Abstract:
Apparatus is provided for ultrasonic welding of wires which include a welding tip of a standard shaped readily machineable cross section with no concave surfaces. The welding tip is rotatable about an ultrasonic horn to present several alternative available worksurfaces. The worksurface in use defines a wall of the compression chamber into which wires to be welded are inserted. An anvil, a support, and a gathering tool each define an additional surface of the compression chamber. The position of each of these elements is adjustable thereby allowing for adjustment in two dimensions of the cross section of the compression chamber. This allows for the welding of various sizes or numbers of wires.
Abstract:
An apparatus for joining of two electric conductors, preferably strands or the like, with an easy adaptation to different conductor sizes without having to cover the conductors to be joined with a sleeve. The apparatus comprises a sonotrode (58) generating ultrasonic oscillations, as well as at least one serving as an anvil (60, 62), where the sonotrode on its circumferential surface has at least one recess (68, 70 76, 78) being adapted to conductors to be joined, which recess is starting fron a lateral face of the sonotrode along which an area (76, 78) of the anvil can be moved, said area having a projection (72, 74) adapted to the recess, and where in the position of sonotrode and anvil for joining the conductors, the recess and the coordinated projection are defining a hollow space representing a compression chamber, running parallel or almost parallel to the oscillation axis of the sonotrode and being open on its front faces for inserting the conductors.
Abstract:
Both fully automated and semi-automated methods and apparatus are described for producing armored rod saws by progressively coating a rod or wire substrate with a slurry of a flux paste adhesive and brazing metal powders, overcoating the latter with abrasive particles, followed by fusion of the brazing metal coating thence cooling same to solidify the brazing metal into a thin layer bonded to said substrate and partially embedding said abrasive particles therein with said particles projecting therefrom to provide a myriad of sharp cutting edges.
Abstract:
The method comprises deforming the end of the wire as by heating it above the melting point with a laser beam and permitting it to solidify into a sphere to raise the vaporization point of the end. The wire is placed into contact with the component and the wire and the component are heated by a laser beam to provide a fusion weld.
Abstract:
FIRST AND SECOND LASERS HAVING DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS ARE FOCUSED ON THE SAME SPOT SO THAT THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS CAN BE EMPLOYED ON THE SAME SPOT. FOR EXAMPLE, A SOLID-STATE LASER CAN MELT A SPOT ON A WORKPIECE, AND A FLUID-STATE LASER CAN MAINTAIN THE LIQUID SPOT. A POSITIONING AND FEEDING TABLE IS PREFERABLY EMPLOYED TO LOCATE THE SPOT ON THE WORKPIECE AT WHICH THE COMBINATION OF THE LASERS IS ACTIVE.
Abstract:
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLDERING ELECTRICAL LEADS TO TERMINALS OF A MAGNETIC CORE AND COIL ASSEMBLY. THE METHOD INCLUDES THE STEP OF MOVING A CORE AND COIL ASSEMBLY PAST A FLOW OF SOLDER TO SOLDER THE LEADS AND TERMINALS. PREDETERMINED LENGTHS OF LEADS ARE POSITIONED ADJACENT TO TERMINAL PADS ON THE ASSEMBLY. WITH THE LEADS HELD IN PLACE, THE TERMINALS AND LEADS ARE WETTED AS AT LEAST THE ENDS OF THE LEADS TRAVERSE THE CREST OF A CASCADE OF SOLDER. THE DIRECTION OF THE SOLDER FLOW IS CONTROLLED SO THAT SOLDER WILL NOT CONTACT THE CORE AND COIL. IN THE APPARATUS, A RAIL OF A CONVEYOR BOTH SUPPORTS THE TERMINAL PADS AND GAUGES THE LENGTH OF LEAD INSERTED IN THE TERMINALS. THE CONVEYOR INCLUDES A TROUGH ALONG WHICH THE FREE ENDS OF THE LEADS MAY SLIDE. THE CONVEYOR MOVES THE ASSEMBLY ALONG A SOLDER EMITTING ORIFICE. AS THE TERMINALS TRANSVERSE THE ORIFICE AT LEAST THE ENDS OF THE LEADS CONTACT THE FLOW OF SOLDER TO WET THE ENDS OF THE LEADS AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE TERMINALS WITH MOLTEN SOLDER.
Abstract:
995,678. Welding by pressure. BRITISH WELDING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. April 20, 1964 [April 22, 1963], No. 15781/63. Heading B3R. In joining two lengths of wire a wire insert is rotated between the ends of the lengths under light contact pressure and after stopping the rotation the pressure is increased to friction weld the insert between the lengths. A length of wire 1 is held in a fixed clamp 2, a length of wire 3 is held in a movable clamp 4 and a wire insert 6 is held between the three jaws of a collet 7 which are held in place by helically slotted sleeves 8, 9 drawn together by bolts 10. The insert is rotated through the sleeves 8, 9 which are driven by rollers 11, 12, 13 and faces of the wire insert and lengths are held under pressure. When the welding temperature is reached the rotation is stopped and a forging pressure is applied. The collet and sleeves are removed from the wire. In a modification the sleeves are tapered and are engaged by tapered rollers. The wires may be of carbon or stainless or rust-resisting steels.
Abstract:
An ultrasonic welder is provided which automatically recognizes and reliably welds varying weld zone sizes of material The welder comprises a base, a transducer, a tip, an anvil, a gathering tool, and an actuator for moving both the anvil and gathering tool to define a weld zone. An encoder reads movement of the actuator and a microprocessor determines weld zone size to control the transducer for maximizing weld efficiency. Preferably, a horn is mounted between the transducer and tip and the horn is dynamically mounted along an axis of the transducer to transmit the maximum amount of ultrasonic energy to the weld. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of operating an ultrasonic welder to automatically recognize and reliably weld varying weld zone sizes.