JP5679754B2 - Transformer for DC resistance welding machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improved transformer for a direct current resistance welder (hereinafter referred to as a welding transformer).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a general configuration of a welding apparatus in which a welding transformer is used. In the figure, in the welding apparatus 1, AC power having a commercial frequency generated by an AC power source 2 is rectified by a converter circuit 3. The DC power output from the converter circuit 3 is input to the inverter circuit 4. The inverter circuit 4 includes a plurality of switching elements (not shown), and the input DC power is converted into pulsed high-frequency AC power by a high-frequency switching operation. The switching operation of the inverter circuit 4 is controlled by a control signal from the inverter control circuit 5.

The high-frequency AC power output from the inverter circuit 4 is input to the welding transformer 6 and converted into DC welding power. The welding transformer 6 includes a primary coil 7, a secondary coil 8, and a core 9. The primary coil 7 is connected to the output side of the inverter circuit 4, and the output terminal of the secondary coil 8 is the first rectifying element 10 and the first coil. While being connected to the first gun arm 12 through the two rectifying elements 11, the center tap 14 of the secondary coil 8 is connected to the second gun arm 13. A first welding tip 15 and a second welding tip 16 are attached to the distal ends of the first gun arm 12 and the second gun arm 13, respectively.

The high-frequency AC power output from the inverter circuit 4 is applied to the primary coil 7 of the welding transformer 6, and a large current high-frequency AC power is generated in the secondary coil 8 of the welding transformer 6. The high-frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 8 is alternately rectified by the first rectifying element 10 and the second rectifying element 11 every half cycle, so that the first gun arm 12 and the second gun arm 13 are not DC power is supplied. As a result, DC power flows through the workpiece 17 and the welded portion is metallurgically joined by Joule heat.

  5 and 6 are diagrams showing the structure of a conventional welding transformer. 5A is an outline view of a welding transformer, FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 5A, and FIG. 6A is a view of FIG. 5A viewed from the rectifier side. The perspective view of the secondary coil at the time is shown. FIG. 6B shows a partial cross-sectional view of the welding transformer when FIG. 5A is viewed from the rectifier side. 5 and 6, since the direct current supplied to the workpiece 17 requires several thousand A to several tens of thousands A, the secondary coil 8 of the welding transformer 6 can be replaced with a rectangular conductor instead of using a rectangular wire. Two U-shaped conductors are provided to form a first coil 18 and a second coil 19, and the primary coil 7 is wound around the outside and inside of the first coil 18 and the second coil 19. Since the first coil 18 and the second coil 19 allow cooling water to pass therethrough, usually, the pipe is formed in a U-shape, and the first coil 18 and the second coil 19 are shown in FIG. They were placed side by side as shown.

And the lower end part 18b of the 1st coil of the secondary coil 8 and the upper end part 19a of the 2nd coil are connected diagonally by the short circuit bar 21 which consists of conductors, and the center tap 14 of the welding transformer 6 is connected from this short circuit bar 21. Pull out. The shorting bar 21 is provided so as to intersect the outside of the primary coil 7 disposed between the first coil 18 and the second coil 19 of the secondary coil 8. The upper end portion 18a of the first coil is connected to the first rectifier element 10 in the rectifier 20, and the lower end portion 19b of the second coil is connected to the second rectifier element 11, and the first rectifier element 10 and the first rectifier element 10 The respective output terminals of the two rectifying elements 11 are connected to serve as the output terminal 34 of the welding transformer 6.

  In the above-described conventional welding transformer, the primary coil 7 is wound around the outer side and the inner side of the first coil 18 and the second coil 19 of the secondary coil 8, and the first coil 18 and the second coil 19 are the primary coil. 7 so as to be sandwiched between the two. And the rectified electric power flows through the first coil 18 and the second coil 19 alternately for each polarity. That is, the half-wave power having one polarity of the high-frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 8 flows from the center tap 14 through the first coil 18 to the first rectifying element 10. The half-wave power having the other polarity of the high-frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 8 flows from the center tap 14 through the second coil 19 to the second rectifying element 11. For this reason, in the first coil 18 and the second coil 19, the secondary current flows in an uneven manner for each polarity. As a result, the leakage magnetic flux between the primary coil 7 and the secondary coil 8 is large, and the coupling coefficient is small. Therefore, in order to obtain a necessary high secondary current, it is necessary to increase the input capacity of the welding transformer 6, and the welding transformer 6 has been enlarged.

  Therefore, conventionally, a welding transformer has been proposed in which the coupling coefficient between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the welding transformer is increased, the size and weight can be reduced, and a high output can be obtained, and this welding transformer is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The welding transformer 16 shown in Patent Document 1 includes a coil portion 39a to 39h in which a primary coil 24 circulates in the same direction in which a strip-like conductive thin plate is bent into a coil shape, and the secondary coil 26 is a conductive block. It consists of first coil portions 40a, 40b and second coil portions 42a, 42b formed by bending the body in a coil shape, and these first coil portions 40a, 40b and second coil portions 42a, 42b are respectively connected in parallel. At the same time, current flows. And the coil parts 39a-39h of the primary coil 24, the 1st coil parts 40a and 40b of the secondary coil 26, and the 2nd coil parts 42a and 42b are fitted together, and the primary coil 24 and the secondary coil 26 are alternated. It is provided so that it may be arranged. As a result, the coupling coefficient between the primary coil 24 and the secondary coil 26 of the welding transformer 16 is increased, and the size and weight can be reduced, and a high output can be obtained.

JP-A-6-23563

  In the welding transformer 16 disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, the high-frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 26 flows in the first coil portions 40a and 40b and the second coil portions 42a and 42b in a biased manner for each polarity. Therefore, the coupling coefficient between the primary coil 24 and the secondary coil 26 is not greatly improved.

  Further, the welding transformer 16 disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes coil portions 39a to 39h in which the primary coil 24 circulates in the same direction in which a strip-like conductive thin plate is bent into a coil shape, and the secondary coil 26 is conductive. The first coil portions 40a and 40b and the second coil portions 42a and 42b, each of which is formed by bending a flexible block body into a coil shape. Therefore, it is not easy to manufacture the primary coil 24 and the secondary coil 26, and it takes a considerable number of manufacturing steps.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a welding transformer that can be easily manufactured by reducing leakage magnetic flux between a primary coil and a secondary coil.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the invention of claim 1
A primary coil to which AC power is input;
A secondary coil;
A rectifier comprising a first rectifier element and a second rectifier element connected to the secondary coil and outputting DC power;
The output terminal of the rectifier is connected to the first welding tip;
In the transformer for DC resistance welding machine in which the center tap of the rectifier is connected to the second welding tip,
The secondary coil is formed in a U shape with a conductive plate-like member having the same width as that of the primary coil, and the U shape is oriented in the same direction. Consists of 4 coils,
The first coil and the second coil are provided on an outer periphery of the primary coil;
The third coil and the fourth coil are provided on an inner periphery of the primary coil;
The primary coil is the secondary coil by the first coil and the second coil provided on the outer periphery of the primary coil, and the third and fourth coils provided on the inner periphery of the primary coil. With a structure placed inside
Connecting the first coil and the third coil in parallel;
The transformer for a direct current resistance welding machine, wherein the second coil and the fourth coil are connected in parallel.

The invention of claim 2
The output terminals of the first coil and the third coil connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal of the first rectifier element,
The output terminals of the second coil and the fourth coil connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal of the second rectifier element,
The output terminals of the first rectifier element and the second rectifier element are connected to form an output terminal of the rectifier,
The input terminals of the first coil and the third coil connected in parallel and the input terminals of the second coil and the fourth coil connected in parallel are connected to form the center tap. The transformer for DC resistance welding machine according to claim 1.

The invention of claim 3
The output terminals of the first coil and the third coil connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal of the first rectifying element,
The input terminals of the first coil and the third coil connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal of the second rectifying element to form a center tap,
The input terminals of the second coil and the fourth coil connected in parallel are connected to the output terminal of the second rectifier element,
2. The direct current according to claim 1, wherein an output terminal of the rectifier is formed by connecting an output terminal of the second coil and the fourth coil connected in parallel to an output terminal of the first rectifier element. This is a transformer for resistance welding machines.

  In the welding transformer of the present invention, the coupling coefficient between the primary coil and the secondary coil is increased by reducing the leakage magnetic flux between the primary coil and the secondary coil. Therefore, the input capacity can be reduced, and the cross-sectional area of the core can be reduced. Therefore, the welding transformer can be reduced in size and weight, and the welding transformer can be mounted on a welding robot having a low payload. It becomes. Moreover, the secondary coil forms a conductive plate-like member in a U shape, the first coil and the second coil of the secondary coil are provided outside the primary coil, and the third coil and the fourth coil are the primary coil. Since it is provided on the inner side of the coil, it is not necessary to bend the primary coil and the secondary coil into a complicated shape, so that the manufacturing is easy and the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the welding transformer of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the welding transformer of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the welding transformer of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the general structure of the welding apparatus in which a welding transformer is used. It is a figure which shows the structure of the welding transformer of a prior art. It is a figure which shows the structure of the welding transformer of a prior art.

[Embodiment 1]
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are diagrams showing the structure of the welding transformer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1A is an outline view of a welding transformer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 1 and 2, a welding transformer 31 includes a primary coil 32, a secondary coil 33, and a core 37. The primary coil 32 is connected to the output side of the inverter circuit 4 shown in FIG. 4, high-frequency AC power is applied to the primary coil 32.

The secondary coil 33 is composed of a first coil 41 to a fourth coil 44, and these first coil 41 to the fourth coil 44 are formed of a U-shaped conductive plate member, The width is the same as the width of the primary coil, and the surface of the plate member is insulated. As shown in FIG. 2, the U-shapes of the first coil 41 to the fourth coil 44 are provided in the same direction, and the first coil 41 and the second coil 42 are provided outside the primary coil 32. The third coil 43 and the fourth coil 44 are provided inside the primary coil 32.

Then, the first coil 41 and the third coil 43 are connected in parallel, one end of which is the input terminal 33d, the other end is the output terminal 33b, and the output terminal 33b is provided in the rectifier 36. The input terminal of the element 10 is connected. Also, the second coil 42 and the fourth coil 44 are connected in parallel, one end of which is the input terminal 33a, the other end is the output terminal 33c, and the output terminal 33c is provided in the rectifier 36. The input terminal of the element 11 is connected. The input terminal 33d of the first coil 41 and the third coil 43 connected in parallel and the input terminal 33a of the second coil 42 and the fourth coil 44 connected in parallel are connected to form the center tap 14. doing. The output terminals of the first rectifying element 10 and the second rectifying element 11 are connected to the output terminal 34 of the welding transformer 31, and the output terminal 34 is connected to the first welding tip 15 via the first gun arm 12 shown in FIG. The center tap 14 is connected to the second welding tip 16 via the second gun arm 13 shown in FIG.

  By connecting the first coil 41 to the fourth coil 44 of the secondary coil 33 as described above, the first coil 41 and the third coil 43 connected in parallel are provided so as to sandwich the primary coil 32, Similarly, the second coil 42 and the fourth coil 44 connected in parallel are also provided so as to sandwich the primary coil 32. Conventionally, cooling water has been flowed into the secondary coil for cooling, but the welding transformer of the present invention is cooled by flowing cooling water to the outside of the secondary coil 33.

  The operation will be described below. In the welding apparatus using the welding transformer 31 of the present invention, the commercial frequency AC power generated by the AC power source shown in FIG. 4 is rectified by the converter circuit 3, and the DC power output from the converter circuit 3 is converted into an inverter circuit. 4 is input. The high frequency AC power output from the inverter circuit 4 is input to the welding transformer 31 and converted into DC welding power.

The high-frequency AC power output from the inverter circuit 4 is applied to the primary coil 32 of the welding transformer 31, and a large current high-frequency AC power is generated in the secondary coil 33 of the welding transformer 31. The high frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 33 is alternately rectified every half cycle by the first rectifying element 10 and the second rectifying element 11, so that the first gun arm 12 and the second gun arm 13 are not DC power is supplied. As a result, DC power flows through the workpiece 17 and the welded portion is metallurgically joined by Joule heat.

At this time, the half-wave power of one polarity of the high-frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 33 flows simultaneously through the first coil 41 and the third coil 43 connected in parallel from the center tap 14 to the first rectifying element 10. Flowing into. In addition, the half-wave power of the other polarity of the high-frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 33 flows through the second coil 42 and the fourth coil 44 connected in parallel from the center tap 14 to the second rectifying element 11 at the same time. Flowing.

  As a result, since the high-frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 33 flows so as to sandwich the entire primary coil 32 in any polarity, the high-frequency AC power generated in the secondary coil 33 is the same as in the prior art. The first coil portion and the second coil portion do not flow unevenly for each polarity. As a result, the magnetic flux leakage between the primary coil 32 and the secondary coil 33 is reduced, and the coupling coefficient between the primary coil 32 and the secondary coil 33 is increased.

Therefore, the welding transformer 31 of the present invention has a large coupling coefficient. Therefore, when the same primary voltage is applied at the same turn ratio (number of turns of the primary coil / number of turns of the secondary coil), the secondary voltage is reduced. Therefore, even if the number of turns of the primary coil 32 is increased and the secondary voltage is decreased, the same secondary voltage as that of the prior art can be secured and a secondary current corresponding to the load can be secured. Can do. Further, by increasing the number of turns of the primary coil 32, the primary current is decreased in inverse proportion to the turn ratio, so that the input capacity can be reduced. Further, by increasing the number of turns of the primary coil 32, the cross-sectional area of the core 37 can be decreased in inverse proportion to the number of turns of the primary coil 32. Therefore, the welding transformer 31 can be reduced in size and weight, and the portable weight is low. It becomes possible to mount the welding transformer 31 on the welding robot.

  Furthermore, in the welding transformer 31 of the present invention, the secondary coil 33 forms a conductive plate-like member in a U shape, and the U shape of the first coil 41 to the fourth coil 44 of the secondary coil 33 is the same. The first coil 41 and the second coil 42 are provided outside the primary coil 32, and the third coil 43 and the fourth coil 44 are provided inside the primary coil 32. For this reason, unlike the conventional welding transformer, it is not necessary to bend the primary coil and the secondary coil into complicated shapes, so that the production is easy and the number of production steps can be reduced.

In FIG. 2, the welding transformer 31 according to the present invention shows an arrangement in which the first coil 41 is provided outside the second coil 42 of the secondary coil 33. An arrangement in which two coils 42 are provided may be employed. Similarly, FIG. 2 shows an arrangement in which the third coil 43 is provided outside the fourth coil 44 of the secondary coil 33, but conversely, an arrangement in which the fourth coil 44 is provided outside the third coil 43. Also good.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the welding transformer according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a welding transformer 51 has a first coil 41 and a third coil 43 connected in parallel, one end thereof serving as an input terminal 52d, the other end serving as an output terminal 52b, and this output terminal 52b serving as a rectifier 53 ( It is connected to the input terminal of the first rectifying element 10 provided in FIG. Further, the input terminal 52d is connected to the input terminal of the second rectifying element 11 provided in the rectifier 53 to form the center tap 14, and the second welding tip 16 is connected via the second gun arm 13 shown in FIG. It is connected to the. Further, the second coil 42 and the fourth coil 44 are connected in parallel, and one end of the second coil 42 and the fourth coil 44 serve as the input terminal 52a, and the other end serves as the output terminal 52c. The input terminal 52a is provided in the rectifier 53. The output terminal of the element 11 is connected. Further, the output terminal 52c and the output terminal of the first rectifying element 10 are connected to the output terminal 34 of the welding transformer 51, and this output terminal 34 is connected to the first welding tip 15 via the first gun arm 12 shown in FIG. It is connected to the.

  With the above-described configuration, the first gun arm 12 is held by the output terminal of the first rectifying element 10 and the output terminal 52 c of the secondary coil 33. The second gun arm 13 is held by the input terminal of the second rectifying element 11 and the input terminal 52 d of the secondary coil 33. Regarding the other functions, the same functions as those of the welding transformer 31 according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  The operation of the welding transformer 51 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is similar to the operation of the welding transformer 31 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, but further operations will be described. Since the direct current supplied to the workpiece 17 requires several thousand A to several tens of thousands A, the current flowing between the output terminal 34 and the center tap 14 every time power is supplied to the workpiece 17. Due to the opposite direction, the output terminal 34 and the center tap 14 repel each other and try to spread. In this case, when the output terminal 34 and the center tap 14 are held only by the terminal block connected to the first rectifying device 10 and the second rectifying device 11, the first rectifying device 10 and the second rectifying device are used. 11 is subjected to a considerable impact, and the positions of the terminal blocks connected to the respective rectifying elements 10 and 11 are shifted so that the path of the current flowing through the rectifying elements 10 and 11 is biased. As a result, the life of the rectifying elements 10 and 11 is reduced. Will be. In contrast, in the welding transformer 51 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the output terminal 34 and the center tap 14 of the welding transformer 51 are held by the output terminal 52c and the input terminal 52d of the secondary coil 33, respectively. Since the output terminal 52c and the input terminal 52d are formed of a strong block made of a copper member, the impact applied to the output terminal 34 and the center tap 14 is also absorbed by the output terminal 52c and the input terminal 52d of the secondary coil 33. Is done.

  As a result, also in the welding transformer according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the same effects as the effects exhibited by the welding transformer 31 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above are exhibited. Furthermore, in the welding transformer 51 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, since the output terminal 34 and the center tap 14 of the welding transformer 51 are also held by the secondary coil 33, they are added to the output terminal 34 and the center tap 14. The impact is absorbed by the secondary coil 33 and the positions of the terminal blocks connected to the first rectifying element 10 and the second rectifying element 11 are not shifted, so that the lifetime of the rectifying elements 10 and 11 is not reduced.

The welding transformer 31 according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 and the welding transformer 51 according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 are arranged outside the second coil 42 of the secondary coil 33. Although an arrangement in which one coil 41 is provided is shown, an arrangement in which the second coil 42 is provided outside the first coil 41 may be used. Similarly, an arrangement in which the third coil 43 is provided outside the fourth coil 44 of the secondary coil 33 is shown, but conversely, an arrangement in which the fourth coil 44 is provided outside the third coil 43 may be adopted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Welding apparatus 2 AC power source 3 Converter circuit 4 Inverter circuit 5 Inverter control circuit 6 Welding transformer 7 Primary coil 8 Secondary coil 9 Core 10 First rectifier 11 Second rectifier 12 First gun arm 13 Second gun arm 14 Center tap 15 First welding tip 16 Second welding tip 17 Work piece 18 First coil 18a Upper end 18b of first coil Lower end 19 of first coil 19 Second coil 19a Upper end 19b of second coil Lower end 20 of second coil Rectifier 21 Short-circuit bar 31 Welding transformer 32 Primary coil 33 Secondary coil 33a Input terminal 33b Output terminal 33c Output terminal 33d Input terminal 34 Output terminal 36 Rectifier 37 Core 41 First coil 42 Second coil 43 Third coil 44 Fourth coil 51 Welding transformer 52a Input terminal 52b Output terminal 52c Output terminal Child 52d Input terminal 53 Rectifier

Claims (3)

A primary coil to which AC power is input;
A secondary coil;
A rectifier comprising a first rectifier element and a second rectifier element connected to the secondary coil and outputting DC power;
The output terminal of the rectifier is connected to the first welding tip;
In the transformer for DC resistance welding machine in which the center tap of the rectifier is connected to the second welding tip,
The secondary coil is formed in a U shape with a conductive plate-like member having the same width as that of the primary coil, and the U shape is oriented in the same direction. Consists of 4 coils,
The first coil and the second coil are provided on an outer periphery of the primary coil;
The third coil and the fourth coil are provided on an inner periphery of the primary coil;
The primary coil is the secondary coil by the first coil and the second coil provided on the outer periphery of the primary coil, and the third and fourth coils provided on the inner periphery of the primary coil. With a structure placed inside
Connecting the first coil and the third coil in parallel;
A transformer for DC resistance welding machine, wherein the second coil and the fourth coil are connected in parallel. The output terminals of the first coil and the third coil connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal of the first rectifier element,
The output terminals of the second coil and the fourth coil connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal of the second rectifier element,
The output terminals of the first rectifier element and the second rectifier element are connected to form an output terminal of the rectifier,
The input terminals of the first coil and the third coil connected in parallel and the input terminals of the second coil and the fourth coil connected in parallel are connected to form the center tap. The transformer for DC resistance welding machines according to claim 1. The output terminals of the first coil and the third coil connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal of the first rectifying element,
The input terminals of the first coil and the third coil connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal of the second rectifying element to form a center tap,
The input terminals of the second coil and the fourth coil connected in parallel are connected to the output terminal of the second rectifier element,
2. The direct current according to claim 1, wherein an output terminal of the rectifier is formed by connecting an output terminal of the second coil and the fourth coil connected in parallel to an output terminal of the first rectifier element. Transformer for resistance welding machine.

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