公开(公告)号：US12286178B1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US18542407

申请日：2023-12-15

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Terebara Hughes ,  Wuhua Yang ,  William H. Gillespie, IV ,  Miguel Arturo Saez

IPC: B62D65/14 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J15/06 ,  B62D65/02

Abstract: A tool configured for installing trim molding at an installation site. The tool includes: first coupling members configured to couple the trim molding to the tool; second coupling members configured to couple the tool to the installation site; and an actuator configured to move the trim molding off of the first coupling members and onto the installation site when the tool is coupled to the installation site with the second coupling members.

公开(公告)号：US20240217027A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18090102

申请日：2022-12-28

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Chen ZHOU ,  Wuhua Yang ,  John S. Agapiou ,  Terebara Hughes ,  Thiagarajan Chidambareswaran

IPC: B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/046 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/21 ,  B23K37/02

CPC classification number: B23K26/032 ,  B23K26/046 ,  B23K26/0884 ,  B23K26/21 ,  B23K37/0258 ,  B23K2101/36

Abstract: A system for welding together tips of different wires arranged about a motor stator. A scanner control module is configured to operate a three-dimensional scanner to scan the tips of the different wires and measure alignment of the tips in X, Y, and Z directions of a coordinate plane. A system control module is configured to compare the measured alignment of the tips to a predetermined alignment range, and configured to identify a weld schedule for each of the tips that fall within the predetermined alignment range. A laser welder control module is configured to operate a laser welder to weld together only the tips aligned within the predetermined alignment range in accordance with the weld schedule identified by the system control module.