WO2023007343A1 - Friction welding machine and procedure - Google Patents
Friction welding machine and procedure Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2023007343A1 WO2023007343A1 PCT/IB2022/056832 IB2022056832W WO2023007343A1 WO 2023007343 A1 WO2023007343 A1 WO 2023007343A1 IB 2022056832 W IB2022056832 W IB 2022056832W WO 2023007343 A1 WO2023007343 A1 WO 2023007343A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- tube
- welding
- interface
- welded
- chuck
- Prior art date
Links
- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 60
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 17
- 238000003756 stirring Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 15
- 230000008569 process Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 10
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 12
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 5
- 239000011324 bead Substances 0.000 description 4
- 150000002739 metals Chemical class 0.000 description 4
- 230000009471 action Effects 0.000 description 3
- 230000008901 benefit Effects 0.000 description 2
- 229910000838 Al alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copper Chemical compound [Cu] RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Magnesium Chemical compound [Mg] FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000013459 approach Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052802 copper Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000010949 copper Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000001934 delay Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000013461 design Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004927 fusion Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000670 limiting effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 229910052749 magnesium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011777 magnesium Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000007246 mechanism Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004021 metal welding Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000010355 oscillation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000003825 pressing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000012545 processing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000002250 progressing effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000284 resting effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000035939 shock Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000012546 transfer Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005493 welding type Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- 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
- B23K20/00—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating
- B23K20/12—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating the heat being generated by friction; Friction welding
- B23K20/122—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating the heat being generated by friction; Friction welding using a non-consumable tool, e.g. friction stir welding
- B23K20/1245—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating the heat being generated by friction; Friction welding using a non-consumable tool, e.g. friction stir welding characterised by the apparatus
-
- 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
- B23K20/00—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating
- B23K20/12—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating the heat being generated by friction; Friction welding
- B23K20/129—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating the heat being generated by friction; Friction welding specially adapted for particular articles or workpieces
-
- 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
- B23K37/00—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups
- B23K37/04—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work
- B23K37/053—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work aligning cylindrical work; Clamping devices therefor
- B23K37/0531—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work aligning cylindrical work; Clamping devices therefor internal pipe alignment clamps
-
- 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
- B23K37/00—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups
- B23K37/04—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work
- B23K37/053—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work aligning cylindrical work; Clamping devices therefor
- B23K37/0536—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work aligning cylindrical work; Clamping devices therefor for maintaining flanges on tubes
-
- 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
- B23K2101/00—Articles made by soldering, welding or cutting
- B23K2101/04—Tubular or hollow articles
- B23K2101/06—Tubes
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a machine for friction stir welding, and a related process for friction stir welding.
- the invention concerns a machine and a process for making welded connections of metal tube sections or connection elements, such as flanges.
- Friction stir welding is a welding method for achieving a union between two metals, even dissimilar metals, by exploiting the heat generated by the friction of a rotating tool placed in contact with the metals themselves.
- the heat generated by the tool is sufficient to plasticize the amount of the two materials located in the immediate vicinity of their interface.
- This type of welding is particularly suitable for those materials that suffer from the high thermal shocks resulting from traditional fusion welding techniques, such as aluminum alloys, copper, magnesium, and even polymeric materials.
- Today, known friction stir welding machines include a welding head, on which a rotating tool is mounted equipped with a conical tip and a shoulder.
- the tool is positioned at the interface between the two materials to be welded so that the tip penetrates in the space between them, while the shoulder is positioned in contact with the surfaces of the two materials adjacent to the interface itself.
- the rotating tool moves along the interface mechanically mixing the two materials while they are in a plastic state, and in addition imparts a shape to the weld bead by applying pressure during the movement.
- the tool Before beginning its movement, the tool is kept in contact with the interface in its initial position for some time in order to transfer sufficient heat to soften the adjacent region of material, and then moves at a constant and well-defined speed, depending on the nature and size of the material to be welded.
- the welding of metal tubes and more generally of profiles endowed with radial or axial symmetry, presents inherent problems due to the geometry of the parts and the movements that the weld head must make to achieve an adequate result.
- tube friction stir welding machines involve attaching the tube itself and the part to be connected to a rotating chuck, such as by means of bolted flanges, jaws, or other known systems.
- the chuck rotates the tube and the element to which it is to be connected around the central axis of the tube itself, so that a welding head, coupled with a fixed frame, moves relative to the two pieces to be welded along the interface between the two materials.
- the welds of the two ends must necessarily be simultaneous, starting and ending at the same time, respectively; - further, for the same reason, it is not possible for the welds on the ends of the tube to proceed at different speeds from each other, as they are constrained by the rotational speed of the tube being dragged by the chucks;
- the aim of the present invention is to provide a friction stir welding machine and a process that solves the mentioned drawbacks.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of the machine according to the invention in a first resting position before welding
- FIG. 6A and 6B are perspective views of a chuck for clamping tubes or other elements with radial or axial symmetry to the machine;
- FIG. 7A, 8A and 9 are front, side and rear views of the chuck in Figures 6A and 6B, respectively;
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional front view of the chuck along the A-A line of figure 8A;
- FIG. 8B is a side sectional view of the chuck along line B-B of figure 7A;
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the chuck from figures
- FIG. 11 is a front view of a machine component according to the invention.
- FIG 1 a preferred embodiment of the friction stir welding machine according to the invention is shown.
- the machine is designed to make a weld bead on the surface of a tube, or other part having substantially axial or radial symmetry, which can be attached to supports suitably shaped and placed laterally to it at its two ends.
- the machine comprises a plurality of welding stations 1 , preferably one station for each of the two ends to be welded.
- Each station 1 can work independently of the other station, as will become clearer below.
- Each station 1 includes a chuck 2 (not visible in figures 1-5 because it is inserted inside the cavity of the part to be welded) attached to a support 3.
- the supports 3 of stations 1 are in turn coupled to a fixed machine frame 4, and have a housing 31 , wherein the chuck 2 is housed and which is configured to accommodate an element, such as a flange 6, to be welded to an open end of a tube 5.
- the supports 3, thus also chucks 2 are prospettive and facing each other.
- chucks 2 are aligned along an X axis together with supports 3, or are otherwise arranged to keep tube 5 on axis with each flange 6 between the two supports 3.
- flanges 6 are inserted inside housings 31 and secured by counterflanges 32, each bolted to the back wall of housings 31.
- the chucks 2 preferably project from the supports 3 onto which the flanges 6 to be welded to the open ends of the tube 5 are attached.
- chucks 2 can adhere to the inner wall of tube 5, securing it in place and ensuring maximum alignment between the profiles to be welded.
- each welding station 1 Associated with each welding station 1 is a movable welding head 7, comprising a welding tool 71 , comprising a shoulder and a tip, set in rotation by a motor 710.
- the welding head 7 is configured to move along an angular direction, describing a circular trajectory around the X axis of tube 5, and along a radial direction, along a line intersecting the X axis and perpendicular to it.
- the welding head 7 can move within a plane perpendicular at a given instant to the X axis of tube 5, or of the part, according to a polar coordinate system wherein the pole coincides with the point of intersection between the X axis and the plane wherein lies the tip of the tool 71 of the welding head 7.
- Angular motion is realized by means of a ring 8 rotating about the X axis and moved by a motor. Specifically, movement is achieved by a mechanism including gear wheels (not shown) respectively connected to the ring 8 and to the machine frame.
- counterweights 82 are optionally attached to ring 8 in the opposite position from welding head 7.
- Welding head 7 is moved in the radial direction by means of sliding a slide 72, integral to welding head 7 itself, on one or more tracks 83, integral to ring 8.
- components to be welded to tube 5, such as flanges 6, are attached to supports 3.
- tube 5 is fixed and centered by means of expansion chucks 2, visible in figures 6A-10.
- Each chuck 2 has a first front surface 20 and a second back surface
- the chuck 2 comprises a plurality of expandable segments 22 arranged along its periphery in a conventional manner for the industry technique.
- These segments 22 are movable in the radial direction, and are configured to expand and contact the inner wall of the tube 5 so as to clamp and center it with respect to the supports 3 of the welding machine.
- segments 22 is achieved by means of moving parts housed inside chuck 2, in the space identified between the front and back faces (figures 7B, 8B, 10).
- Each segment 22 is coupled to a runner 23, sliding radially relative to chuck 2 and connected to a first end of a rod 24 via a first hinge 25.
- a wheel 26 Centrally located in the inner space of chuck 2 is a wheel 26, movable about the central axis of symmetry of chuck 2, and having a gear seat 260, accessible from the back face 21.
- the second end of each rod 24 is connected to wheel 26 via a second hinge 27.
- Wheel 26 is configured to rotate about the central axis of chuck 2, so as to propel the runners 23 outward through the action of rods 24.
- the rods 24, in fact, are misaligned with respect to the radial direction, which causes the segments 22 to expand outward, locking the tube 5 in place.
- action on wheel 26 can be by automatic means (mechanical or pneumatic actuators integrated with the machine itself) or by manual means (for example, wrenches), in cases where the spindle remains locked by interference to the inner surface of tube 5.
- a chuck of the type described provides numerous advantages, such as: greater speed in attachment and replacement to the machine, thanks to attachment via pins 210; greater versatility and ease of use due to the possibility of manual locking or unlocking; improved maneuverability, due to the compact design and lighter weight, for the same benefits achieved, compared with the prior art.
- the chucks 2 already inserted inside the cavity of the tube 5, are driven and the parts to be welded are thereby mutually clamped and centered.
- the welding head 7 is brought closer, by sliding the slide 72 on the trucks 83 of the ring 8, to the line of interface 9 so that the tip of the tool 71 penetrates and positions itself at the interface of the two parts to be welded in an initial position (figure 2).
- This interface should be of the smallest possible width, on the order of a tenth of a millimeter.
- the invention uses a system of springs placed inside the housings 31 , allowing an angular oscillation of the part to be welded with respect to the X axis of about 0.3°.
- FIG. 11 A front view of a housing 31 intended to accommodate the part to be welded at the end of a tube is shown in figure 11.
- Blind holes 310 are cut in housing 31, into which elastic means (not shown), such as springs, are placed.
- the springs contact the part when the counterflange 32 is coupled to hold the part in place.
- the tip of the tool 71 is set into rotation and held in its initial position, at a certain depth in the material, for a predetermined time that varies according to the type of material to be welded and/or its thickness, so as to bring the region surrounding the interface to temperature.
- the ring 8 begins to rotate about the X axis, through the action of the motor, dragging the welding head 7 and bringing the tip of the tool 71 to describe a circular trajectory along the interface 9 (figure 3).
- the welding head 7 is returned to its initial position, and the tube 5 can be removed from the holder of chucks 2.
- the flange is unlocked with respect to the counterflange seat, which is not removed.
- the machine further includes a control logic unit, which is connected to all the moving components of the machine itself and configured to control its movements.
- a control logic unit which is connected to all the moving components of the machine itself and configured to control its movements.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Pressure Welding/Diffusion-Bonding (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
EP22748097.7A EP4377041A1 (en) | 2021-07-29 | 2022-07-25 | Friction welding machine and procedure |
CN202280052741.7A CN117999144A (en) | 2021-07-29 | 2022-07-25 | Friction welding machine and method |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
IT102021000020342A IT202100020342A1 (en) | 2021-07-29 | 2021-07-29 | MACHINE AND PROCEDURE FOR FRICTION WELDING |
IT102021000020342 | 2021-07-29 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2023007343A1 true WO2023007343A1 (en) | 2023-02-02 |
Family
ID=78649571
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/IB2022/056832 WO2023007343A1 (en) | 2021-07-29 | 2022-07-25 | Friction welding machine and procedure |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP4377041A1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN117999144A (en) |
IT (1) | IT202100020342A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2023007343A1 (en) |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE19537244C2 (en) * | 1994-10-24 | 1997-08-14 | Friedel Paul Kalberg | Device for orbital guidance and for driving a welding tool when welding the ends of a pair of tubes |
EP2561951A1 (en) * | 2011-08-24 | 2013-02-27 | Wartmann Technologie AG | Device and method for manufacturing a butt joint between rotation-symmetrical bodies with local forming of the abutting zone of the held bodies |
-
2021
- 2021-07-29 IT IT102021000020342A patent/IT202100020342A1/en unknown
-
2022
- 2022-07-25 CN CN202280052741.7A patent/CN117999144A/en active Pending
- 2022-07-25 EP EP22748097.7A patent/EP4377041A1/en active Pending
- 2022-07-25 WO PCT/IB2022/056832 patent/WO2023007343A1/en active Application Filing
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE19537244C2 (en) * | 1994-10-24 | 1997-08-14 | Friedel Paul Kalberg | Device for orbital guidance and for driving a welding tool when welding the ends of a pair of tubes |
EP2561951A1 (en) * | 2011-08-24 | 2013-02-27 | Wartmann Technologie AG | Device and method for manufacturing a butt joint between rotation-symmetrical bodies with local forming of the abutting zone of the held bodies |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
CN117999144A (en) | 2024-05-07 |
IT202100020342A1 (en) | 2023-01-29 |
EP4377041A1 (en) | 2024-06-05 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP1846191B1 (en) | Friction stir welding apparatus | |
US6364197B1 (en) | Friction stir welding of containers from the interior | |
CN101337329B (en) | Method and device for machining workpieces rotating around a workpiece axis | |
KR101548792B1 (en) | Out of position friction stir welding of casing and small diameter tubing or pipe | |
EP1132167B1 (en) | Friction stir welding | |
US5248077A (en) | Friction welding and welds made by friction | |
EP2812146B1 (en) | Backing arrangement for use in friction stir welding | |
KR100982486B1 (en) | Unit used for welding apparatus of the inside surface of pipe and welding apparatus of the inside surface of pipe using the same | |
US11465230B2 (en) | Machine tool | |
CN114074210B (en) | Backfill type friction stir spot welding tool and end effector | |
JP5487071B2 (en) | Method of manufacturing connecting rod | |
CN113649685A (en) | Rotary clamp capable of adjusting coaxiality of workpiece axis and main axis and inertia friction welding machine | |
EP4377041A1 (en) | Friction welding machine and procedure | |
US4033501A (en) | Friction welding machine | |
CN214978478U (en) | Steel pipe welding device with adjustable clamping interval for laser processing | |
EP3488965B1 (en) | Centering device for bars | |
JPH0775885A (en) | Friction welding machine for long tube | |
CN217122072U (en) | Friction plug repair welding machine tool | |
CN213003277U (en) | Stainless steel kettle laser-beam welding machine | |
CN220029250U (en) | Positioning tool for butt welding of pipe bodies | |
CN215587958U (en) | Cylinder shell inner wall processingequipment | |
US4132340A (en) | Welding method and apparatus | |
NL1037702C2 (en) | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING TUBES AND FITTINGS. | |
WO2019116399A1 (en) | Friction welding of tube to tube using a guide tool | |
CN118492808A (en) | Auxiliary steel structure standing welding device |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application |
Ref document number: 22748097 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 202280052741.7 Country of ref document: CN |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 2022748097 Country of ref document: EP |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: DE |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2022748097 Country of ref document: EP Effective date: 20240229 |