Process for machining and butt-welding at least one edge of a sheet metal plate
US5780802A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/185
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a process of butt-welding together sheet metal plates, in particular those having different sheet metal thicknesses, by means of an edge preparation that mills the edges of the sheet metal plates while they are clamped in a sheet metal stack. For this purpose, an appropriate apparatus is provided having supporting and clamping mechanisms.
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