RESISTANCE SPOT WELD HEAD WITH INTEGRATED ACCELEROMETER

Aspects of this disclosure relate to a welding system that is configured to execute opposed, step, and parallel gap resistance spot welds (RSW) and associated methods. The system may be configured to switch bases to switch between an opposed weld configuration, a step weld configuration, and a paral...

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Main Authors Tuominen, Scott N, Schultz, Steven J, Yakovlev, Vadim A, Gronneberg-Schnoes, Nicholas A, Weiss, Jeffrey P, Westenberg, Enrico, Nikrin, Peter, Hartung, John E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.10.2019
Subjects
CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING
CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING
INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
MACHINE TOOLS
MEASURING
MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION,OR SHOCK
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
WELDING
WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Summary:Aspects of this disclosure relate to a welding system that is configured to execute opposed, step, and parallel gap resistance spot welds (RSW) and associated methods. The system may be configured to switch bases to switch between an opposed weld configuration, a step weld configuration, and a parallel gap configuration. The system may include an accelerometer that is secured to the weld head adjacent one of the electrodes. The system may use the accelerometer to determine whether or not an RSW was defective. Acceleration data may indicate a defective weld when it includes acceleration data that is outside of a threshold range of acceptable acceleration data.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201815951889