DE3373430D1 - Ultrasonic control of welding - Google Patents

Ultrasonic control of welding

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Publication number
DE3373430D1
DE3373430D1 DE8383306059T DE3373430T DE3373430D1 DE 3373430 D1 DE3373430 D1 DE 3373430D1 DE 8383306059 T DE8383306059 T DE 8383306059T DE 3373430 T DE3373430 T DE 3373430T DE 3373430 D1 DE3373430 D1 DE 3373430D1
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Prior art keywords
welding
ultrasonic control
weld bead
controlling
weld
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Robert Fenn
Raymond Richard Stroud
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BTG International Ltd
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NAT RES DEV
National Research Development Corp UK
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/12—Automatic feeding or moving of electrodes or work for spot or seam welding or cutting
    • B23K9/127—Means for tracking lines during arc welding or cutting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/095—Monitoring or automatic control of welding parameters
    • B23K9/0956—Monitoring or automatic control of welding parameters using sensing means, e.g. optical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/12—Automatic feeding or moving of electrodes or work for spot or seam welding or cutting
    • B23K9/124—Circuits or methods for feeding welding wire
    • B23K9/125—Feeding of electrodes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
  • Nonmetallic Welding Materials (AREA)
  • Pressure Welding/Diffusion-Bonding (AREA)
DE8383306059T 1982-11-17 1983-10-06 Ultrasonic control of welding Expired DE3373430D1 (en)

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GB8232829 1982-11-17

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US (1) US4588873A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
EP (1) EP0110523B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
JP (1) JPS5992174A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
AT (1) ATE29413T1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
AU (1) AU571150B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
DE (1) DE3373430D1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
GB (1) GB2130369B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
ZA (1) ZA837416B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

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JPH0453622B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1992-08-27
GB2130369A (en) 1984-05-31
ZA837416B (en) 1984-11-28
GB8326797D0 (en) 1983-11-09
US4588873A (en) 1986-05-13
GB2130369B (en) 1986-09-03
AU571150B2 (en) 1988-03-31
EP0110523A1 (en) 1984-06-13
AU1987083A (en) 1984-05-24
EP0110523B1 (en) 1987-09-09
JPS5992174A (ja) 1984-05-28
ATE29413T1 (de) 1987-09-15

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Owner name: BRITISH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD., LONDON, GB

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Free format text: DEUFEL, P., DIPL.-WIRTSCH.-ING.DR.RER.NAT. HERTEL, W., DIPL.-PHYS. RUTETZKI, A., DIPL.-ING.UNIV. RUCKER, E., DIPL.-CHEM. UNIV. DR.RER.NAT. HUBER, B., DIPL.-BIOL. DR.RER.NAT. BECKER, E., DR.RER.NAT., 80331 MUENCHEN KURIG, T., DIPL.-PHYS., 83022 ROSENHEIM STEIL, C., DIPL.-ING., PAT.-ANWAELTE, 80331 MUENCHEN

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