公开(公告)号：US09878377B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14846064

申请日：2015-09-04

申请人： Edison Welding Institute, Inc.

发明人： Matthew A. Short ,  Jacob Hay ,  Lance S. Cronley

IPC分类号： B23B37/00 ,  B23B31/02 ,  B23B31/08 ,  B23Q1/00 ,  B23Q11/10

CPC分类号： B23B37/00 ,  B23B31/02 ,  B23B31/083 ,  B23B2240/28 ,  B23B2250/12 ,  B23B2250/16 ,  B23B2260/108 ,  B23Q1/0009 ,  B23Q11/1023 ,  Y10S408/70 ,  Y10T408/23

摘要： An ultrasonic machining module that includes an ultrasonic transducer, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is adapted to receive a machining tool; a vibration-isolating housing adapted to be both compatible with a machining system and to receive the ultrasonic transducer therein, wherein the housing further includes at least one modification for isolating all vibrations generated by the ultrasonic transducer when the device is in operation except axial vibrations transmitted to the machining tool, thereby preventing unwanted vibrations from traveling backward or upward into the machining system; and a connector in electrical communication with the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the connector is operative to supply electrical energy to the ultrasonic transducer, and wherein the connector is adapted to rotate at a predetermined rate of speed.

公开(公告)号：US10234426B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15912831

申请日：2018-03-06

申请人： EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, INC.

发明人： Evgueni I. Todorov ,  Roger L. Spencer ,  Lance S. Cronley

IPC分类号： G01N29/06 ,  G01N29/11 ,  G01N29/26

摘要： A system for non-destructively inspecting brazed joints that includes at least one matrix phased array probe that further includes plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements arranged in an array at one end of the probe, wherein the transducer elements are operative to both generate ultrasonic signals and to receive reflections thereof; and at least one tip adapted to be removably mounted over the array of ultrasonic transducer elements, wherein a region of the at least one tip has been shaped to correspond to the geometric characteristics of an item or a specific portion of an item that includes a brazed joint to be inspected; and a processor running software that includes at least one imaging algorithm for processing data received from the at least one matrix phased array probe and generating color coded ultrasonic C-scan images of inspected brazed joints.