Integrated gas purge path for welded sandwich structure
US10654125B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
1References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/045
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming a weld on a work piece is disclosed. The method may include creating an internal cavity along the work piece and extending a conduit having an exit orifice into the internal cavity such that the exit orifice may be positioned adjacent to the weld to be formed. The method may further include supplying a purge gas to the conduit, the purge gas being carried through the conduit and pushed out of the exit orifice so as to displace undesirable gasses away from the weld to be formed and then subsequently forming the weld.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.