Vibration welders with high frequency vibration, position motion control, and delayed weld motion
US9688017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C66/9513
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vibration welding system and method having an operating vibration frequency of 260 Hz or higher. A pressing action between two workpieces is effected by directly controlling, with a control system and a sensor, the relative positions of the workpieces during some or all of the weld cycle, or by controlling the speed between the workpieces during some phase of the weld cycle and controlling the force between the workpieces during other phases. An external control device can be coupled to a control system, to produce an input signal to adjust the speed of relative motion between the workpieces, the force therebetween, or both speed and force based on the input signal. A positive force can be initially applied between the workpieces, and the weld is started by initiating lateral vibrations while the relative position between the workpieces in the pressing direction is maintained, a control variable is monitored, and the second workpiece is moved relative to the first only after the monitored variable satisfies a condition.
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