joining a first component ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140124488 | METHOD OF LASER WELDING - A method of laser welding is disclosed. The method may be performed after an upper steel plate and a lower steel plate are overlapped. The method may include: forming a molten pool at the upper steel plate and the lower steel plate and welding the upper steel plate and the lower steel plate by irradiating a laser beam of focal region to a welding portion of the upper steel plate and the lower steel plate along a main welding pattern; and melting a peripheral portion of a keyhole formed at an end of the main welding pattern and welding the upper steel plate and the lower steel plate by irradiating the laser beam of the focal region along a fine welding pattern added to an end portion of the main welding pattern. | 05-08-2014 |
20140124489 | Hybrid Welding Method of Laser Welding and Arc Welding for T-Joint - A hybrid welding method of laser welding and arc welding for a T-joint in which a rib as one member to be welded abuts orthogonally onto a surface of a flange as other member to be welded includes forming a groove portion on a lateral surface of the rib that is an abutting part between the rib and the flange forming the T-joint; forming a flat part at a bottom part of the groove portion formed in the abutting part between the rib and the flange; and performing a hybrid welding using both laser welding in which the groove portion A with this flat part therein is irradiated with a laser beam, and arc welding, to form weld beads of weld metal in the groove portion A, so that welding together the flange and the rib forming the T-joint. | 05-08-2014 |
20140144893 | WELDING A JOINT - Methods for welding a joint are disclosed herein. One example of the method involves welding the joint between two workpieces. Energy is focused onto the joint to weld the joint. The focus of the energy moves relative to the joint. A vaporized material is displaced from a keyhole created by the welding. The vaporized material is vaporized by the energy. A pool of molten material is formed adjacent the keyhole during operation of the energy at the joint. The pool of molten material is manipulated by displacing a portion of the molten material from a near end of the pool and from lateral sides of the pool to a far end of the pool. The far end of the pool is distal to the near end. | 05-29-2014 |
20140175068 | REMOTE LASER WELDING - A method of laser welding a first part to a second part including: shining a pointer laser, redirected by a bending mirror, to form a laser beam directed toward the first and second parts to create a laser stripe on the parts; detecting the laser stripe with a camera that is coaxially located and receives an image along an axis defined by the laser beam; processing the image with a camera processor to detect a location of the feature; automatically adjusting a laser welding system to account for the location of the feature; and activating a welding laser, directed through the bending mirror, to weld the first part to the second part. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175069 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LASER WELDED STEEL PIPE - Provided is a method of efficiently manufacturing a high-quality laser welded steel pipe at a high yield ratio while occurrence of underfill is prevented. Specifically, welding is performed using multiple laser beams each having a spot diameter of 0.3 mm or larger on an upper surface of an open pipe (a surface of a steel strip), the plurality of laser beams being arranged such that the sum of spot lengths of the plurality of laser beams, the spot lengths extending perpendicularly to a welding line, on the surface of the steel strip is 0.5 mm or larger and such that a distance between spot centers of the plurality of laser beams in a direction of the welding line falls within 5 mm. | 06-26-2014 |
20140197142 | MONOLITE PISTON LASER WELDING SPATTER CONTROL - An exemplary system and method for welding a piston assembly includes a piston assembly having a cooling gallery and a loose granulated medium positioned therein. The cooling gallery is formed by a piston body and a cooling gallery ring, and a welder such as a laser welder is positioned proximate the assembly to weld the piston body to the cooling gallery ring. During welding, the assembly is rotated and the loose granulated medium is caused to remain in a gravitationally low portion of the cooling gallery. The weld is formed in an area proximate the loose granulated medium such that weld spatter emitted during welding is emitted into the loose granulated medium. | 07-17-2014 |
20140197143 | MOVEMENT METHOD FOR RE-MELTING CRACKS - Re-melting the material of a component transversely to the propagation direction of a crack in the component, providing a welding beam on the component and moving the welding beam at least transversely over the crack for re-melting the material, and more material is re-melted and increasing the strength of the re-melted crack. | 07-17-2014 |
20140209576 | USE OF ELEVATED PRESSURES FOR REDUCING CRACKS IN SUPERALLOY WELDING AND CLADDING - A superalloy component, such as gas turbine blade or vane, is structurally welded by placing the component in an isolation chamber. Inert gas is introduced into the chamber. The substrate is welded in the chamber, creating a weld zone. Pressure is applied directly on the weld zone that is greater than atmospheric pressure. Application of such pressure increases the weld zone ductility and reduces likelihood of solidification cracking and strain age cracking, compared to weld zones formed at atmospheric pressure. In some embodiments an isostatic pressure chamber is used to apply isostatic pressure on the weld zone. In other embodiments the welding is performed by laser welding or cladding, TIG welding electron beam welding or autogenous welding. | 07-31-2014 |
20140209577 | CLADDING OF ALLOYS USING FLUX AND METAL POWDER CORED FEED MATERIAL - A metal cladding process utilizing a feed material ( | 07-31-2014 |
20140263210 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A STATOR MODULE OF A FAN - A manufacturing method in which laser welding is used to weld multiple posts of a protection structure with multiple splits of the silicon steel sheet assembly of a stator module. The manufacturing method has high welding precision and excellent sealing effect. Also, the welding time is shortened and the thermal deformation is reduced. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284313 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SHAFTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SHAFTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A method of manufacturing a shaft of a surgical instrument including forming a proximal segment of the shaft to include one or more features for operably engaging the shaft to a first component of the surgical instrument, forming a distal segment of the shaft to include one or more features for operably engaging the shaft to a second component of the surgical instrument and forming an intermediate segment of the shaft. The proximal segment is welded to a proximal end of the intermediate segment; and the distal segment is welded to a distal end of the intermediate segment. The proximal and distal segments are welded to the intermediate segment such that the one or more features thereof are aligned in a pre-determined orientation relative to one another. | 09-25-2014 |
20140305916 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR PLATE-SHAPED WORKPIECE - A method of processing a plate-shaped workpiece includes: a positioning step of mounting the plate-shaped workpiece on a support plate; a joining step of irradiating an outer peripheral portion of the plate-shaped workpiece mounted on the support plate with a laser beam to form a fusion bond region where the plate-shaped workpiece is fusion-bonded to the support plate at the outer peripheral portion of the plate-shaped workpiece, thereby fixing the plate-shaped workpiece onto the support plate; and a processing step of processing the plate-shaped workpiece after the joining step. | 10-16-2014 |
20140332508 | PROCESS OF LASER WELDING WITH A CALIBRATION UNIT WITH REFRACTION MEANS - Provided is a laser welding process, including: emitting and propagating a laser beam having a diameter of between 30 pm and 1.5 mm along a first optical axis; refracting said laser beam including deviating the faster beam along a second optical axis that is different to said first optical axis; and moving the laser beam simultaneously with said refracting step, comprising rotating said laser beam in relation to an axis of rotation substantially parallel to said first optical axis maintaining the arrangement of said second optical axis constant with respect to said first optical axis, wherein said moving step, said second optical axis is moved in a feed direction so as to execute a helicoidal weld bead, and said rotation is performed at a speed of between 10 Hz and 500 Hz, and in that said laser beam has a diameter of between 30 pm and 1.5 mm. | 11-13-2014 |
20140339205 | VACUUM SEALING METHOD FOR HEAT INSULATING VESSEL - A method for preparing a heat insulating vessel comprises: providing a container comprising an outer wall, an inner wall, an interlayer between the outer wall and the inner wall, and an orifice in the outer wall; covering the orifice with a sealing piece; evacuating air through the orifice so as to create a vacuum between the outer wall and the inner wall; and sealing the orifice with the sealing piece by laser welding to provide the heat insulating vessel. | 11-20-2014 |
20150008215 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT TO A FRAME - A method and a device for the material-fit connection of an optical element to a frame are disclosed. | 01-08-2015 |
20150048066 | GLOW PLUG WITH PRESSURE SENSOR - A glow plug ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150048067 | TOOLS FOR MAKING RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLES - A tool for making retroreflective articles comprises (a) a substrate comprising a patterned surface comprising an array of microstructured retroreflective elements and (b) a welding seam through at least a portion of the array. An optically degraded area adjacent the welding seam on the patterned surface has a width of about 400 μm or less. | 02-19-2015 |
20150048068 | LASER WELDING MACHINE AND LASER WELDING METHOD USING THE SAME - A laser welding machine includes: an elevator that is capable of sliding an elevating platform; a pressing actuator that is fixed to the elevating platform at a base part of the pressing actuator and has a tip slidably connected to the base part and pressing a conductive upper terminal toward a conductive lower terminal; a laser oscillator; a machining optical device that is fixed to the elevating platform and has a lens to focus the laser light emitted from the laser oscillator; a position detector that detects a vertical positioning of the pressing actuator; a counter that receives an output of the position detector and delivers position information; and a control circuit that controls, based on the received signal from the counter, the elevator, the pressing actuator, and the machining optical device, and controls operation of the laser oscillator. | 02-19-2015 |
20150090701 | Developing Device, Blade Assembly, and Developing Device Manufacturing Method - A method for welding a developing blade to a supporting member may include increasing a relative movement speed of a welding laser and a developing blade, along a moving direction. The method may include maintaining, upon the welding laser reaching the developing blade, the relative movement speed and initiating irradiation of the welding laser toward the developing blade and the supporting member. | 04-02-2015 |
20150122783 | LASER CLADDING WITH A LASER SCANNING HEAD - A method for laser cladding a material onto a surface of a machine component using a laser scanning head with laser scanning optics is disclosed. The method includes forming a molten bead of cladding material by directing a beam with the laser scanning optics over a bead scan on the machine component. The method also includes directing the beam with the laser scanning optics over a secondary scan on the machine component, the secondary scan being offset from the bead scan at a predetermined distance on the machine component. | 05-07-2015 |
20150144605 | HYBRID WELDING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIALLY OFFSET COMPONENTS - Hybrid welding methods include directing a laser beam from a laser onto a first component that is vertically offset from a second component, and, directing a weld arc from an arc welder onto a weld joint between the first component and the second component to weld the first and second components together. | 05-28-2015 |
20150144606 | Method and System for the Remote Laser Welding of Two Coated Sheets - A method is provided for the remote laser welding of two coated sheets, wherein by way of a scanner, a laser beam is directed at the sheets to be connected to each other and guided on the sheets. The sheets are connected to each other by producing an end fillet weld on a lap joint. The continuous production of the weld is recorded by a camera and, if necessary, the path of the laser beam is corrected and adapted to a target weld course on the basis of an automatic evaluation of the recorded images. | 05-28-2015 |
20150298255 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING STRUCTURE - A welding method for joining together a plurality of welding objects by overlapping the plurality of welding objects and performing laser welding includes forming a weld by forming a plurality of nuggets along a virtual closed curve on the welding objects, by laser welding. A ratio of a diameter of the nuggets to a pitch dimension between the nuggets that are adjacent to each other is larger than 1/2 and no more than 1. | 10-22-2015 |
20150298257 | LASER WELDED STRUCTURAL FENDER INNER BLANK FOR MASS OPTIMIZATION - An inner fender panel for a structural fender of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The panel includes an outer surface configured for attachment to the inner surface of an outer panel of the fender and an inner surface; the inner panel comprising a plurality of abutting inner fender panel sections that are joined to one another, each inner fender panel section having a thickness, at least two abutting inner fender panel sections having thicknesses that are different. A structural fender for an automotive vehicle is also disclosed. The fender includes a formed outer panel having a viewable outer surface and an inner surface. The fender also includes a formed inner fender panel as described comprising a plurality of abutting inner fender panel sections that are joined to one another, each inner fender panel section having a thickness, at least two abutting inner fender panel sections having thicknesses that are different. | 10-22-2015 |
20150306702 | Method For Laser Welding One Or More Workpieces Of Hardenable Steel In A Butt Joint - A method for laser welding of one or more workpieces made from press hardenable steel, in a butt joint, in which the workpiece or the workpieces have a thickness of at least 1.8 mm and/or a jump in thickness of at least 0.4 mm arises at the butt joint including supplying filler wire into a molten bath generated by a laser beam. In order to ensure that the weld seam can reliably harden into a martensitic structure during the hot forming (press hardening), the filler wire contains at least one alloy element from the group of manganese, chromium, molybdenum, silicon and nickel, wherein the at least one alloy element is present in the filler wire with a mass proportion that is larger by 0.1% by weight than the mass proportion of the element in the press hardenable steel of the workpiece or the workpieces. | 10-29-2015 |
20150306708 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A WORKPIECE FOR SUBSEQUENT LASER WELDING AND METHOD FOR JOINING WORKPIECES THROUGH LASER WELDING WITH LAP JOINT - In a method for preparing a workpiece for subsequent laser welding, a recessed structure in the form of at least two grooved line elements is formed by a laser beam in a surface of the workplace, with the line elements having a common starting point from which the laser beam moves onwards to produce the line elements. Solidifying material melt of the workpiece is hereby accumulated in an area of the starting point to produce a nub-like elevation sized to extend out beyond the surface of the workpiece. | 10-29-2015 |
20150314392 | Method for Stitch-Welding a Front Flange Joint - The invention relates to a method by which stitch welds ( | 11-05-2015 |
20150336212 | LASER WELDING METHOD - A laser welding method includes: projecting a laser beam onto irradiation regions on plural metallic workpieces such that a weld section is formed when the workpieces are joined by laser welding, the weld section being formed of plural nuggets, and each of the irradiation regions being formed with each of the nuggets. The nuggets are sequentially formed by sequentially projecting the laser beam onto the irradiation regions that respectively correspond to the nuggets. The laser beam is projected onto each of the irradiation regions such that an amount of input heat from the laser beam that is projected onto each of the irradiation regions to the workpiece is reduced as the nuggets are sequentially formed. | 11-26-2015 |
20150343563 | WELDING METHOD HAVING WELDING POWER DEPENDING UPON THICKNESS - The invention relates to an a priori calculation of the laser power on the basis of heat conduction, wherein the power is specified depending upon thickness along the welding trace, such that a constant thickness of a welding trace is achieved. | 12-03-2015 |
20150360319 | Laser Welding Apparatus and Laser Welding Method - A laser welding apparatus that welds a butted interface of a workpiece by laser light irradiation while successively feeding the workpiece having the butted interface to a welding position includes an X- and Y-axis scanner that scans laser light outputted from a laser light source in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction which are orthogonal to each other, a measuring device that measures a dimension along the butted interface, and a scanner control device that controls driving of the X- and Y-axis scanner so as to weld the butted interface by laser light irradiation. | 12-17-2015 |
20150360320 | LASER WELDING APPARATUS AND LASER WELDING METHOD - A laser welding apparatus for joining a first member and a second member together by laser welding includes: a first laser beam applying device that applies a laser beam to a border area between the first member and the second member; and a second laser beam applying device that applies a laser beam to a laser beam application spot of each of the first member and the second member, the laser beam application spot being located ahead of a laser beam application spot to which the laser beam is applied by the first laser beam applying device, in a laser welding forward direction. | 12-17-2015 |
20150360321 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING FUEL SUPPLY PIPE, AND FUEL SUPPLY PIPE ASSEMBLY DEVICE - Provided are a method for assembling a fuel supply pipe of which a joint portion between a pipe body and a short cylindrical member has a high strength and which has high anti-corrosion performance, and a device for assembling the pipe. Specifically, while a laser beam in a defocused state is being emitted to impinge on an end portion of the pipe body that overlaps the short cylindrical member, the pipe body and the short cylindrical member are rotated through one complete turn relative to the laser beam, thereby melting the entire periphery of the end portion. While the laser beam in a defocused state is being emitted to impinge on the melted end portion, the pipe body and the short cylindrical member are rotated through at least one further complete turn, thereby joining by welding the end portion to the outer periphery of the short cylindrical member. | 12-17-2015 |
20160001400 | Remote Laser Heating Systems and Methods - Systems and methods are provided for laser heating in a fluid environment ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160008928 | METHOD OF BUTT-WELDING A COATED STEEL PLATE | 01-14-2016 |
20160016259 | OPTIMIZATION OF MELT POOL SHAPE IN A JOINING PROCESS - There is provided a process for welding that includes applying a first amount of energy 118 and a second amount of energy 122 to a substrate 105 effective to provide a melt pool 100 comprising a curvilinear and/or curviplanar solid/liquid interface 103 about at least a trailing edge region 106 and within a depth (D) of the melt pool 100. | 01-21-2016 |
20160016260 | BUTT JOINTED CLOSED SECTION HOLLOW STRUCTURAL ELEMENT - A method is provided which forms a closed section hollow structural element by performing the following steps which include press forming an upper sheet metal component configured with two primary parallel downstanding interface flanges; press forming a lower sheet metal component configured with two primary parallel upstanding interface flanges; complementarily trimming the downstanding interface flanges and the upstanding interface flanges using five-axis laser cutting; and butt welding the interface flanges of the upper and lower sheet metal components to one another to form a continuous hollow structural element of variable cross section. | 01-21-2016 |
20160016262 | LASER WELDING PROCESS - A laser welding process for welding together metal sheets. For example, this process could be used to weld together dual-phase steel sheets, such as DP980 steel. A laser welding machine with selectable amplitude and pitch values is provided. The laser beam is moved along a sinusoidal path at the welding site to weld together sheets. | 01-21-2016 |
20160016610 | AUTOMOBILE STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An automobile structural member ( | 01-21-2016 |
20160023307 | Process for Manufacturing a Gamma Titanium Aluminide Turbine Component - A process for manufacturing a turbine engine component includes the steps of: providing a powder containing gamma titanium aluminide; and forming a turbine engine component from said powder using a direct metal laser sintering technique. | 01-28-2016 |
20160031028 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT BOND BETWEEN A FERROUS ALLOY AND AN ALUMINIUM OR AN ALUMINIUM ALLOY - A process for establishing a permanent bond between a first part made of a ferrous alloy and a second part made of aluminum or of an aluminum alloy, comprises: a step of stacking a plurality of parts comprising the first part and the second part; and a heating step in which the heat produced by a heat source is transmitted to the second part through the first part, the heating step being carried out so as to cause the bond to be established between the first part and the second part by melting at least one of the stacked parts. | 02-04-2016 |
20160031039 | LASER APPARATUS FOR WELDING - A laser apparatus for welding is disclosed. The laser apparatus includes: a laser optic head adapted and configured to modify a spot size of a laser beam oscillated by a laser oscillator and to project the laser beam into a joining portion of joining members, wherein the laser optic head is adapted and configured to modify the spot size to selectively perform brazing or welding. A method of selectively brazing or welding according to one or more exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: providing a laser apparatus of as described herein; and actuating the laser optic head to modify the spot size of the laser beam and project the laser beam into the joining portion of the joining members to selectively perform brazing or welding. | 02-04-2016 |
20160039046 | Method of Beam-Type Joining - The invention relates to a method for joining workpieces by a processing beam, wherein a first workpiece and a second workpiece are interconnected at a joint by means of the processing beam under heating and wherein thermal images are being captured by means of a thermal imaging camera; each of the thermal images comprises a first thermal imaging section, which characterizes the temperature distribution of the first workpiece, and a second thermal imaging section, which characterizes the temperature distribution of the second workpiece. | 02-11-2016 |
20160045970 | Methods for Joining Two Blanks and Blanks and Products Obtained - Methods for joining a first blank and a second blank are disclosed, wherein at least one of the first and second blanks comprising at least a layer of aluminum or of an aluminum alloy. Methods may comprise selecting a first portion of the first blank to be joined to the second blank, and selecting a second portion of the second blank to be joined to the first portion; welding the first portion to the second portion, while supplying a metal powder to a weld zone, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the blanks and the metal powder in the weld zone are melted during welding and the metal powder is mixed with the melted first and second portions, and wherein the metal powder is an iron based powder comprising gammagenic elements. The disclosure further relates to blanks and products obtained using such methods. | 02-18-2016 |
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20160059001 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An implantable medical lead may include a longitudinally extending body, an electrical conductor, an electrical component, and a weld. The longitudinally extending body includes a distal end and a proximal end. The electrical conductor extends through the body between the proximal end and the distal end. The electrical component is on the body and includes a sacrificial feature defined in a wall of the electrical component. The sacrificial feature includes a region that continues from the wall of the electrical component and a side that is isolated from the wall of the electrical component via a void defined in the wall of the electrical component. The weld is formed at least in part from at least a portion of the sacrificial feature. The weld operably couples the electrical component to the electrical conductor. | 03-03-2016 |
20160074964 | TURBOCHARGER SHAFT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A method can include co-axially locating a turbine wheel and a shaft where a force applicator applies an axially directed force to the turbine wheel, where the turbine wheel transfers at least a portion of the force to shaft and where a rotatable shaft collet supports the shaft; rotating the rotatable shaft collet; energizing at least one laser beam; and, via the at least one laser beam, forming a weld between the turbine wheel and the shaft. | 03-17-2016 |
20160101485 | METHOD FOR GAS METAL ARC WELDING (GMAW) OF NITRIDED STEEL COMPONENTS USING CORED WELDING WIRE - A method for gas metal arc welding a first component formed of nitrided steel to a second component with reduced porosity in the weld is provided. A welding wire including a core surrounded by a tube is used to weld the components. The material of the core is formed of mild steel including 0.7 to 3.0 wt. % aluminum and 0.7 to 1.5 wt. % titanium. The material of the tube is formed entirely of low carbon steel. During the weld process, the nitrogen from the nitrided steel combines with the aluminum and titanium of the welding wire to form aluminum nitride and titanium nitride, instead of nitrogen bubbles which lead to high porosity. The method can be used to weld components used in automotive applications, for example to weld a ring gear and can of a flexplate, but alternatively could be used for another automotive or non-automotive applications. | 04-14-2016 |
20160136755 | LASER WELDING APPARATUS AND LASER WELDING METHOD - Provided is a laser welding apparatus that performs welding by irradiating a laser beam onto a welded part, the laser welding apparatus including: a shielding gas supply unit that supplies a shielding gas to the welded part; a gas feed rate controlling unit that controls a flow rate of the shielding gas; a light intensity measurement unit that measures a light intensity of plasma light emitted from the welded part; and a rate-of-change calculation unit that calculates a rate of change of the light intensity measured by the light intensity measurement unit. The gas feed rate controlling unit controls, according to the calculated rate of change of the light intensity, the flow rate of the shielding gas supplied to the welded part. | 05-19-2016 |
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20160184928 | LASER WELDING HEAD AND PROCESS - A laser welding head is configured to fasten under a focusing lens for focusing the laser and including at least one annular nozzle for injecting a protective gas, and a protective chamber for protecting the focusing lens with a transverse flow of air. The annular nozzle is arranged around an unobstructed optical axis passing through the laser welding head. The chamber for protecting the focusing lens with a transverse flow of air includes air admission and air exhaust in register with the air admission in a plane substantially perpendicular to said optical axis. The laser welding head is configured to be fastened against the focusing lens without any lateral opening between the focusing lens and the protective chamber. The head presents a distance of at least 100 mm between an outlet of the annular nozzle and the protective chamber. | 06-30-2016 |
20160184929 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY CONVEYING AND BUTT-WELDING SHEET METAL PARTS AND USE OF SAID METHOD - To increase cycle time, and therefore to lower production costs, in the industrial production of welded sheet metal parts—in particular tailored blanks for the automotive industry —the invention describes a method based on a constant-speed conveying system and a flying optics system, which method manages without complex cooling of the hot weld seam and uses means for holding the workpieces on one side with a high force on the conveyor belt. In this way it is possible greatly to reduce the negative influence the blank spacing has on the cycle time of the machine. Overall, fewer drives are required in the machine and it is possible for a simplified machine concept to be employed without detriment to the quality of the blanks to be welded. | 06-30-2016 |
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