Abstract:
For butt-welding, which includes bringing joining end surfaces (50 and 51) of a cup member (12a) and a shaft member (13a) into abutment against each other and radiating a high energy intensity beam from a radially outer side, the shaft member (13a) has a recess (52 or 53) on a radially inner side of the joining end surface (51) to obtain a welded portion (49) having a closed hollow cavity on a radially inner side after butt-welding. The joining end surface (50) (protruding surface (50a)) of the cup member (12a) protrudes toward a radially inner side with respect to an inner diameter (E) of the joining end surface (51) of the shaft member (13a). With this, a welded portion (74) of an outer joint member (11) of a constant velocity universal joint (10), which is manufactured by joining the cup member (12a) and the shaft member (13a), can be improved in strength and quality.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of manufacturing an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint, which is constructed by forming a cup section having track grooves, and a shaft section, and by welding a cup member and a shaft member, the method including: forming the cup member and the shaft member of medium carbon steel; preparing a cup member having a cylindrical portion and a bottom portion integrally formed by forging, and a joining end surface in a machining step; preparing a shaft member having a joining end surface formed in a machining step; bringing the joining end surface of the cup member and the joining end surface of the shaft member into abutment against each other; welding the cup member and the shaft member by radiating a beam; and performing, after the welding, an ultrasonic flaw detection-inspection step.
Abstract:
A method for joining a valve member for use within a valve, the method including brazing a body portion having a head and a base, the base having a bore extending a depth therein, to a leg portion having a shaft, the shaft having a distal end, a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a plurality of legs extending radially and axially therefrom and away from the proximal end, the brazing including placing a braze material between the bore and the proximal end, inserting the proximal end into the bore such that a portion of an outer surface of the proximal end is adjacent to an inner surface of the bore, and heating at least the adjacent surfaces to a braze temperature.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an installation (1; 100; 200) for producing reinforcement cages for tower segments of wind turbines, wherein a reinforcement cage comprises substantially horizontally oriented ring elements (13, 14) and substantially vertically oriented stiffening elements (27; 127). According to the invention, the installation comprises a holding region (7), which is adjusted to hold the, preferably inner, substantially horizontally oriented ring elements (13) of the reinforcement cage, a first handling robot (3; 61; 103; 203) for providing and positioning the stiffening elements, and a second handling robot (21; 121; 221) for connecting the ring elements to the stiffening elements.
Abstract:
Providing a seam welding apparatus that is uninfluenced by the surface state and entire shape of a workpiece is a problem the present invention. To solve the problem, the seam welding apparatus (10) includes a pair of rotating electrodes (31, 32), an electrode supporting frame (37), a distance measuring means (50), and a controller (43). The electrode supporting frame supports the pair of rotating electrodes (31, 32). The distance measuring means is provided on the electrode supporting frame and measures a distance to an edge (61a) of the steel plate (61). The controller (43) controls the robot (20) to adjust a running direction of the rotating electrodes (31, 32) so that a deviation comes into zero when a distance actually measured by the distance measuring means (50) deviates from a predetermined distance. Thereby, it is accomplished that the seam welding apparatus is downsized as well as uninfluenced by the surface state and/or shape of workpiece (steel plate (61)).