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Method and system for joining two components of a meltable material

US11701839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventor

Tassilo Witte · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 12, 2019
Grant date	Jul 18, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2031/3097
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for joining two components of a meltable material comprises the steps of providing a first component having a first border region and a second component having a second border region, placing the second component relative to the first component so as to form an overlap between the first border region and the second border region under a gap between the first border region and the second border region, continuously heating opposed sections of the first border region and the second border region at the same time through at least one energy source arranged in the gap at least partially, continuously providing a relative motion of the at least one energy source along the first border region and the second border region in the gap, and continuously pressing already heated sections of the first border region and the second border region onto each other.

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