EP3691825A1 - Schweissvorrichtung und -verfahren - Google Patents
Schweissvorrichtung und -verfahrenInfo
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- EP3691825A1 EP3691825A1 EP18780116.2A EP18780116A EP3691825A1 EP 3691825 A1 EP3691825 A1 EP 3691825A1 EP 18780116 A EP18780116 A EP 18780116A EP 3691825 A1 EP3691825 A1 EP 3691825A1
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Definitions
- the invention relates generally to a device and a method for fixing a bolt to a substrate and such a bolt.
- a bolt is brought into contact with the substrate and subjected to electric current. As soon as the electric current flows between the bolt and the ground, the bolt is lifted off the ground to form an arc. Due to the energy released partially liquefies the material of the bolt and the substrate. Subsequently, the bolt is immersed in the liquefied material before this material cools and solidifies. The bolt is finally firmly bonded to the substrate.
- the object of the invention is to provide an apparatus and / or a method with which an attachment of a bolt to a substrate is simplified and / or improved.
- the subject of this application is a device for welding a welding bolt to a substrate.
- the device comprises a stud holder, a welding current contact element for applying a welding current to the welding stud to partially liquefy a material of the welding stud and / or the substrate, and a stud immersing device for immersing the stud in the liquefied material of the stud and / or the substrate if the welding stud and / or the substrate is partially liquefied due to the welding current.
- the device further comprises a Bolzenabhub founded for lifting the welding bolt from the ground while maintaining the flowing between the welding stud and the ground welding current, particularly preferably with formation of an arc between the welding stud and the substrate.
- the stud holder comprises the welding current contact element.
- the device comprises means for influencing the speed of the weld stud caused by the stud dipping device while the weld stud is immersed in the liquefied material of the weld stud and / or the substrate. This allows a controlled movement of the welding bolt, so that the welding process is stabilized.
- the means for influencing the speed of the welding pin comprises a first actuator and a second actuator.
- the first actuator comprises a first lifting magnet.
- the second actuator comprises a second solenoid.
- the second actuator acts opposite to the first actuator in the opposite direction.
- the second actuator acts in the same direction as the first actuator.
- An advantageous embodiment consists in that an influence of the second actuator on the speed caused by the Bolzeneintauch adopted the welding pin is controllable. In an alternative refinement, an influence of the second actuator on the speed of the welding bolt caused by the bolt immersion device is predetermined.
- the device comprises a control device for controlling the Bolzenabhub coupled and / or the Bolzeneintauch coupled and / or the means for influencing the speed of the welding bolt.
- the means for influencing the speed of the welding pin comprises a linear or non-linear gear, preferably a coupling gear or a toggle gear, which transmits a movement of the Bolzenabhub issued and / or the Bolzeneintauch adopted in a movement of the stud holder.
- An advantageous embodiment consists in that the device for influencing the speed of the welding bolt is provided to delay and / or reverse a movement of the welding bolt caused by the bolt immersion device, preferably several times.
- the device comprises a detection device for detecting emissions generated during the welding process, preferably during the immersion of the welding bolt into the liquefied material of the welding bolt and / or the substrate. This makes it possible to judge the quality of the welded connection between the welding stud and the substrate according to objective criteria.
- the detection device is provided for detecting acoustic, electrical, magnetic and / or optical emissions.
- the device comprises a control device for controlling one or more parameters of the welding process as a function of the detected emissions.
- the control device is preferably provided for controlling an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding bolt.
- the device has an output device for outputting information about the detected emissions and / or derived from the detected emissions information.
- the output device comprises a visual display.
- An advantageous embodiment consists in that the information that can be output by the output device includes information about a quality of the welding process and / or about measures to improve the welding process.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in that the output device comprises a wireless transmission device.
- the device comprises an identification device for detecting one or more bolt properties of the welding bolt and a control device for controlling one or more parameters of the welding process as a function of the detected bolt properties.
- An advantageous embodiment consists in that the identification device is provided for detecting a length and / or a width and / or a diameter and / or a material and / or an identification element of the welding bolt attached to the welding bolt at the factory. If such an identification element is detected, it is possible to assign one or more of the mentioned sizes and / or the material to the welding bolt.
- a further advantageous embodiment is that the control device for controlling an electrical voltage and / or a current strength of the welding current, and / or a Speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding pin, each based on the detected Bolzeneigenschaften the welding pin, is provided.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in that the device has an output device for outputting information about the detected bolt properties and / or information derived from the detected bolt properties.
- the output device comprises a wireless transmission device.
- the device comprises a detection device for detecting one or more parameters of the welding process, a data memory for storing the parameters detected by the detection device and a control device which is suitable for, from the detection device during a current welding process detected parameters with to compare parameters stored in the datastore. This makes it possible to detect changes that occur during the operation of the device, for example by wear and / or contamination.
- the device further comprises an output device, wherein the control device is provided for differences between the parameters detected by the detection device during the current welding operation and the parameters stored in the data memory and / or derived from such differences information Output device.
- the derived information comprises a recommendation and / or for cleaning and / or maintenance of the device.
- a further advantageous embodiment is that the output device comprises a visual display.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in that the output device comprises a wireless transmission device.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in that the parameters of the welding process detectable by the detection device comprise an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding pin and / or a number of carried out Include welding operations.
- the control device is suitable for controlling one or more parameters of a subsequent welding operation as a function of the parameters detected by the detection device during a preceding welding operation. As a result, a compensation of the observed changes in parameters of the welding process is possible under certain circumstances.
- the device is suitable for welding a welding bolt to a predetermined location of a substrate, and comprises means for finding the predetermined location.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in that the device for finding the predetermined location comprises a recognition device for recognizing a variable which distinguishes the predetermined location from a remaining surface of the substrate.
- the size that characterizes the predetermined location relative to the remaining surface of the substrate comprises a contact resistance between the device and the substrate and / or between the bolt and the substrate.
- the size that characterizes the predetermined location relative to the remaining surface of the substrate comprises a height difference between the predetermined location and the remaining surface of the substrate.
- the detection device particularly preferably comprises an optical sensor for detecting a distance between the device and an area of the substrate arranged opposite the bolt and / or the bolt holder.
- the detection device is particularly preferably provided to detect a position of the welding pin and / or the pin holder relative to the other device in order to detect the height difference between the predetermined location and the remaining surface of the ground.
- the means for finding the predetermined location comprises a projection device for the projection of one or more auxiliary lines.
- the device has one or more display elements.
- the device comprises a determination device for determining one or more of the immersion movement of the welding bolt into the shaft caused by the pin immersion device liquefied material of the welding bolt and / or the background of characteristic sizes.
- An advantageous embodiment consists in that the determination device is suitable for determining a time duration of the immersion movement and / or a speed of the welding bolt during the immersion movement and / or a position of the welding bolt before the lifting movement and / or after the immersion movement.
- the device further comprises a control device for controlling the Bolzenabhub issued and / or the Bolzeneintauch planted and / or the electrical voltage and / or the current strength of the welding current.
- the device further comprises a control device for controlling one or more parameters of the welding operation in dependence on the determined variables.
- the control device is preferably provided for controlling an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding bolt.
- the device further comprises an output device for outputting information about the determined quantities and / or information derived from the determined quantities.
- the output device comprises a visual display and / or a wireless transmission device.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in that the information which can be output by the output device comprises information about a quality of the welding process and / or about measures for improving the welding process.
- Also subject of this application is a method for welding a welding bolt to a substrate, in which a welding bolt is provided and acted upon with a welding current between the welding bolt and the substrate, a material of the welding pin and / or the substrate partially is liquefied and allowed to solidify and the weld stud is immersed in the liquefied material of the weld stud or the substrate prior to solidification.
- the welding bolt is lifted from the ground while maintaining the welding current flowing between the welding stud and the substrate, particularly preferably with the formation of an arc between the welding stud and the substrate.
- the speed of the welding bolt is influenced while the welding bolt is immersed in the liquefied material of the welding bolt or the substrate.
- a first actuator which preferably comprises a first lifting magnet
- a second actuator which preferably comprises a second lifting magnet
- the second actuator acts opposite to the first actuator in the opposite direction.
- an influence of the second actuator is controlled to the speed of the welding bolt caused by the bolt immersion device.
- an influence of the second actuator is predetermined on the speed of the welding bolt caused by the bolt immersion device.
- the first actuator and the second actuator are operated alternately and / or simultaneously.
- a further advantageous embodiment is that a movement of the welding bolt during immersion in the liquefied material of the welding bolt or the substrate, in particular multiple, delayed and / or reversed.
- emissions generated in the method during the welding process are detected, preferably during the immersion of the welding bolt in the liquefied material of the welding bolt and / or the substrate.
- the detected emissions are acoustic, electrical, magnetic and / or optical emissions.
- a further advantageous embodiment is that one or more parameters of the welding process are controlled as a function of the detected emissions.
- the parameter is an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding bolt.
- a further advantageous embodiment is that information about the detected emissions and / or derived from the detected emissions information is output.
- information about a quality of the welding process and / or measures to improve the welding process are issued.
- a further advantageous embodiment is that a user after performing a welding operation is allowed to enter an assessment of a quality of the welding process, and wherein an input of the user is used to judge a quality of future welding operations.
- one or more bolt properties of the welding bolt are detected and one or more parameters of the welding process are controlled as a function of the detected bolt properties.
- An advantageous embodiment is that a length and / or a width and / or a diameter and / or a material and / or a factory-mounted on the welding pin identification element of the welding pin is detected as Bolzeneigenschaft.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in controlling, as a parameter of the welding process, an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding bolt.
- a further advantageous embodiment is that information about the detected Bolzeneigenschaften and / or derived from the detected Bolzeneigenschaften information is output.
- the information about the detected Bolzeneigenschaften or derived from the detected Bolzeneigenschaften information is transmitted wirelessly.
- one or more parameters of the welding process are recorded and stored in the method. Parameters detected by the detector during a current welding operation are compared with parameters stored in the data memory.
- An advantageous embodiment is that differences between the parameters acquired by the detection device during the current welding process and the parameters stored in the data memory and / or information derived from such differences are output.
- the derived information includes a recommendation and / or request for cleaning and / or maintenance of the device.
- An advantageous embodiment is that the differences between the parameters detected by the detection device during the current welding process and the parameters stored in the data memory or the information derived from such differences are output visually.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in that the differences between the parameters detected by the detection device during the current welding process and the parameters stored in the data memory or the information derived from such differences are transmitted wirelessly.
- the detected parameters of the welding process comprise an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding pin and / or a number of performed welding operations.
- one or more parameters of a subsequent welding operation are controlled in dependence on the parameters acquired during a preceding welding operation.
- one or more of the immersion movement of the welding bolt caused by the pin immersion device is determined in the liquefied material of the welding stud and / or the substrate.
- An advantageous embodiment consists in that one or more parameters of the welding process are controlled as a function of the determined variables.
- the controlled parameters are preferably an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding bolt.
- a further advantageous embodiment consists in outputting information about the specific quantities and / or information derived from the specific quantities.
- this information is information about a quality of the welding process and / or measures to improve the welding process.
- a further advantageous embodiment is that a user after performing a welding operation is allowed to enter an assessment of a quality of the welding process, and wherein an input of the user is used to judge a quality of future welding operations.
- FIG. 1 schematically a welding device
- FIG. 2 schematically a welding gun
- 3 a background
- Fig. 4 is a welding gun
- Fig. 5 is a flow chart of a welding process.
- a welding apparatus 10 for welding a welding bolt 20 to a substrate 30 is shown schematically.
- a material of the welding bolt 20 and a material of the substrate 30 are electrically conductive, in particular metallic.
- the welding device 10 comprises a welding gun 40 with a trigger switch 41 designed as a pushbutton, a welding device 50, a first electrical cable 61, a second electrical cable 62 with a connection terminal 63, an electrical supply cable 64 designed as a power cable, an electrical communication line 65 formed as a gas cylinder gas reservoir 70, a tubular gas supply line 71 and a gas hose 72nd
- the first cable 61 serves to supply the welding bolt 20 with electric current through the welding apparatus 50.
- the second cable 62 serves to electrically connect the substrate 30 to the welding apparatus 50 when the connecting terminal 63 is clamped to the substrate 30.
- a circuit closes, so that the welding stud 20 can be acted upon by the welding apparatus 50 with welding current, which is designed, for example, as direct current or alternating current.
- the welding gun 40 comprises for this purpose a welding current contact element, not shown in FIG.
- Welding apparatus 50 includes an apparatus, not shown, for converting electrical power from power cable 64 into welding current, including, for example, an electrical capacitor, a thyristor, an insulated gate bipolar transistor or other power electronic devices, and an associated microprocessor-based controller to provide the welding current with desired voltage and current.
- an apparatus not shown, for converting electrical power from power cable 64 into welding current, including, for example, an electrical capacitor, a thyristor, an insulated gate bipolar transistor or other power electronic devices, and an associated microprocessor-based controller to provide the welding current with desired voltage and current.
- the gas supply line 71 and the gas hose 72 serve to supply a contact area between the welding stud 20 and the substrate 30 with a protective gas from the gas reservoir 70 in order to protect the contact area from oxidation by oxygen of an environment during a welding operation.
- the gas reservoir 70, the gas supply line 71, the welding device 50, the gas hose 72 or the welding gun 40 comprises a not shown, in particular controllable valve.
- the welding apparatus 50 has an input device 51 with actuating elements 52 and an output device 53 with a visual display element 54 and a wireless transmission unit.
- the input device 51 is for inputting parameters of a welding process to be performed with the welding apparatus 10, such as the electric voltage, current, power and duration of the welding current, position and velocity of the bolt, etc. by a user of the welding apparatus 10.
- the output device 53 is used to provide information, such as information on parameters of the welding process, information on detected emissions of the welding process or other variables, information on a quality of the welding process, information on measures to improve the welding process, information on recorded characteristics of the welding bolt or from the above sizes derived information, and / or recommendations or instructions for cleaning and / or maintenance of the welding device 10, in particular the welding gun 40, to the user.
- the communication line 65 is used for communication between the welding gun 40, in particular a control device of the welding gun 40, not shown in FIG.
- the welding device 50 in particular the control device and / or the input device 51 and / or the output device 53 an exchange of information about the parameters of a welding operation accomplished, for example, to achieve synchronization of the welding current with a movement of the welding bolt 20 or facilitate.
- the communication between the welding gun and the welder is wireless, by radio or by means of the first electrical cable, which carries the welding current.
- the welding gun 40 is shown in more detail with the welding stud 20 for attachment to the substrate 30.
- the welding gun 40 has a housing 42 with an opening 46, from which a handle 43 protrudes with the trigger switch 41.
- the first electrical cable 61, the second electrical cable 62 with the terminal 63 clamped to the substrate 30, the electrical communication line 65 and the gas hose 72.
- the welding gun 40 further includes a stud holder 44 on which the welding stud 20 is held during a welding operation.
- the stud holder comprises, for example, two, three, four or more spring not shown in detail Arms between which the welding pin 20 is inserted and held by means of clamping fit.
- the welding gun 40 further comprises a welding current contact element 45 for acting on the welding bolt 20 with a welding current, which is integrated into the stud holder 44, for example in the form of one or more of the resilient arms.
- the welding gun 40 further includes a controller 200 for controlling the various components and devices of the welding gun and welder 50.
- the controller 200 is provided for controlling one or more parameters of the welding operation.
- the control device 200 comprises various electronic components, such as one or more microprocessors, one or more temporary or permanent data memories, and the like.
- the welding gun 40 further has a bolt lifting device 80, which is designed as a first lifting magnet, which acts on the bolt holder 44 with a force away from the opening 46 to the rear (in FIG. 2, upward) when the bolt lifting device 80 is activated.
- the control device 200 communicates with the Bolzenabhub owned 80 to control the Bolzenabhub arthritis 80, in particular to activate and deactivate.
- the welding gun 40 further comprises a pin-type immersion device 90 formed as a second solenoid, which urges the bolt holder 44 forward with a force toward the mouth 46 (downwardly in FIG. 2) when the pin immersion device 90 is activated.
- the control device 200 communicates with the pin immersion device 90 in order to control, in particular to activate and deactivate, the pin immersion device 90.
- the male plunger is formed as a spring member which is cocked when the stud holder is moved rearward by the male abutment and which moves the stud holder forward as soon as the male abutment is deactivated.
- the welding gun 40 further has an influencing device 100 for influencing the speed of the welding bolt caused by the pin immersion device 90.
- the influencing device 100 comprises the bolt lifting device 80 designed as the first lifting magnet as a first actuator and the pin immersion device 90 designed as the second lifting magnet as a second actuator.
- the second actuator acts opposite to the first actuator in the opposite direction. Not one As shown, the second actuator acts in the same direction as the first actuator.
- the speed of the weld stud is affected by alternately and / or simultaneously activating and deactivating the stud lift 80 and stud submitter 90 by the controller 200. This makes it possible to delay and / or reverse the movement of the welding bolt 20 caused by the bolt immersion device 90 several times.
- the welding gun 40 also has a detection device 210 for detecting emissions generated during the welding process.
- the detection device 210 includes, for example, a vibration sensor, a microphone, a temperature sensor, a radiation sensor, a camera or the like for the detection of acoustic, electrical, magnetic and / or optical emissions.
- the control device 200 communicates with the detection device 210 to receive signals representing the detected emissions and to carry out the control of the welding process accordingly.
- the welding gun 40 furthermore has an identification device 220 for detecting one or more bolt properties of the welding bolt 20.
- the identification device 220 is suitable for detecting geometrical bolt properties such as, for example, a length and / or a width and / or a diameter of the welding bolt 20.
- the identification device is suitable for detecting a material of the welding bolt or of an identification element of the factory-installed on the welding bolt welding bolt.
- the welding gun 40 further has a stud holder identification device 270, which is provided to detect an identification element attached to the stud holder 44.
- a pin holder type When each type of bolt is associated with a pin holder type, this allows an indirect detection of bolt properties.
- the stud holder 44 is only suitable for holding bolts of a certain diameter, so that it is possible to conclude from the detection of the stud holder 44 to the diameter of the welding stud 20.
- the control device 200 Via a signal line (not shown), the control device 200 communicates with the identification device in order to receive signals which represent the detected bolt properties and to carry out the control of the welding process accordingly.
- the identification element is attached to a packaging of the welding bolt and is read, for example, by QR code or RFID, in particular by means of a mobile phone or similar device.
- the welding gun 40 further comprises a voltage detecting means 231 for detecting an applied between the welding bolt 20 and the substrate 30 electrical voltage during the welding operation and a current detection means 232 for detecting a flowing between the welding bolt 20 and the substrate 30 amperage during the welding process.
- the voltage detection device 231 preferably comprises a measuring contact for picking up the electrical potential of the substrate 30, for example at the mouth 46.
- the control device 200 communicates with the voltage detection device 231 and the current intensity detection device 232 via a signal line, not shown, in order to generate signals which determine the electrical voltage or the voltage Current to represent receive in one of its data storage, and to control one or more parameters of a subsequent welding operation in response to the detected by the detection means 231, 232 during a previous welding process parameters.
- the welding gun 40 further comprises a determination device 260 for determining a time duration of the dipping movement and a speed of the welding bolt during the dipping movement of the welding bolt 20.
- the position detecting device 250 and the control device 200 are suitable for determining the position of the welding bolt before the lifting movement and after the dipping movement is suitable to determine a difference between these two positions and to assess the quality of the welded connection between the welding stud 20 and the substrate 30.
- the welding gun 40 further has an input device 151 with an actuating element 152 and an output device 153 with a visual display element and a wireless transmission unit.
- the input device 151 serves to input parameters of a welding process to be performed with the welding gun 40, such as the voltage, current, power and duration of the welding current, position and velocity of the bolt, etc. by a user of the welding gun 40.
- the output device 153 is used to provide information, such as information on parameters of the welding process, information on detected emissions of the welding process or other quantities, information on the quality of the welding process, information on measures to improve the welding process, information on recorded Properties of the welding bolt or derived from the aforementioned sizes information, and / or recommendations or instructions for cleaning and / or maintenance of the welding gun 40 to the user.
- the controller 200 Via control lines (not shown), the controller 200 communicates with the input device 151 and the output device 153 to receive information input by the input device 151 or to send information to be output to the output device 153.
- the welding gun 40 further includes an orientation detector 290 for detecting an orientation of the welding gun 40 with respect to the direction of gravity.
- the orientation detection device 290 detects, for example, whether the welding gun 40 is aligned during the welding process down, to the side or upwards.
- the orientation detection device 290 determines the orientation of the welding gun 40, for example, by evaluating the acceleration of the stud holder during a stroke movement or by evaluating a time profile of the electrical voltage of the welding current.
- the information about the orientation of the welding gun 40 serves for improved control of the parameters of the welding process.
- the welding gun 40 further comprises a detection device 240 for detecting an electrical contact resistance between the welding gun 40, in particular the mouth 46 or the stud holder 44, and the substrate 30 and / or between the welding stud 20 and the substrate 30.
- the means for finding a welding point predetermined for the welding stud comprises position detecting means 250 for detecting the position of the welding stud 20 and stud holder 44 relative to the remainder of the welding gun 40 to provide a height difference between the predetermined location and the remaining surface of the substrate to recognize.
- the control device 200 communicates with the recognition device 240 and the position detection device 250 in order to receive and process signals which represent the contact resistance or the position of the welding pin 20 and the stud holder 44.
- the welding gun comprises a projection device 280 for projecting one or more auxiliary lines onto the substrate 30.
- the projection device 280 points for example, a laser, which projects the auxiliary lines on the substrate 30.
- the auxiliary lines indicate to a user of the welding gun 40 the location on the substrate 30 to which the welding stud 20 is welded at the respective position of the welding gun 40.
- FIG. 3 shows auxiliary lines 310, which are projected onto the substrate 30 by the projection device 280.
- the user draws a line cross at the desired welding point 320 for the welding stud 20 before the welding process. Thereafter, he takes the welding gun 40 in the hand, brings the auxiliary lines 310 with the drawn line cross in coverage and maintains the position of the welding gun 40 thus obtained during the welding process.
- FIG. 4 shows line-shaped markings 410, which are externally attached to the housing 42 of the welding gun 40. This allows the user to bring the markings 410 into alignment with a line cross drawn at the predetermined welding point in order to bring the welding gun 40 safely into the desired position.
- the housing 42 has four markings 410, which are attached at equal angular intervals of 90 ° to a circumference of the housing 42.
- FIG. 5 shows schematically a method 500 for welding a welding stud to a substrate, for example the welding stud 20, to the substrate 30.
- the substrate is made available.
- a welding device with a control device is provided in a further step 502 .
- a welding stud is provided in a further step 503 .
- a further step 504 information is entered by a user via an input device, for example via desired parameters of the following welding process.
- one or more bolt properties of the welding bolt are detected by means of an identification device, for example a length and / or a width and / or a diameter and / or a material and / or an identification element of the welding bolt attached to the welding bolt or its packaging at the factory .
- information about the detected bolt properties and / or information derived from the detected bolt properties is output via an output device.
- the welding stud is subjected to a welding current between the welding stud and the substrate.
- the welding bolt is lifted by means of a Bolzenabhub founded of the substrate while maintaining the flowing between the welding stud and the ground welding current, forming an arc between the welding stud and the ground.
- a material of the welding pin and / or the substrate is partially liquefied.
- the welding stud is immersed in the liquefied material of the welding stud or the substrate by means of a stud immersion device.
- a further step 51 1 an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding pin are controlled as parameters of the welding process.
- a first actuator and a second actuator are activated by the control device, the second actuator acting in the opposite direction to the first actuator.
- a movement of the welding bolt during immersion in the liquefied material of the welding bolt or the substrate is thereby reversed several times, so that the consistency of the liquefied material under certain circumstances evened out.
- a further step 512 emissions generated by means of a detection device during the welding process are detected.
- an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding bolt are determined by means of a determination device.
- a further step 514 the liquefied material of the welding bolt and / or the substrate solidifies, so that the welding bolt is firmly bonded to the substrate.
- one or more parameters of the welding process are detected and stored.
- parameters detected by the detector during a current welding operation are compared with parameters stored in the data memory.
- differences are output between the parameters acquired by the detection device during the current welding operation and the parameters stored in the data memory and / or information derived from such differences.
- the derived information includes a recommendation and / or request for cleaning and / or maintenance of the device.
- the detected parameters of the welding process include an electrical voltage and / or a current intensity of the welding current, and / or a speed and / or a position and / or a direction of movement of the welding pin and / or a number of performed welding operations.
- one or more parameters of a subsequent welding operation are controlled in dependence on the parameters acquired during a preceding welding operation.
- information is output via an output device.
- the information output is information about the detected emissions and / or information derived from the detected emissions, for example information about a quality of the welding process and / or measures to improve the welding process, or information about those determined by the determining device Sizes and / or information derived from specific sizes
- an assessment of a quality of the welding operation is input by a user after performing a welding operation.
- an input of the user is used to judge a quality of future welding operations.
- the invention has been described by means of examples of a device and a method for welding a welding stud to a substrate.
- the features of the described embodiments can also be combined as desired with each other within a single welding device or a single welding process. It should be noted that the device according to the invention and the method according to the invention are also suitable for other purposes.
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