公开(公告)号：US07490750B2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-17

申请号：US10543244

申请日：2004-04-09

申请人： Timothy J Trapp ,  Timothy V Stotler

发明人： Timothy J Trapp ,  Timothy V Stotler

IPC分类号： B23K20/12

CPC分类号： B23K20/126

摘要： The apparatus (50) includes a friction stir welding tool (100), a local clamping means (200), and an interface (300) that joins the tool (100) and the local clamping means (200). The local clamping means (200) is in close proximity to the at least one sidewall (130) of the tool (100) and has a housing (210) and a plurality of contact devices (220). The local clamping means (200) transfers a clamping force to the first and the second components (C1, C2) and holds them firmly in place during welding. The local clamping means (200) includes a plurality of contact devices (220) that may take the form of casters, rollers (222), and ball bearings (224). The location of the contact devices (220) is significant as external clamping is greatly reduced, and often eliminated, as the contact devices (220) are brought into close proximity to the area of the weld.

摘要翻译： 装置（50）包括摩擦搅拌焊接工具（100），局部夹紧装置（200）和接合工具（100）和局部夹紧装置（200）的接口（300）。 局部夹紧装置（200）紧邻工具（100）的至少一个侧壁（130）并且具有壳体（210）和多个接触装置（220）。 局部夹紧装置（200）将夹紧力传递到第一和第二部件（C1，C2），并在焊接过程中将其保持在适当位置。 局部夹紧装置（200）包括可以采取脚轮，滚子（222）和滚珠轴承（224）形式的多个接触装置（220）。 接触装置（220）的位置是显着的，因为当接触装置（220）靠近焊接区域时，外部夹紧被大大地减少，并且经常被消除。

公开(公告)号：US07121448B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-17

申请号：US10651397

申请日：2003-08-29

申请人： Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian ,  Earl Claude Helder ,  Timothy Joseph Trapp ,  Mark Lawrence Hunt ,  Timothy V Stotler

发明人： Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian ,  Earl Claude Helder ,  Timothy Joseph Trapp ,  Mark Lawrence Hunt ,  Timothy V Stotler

IPC分类号： B23K20/12 ,  B23K37/00 ,  B23K31/02

CPC分类号： B23K20/126 ,  B23K20/122 ,  B23K20/1235 ,  B23K37/06

摘要： The present invention provides a friction stir welding apparatus and associated thermal management systems and methods for joining one or more similar or dissimilar materials forming a workpiece along a joint to be welded. The friction stir welding apparatus includes a pin tool apparatus selectively disposed adjacent to and in direct contact with a first surface of the workpiece along the joint to be welded and a heating member disposed adjacent to a second surface of the workpiece along the joint to be welded, the heating member operable for controllably heating at least a portion of the workpiece adjacent to the joint to be welded. The friction stir welding apparatus also includes an annular spindle having an interior portion and an axis, the interior portion of the annular spindle at least partially defining one or more cooling channels, the one or more cooling channels operable for containing a cooling fluid. The friction stir welding apparatus further includes a shoulder disposed adjacent to the annular spindle and substantially aligned with the axis of the annular spindle and a pin tool disposed adjacent to the shoulder and substantially aligned with the axis of the annular spindle. The cooling fluid is operable for cooling at least one of the shoulder and the pin tool.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种摩擦搅拌焊接装置和相关联的热管理系统和方法，用于沿着待焊接的接头接合形成工件的一种或多种相似或不同的材料。 摩擦搅拌焊接装置包括：销工具装置，其选择性地设置为沿着待焊接的接头与工件的第一表面相邻并直接接触;以及加热构件，其沿着待焊接的接头设置在工件的第二表面附近 ，所述加热构件可操作用于可控地加热邻近待焊接接头的工件的至少一部分。 摩擦搅拌焊接设备还包括具有内部部分和轴线的环形主轴，环形主轴的内部部分至少部分地限定一个或多个冷却通道，所述一个或多个冷却通道可操作用于容纳冷却流体。 所述摩擦搅拌焊接装置还包括邻近所述环形心轴设置并与所述环形心轴的轴线基本对齐的肩部和邻近所述肩部设置并基本上与所述环形心轴的轴线对准的销工具。 冷却流体可操作用于冷却肩部和销钉工具中的至少一个。