Friction stir joining attachment, friction stir joining head, and friction stir joining apparatus
US12285817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K20/26
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A friction stir welding attachment includes a body configured to be attached to a spindle of a machine tool, a metalworking shaft rotatably supported by the body and including an attachment portion configured to attach a welding tool at an end thereof, and a pair of press components supported by the body and provided at respective sides across the attachment portion. The press components are each made of disc-shaped elastic material and are each supported in a manner rotatable around a rotation axis diagonally intersecting a rotation axis of the metalworking shaft.
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