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Welding tool comprising a shoulder, welding method and workpiece

US9919378B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EADS Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Juergen Silvanus · Hamburg, DE
Erich Forster · Großaitingen, DE
Eric Tauscher · Augsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 1, 2012
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 1, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB23K20/1265
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A welding tool for connecting at least two workpieces at a connection region by friction stir welding includes a shoulder that separates the connection region from the surroundings. The shoulder is designed as a molding tool to mold during the friction stir welding.

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