LASER WELDING METAL FOIL STACK TO METAL SUBSTRATE

    公开(公告)号:US20240173800A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18277266

    申请日:2022-01-07

    摘要: A method for laser welding a stack of metal foils to a metal substrate includes securing the stack of metal foils between a surface of the metal substrate and a removable clamp such that a side of the stack, formed by edges of the foils, is located on an interior portion of the surface, and the clamp is set back from the side of the stack. A first laser welding step interconnects the foils with an initial laser-weld joint by serially tracing a plurality of lateral paths along the foil edges with a laser beam. A second laser welding step connects the stack of interconnected foils to the substrate by tracing, with a laser beam, a path along the interface between the initial laser-weld joint and the substrate surface. This two-step laser welding process circumvents the difficulties of welding together materials with highly disparate thicknesses in a single laser-welding operation.

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINED BODY
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230381891A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18317984

    申请日:2023-05-16

    IPC分类号: B23K26/244

    CPC分类号: B23K26/244 B23K2103/10

    摘要: A method for manufacturing a joined body including two plate-like portions, the method including forming a joint part that comprises at least a portion of each of the two plate-like portions and joins the two plate-like portions; and irradiating the joint part with a beam, thereby to perform laser welding. The joint part includes at least one folded part, the at least one folded part is a bent part that is bent so as to be folded back in one of the two plate-like portions. First and second bases are formed at both ends of the bent part to face each other such that at least a portion of the other of the two plate-like portions is arranged between the first and second bases, the other of the two plate-like portions including no bent part.