Electric heating – Metal heating – For bonding with pressure
Patent
1991-10-03
1993-03-16
Shaw, Clifford C.
Electric heating
Metal heating
For bonding with pressure
B23K 1125
Patent
active
051947099
ABSTRACT:
A decrease amount in plate thickness at a spot weld is detected at a predetermined time period when application of pressure is still maintained after termination of power supply to electrodes for spot welding. The decrease amount is correlated with the magnitude of diameter of nugget formed by spot welding, e.g., a larger diameter of nugget signifies a stronger the joint, and therefore, the quality of joint at the spot weld can be examined on the basis of the detected decrease amount. Since a value obtained by integrating plate thickness detection data of the spot weld during the predetermined time period is correlated, as the decrease amount is, with the magnitude of the diameter of a nugget, the quality of the joint may also be examined on the basis of this integrated value. There is provided, in a spot welding machine, a detector for detecting a stroke position of a cylinder for pressing electrodes or a detector for detecting a position of displacement of a tip portion of an arm interlocked with the movement of the electrodes and the distance between the electrodes, i.e., plate thickness, can be indirectly detected by the detector without adversely affecting efficiency of the spot welding work.
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Hirohashi Seiji
Hoshino Shingi
Ichikawa Wataru
Matsuki Yuji
Mizutani Yasuyuki
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Kabushiki Kaisha SG
Shaw Clifford C.
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