Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a fastener assembly comprising a stud bolt and a nut member for easily fastening an attachment member to a workpiece to be welded in a short time with high workability even in a narrow space. [Solution] A fastener assembly 1 comprises a stud bolt 5 including a bolt portion and a weld end 3 to be welded to a workpiece 26, and a nut member 7 to be screwed onto the stud bolt. The nut member 7 screwed onto the stud bolt before welding is formed out of an electrically conductive material to allow the welding current to flow onto the stud bolt 5 and weld the nut member 7 to the workpiece to be welded while connected to the stud bolt. An attachment member 19 is disposed on top of the workpiece to be welded 26, and the attachment member is fastened to the workpiece to be welded when the nut member 7 is turned in the fastening direction.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a joining head arrangement (20) for joining components (22,22') to workpieces (24), comprising a housing (30) and a slide (32) which is mounted on the housing (30) and which is movable parallel to a joining axis (36) relative to the housing (30), and comprising at least one component holder (38) on which a component (22') can be held concentrically to the joining axis (36) during a joining operation, and wherein the component holder (38) is arranged on a hinged element (37) which is pivotable on the slide (32) about a pivot axis (40) which is oriented transversely to the joining axis (36) and is skewed relative to the joining axis (36). The present invention also relates to a method of feeding a component (22,22') to a component holder (38) and of joining the component (22) along a joining axis (36) to a workpiece (24).)
Abstract:
A stud welding apparatus includes a power supply and a stud welding tool having a welding head portion and a cable receiving portion. A composite cable having first and second ends is coupled at a first end to the stud welding tool at the cable receiving portion and to the power supply at the second end of the composite cable. If the stud feeder is present, the second end of the composite cable can be coupled to the stud feeder. The composite cable includes a conductor having no individual electrical isolation and at least one control lead electrically isolated from the conductor. The conductor and the at least one control lead are surrounded by an outer non-conductive layer.
Abstract:
A method of welding a stud (11) is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a welding system is provided for a weld stud (11). A further aspect of the present invention employs a weld stud (11) with a substantially conical end section (29). Still another aspect of the present invention includes a welding method, wherein an aluminum or aluminum alloy stud (11) is brought into contact with an aluminum or aluminum alloy base material (14), voltage is applied between the stud (11) and the base material (14), the stud (11) is lifted slightly off the base material (14), an arc is generated, the tip of the stud (11) and the section of the base material (14) to be melted are melted, pressure is applied to the tip of the stud (11) and the section of the base material (14) that has been melted and the stud (11) and base material (14) are welded together, the current is divided into at least three stages and incrementally increased from the beginning to the end while the main arc is generated, and/or the molten tip of the aluminum or aluminum alloy stud (11) is applied under pressure to the molten base material (14) in under five milliseconds after the arc current has been cut off.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a fixing system (10, 40) for fixing a body (12; 42) to a metal component (14; 44), more particularly for fixing a body (12; 42) to a sheet metal such as an automotive body sheet (14; 44). Said system comprises a metal threaded bolt (16; 46), which is fixed to the component (14; 44) by means of short-time arc welding and a fixing nut (18; 48) that is screwed on the threaded bolt (16; 46) and by means of which the body (12; 42) is fixed to the component (14; 44). The strength of the weld joint (22; 52) between the component (14; 44) and the threaded bolt (16; 46) and the strength of the threaded bolt (16; 46) itself are determined relative to one another in such a way as to ensure that the threaded bolt (16; 46) will break before the component (14;44) if a torque (M) exceeding the stipulated torque (Mn) is exerted when the fixing nut (18; 48) is being screwed to the threaded bolt (16; 46).
Abstract:
A new adjustable collet for stud welding employs a plurality of electrically energizable jaws coordinated to firmly grasp studs of various shapes, sizes and orientations while welding them to a work surface. This adjustable collet will also ensure better contact with the stud and thus reduce the likelihood of arcing and faulty welds. Premature collet wear will also be averted by reducing the amount of sliding contact between the collet and the stud.
Abstract:
Das elektrisches Bolzenschweißgerät enthält eine Schweißpistole für einen anzuschweißenden Bolzen an ein Werkstück und ein Steuergerät. Dieses besitzt eine Schweißstromquelle sowie Steller für die Schweißzeit und den Schweißstrom. Die Schweißpistole und das Steuergerät sind über zwei Schweißstromleitungen verbunden. Es ist ein nur die beiden vorhandenen Schweißstromleitungen (5, 6) benutzender Pilotstromkreis vorhanden. Ferner ist eine der Schweißpistole (3) zugeordnete Stellvorrichtung (10) vorhanden, die in diesen Pilotstromkreis eingeschaltet ist. Im Steuergerät (2) ist ein Fühler (9) vorhanden, der abhängig von den von der Stellvorrichtung (10) je nach Betätigung der daran angeordneten Stellern (13, 14) erzeugten Steuersignale die im Steuergerät vorhandene Steuervorrichtung (8) für die Schweißzeit und den Schweißstrom steuert.