FRICTION WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210023649A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US16982644

    申请日:2019-03-15

    摘要: A friction welding apparatus is provided, which includes a tool, a rotary driver, a linear driver, and a control device. The control device controls the linear driver and the rotary driver so that the tool is rotated while a tip-end part thereof is pressed against a to-be-joined part of a to-be-joined object to increase a temperature of the to-be-joined part at or above an A1 transformation point, the tip-end part of the tool reaches a given first position so that a softened second member sticks into a softened first member, and the tool is drawn out from the to-be-joined part while the tool is rotated.

    FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING METHOD AND FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190314927A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-17

    申请号:US16313785

    申请日:2017-06-26

    摘要: A method of performing friction stir spot welding of a plurality of steel plates, includes the steps of: friction stirring a spot welding portion of the plurality of steel plates by pressing a tool against the spot welding portion while rotating the tool, to plasticize the spot welding portion by friction heat; cooling the spot welding portion to cause martensitic transformation to occur in the spot welding portion, after the step of friction stirring the spot welding portion; and tempering the spot welding portion by the friction heat by re-pressing the tool against the spot welding portion while rotating the tool, after the step of cooling the spot welding portion.

    FRICTION STIR JOINING DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME AND JOINT STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20210339337A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17282634

    申请日:2019-10-10

    IPC分类号: B23K20/12 F16B5/08

    摘要: A friction stir joining device includes a tool, a rotary driver, a linear-movement driver, and a control device. The control device is adapted to (A) dispose so that a first member opposes to the tool, and the first member, a second member and a third member are located in this order, (B) control the linear-movement driver and the rotary driver so that a tip-end part of the tool presses a joined part of a to-be-joined object while the tool is rotated, (C) control the linear-movement driver and the rotary driver so that the third member softened extends above an upper surface of the second member, and the tip-end part of the tool reaches a first position, and (D) control the linear-movement driver and the rotary driver so that the tool is drawn out from the joined part while the tool is rotated.

    FRICTION STIR SPOT JOINING APPARATUS AND FRICTION STIR SPOT JOINING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20180304401A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US15770226

    申请日:2016-10-14

    IPC分类号: B23K20/12

    摘要: A friction stir spot joining apparatus for spot-joining a pair of plate members by friction stirring with a tool's pin portion includes an advancing and retracting driving device configured to advance and retract the tool to and from plate members, a rotationally driving device configured to rotate the tool, and control device configured to control advancing and retracting driving device and rotationally driving device. The control device executes joining control of pushing pin portion into plate members while the tool is rotated and causing pin portion to pressurize plate members, and executes heat dissipation control of reducing at least one of a rotation speed and a tool's pressurization force more than in the joining control while tool is rotated and pin portion is kept pushed into plate members after joining control and separating tool from plate members after the pin portion's surface temperature becomes less than an oxidation onset temperature.

    FRICTION STIR TOOL CONTROL METHOD AND FRICTION STIR DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240293889A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18275763

    申请日:2022-02-07

    IPC分类号: B23K20/12

    CPC分类号: B23K20/123 B23K20/125

    摘要: A friction stir tool control method is a control method for controlling an operation of a friction stir tool by supplying a necessary drive electric current to a drive source of the tool. The control method includes obtaining a pressurizing force change ratio by comparing a set pressurizing force predefined as a pressurizing force at plunging of the tool into a workpiece with an actual pressurizing force occurring at actual plunging of the tool into the workpiece by supplying a drive electric current for generating the set pressurizing force to the drive source. The drive electric current is regulated in accordance with the pressurizing force change ratio so that the actual pressurizing force comes to the set pressurizing force, and the drive source is driven with the regulated drive electric current.

    JOINING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220362889A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17623883

    申请日:2020-06-18

    摘要: A joining system (100) of the present invention is for joining a joining target (W) including first, second, and third members (W1), (W2), (W3), and includes a welder (101), a friction stir welding machine (102), and a controller (110) that: (A) causes the welder (101) to weld the second and third members (W2), (W3); (B), after (A), causes the joining target (W) to be placed at the friction stir welding machine (102) so that the first member (W1) is opposed to a distal end of a tool (10); and (C), after (B), controls a linear motion driver (7) and a rotation driver (8) so as to, while pressing the distal end of the tool (10) to the joining target (W), rotate the tool (10) around an axis, so that the softened second and third members (W2), (W3) intrude into the softened first member (W1), thus joining the joining target (W).

    FRICTION STIR SPOT JOINING APPARATUS AND FRICTION STIR SPOT JOINING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20180297145A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-18

    申请号:US15770221

    申请日:2016-10-14

    IPC分类号: B23K20/12

    摘要: A friction stir spot joining apparatus includes a tool configured to be brought into contact with or separated from a surface of a second plate member on the opposite side to a first plate member of the first and second plate members that are overlaid on each other, a driving unit configured to rotationally drive the tool around its axis, a position adjusting unit configured to adjust a relative position between the tool and the second plate member, a control unit configured to control the driving unit and the position adjusting unit, and a breakage detection unit configured to detect breakage of the tool by controlling the control unit to dispose the tool at a contact position with the second plate member or a predetermined pushed position at one joining position.