ROTOR AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME
    41.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180198352A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-12

    申请号:US15404433

    申请日:2017-01-12

    摘要: A method of forming a rotor includes isolating a bridge area of an electrical steel lamination. The bridge area is disposed between a first portion of the electrical steel lamination and a second portion of the electrical steel lamination that is adjacent to the first portion. Each of the first portion, the second portion, and the bridge area has an initial hardness, and the electrical steel lamination has an initial magnetic permeability. After isolating, the method includes hardening only the bridge area so that the bridge area has a treated hardness that is greater than the initial hardness. Concurrent to hardening, the method includes decreasing the initial magnetic permeability at only the bridge area.

    Electrode for spot welding
    42.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09925617B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-27

    申请号:US13953017

    申请日:2013-07-29

    IPC分类号: B23K11/30 B23K11/11 B23K35/02

    摘要: Spot welding electrodes with generally dome shaped welding faces are provided with surface features for welding both aluminum alloy sheet assemblies and steel sheet assemblies. A raised circular plateau is formed on the central axis of the dome and, in one embodiment, a suitable number of round bumps are formed in concentric spacing from adjacent the circumference of the plateau toward the circular edge of the welding face. For welding steel workpieces the plateau mainly serves as the engaging feature of the electrode. Both the plateau and concentric bumps are used in penetrating light metal surfaces for suitable current passage. In another embodiment, the domed surface is shaped with concentric terraces for engagement with the workpieces.

    WELDING ELECTRODE CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20170225263A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-10

    申请号:US15418771

    申请日:2017-01-29

    IPC分类号: B23K11/30 B23B5/16

    摘要: A cutting tool that can simultaneously cut and restore asymmetric weld face geometries of two welding electrodes that are subject to different degradation mechanisms is disclosed along with a method of using such a cutting tool during resistance spot welding of workpiece stack-ups that include dissimilar metal workpieces. The cutting tool includes a first cutting socket and a second cutting socket. The first cutting socket is defined by one or more first shearing surfaces and the second cutting is defined by one or more second shearing surfaces. The first shearing surface(s) and the second shearing surface(s) are profiled to cut and restore a first weld face geometry and a second weld face geometry, respectively, that are different from each other upon receipt of electrode weld faces within the cutting sockets and rotation of the cutting tool.

    ELECTRODE FOR RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING OF DISSIMILAR METALS
    46.
    发明申请
    ELECTRODE FOR RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING OF DISSIMILAR METALS 有权
    电极焊接电极用电极

    公开(公告)号:US20150231729A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-20

    申请号:US14181020

    申请日:2014-02-14

    IPC分类号: B23K11/20 B23K11/30 B23K11/11

    摘要: A method of spot welding a workpiece stack-up that includes a steel workpiece and an aluminum alloy workpiece involves passing an electrical current through the workpieces and between welding electrodes that are constructed to affect the current density of the electrical current. The welding electrodes, more specifically, are constructed to render the density of the electrical current greater in the steel workpiece than in the aluminum alloy workpiece. This difference in current densities can be accomplished by passing, at least initially, the electrical current between a weld face of the welding electrode in contact with the steel workpiece and a perimeter region of a weld face of the welding electrode in contact with the aluminum alloy workpiece.

    摘要翻译: 对包括钢工件和铝合金工件的工件叠层进行点焊的方法包括使电流通过工件和焊接电极之间,其被构造为影响电流的电流密度。 更具体地说,焊接电极被构造成使得钢工件中的电流密度比铝合金工件中的电流密度更大。 电流密度的这种差异可以通过使焊接电极的与焊接工件接触的焊接面和焊接电极的与焊接接触的焊接面的周边区域的至少最初的电流通过, 工件。