公开(公告)号：US20060213953A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11422410

申请日：2006-06-06

申请人： Kevin Slattery

发明人： Kevin Slattery

IPC分类号： B23K20/12 ,  B23K31/02

CPC分类号： B29C65/0618 ,  B23K20/1205 ,  B23K33/00 ,  B29C65/4815 ,  B29C65/5057 ,  B29C66/1122 ,  B29C66/1162 ,  B29C66/43 ,  B29C66/8322

摘要： An apparatus and method for joining structural members to form preforms and structural assemblies are provided. The structural members are positioned so that joining surfaces thereof define an angled aperture, such a slot or frustoconical bore, that receives a corresponding joining member. The joining member is urged into the aperture against the joining surfaces and moved, for example, by oscillating or rotating the joining member, to friction weld the joining member to the structural members. Each structural member can include a clamping portion that is received by a clamping device that prevents the aperture from opening as the joining member is urged into the aperture. A gripping portion of the joining member and the clamping portions of the structural members can be trimmed from the resulting preform to form a finished structural assembly.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于结合构件以形成预制件和结构组件的装置和方法。 结构构件被定位成使得其接合表面限定成角度的孔，这样的狭缝或截头圆锥孔容纳相应的接合构件。 接合构件被推入孔中并抵抗接合表面移动，例如通过使接合构件振动或旋转而移动，从而将接合构件摩擦焊接到结构构件。 每个结构构件可以包括夹紧部分，该夹紧部分由夹持装置接收，当夹持构件被推入孔中时，该夹紧部件防止孔开口。 接合构件的夹紧部分和结构构件的夹紧部分可以从所得预成型件修剪以形成成品结构组件。

公开(公告)号：US20060016854A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-26

申请号：US10897261

申请日：2004-07-22

申请人： Kevin Slattery

发明人： Kevin Slattery

IPC分类号： B23K20/12 ,  B23K37/00

CPC分类号： B23K20/126

摘要： An assembly for positioning a structural assembly for friction stir welding, and a system and method for friction stir welding the structural assembly are provided. The assembly includes a frame defining an aperture therein, and at least one structural member positioned within the aperture. The assembly also includes at least one spacer positioned within the aperture such that the spacer and structural member substantially fill the aperture to secure the structural member within the frame, as well as a substrate secured to the frame and positioned adjacent to the structural member in an overlapping configuration to define an interface between the substrate and structural member. In this configuration, the substrate and structural member are capable of being friction stir welded together.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于定位用于摩擦搅拌焊接的结构组件的组件，以及用于摩擦搅拌焊接结构组件的系统和方法。 组件包括在其中限定孔的框架和位于孔内的至少一个结构构件。 组件还包括定位在孔内的至少一个间隔件，使得间隔件和结构构件基本上填充孔口以将结构构件固定在框架内，以及固定到框架并且以相邻于结构构件定位的基板 重叠配置以限定衬底和结构构件之间的界面。 在该构造中，基板和结构构件能够被摩擦搅拌焊接在一起。

公开(公告)号：US20050084701A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-21

申请号：US10689237

申请日：2003-10-20

申请人： Kevin Slattery

发明人： Kevin Slattery

IPC分类号： B05D1/12 ,  B22F3/00 ,  B32B15/16 ,  C23C4/18 ,  C23C24/04

CPC分类号： B22F3/008 ,  B22F7/08 ,  B22F2998/10 ,  C23C24/04 ,  Y10T428/12014 ,  Y10T428/12229 ,  Y10T428/25 ,  Y10T428/31504 ,  B22F3/04 ,  B22F2201/20

摘要： A preform and method for forming preforms and structural members are provided. The preform can be formed by cold spraying a structural material onto a base member, such that the preform has dimensions approximating the dimensions of the machined structural member to thereby reduce material waste and machining time when forming the structural member from the preform. In addition, the preforms can be plastically deformed to more closely correspond with the desired dimensions of the structural member. Further, hydrogen can be provided in a mixed stream of gas and structural material for spraying, and the resulting structural member can be subjected to a sub-atmospheric pressure to release hydrogen therefrom.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于形成预成型件和结构构件的预成型件和方法。 可以通过将结构材料冷喷涂到基底构件上来形成预制件，使得预成型件具有接近加工结构构件的尺寸的尺寸，从而在从预成型件形成结构构件时减少材料浪费和加工时间。 此外，预成型件可以塑性变形以更接近于结构构件的期望尺寸。 此外，可以在用于喷射的气体和结构材料的混合流中提供氢，并且所得到的结构构件可以经受亚大气压以从其中释放氢。

公开(公告)号：US20070186507A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-16

申请号：US11740520

申请日：2007-04-26

申请人： Kevin Slattery

发明人： Kevin Slattery

IPC分类号： E04B1/00

CPC分类号： B23K20/129 ,  B23K20/12 ,  B23K20/1205 ,  B23K20/1215 ,  Y10T403/477

摘要： A structural assembly and a preform and method for forming the structural assembly are provided. The preform can be formed by linear friction welding structural members to a base member and friction welding each structural member to at least one of the other structural members. The resulting preform can be formed with dimensions and a configuration that approximate the dimensions and configuration of the structural assembly. Thus, the structural assembly can be formed by joining multiple members that are generally smaller than the finished assembly.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于形成结构组件的结构组件和预制件和方法。 预成型件可以通过线性摩擦焊接结构构件形成到基座构件上，并将每个结构构件摩擦焊接到至少一个其它结构构件。 所得到的预成型件可以形成为具有近似结构组件的尺寸和构造的尺寸和构造。 因此，结构组件可以通过连接通常小于成品组件的多个构件来形成。

公开(公告)号：US20070090155A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US11250082

申请日：2005-10-13

申请人： Kevin Slattery ,  Christopher Swallow ,  Loren Strahm

发明人： Kevin Slattery ,  Christopher Swallow ,  Loren Strahm

IPC分类号： A47J36/02

CPC分类号： B23K20/1205 ,  B23K2101/185

摘要： A method of making tailored blanks in accordance with one embodiment comprises the steps of friction welding a first joining surface of a first structural member having a substantially non-rectangular parallelogram profile to a first portion of a joining surface of a substrate; and thereafter concurrently linear friction welding first and second joining surfaces of a second structural member having a substantially non-rectangular parallelogram profile to a second portion of the surface of the substrate and to a second joining surface of the first structural member respectively. The first and second portions of the surface of the substrate are adjacent. Two or more structural members having a substantially non-rectangular parallelogram profile can be linear friction welded in succession to the substrate and to each other, thereby building a structural assembly having a long flange or other long feature of a desired length.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例的制造定制坯料的方法包括将具有基本上非矩形平行四边形轮廓的第一结构构件的第一接合表面摩擦焊接到衬底的接合表面的第一部分的步骤; 然后将具有基本上非矩形平行四边形轮廓的第二结构构件的第一和第二接合表面同时线性摩擦焊接到基板的表面的第二部分，并分别连接到第一结构构件的第二接合表面。 基板表面的第一和第二部分相邻。 具有基本上非矩形平行四边形轮廓的两个或更多个结构构件可以与衬底和彼此连续地进行线性摩擦焊接，从而构建具有长法兰或所需长度的其它长特征的结构组件。

公开(公告)号：US20070075121A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-05

申请号：US11562180

申请日：2006-11-21

申请人： Kevin Slattery

发明人： Kevin Slattery

IPC分类号： A47J36/02

CPC分类号： B23K20/126

摘要： An assembly for positioning a structural assembly for friction stir welding, and a system and method for friction stir welding the structural assembly are provided. The assembly includes a frame defining an aperture therein, and at least one structural member positioned within the aperture. The assembly also includes at least one spacer positioned within the aperture such that the spacer and structural member substantially fill the aperture to secure the structural member within the frame, as well as a substrate secured to the frame and positioned adjacent to the structural member in an overlapping configuration to define an interface between the substrate and structural member. In this configuration, the substrate and structural member are capable of being friction stir welded together.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于定位用于摩擦搅拌焊接的结构组件的组件，以及用于摩擦搅拌焊接结构组件的系统和方法。 组件包括在其中限定孔的框架和位于孔内的至少一个结构构件。 组件还包括定位在孔内的至少一个间隔件，使得间隔件和结构构件基本上填充孔口以将结构构件固定在框架内，以及固定到框架并且以相邻于结构构件定位的基板 重叠配置以限定衬底和结构构件之间的界面。 在该构造中，基板和结构构件能够被摩擦搅拌焊接在一起。

公开(公告)号：US20060054252A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US10939528

申请日：2004-09-13

申请人： Krishnan Sankaran ,  Richard Lederich ,  Kevin Slattery

发明人： Krishnan Sankaran ,  Richard Lederich ,  Kevin Slattery

IPC分类号： C22F1/04

CPC分类号： C22F1/04 ,  B23K20/1205 ,  B23K20/122

摘要： A method for forming an aluminum alloy article having improved mechanical properties using a solid-state joining process in which the problem of ductility reduction is minimized by conducting a thermal exposure treatment prior to solution heat treatment. This thermal exposure treatment, done at a temperature below the solution heat treatment temperature, releases stored energy in the aluminum-alloy material. The aluminum-alloy material then does not have sufficient energy to cause recrystallization and abnormal grain growth during the subsequent solution heat treatment process. The resultant aluminum-alloy material has a restored mechanical strength with only a minor, but acceptable, decrease in original ductility.

公开(公告)号：US20060037992A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-23

申请号：US10920620

申请日：2004-08-18

申请人： Kevin Slattery

发明人： Kevin Slattery

IPC分类号： B23K20/12

CPC分类号： B23K20/126

摘要： An assembly for positioning a structural assembly for friction stir welding, and a system and method for friction stir welding the structural assembly are provided. The assembly includes an engaging structure and at least one tooling block capable of engaging the engaging structure, as well as a substructure positioned adjacent to the engaging structure and tooling block. The substructure and engaging structure capable of being friction stir welded together to form a butt joint therebetween.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于定位用于摩擦搅拌焊接的结构组件的组件，以及用于摩擦搅拌焊接结构组件的系统和方法。 组件包括接合结构和能够接合接合结构的至少一个工具块，以及邻近接合结构和工具块定位的子结构。 可以将摩擦搅拌焊接在一起的底部结构和接合结构在其间形成对接接头。