公开(公告)号：US20240139855A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18541056

申请日：2023-12-15

申请人： BÖLLHOFF VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GmbH

发明人： Dennis Schröder ,  Bernd Haesler ,  Kilian Doedtmann ,  Stefan Rehling ,  Sergej Hartwig-Biglau ,  Wilhelm Westermann ,  Oliver Schienstock

IPC分类号： B23K11/31 ,  B23K11/11 ,  B23K37/02

CPC分类号： B23K11/315 ,  B23K11/115 ,  B23K11/318 ,  B23K37/0211

摘要： An apparatus of a setting welding device for an auxiliary joining part with a head and a shaft, includes a linear drive fastenable at the setting device and including an element nest at a movable end, in which an auxiliary joining part is releasably receivable from a transfer unit. The element nest is movable by the linear drive in a first direction. The element nest is supported in a floating manner, and is positionable via a mechanical stop alignment in abutment with an electrode punch in the joining direction below the electrode punch. And/or the element nest is connected with the linear drive via a mechanical direction-changing coupling component so that the element nest is movable by the linear drive in a second direction so that the auxiliary joining part is positionable at the joining location, wherein the second direction is not parallel to the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US20240139853A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18384949

申请日：2023-10-30

申请人： ATRON CO., LTD.

发明人： Jong Chan LIM

IPC分类号： B23K11/30 ,  B23K11/31

CPC分类号： B23K11/3072 ,  B23K11/314

摘要： Disclosed is a tip separation apparatus of a welding gun, which mechanically separates consumable tips installed at the end of the welding gun in a robot welding machine. The tip separation apparatus includes tip seating stands coupled to a main plate configured to maintain level, and configured such that each of the tip seating stands has a first insertion hole, into which a corresponding one of tips coupled to fingers of the welding gun is inserted, tip separation units rotatably disposed on bottom surfaces of the tip seating stands and configured to press outer circumferential surfaces of the tips inserted into the first insertion holes of the tip seating stands so as to clamp the tips and to rotate the clamped tips so as to separate the tips from the welding gun, and a housing configured to rotatably receive the tip separation units in a state of being elastically supported.

公开(公告)号：US11969814B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17406799

申请日：2021-08-19

申请人： TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

发明人： John D. Arthur ,  Terry A. Lee ,  James D. Womack

IPC分类号： B23K11/30 ,  B23K11/31

CPC分类号： B23K11/3072 ,  B23K11/31

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for exchanging electrode tips, e.g., electrode tips used in resistance spot welding, and disposing of used/unusable electrode tips. Used/unusable electrode tips may be collected, e.g., while within an assembly line. Such used/unusable electrode tips may be routed to a receptacle(s) reside outside the assembly line. Accordingly, disposing or removing of the used/unusable electrode tips can be accomplished without stopping the assembly line, and decreasing any chance for safety events.

公开(公告)号：US11925996B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US16200859

申请日：2018-11-27

申请人： Tolomatic, Inc.

发明人： Gary W. Rosengren ,  Wyatt A. Grunerud ,  Ryan H. Bourgoine

IPC分类号： B23K11/00 ,  B23K11/31 ,  H02K7/00 ,  H02K7/06 ,  F16D125/00 ,  F16D125/20

CPC分类号： B23K11/314 ,  B23K11/311 ,  B23K11/318 ,  H02K7/00 ,  H02K7/06 ,  F16D2125/00 ,  F16D2125/20

摘要： An apparatus or actuator system having a motor, a housing and a thrust rod or thrust tube, where the actuator is configured to convert rotational motion of the motor into axial motion of the thrust tube for axial motion of a tool coupling therewith. A guide assembly is coupled to the actuator housing, extending along an axis thereof. The guide assembly comprises a guide shaft and a coupling between the guide shaft and the thrust tube, and is configured to provide positional stability for the tool coupling when positioned along the actuator axis by motion of the thrust tube.

公开(公告)号：US20230311238A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18127019

申请日：2023-03-28

申请人： BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC

发明人： Earl B. BARGER ,  Scott L. FITZNER ,  Jeffrey T. LEE

IPC分类号： B23K11/31

CPC分类号： B23K11/31

摘要： Insulated electrode fixture has an electrically conductive body with a receiving channel configured to receive a workpiece and an insert that is electrically isolated from the electrically conductive body is located on the first side and circumferential to the receiving channel. During welding processes, portions of the surface of the electrode fixture are electrically insulated from contact by a weld upset by the electrically isolated insert. Variations include an electrically isolated insert located on or inset into the surface of the electrode fixture, an insert of a non-conductive material located on or inset into the surface of the electrode fixture, an insert with a coating of a non-conductive material located on or inset into the surface of the electrode fixture, a non-conductive coating on the electrode fixture (except for in areas designated for conducting the weld current during resistance welding), or combinations thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20230241706A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18158963

申请日：2023-01-24

申请人： Diakont S.r.l.

发明人： Mikhail Fedosovskiy ,  Vadim Dunaev ,  Dmitrii Sedunov ,  Asylkhan Kushbasov ,  Darja Zhiltsova

IPC分类号： B23K11/25 ,  B23K11/11 ,  B23K11/31

CPC分类号： B23K11/253 ,  B23K11/115 ,  B23K11/317 ,  B23K11/311 ,  B23K11/315

摘要： A method for adaptive control of the traveling electrode of a spot welding gun includes causing the traveling electrode of the welding gun to move at a first speed when performing a welding (working) cycle and to switch to a second speed at a point, the coordinate of which is calculated based on the point of contact of the coordinate of the electrode obtained at the configuration cycle performed before the working cycle. The method allows for a reduction in welding cycle time.

公开(公告)号：US11633801B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US16962888

申请日：2019-01-17

申请人： KUKA Deutschland GmbH

发明人： Christoph Dzierzega ,  Martin Wiedenmann

IPC分类号： B23K11/11 ,  B23K9/095 ,  B23K11/31

摘要： A method for electric welding a workpiece arrangement having at least one workpiece with the aid of a robot arrangement including at least one robot. A rotational movement is carried out between the workpiece arrangement to be welded and at least one welding electrode which contacts the workpiece arrangement. The rotational movement is started as a function of a commanded and/or detected welding start and/or ended as a function of a commanded and/or detected welding end. The direction of rotation of the movement may be changed as a function of a predefined parameter during contact between the welding electrode and the workpiece arrangement.

公开(公告)号：US20230118493A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17905845

申请日：2021-02-09

申请人： MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

发明人： Naotake ISHIZAKI ,  Kotaro KATAOKA ,  Keiko FUKUNAGA

IPC分类号： B23K11/11 ,  B23K11/31

摘要： An opposing electrode determination method includes a step of inserting a pair of opposing electrodes into corresponding receiving portions, respectively, by holding, between the pair of opposing electrodes, a held member formed with the receiving portions on both sides; a step of measuring the inter-electrode distance between the pair of opposing electrodes; and a step of determining, based on the inter-electrode distance, whether a combination of the pair of opposing electrodes is correct or incorrect. The receiving portions are configured to have different insertion allowances for the opposing electrodes, respectively, according to the tip shape of each of the pair of opposing electrodes.

公开(公告)号：US20230099949A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17964153

申请日：2022-10-12

申请人： ESAB AB

发明人： Magnus Svedlund

IPC分类号： B23K28/02 ,  B23K37/02 ,  B23K9/095 ,  G05B19/16 ,  B23K11/31 ,  B23K9/12 ,  B23K9/28 ,  B23Q3/155 ,  B23K3/03

摘要： An automated welding system includes a support structure, a plurality of welding heads, and a controller. The plurality of welding heads are each removably, mechanically coupleable to the support structure. The controller is configured to control welding operations of the automated welding system based on an identity of a particular welding head of the plurality of welding heads that is mechanically coupled to the support structure and operably coupled to the controller.

公开(公告)号：US11608545B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US16394026

申请日：2019-04-25

申请人： NGK INSULATORS, LTD. ,  TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

发明人： Takashi Goto ,  Hirokazu Katsui ,  Naokuni Muramatsu ,  Takanari Nakajima

IPC分类号： C22C1/04 ,  B22F3/14 ,  B22F7/06 ,  B22F3/105 ,  B23K11/31 ,  C22C9/00

摘要： A conductive supporting member includes an outer portion that includes a Cu matrix phase and a second phase dispersed in the Cu matrix phase and containing a Cu—Zr compound and that has an alloy composition represented by Cu-xZr (x is atomic % of Zr and 0.5≤x≤16.7 is satisfied) and an inner portion that is present on an inner side of the outer portion, is formed of a metal containing Cu, and has higher conductivity than the outer portion.