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Космические корабли и станции, автоматические КА и методы их проектирования, бортовые комплексы управления, системы и средства жизнеобеспечения, особенности технологии производства ракетно-космических систем

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Мониторинг СМИ и социальных сетей. Сканирование интернета, новостных сайтов, специализированных контентных площадок на базе мессенджеров. Гибкие настройки фильтров и первоначальных источников.

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19-01-2012 дата публикации

Laser marking method

Номер: US20120013699A1
Принадлежит: Nidek Co Ltd, Shikibo Ltd, Shizuoka Prefecture

This invention provides a laser marking method that can form a very minute mark of a predetermined shape, such as a letter or pattern, with clarity and high solidity, on the surface of a substrate. The laser marking method of the invention comprises the steps of (1) depositing a coloring material on the surface of a substrate of thermoplastic material to form a thin film of the coloring material, and (2) applying a laser beam to the thin film of the coloring material in conformity with a predetermined marking shape to cause the portions of the substrate irradiated with the laser beam to soften and to cause the thus softened portions to mix with the coloring material, thereby developing the predetermined marking shape on the surface of the substrate.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

Spot-welding method and spot-welding device

Номер: US20120055910A1
Принадлежит: Fuji Jukogyo KK

When spot-welding a workpiece including a thin plate, a first thick plate, and a second thick plate, the workpiece is clamped by a fixed electrode in contact with the second thick plate, a movable electrode in contact with the thin plate, and control-pressure applying unit set adjacent to the movable electrode and in contact with the thin plate. Pressure is applied to the second thick plate by the fixed electrode, and pressure and control pressure are respectively applied by the movable electrode and the control-pressure applying unit to the thin plate. The pressure from the fixed electrode is controlled to be smaller than the pressure from the movable electrode. The current density between the thin plate and the first thick plate increases.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Tubular beam with single center leg

Номер: US20120074720A1
Принадлежит: Shape Corp

A reinforcement beam for a vehicle bumper system comprises a single sheet deformed to define first and second tubes sharing a common single center wall. A channel rib is formed on each tubes and a crevice rib over the center leg forms a third rib. Edges of the sheet are deformed to a radius so that their surface consistently engages an associated radiused corner formed on ends of the center leg, which facilitates consistent abutting line engagement of material surfaces, and thus facilitates consistent welding. In a preferred beam, front wall sections of each tube are coplanar and form a face of the beam, with each channel rib and crevice rib providing added stiffness to the beam, and yet nothing extends forward of the coplanar front wall sections. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.

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17-05-2012 дата публикации

Method and Control Device for Monitoring the Quality of Spot Welds of a Resistance Welding Gun Comprising the Outputting of a Warning Message

Номер: US20120118861A1
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method for monitoring and/or regulating the quality of spot welds of a resistance welding gun includes measuring and storing measured values during the execution of resistance spot welds at different points on a workpiece. The measured values represent a voltage, a current, a resistance, a welding time, an energy, a force on welding contacts and/or an output during the production of a resistance spot weld. The method also includes comparing the measured values with a reference measurement value. The reference measurement value represents a corresponding voltage, a current, a resistance, a welding time, an energy, a force on welding contacts and/or an output during the production of a corresponding resistance spot weld. The method also includes outputting a warning message when, during the comparison, it is established that a predetermined number of successive measured values is outside a predefined tolerance band from the reference measurement value.

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14-06-2012 дата публикации

Aluminum alloy heat exchanger and method of producing refrigerant tube used for the heat exchanger

Номер: US20120145365A1
Принадлежит: Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd

An aluminum alloy heat exchanger is produced by applying a coating material that is prepared by adding a binder to a mixture of an Si powder and a Zn-containing compound flux powder to a surface of an aluminum alloy refrigerant tube, assembling a bare fin that is formed of an Al—Mn—Zn alloy with the refrigerant tube, and brazing the refrigerant tube and the bare fin by heating in an atmosphere-controlled furnace, the refrigerant tube being an extruded product of an aluminum alloy that comprises 0.5 to 1.7% (mass %, hereinafter the same) of Mn, less than 0.10% of Cu, and less than 0.10% of Si, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, a mixing ratio of the Si powder to the Zn-containing compound flux powder being 10:90 to 40:60, the binder being added in an amount of 5 to 40% based on the total amount of the coating material, the coating material being applied to an outer surface of the refrigerant tube so that the total amount of the Si powder and the Zn-containing compound flux powder is 5 to 30 g/m 2 , the surface of the refrigerant tube subjected to brazing having a potential lower than that of an area of the refrigerant tube that is deeper than a diffusion depth of Si and Zn by 20 to 200 mV, and a potential of the fin being lower than that of a deep area of the refrigerant tube.

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14-06-2012 дата публикации

System for reeling pipeline

Номер: US20120148348A1
Принадлежит: Lylyn Hingle Stockstill

A pipe reeling system can be positioned in a location adjacent a dock to prepare spools of wound pipeline. The pipe segments are delivered to the facility from a steel mill or other manufacturer and placed on one or more pipe storage racks in a first orientation. The pipe segments are then moved to an elevated pipe feeding bed, from which they are fed in a second direction, transverse to the first direction through a plurality of weld stations. The pipe segments welded end-to-end form a continuous pipe unit, which is transferred to a spool and wound thereon. The spools can be prepared in advance of a request from a pipeline operator and stored in the facility on the reels until required.

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09-08-2012 дата публикации

Method for making an opening in a substrate

Номер: US20120198977A1
Принадлежит: LPKF Laser and Electronics AG

A method for making an opening in a substrate includes creating a cutting path in the substrate for cutting out a polygonal area along predetermined side paths which enclose the opening and are connected to each other via respective corner points. The cutting path is started in an internal region of the polygonal area at a distance from the side paths. The cutting path is continued in a recess in the internal region to a start point on a first one of the side paths, the start point being disposed along the first one of the side paths at a substantial distance from each of the respective corner points so as to divide the first one of the side paths into a long side path portion and a short side path portion. The cutting path is continued, from the start point, along each of the side paths.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Point-welding clamp structure

Номер: US20120248672A1
Автор: Yang Jen YUNG
Принадлежит: Individual

A point-welding clamp structure for side by side tightly clamping and locating different plate-shaped metal pieces in their true relative positions so as to facilitate the point-welding operation. The point-welding clamp structure includes a body section and a base section for clamping the different metal pieces. A second adjustment section is disposed on the body section and a third adjustment section is disposed on the base section. By means of operating the second and third adjustment sections, the metal pieces with different thickness can be securely clamped and located by the point-welding clamp structure.

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08-11-2012 дата публикации

High-corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy brazing sheet, method of manufacturing such sheet, and corrosive-resistant heat exchanger using such sheet

Номер: US20120279694A1
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

Problem To provide an aluminum alloy brazing sheet, featuring a good brazing property that prevents diffusion of molten filler material in a core material of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet during a brazing process and exhibiting a superior corrosion resistance to an exhaust gas condensate water after the brazing process, a method of manufacturing the aluminum alloy brazing sheet, and a high corrosion-resistant heat exchanger using the aluminum alloy brazing sheet. Resolving Means A high corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy brazing sheet comprises a core material composed of an aluminum alloy, a sacrificial anode material cladded on one surface of the core material, and a filler material composed of an Al/Si-based alloy and cladded on another surface of said core material, and is characterized in that the sacrificial anode material is composed of an aluminum alloy which contains Si falling within a range of 2.5-7.0 mass %, Zn falling a range of 1.0-5.5 mass %, Fe falling within a range of 0.05-1.0 mass %, and which is composed of the balance Al and the inevitable impurities, and that a clad thickness of the sacrificial anode material falling within a range of 25-80 μm. Also, there is provided a method of manufacturing the aluminum alloy brazing sheet, and a high corrosion-resistant heat exchanger using the aluminum alloy brazing sheet.

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22-11-2012 дата публикации

Soldered aluminum heat exchanger

Номер: US20120292001A1
Принадлежит: Behr GmbH and Co KG

A soldered aluminum heat exchanger, having tubes made of a core material through which tubes a coolant flows, and the tubes being connected to at least one header by means of an inner soldered joint; having a protective plating on the inner face of the core material comprising aluminum and using four-layer technology; having an inner solder plating on the protective plating; and having an outer solder plating on the outer face of the tube facing away from the coolant face.

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20-12-2012 дата публикации

Semiconductor module manufacturing method, semiconductor module, and manufacturing device

Номер: US20120319253A1
Автор: HIROKI Mizuno
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

In the disclosed method for manufacturing a semiconductor module, a metal layer and a cooler, which have different coefficients of thermal expansion from each other, are joined into a single unit via an insulating resin sheet. A work, comprising a semiconductor element placed on the metal layer with solder interposed therebetween, is fed into a reflow furnace. The work, in that state, is heated in the reflow furnace, thereby mounting the semiconductor element to the metal layer. The heating is carried out such that the temperature of the cooler and the temperature of the metal layer differ by an amount that make the cooler and the metal layer undergo the same amount of thermal expansion as each other.

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20-12-2012 дата публикации

High corrosion resistant equipment for a plant

Номер: US20120321904A1
Принадлежит: HITACHI LTD

Provided is high corrosion resistant equipment for a plant having the lining structure which exhibits high reliability against breaking of a joining portion over a long use period. The high corrosion resistant equipment for a plant includes a lining plate and a support portion which are made of a high corrosion resistance material and a structural material portion made of a steel material or the like. The lining plate and the support portion include a joining portion to which friction stirring is applied. The support portion is assembled into or fastened to the structural material portion by means of the geometrical structure with a gap interposed between the support portion and the structural material portion. Due to such a constitution, high corrosion resistant equipment for a plant having the lining which exhibits high reliability can be acquired.

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03-01-2013 дата публикации

Laser ablation tooling via distributed patterned masks

Номер: US20130003030A1
Автор: Thomas R.J. Corrigan
Принадлежит: 3M Innovative Properties Co

A distributed patterned mask for use in a laser ablation process to image a complete pattern onto a substrate. The mask has a plurality of apertures for transmission of light and non-transmissive areas around the apertures. When the apertures for the distributed pattern are repeatedly imaged on a substrate, structures within the distributed pattern merge within different areas of the imaged pattern to create the complete pattern with distributed stitch lines in order to reduce or eliminate the stitching effect in laser ablation. The mask can also form a sparse and distributed pattern including apertures that individually form merging portions of the complete pattern and collectively form a distributed pattern.

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17-01-2013 дата публикации

Device for cutting plastic products provided in a continuous plastic band for use in the medical sector

Номер: US20130017289A1
Принадлежит: B Braun Melsungen AG

Devices for cutting interconnected plastic products for use in the medical sector provided in a continuous band of plastic, comprising a laser, a laser control system and an optical acquisition and data processing unit are disclosed. Devices for the manufacture of plastic products, such as fillable or filled plastic containers for use in the medical sector, comprising a device for cutting interconnected plastic products provided in a continuous band of plastic as well as a process for cutting interconnected plastic products provided in a continuous band of plastic are disclosed. The optical acquisition unit may determine positional data for the interconnected plastic products provided in the band. From the positional data a cutting pattern may be calculated and transmitted to the laser control system. According to this cutting pattern, the position, intensity and focal point of the laser may be controlled by the laser control system, which may comprise a focusing optic, a deflection means and a beam-forming means.

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14-03-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus for and method of brazing aluminium products with closed loop conveyor within the furnace

Номер: US20130062399A1
Автор: Malcolm Roger McQuirk
Принадлежит: AFC Holcroft LLC

An apparatus ( 10 ) for the production of brazed aluminium products on a continuous flow basis includes, in sequence, a flux application zone ( 12 ), a tunnel furnace ( 14 ), a cooling zone ( 15,16 ) and a transportation element ( 25 ) for conveying ( 26 ) component parts or products though the apparatus, the transportation element including a closed loop conveyor having both conveying ( 26 ) and return ( 27 ) runs within the tunnel furnace.

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21-03-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus and Method Using Reduced Volume Electro-Hydraulic Chambers for Trimming and Joining Panels

Номер: US20130067976A1
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A tool for modifying a workpiece by either trimming or joining the workpiece. The tool is an electro-hydraulic tool that uses a pulse transmitted through a liquid to trim a workpiece or to join two thicknesses of metal together. A method of trimming the workpiece includes the steps of providing a high voltage discharge in a liquid that drives a workpiece into engagement with a cutting edge of a tool steel insert. A method of joining two or more thicknesses of metal together includes the step of creating a high voltage discharge through an electrode that accelerates one panel or thickness of metal into a second panel that is held stationary by a backing plate while the first thickness of metal is accelerated into the second thickness of metal.

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25-04-2013 дата публикации

Laser machining apparatus

Номер: US20130098876A1
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

A laser machining apparatus is provided with: a workpiece support unit; a machining head; and a machining head moving unit. The workpiece support unit includes: an end support part that supports a width end of a workpiece; and an inside support part that supports an inside portion of the workpiece in a width direction. The end support part is movable in a longitudinal direction independently from the inside support part in response to a movement of the machining head.

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09-05-2013 дата публикации

Method For Arc-Welding Aluminum-Coated Metal Parts Using Oxidizing Gas

Номер: US20130112663A1
Принадлежит: Individual

The invention relates to an electric arc welding method for welding at least one metal part including an aluminum based surface coating, using a shielding gas. According to the invention, the metal of the aforementioned metal part is melted by the electric arc alone without the use of any laser beam. The invention is characterized in that the shielding gas comprises a mixture of argon and/or helium, nitrogen, and an oxidizing compound selected from oxygen and carbon dioxide.

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23-05-2013 дата публикации

Heat transfer plate and method of manufacturing the same

Номер: US20130126138A1
Принадлежит: Nippon Light Metal Co Ltd

A method of manufacturing a heat transfer plate includes: an insertion process of inserting a heat medium pipe in a concave groove formed in a bottom face of a lid groove open to an obverse of a base member; a lid groove closing process of arranging a lid plate in the lid groove; and a main joining process of moving a main joining rotation tool along butt portions (V 1 , V 2 ) between sidewalls of the lid groove and side faces of the lid plate, wherein in the main joining process a plastic fluidizing material (Q), where the base member and the lid plate are fluidized due to frictional heat, is made to flow in air gap portions (P 1 , P 2 ) formed around the heat medium pipe.

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06-06-2013 дата публикации

Discontinuous section tower tube

Номер: US20130140868A1

A belt integrated seat tower for a seat system. The seat tower can include a single piece of bent sheet metal in the form of an elongated discontinuous section tube having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge adjacent to the first longitudinal edge. A butt weld can join the first and second longitudinal edges to form a lapless seam and a generally flat weld surface.

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08-08-2013 дата публикации

Manufacturing Method Of Heat Exchanger, And Heat Exchanger Manufactured By Such Manufacturing Method

Номер: US20130199763A1
Принадлежит: Denso Corp, FURUKAWA-SKYALUMINUM CORP

The disclosed method relates to manufacturing a heat exchanger which causes no brazing defects, and a heat exchanger manufactured by the method. The method relates to manufacturing a heat exchanger having an aluminum alloy tube defining a cooling-medium flowing passage and a copper alloy tube defining a water flowing passage, wherein a heat exchange is carried out between a cooling medium flowing through the cooling-medium flowing passage and water flowing through the water flowing passage. The aluminum alloy tube and the copper alloy tube are brazed to each other at a temperature of less than 548° C.

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05-09-2013 дата публикации

Vehicle Cross-Member Assembly with Adhesive Reservoirs

Номер: US20130229005A1
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A method of manufacturing a vehicle cross-member assembly includes: adding adhesive to an adhesive reservoir in an interconnecting member composed of a first material; overlapping a first rail composed of a second material with the interconnecting member; and welding the interconnecting member to a second rail in a position perpendicular with respect to the second rail. The second rail is composed of a different material than the first rail.

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12-09-2013 дата публикации

Pre-rounding element on a rounding apparatus

Номер: US20130233039A1
Принадлежит: SOUDRONIC AG

A pre-rounding element ( 14 ) is used in a rounding apparatus ( 4 ) for rounding can body blanks from sheet metal blanks. The lower element part ( 22 ) of the pre-rounding element ( 14 ) is displaceable by an actuation element ( 23 ). This allows the adjustment of the pre-rounding element even during operation of the rounding apparatus. Preferably a measurement of sheet metal blank properties takes place. The measurement may include a thickness measurement and/or a strength measurement of blanks. The pre-rounding element is controlled in dependency of the measurement result. This allows a constant rounding result even with varying sheet metal properties.

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12-09-2013 дата публикации

Pressure transducer assembly having an integral back-up ring

Номер: US20130233087A2
Автор: Adam Kane
Принадлежит: Kulite Semiconductor Products Inc

A pressure transducer assembly, and a method of making the same, comprising a header having a first connection portion; a port having a corresponding second connection portion, wherein the first connection portion of the header is attached to the second connection portion of the port to create a header-port interface; and an integral back up ring defined in one of the header and port, wherein the integral back up ring is separated from the header-port interface by a cavity. The first connection portion of the header is attached to the second connection portion of the port by a full penetration weld and the integral back up ring is adapted to block the full penetration weld from damaging the header and thus minimize, if not eliminate, crack propagation.

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10-10-2013 дата публикации

Methods of joining metallic protective layers

Номер: US20130264013A1
Принадлежит: Individual

In various embodiments, protective layers are bonded to a steel layer and connected by a layer of unmelted metal powder produced by cold spray.

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17-10-2013 дата публикации

High-Frequency Welding of Sandwich Metal Sheets

Номер: US20130273387A1
Принадлежит: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG

The invention relates to a method for welding a first composite sheet metal part comprising at least two metal sheets and a sheet arranged between both metal sheets that consists of a material with a different chemical composition than the two metal sheets, to a second sheet metal part consisting of a solid metallic material or a further composite material with at least two metal sheets and a sheet arranged between the metal sheets that consists of a material with a different chemical composition than the two metal sheets. The object of providing a method for welding composite sheet metal parts is achieved by welding the sheet metal parts using a high-frequency welding method.

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28-11-2013 дата публикации

Device for transverse seam welding

Номер: US20130313308A1
Принадлежит: Nexans SA

A device and a method for the positionally accurate arrangement of two material ends located opposite each other. The device includes two carriers with always one fixing device for each material end, wherein at least one of the two carriers is slidably guided relative to the second of the carriers, and at least the first carrier has a first adjusting member and a second adjusting member connected to the first adjusting member, wherein the adjusting members form a drive by means of which the first carrier is slidable against the second carrier.

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28-11-2013 дата публикации

Metallic compositions useful for brazing, and related processes and devices

Номер: US20130315659A1
Принадлежит: General Electric Co

A braze alloy composition is disclosed, containing nickel, about 5% to about 40% of at least one refractory metal selected from niobium, tantalum, or molybdenum; about 2% to about 32% chromium; and about 0.5% to about 10% of at least one active metal element. An electrochemical cell that includes two components joined to each other by such a braze composition is also described. A method for joining components such as those within an electrochemical cell is also described. The method includes the step of introducing a braze alloy composition between a first component and a second component to be joined, to form a brazing structure. In many instances, one component is formed of a ceramic, while the other is formed of a metal or metal alloy.

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05-12-2013 дата публикации

Pressure resistant and corrosion resistant copper alloy, brazed structure, and method of manufacturing brazed structure

Номер: US20130319581A1
Автор: Keiichiro Oishi
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Shindoh Co Ltd

A pressure resistant and corrosion resistant copper alloy contains 73.0 mass % to 79.5 mass % of Cu and 2.5 mass % to 4.0 mass % of Si with a remainder composed of Zn and inevitable impurities, in which the content of Cu [Cu] mass % and the content of Si [Si] mass % have a relationship of 62.0≦[Cu]−3.6×[Si]≦67.5. In addition, the area fraction of the α phase “α”%, the area fraction of a β phase “β”%, the area fraction of a γ phase “γ”%, the area fraction of the κ phase “κ”%, and the area fraction of a μ phase “μ”% satisfy 30≦“α”≦84, 15≦“κ”≦68, “α”+“κ”≧92, 0.2≦“κ”/“α”≦2, “β”≦3, “μ”≦5, “β”+“μ”≦6, 0≦“γ”≦7, and 0≦“β”+“μ”+“γ”≦8. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a brazed structure made of the above pressure resistant and corrosion resistant copper alloy.

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12-12-2013 дата публикации

Method of joining a pressure sensor header with an associated transducer element

Номер: US20130327150A1
Принадлежит: Kulite Semiconductor Products Inc

A pressure transducer assembly including: a pressure sensor header; a transducer assembly member; and a joining arrangement disposed at an interface of the header and the transducer assembly member, for joining the header with the transducer assembly member, the joining arrangement including: a recessed female joining element formed in one of the header and the transducer assembly member; and a protruding male joining element formed on the other of the header and the transducer assembly member, the male joining element received in the female joining element.

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09-01-2014 дата публикации

Methods, devices, systems for joining materials and resulting articles

Номер: US20140008335A1
Автор: Gen SATOH, Y. Lawrence Yao
Принадлежит: Columbia University of New York

A method, article of manufacture, and system for joining different materials is described. In a principal embodiment, two articles, for example different metals, are placed in proximity to one another with an interfacial area. One article is heated using a laser that is scanned across from a point remote from the interface to a point at or just short of the interface. In embodiments, the interfacial bond region is characterized by a homogenous mixed phase region with very low to substantially no brittle intermetallics.

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20-03-2014 дата публикации

Friction-stir joining method

Номер: US20140076957A1
Принадлежит: F Tech Inc, Honda Motor Co Ltd

Disclosed is a friction-stir joining method for joining a first member, having a base metal covered with a substance different from the base metal, with a second member with the second member placed on the first member by moving a joining tool along a joining line having thereon a joining start point and a joining finish point. The method includes steps of inserting the joining tool into the second member at the joining start point; moving the joining tool a predetermined distance along the joining line in a direction opposite the joining finish point; causing the joining tool to turn back at a turning-back point spaced the predetermined distance from the joining start point; moving the joining tool along the joining line to the joining finish point past the joining start point; and pulling the joining tool out from the second member at the joining finish point.

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27-03-2014 дата публикации

Systems and methods for low-manganese welding wire

Номер: US20140083981A1
Принадлежит: Hobart Brothers LLC

The invention relates generally to welding and, more specifically, to welding wires for arc welding, such as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) or Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW). In one embodiment, a tubular welding wire includes a sheath and a core. The tubular welding wire is configured to form a weld deposit on a structural steel workpiece, wherein the weld deposit includes less than approximately 2.5% manganese by weight.

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03-04-2014 дата публикации

Self-leveling welding tractor

Номер: US20140091129A1
Принадлежит: Lincoln Global Inc

A welding tractor is described as well as a process for using the tractor in which a predefined angle of inclination or declination is maintained during a circumferential welding process.

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

ALUMINUM ALLOY CLAD MATERIAL

Номер: US20210001434A1
Принадлежит:

An aluminum alloy clad material includes: a sacrificial material on one surface of a core material; and an Al—Si—Mg—Bi-based brazing material disposed on other surface of the core material, contains, by mass %, Si: 6.0% to 14.0%, Mg: 0.05% to 1.5%, Bi: 0.05% to 0.25%, Sr: 0.0001% to 0.1%, and a balance consisting of Al and inevitable impurities, and satisfies a relationship of (Bi+Mg)×Sr≤0.1 by mass %, in which Mg—Bi-based compounds contained in the Al—Si—Mg—Bi-based brazing material with a diameter of 0.1 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm are more than 20 in number per 10,000-μmand the Mg—Bi-based compounds with a diameter of 5.0 μm or more are less than 2 in number, and the core material contains Mn: 0.9% to 1.7%, Si: 0.2% to 1.0%, Fe: 0.1% to 0.5%, Cu: 0.08% to 1.0%, and a balance consisting of Al and inevitable impurities. 1. An aluminum alloy clad material having three layers comprising:a sacrificial material disposed on one surface of a core material; andan Al—Si—Mg—Bi brazing material which is disposed on the other surface of the core material, contains, by mass %, Si: 6.0% to 14.0%, Mg: 0.05% to 1.5%, Bi: 0.05% to 0.25%, Sr: 0.0001% to 0.1%, and a balance consisting of Al and inevitable impurities, and satisfies a relationship of (Bi+Mg)×Sr≤0.1 in amounts of elements by mass %,{'sup': 2', '2, 'wherein Mg—Bi compounds contained in the Al—Si—Mg—Bi brazing material and having a diameter of 0.1 m or more and less than 5.0 m in terms of equivalent circle diameter are more than 20 in number per 10,000-μmvisual field and the Mg—Bi compounds having a diameter of 5.0 m or more are less than 2 in number per 10,000-μmvisual field when observed in a surface layer plane direction before brazing, and'}the core material contains, by mass %, Mn: 0.9% to 1.7%, Si: 0.2% to 1.0%, Fe: 0.1% to 0.5%, Cu: 0.08% to 1.0%, and a balance consisting of Al and inevitable impurities.2. The aluminum alloy clad material according to claim 1 ,wherein the core material further contains Mg: 0.1 ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

ALUMINUM ALLOY CLAD MATERIAL

Номер: US20210001435A1
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An Al—Si—Mg—Bi-based brazing material containing Si: 6.0% to 14.0%, Fe: 0.05% to 0.3%, Mg: 0.02% to 1.5%, Bi: 0.05% to 0.25%, Sr: 0.0001% to 0.1%, and a balance of Al and inevitable impurities, and satisfies (Bi+Mg)×Sr≤0.1, is disposed on both surfaces of a core material, Mg—Bi-based compounds of the brazing material with a diameter of 0.1 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm in terms of equivalent circle diameter are more than 20 in number in 10,000 μmand the Mg—Bi-based compounds with diameter of 5.0 μm or more are less than 2 in number in 10,000 μm, the core material contains Mn: 0.8% to 1.8%, Si: 0.01% to 1.0%, Fe: 0.1% to 0.5%, and a balance of Al and inevitable impurities, and a cathode current density of a brazing material layer after a brazing heat treatment is 0.1 mA/cmor less. 1. An aluminum alloy clad material comprising:an Al—Si—Mg—Bi brazing material disposed on both surfaces of a core material, the Al—Si—Mg—B brazing material containing, by mass %, Si: 6.0% to 14.0%, Fe: 0.05% to 0.3%, Mg: 0.02% to 1.5%, Bi: 0.05% to 0.25%, Sr: 0.0001% to 0.1%, and a balance consisting of Al and inevitable impurities and satisfying a relationship of (Bi+Mg)×Sr≤0.1 in amounts of elements by mass %,{'sup': 2', '2, 'wherein Mg-Ri compounds contained in the Al—Si—Mg—Bi brazing material and having a diameter of 0.1 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm in terms of equivalent circle diameter are more than 20 in number per 10,000-μmvisual field and the Mg—Bi compounds having a diameter of 5.0 μm or more are less than 2 in number per 10,000-μmvisual field when observed in a surface layer plane direction before brazing, and'}{'sup': '2', 'the core material contains, by mass %, Mn: 0.8% to 1.8%, Si: 0.01% to 1.0%, Fe: 0.1% to 0.5%, and a balance consisting of Al and inevitable impurities, and a cathode current density of a brazing material layer measured at room temperature in a 5% NaCl solution at a pH of 3 after a brazing heat treatment is 0.1 mA/cmor less.'}2. The aluminum alloy clad ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

ALUMINUM ALLOY CLAD MATERIAL

Номер: US20210001437A1
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A sacrificial material on one surface of a core material, a Al brazing material containing Si: 6.0% to 14.0%, Mg: 0.05% to 1.5%, Bi: 0.05% to 0.25%, Sr: 0.0001% to 0.1%, and Al balance and satisfying (Bi+Mg)×Sr≤0.1 is disposed on the other surface, Mg-Bi-based compounds of the brazing material with a diameter of 0.1-5.0 μm are more than 20 per 10,000-μmand the Mg-Bi-based compounds with a diameter of 5.0 μm or more are less than 2 before brazing, the core material contains Mn: 1.0% to 1.7%, Si: 0.2% to 1.0%, Fe: 0.1% to 0.5%, Cu: 0.08% to 1.0%, Mg: 0.1% to 0.7%, and Al balance, the sacrificial material contains Zn: 0.5% to 6.0% and Mg of which a content is limited to 0.1% or less, and a Mg concentration on a surface of the sacrificial material after brazing is 0.15% or less. 1. An aluminum alloy clad material comprising:a sacrificial material disposed on one surface of a core material; andan Al—Si—Mg—Bi brazing material which is disposed on the other surface of the core material, contains, by mass %, Si: 6.0% to 14.0%, Mg: 0.05% to 1.5%, Bi: 0.05% to 0.25%, Sr: 0.0001% to 0.1%, and a balance consisting of Al and inevitable impurities, and satisfies a relationship of (Bi+Mg)×Sr≤0.1 in amounts of elements by mass %,{'sup': 2', '2, 'wherein Mg—Bi compounds contained in the Al—Si—Mg—Bi brazing material and having a diameter of 0.1 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm in terms of equivalent circle diameter are more than 20 in number per 10,000-μmvisual field and the Mg—Bi compounds having a diameter of 5.0 μm or more are less than 2 in number per 10,000-μmvisual field when observed in a surface layer plane direction before brazing,'}the core material contains, by mass %, Mn: 1.0% to 1.7%, Si: 0.2% to 1.0%, Fe: 0.1% to 0.5%, Cu: 0.08% to 1.0%, and a balance consisting of Al and inevitable impurities, andthe sacrificial material contains, by mass %, Zn: 0.5% to 6.0% and Mg of which a content is limited to 0.1% or less, and a Mg concentration on a surface of the sacrificial ...

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05-01-2017 дата публикации

Welding system

Номер: US20170001268A1
Принадлежит: Lincoln Global Inc

A welding system is disclosed that includes a power supply, a controller in communication with the power supply, and a welder in communication with the controller. The controller detects a configuration of the welder that includes at least a 1G configuration. Upon the controller detecting the 1G configuration, the controller inverts a height adjustment and automatically calculates a contact tip to work distance.

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04-01-2018 дата публикации

Arc welding device and method

Номер: US20180001414A1
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

A plasma ejection unit ( 21 ) of an arc welding device includes a plasma torch ( 26 ), a copper plate ( 27 ), a container ( 28 ), and a gas supplying unit ( 29 ). Plasma gas inside the container ( 28 ) is pressurized by argon gas supplied from the gas supplying unit ( 29 ), and ejected from first to eighth ejection ports. The plasma gas ejected from the first to eighth ejection ports is concentrated in a concentration area (CA) between vehicle body plates ( 16 - 17 ) to form through holes ( 40 ) in the vehicle body plates ( 16 - 17 ), and is separated. The air pressures, in eight areas, of the plasma gas reaching a vehicle body plate ( 18 ) are approximately one-eighth of the air pressure of the plasma gas in the concentration area (CA). Accordingly, while the through holes ( 40 ) are formed in the vehicle body plates ( 16 - 17 ), no through hole is formed in the vehicle body plate ( 18 ).

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04-01-2018 дата публикации

Systems and methods for use in welding pipe segments of a pipeline

Номер: US20180001422A1
Принадлежит: CRC Evans Pipeline International Inc

A system for welding two pipes includes a first pipe clamp, a second pipe clamp, a weld torch, an inspection detector, a motor, one or more processors, and a grinder. The weld torch is configured to create a weld joint between the pipes at an interface region between the pipes. The inspection detector is configured to emit an inspection beam of radiation. The motor is operatively associated with the inspection detector to direct the inspection beam of radiation along the weld joint between the pipes. The one or more processors are operatively associated with the inspection detector to determine a profile of the weld joint between the pipes. The grinder is configured to grind at least a portion of the weld joint between the pipes based on the profile of the weld joint between the pipes.

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for resistance spot welding overlapping steel workpieces

Номер: US20190001428A1
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method of resistance spot welding a workpiece stack-up comprising overlapping first and second steel workpieces is disclosed, wherein at least one of the steel workpieces comprises an advanced high-strength steel substrate. The workpiece stack-up is positioned between a pair of opposed first and second welding electrodes. A cover is disposed between at least one of the first steel workpiece and the first welding electrode or the second steel workpiece and the second welding electrode at an intended weld site. The workpiece stack-up is clamped between the first and second welding electrodes at the weld site such that at least one of the weld faces of the first and second welding electrodes presses against the cover. The first and second steel workpieces are welded together by passing an electrical current between the first and second welding electrodes at the weld site.

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

BRAZE COMPOSITIONS, AND RELATED DEVICES

Номер: US20190001445A1
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A braze alloy composition for sealing a ceramic component to a metal component in an electrochemical cell is presented. The braze alloy composition includes copper, nickel, and an active metal element. The braze alloy includes nickel in an amount less than about 30 weight percent, and the active metal element in an amount less than about 10 weight percent. An electrochemical cell using the braze alloy for sealing a ceramic component to a metal component in the cell is also provided. 1. An electrochemical cell comprising:a tubular separator disposed in a cell case defining a portion of a cathodic chamber and an anodic chamber, wherein the cathodic chamber comprises an alkali metal halide, and forms an ion capable of conducting through the separator;an electrically insulating ceramic collar disposed on a top end of the separator, anda metal ring disposed on the electrically insulating ceramic collar,wherein the electrically insulating ceramic collar is joined to the metal ring by a braze alloy composition comprising nickel, chromium, iron, silicon, boron and an active metal element, wherein chromium is present in an amount less than 10 weight percent, iron is present in an amount less than 10 weight percent, silicon is present in an amount from about 2 weight percent to about 10 weight percent, boron is present in an amount less than 5 weight percent, the active metal element is present in an amount from about 1 weight percent to about 3 weight percent, based on a total weight of the braze alloy composition, wherein the active metal element comprises titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, or a combination thereof, and wherein the braze alloy composition is in direct contact with both the electrically insulating ceramic collar and the metal ring.2. The electrochemical cell of claim 1 , wherein the alkali metal halide comprises sodium halide.3. The electrochemical cell of claim 1 , wherein the anodic chamber contains sodium.4. The electrochemical cell of claim 1 , ...

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12-01-2017 дата публикации

Welded structure and method for manufacturing the same

Номер: US20170008119A1
Принадлежит: Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp

There is provided a welded structure that can reduce fractures at welded portions. The welded structure includes two or three steel sheets and a lapped portion in which the steel sheets are overlapped and joined by spot welding at a plurality of locations, the welded structure including a spot weld portion, and, when a diameter of a nugget is d ng (mm), a tip diameter of an electrode used by the spot welding is d (mm), and an average thickness per steel sheet of the steel sheets at the lapped portion is t ave (mm), the spot weld portion satisfies d ng >d(t ave ) 1/2 when 0.5 mm≦t ave <1.1 mm and d ng >1.05d when 1.1 mm≦t ave ≦2.6 mm, in accordance with the average thickness t ave (mm).

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

Support Ring and Fabrication Method for Subsea Pipelines

Номер: US20190009354A1
Автор: Atin Cesar, Lacome Jacques
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A support ring supports a welding ring to guide welding bugs around a coated pipe section. The support ring has a tubular body to support the welding ring, the body having substantially circular curvature around a longitudinal axis. At least one grounding extension connected to the body is offset longitudinally and radially outwardly with respect to the body and the longitudinal axis. This allows the grounding extension to lie radially outboard of a parent coating of the pipe section while the body encircles a cut-back end zone where the parent coating has been cut back. Pipe sections abutting end-to-end for welding can each be fitted with these support rings. This enables welding rings to encircle both of the cut-back end zones and allows effective grounding connections to be made without enlarging the cut-back end zones. 1. A support ring for supporting a welding ring to encircle a pipe section , the support ring having:a tubular body with substantially circular curvature around a longitudinal axis to support the welding ring; andat least one grounding extension connected to the body;wherein the grounding extension is offset longitudinally and radially outwardly with respect to the body and the longitudinal axis.2. The support ring of claim 1 , wherein the or each grounding extension has ground connector provisions to which one or more earthing wires can be attached.3. The support ring of claim 1 , comprising a step extending in a radially-outward direction between the body and the or each grounding extension to connect the extension to the body and to effect the radial offset of the extension with respect to the body.4. The support ring of claim 3 , wherein the step is joined directly to the body claim 3 , or wherein the step is joined to the body via a longitudinally-extending tab.5. The support ring of claim 4 , wherein when the step is joined directly to the body claim 4 , the step is joined to the body at a longitudinal edge of the body.6. (canceled)7. The ...

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

LASER TEXTURING OF STEEL STRIP

Номер: US20190009370A1
Принадлежит: TATA STEEL NEDERLAND TECHNOLOGY B.V.

A method and an arrangement for finishing a steel strip including the texturing of the steel strip wherein a texture is applied to the surface of a moving steel strip by means of a single laser beam or a plurality of laser beams directed at the surface of a moving steel strip, and wherein the single laser beam or the plurality of laser beams are position controlled to apply a predetermined texture pattern on the surface of the moving steel strip. 1. A method for finishing a steel strip comprising the texturing of the steel strip wherein a texture is applied to the surface of a moving steel strip , wherein ,a single laser beam or a plurality of laser beams is directed at the surface of a moving steel strip, andthe single laser beam or the plurality of laser beams are position controlled to apply a predetermined texture pattern on the surface of the moving steel strip.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the laser beams are divided in groups each with a single laser beam or a plurality of laser beams claim 1 , which groups are controlled separately.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the groups of laser beams are positioned over the width and/or direction of movement of the steel strip with respect to each other.4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the groups of laser beams are controlled such that adjacent parts of the texture are applied with different groups of laser beams wherein the groups have different positions with respect to each other.5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein two or more groups of laser beams are controlled to form an interference pattern with a power density distribution suitable for texturing of the moving steel strip.6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the control comprises the control of one or more of the laser beams and the position thereof within one or more of the different groups of laser beams.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the control comprises the focussing of laser beams into ...

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27-01-2022 дата публикации

Tool for intervention on the wall of a fluid pipe, with motorized rollers

Номер: US20220026009A1
Принадлежит: GRTgaz SA

A tool for intervention on the wall of a fluid pipe, comprising a duct segment through which the fluid is intended to flow when the tool is in the pipe, and at least first and second modules for creating seals between the wall of the pipe and the duct segment, to isolate the fluid circulating in an outer part of a section of the pipe, between the first and second seal creation modules. The tool includes motorized rollers for moving the tool in the pipe and a module for determining the location of the tool in the pipe.

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

Laser processing hydrogel materials

Номер: US20200009690A1
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A method of forming one or more perforations, holes, or capillaries in a hydrogel material, hydrocolloid material, hydrogel adhesive or silicone adhesive comprising directing a focal point of a laser beam to a surface of the material or adhesive at one or more locations to form one or more perforations, holes, or capillaries having a selected diameter. The perforated hydrogel material or adhesive can be used in wound care dressings, wearable sensors, or devices intended to contact living tissue. The perforated material or adhesive may also be provided in contact with an exudate holding mechanism such as an open cell foam material to further increase the exudate absorbance of the hydrogel or hydrocolloid wound care dressing. 1. A method of forming one or more perforations , holes , or capillaries in a material in a non-contact manner comprising directing a focal point of a laser beam to a surface of the material and vaporizing the material at one or more locations to form one or more perforations , holes , or capillaries having a selected diameter , wherein the material is one of a hydrogel material , a hydrocolloid material , or a silicone adhesive.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a wound care dressing or component.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a body contact sensor.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a laser energy of the laser beam is sufficient to cauterize the material when forming the one or more perforations claim 1 , holes claim 1 , or capillaries such that the one or more perforations claim 1 , holes claim 1 , or capillaries substantially retain their laser processed shape and diameter and resist closing.5. A method of forming one or more perforations claim 1 , holes claim 1 , or capillaries in an adhesive material comprising directing a focal point of a laser beam to a surface of the adhesive material and vaporizing the adhesive material at one or more locations to form one or more perforations claim 1 , ...

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

Method of manufacturing press formed product

Номер: US20190010570A1
Принадлежит: Toa Industries Co Ltd

The invention provides manufacturing a partially reinforced press formed product with high corrosion resistance and weldability. First and second steel plates having aluminum-based plating films are heated to an austenite range temperature by first and second furnaces, respectively, to transform the bodies of the first and second steel plates into austenite and form Fe—Al alloy layers on the surfaces of the first and second steel plates. Hot press forming is then performed to the first and second steel plates formed with the Fe—Al alloy layers, the first and second steel plates being superposed. The first and second steel plates, which are hot press formed, are then welded.

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

Apparatus and methods for additively manufacturing microtube heat exchangers

Номер: US20190011187A1
Автор: John Russell BUCKNELL
Принадлежит: Divergent Technologies Inc

Apparatus and methods for additively manufacturing microtube heat exchangers are disclosed herein. A heat exchanger header is additively manufactured with high density microtube arrays to achieve an integrated structure achieving values of heat transfer effectiveness E ff up to ninety percent and values of transfer surface area densities up to 20,000 m 2 /m 3 . The heat exchanger header can be printed with a high density microtube array to separate different types of fluids or liquids into different microtubes and to form a high quality seal. Additionally, microtubes and/or microtube arrays can be additively manufactured to be curved or to have pleats; and microtube lattice arrays can be compactly positioned within hollow support structures.

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING METHOD, HEAT EXCHANGER STACKING METHOD, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND MULTI-ROW HEAT EXCHANGER

Номер: US20200011605A1
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Manufacturing a heat exchanger by brazing of multiple heat transfer pipes, multiple fins, and headers. The multiple heat transfer pipes joined to each fin with the heat transfer pipes each being inserted into cutout recessed portions as cutouts of side portions of the fins on one side. The headers each joined to both end portions of each heat transfer pipe to couple the multiple heat transfer pipes and having internal spaces for collecting or distributing fluid flowing in the multiple heat transfer pipes. A protruding length Tf of each fin from a corresponding one of the heat transfer pipes and a distance Th from each heat transfer pipe to an outer surface of a corresponding one of the headers on the same side as a protrusion are substantially equal to each other. 1. A heat exchanger manufacturing method for manufacturing a heat exchanger by brazing of multiple heat transfer pipes , multiple fins , and headers , the heat exchanger includingthe multiple fins arranged in a thickness direction,the multiple heat transfer pipes joined to each fin with the heat transfer pipes each being inserted into cutout recessed portions as cutouts of side portions of the fins on one side, andthe headers each joined to both end portions of each heat transfer pipe to couple the multiple heat transfer pipes and having internal spaces for collecting or distributing fluid flowing in the multiple heat transfer pipes, the method comprising:a first step of assembling the heat transfer pipes, the fins, and the headers to form an assembled member and setting such that a protruding length Tf of each fin from a corresponding one of the heat transfer pipes and a distance Th from each heat transfer pipe to an outer surface of a corresponding one of the headers on the same side as a protrusion are substantially equal to each other;a second step of placing, after the first step, the assembled member on a conveyer with the protruding length Tf side and the distance Th side facing down; anda third ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

LONG STEEL PIPE FOR REEL-LAY INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

Номер: US20220032391A1
Принадлежит: JFE STEEL CORPORATION

A long steel pipe for reel-lay installation formed of electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipes and having high buckling resistance and a method for producing the long steel pipe for reel-lay installation are provided. The long steel pipe is formed by successively butt-joining longitudinal ends of the ERW steel pipes by girth welding so that girth welds are formed. The ERW steel pipes are successively butt-joined in the pipe longitudinal direction such that the 0 o'clock cross-sectional position or the 6 o'clock cross-sectional position of one of adjacent ERW steel pipes faces an area from the 2 o'clock cross-sectional position to the 4 o'clock cross-sectional position or an area from the 8 o'clock cross-sectional position to the 10 o'clock cross-sectional position of the other of the adjacent ERW steel pipes. 1. A long steel pipe for reel-lay installation comprising a plurality of electric resistance welded steel pipes joined in a pipe longitudinal direction with a girth weld provided therebetween , wherein the plurality of electric resistance welded steel pipes include adjacent electric resistance welded steel pipes that are adjacent to other , a seam position of one of the adjacent electric resistance welded steel pipes being defined as a 0 o'clock cross-sectional position and positions that evenly divide a pipe cross section of other of the adjacent electric resistance welded steel pipes into 12 sections around a pipe axis being defined as the 0 o'clock cross-sectional position to an 11 o'clock cross-sectional position in a clockwise order , and wherein the plurality of electric resistance welded steel pipes are joined such that the 0 o'clock cross-sectional position of the one of the adjacent electric resistance welded steel pipes faces an area from the 2 o'clock cross-sectional position to the 4 o'clock cross-sectional position or an area from the 8 o'clock cross-sectional position to the 10 o'clock cross-sectional position of the other of the adjacent ...

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18-01-2018 дата публикации

Submerged arc welding process

Номер: US20180015575A1
Принадлежит: Kobe Steel Ltd

A submerged arc welding process using welding wire containing, based on the total mass of the welding wire, Ni: 50% or more by mass, Cr: 14.5% to 16.5% by mass, Mo: 15.0% to 17.0% by mass, W: 3.0% to 4.5% by mass, Fe: 4.0% to 7.0% by mass, and C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cu, V, Co, and Al: a predetermined amount or less, and a bonded flux containing, based on the total mass of the bonded flux, Al 2 O 3 : 35% to 55% by mass, SiO 2 : 5% to 25% by mass, CaO: 2% to 10% by mass, CaF 2 : 25% to 45% by mass, and Na 2 O: 2% to 4% by mass.

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17-01-2019 дата публикации

METHOD FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING COMPONENT AND COMPONENT MADE THEREFROM

Номер: US20190016053A1
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A method that includes additively manufacturing with an additive manufacturing (AM) system a sub-component that has a locator element. Using a control system of the AM system for positioning a first location of the locator element. Selectively placing a portion of another sub-component adjacent to the locator element, based on the positioning. Then attaching the second sub-component to the first sub-component in a region, wherein the region is based on the positioning knowledge from the control system so as to make a component. A component that comprises a first sub-component that has an AM locator element; and a second sub-component attached to the first sub-component, wherein the locator element is attached to the second sub-component within the same additive manufacturing build chamber as the first sub-component. 122-. (canceled)23. A component comprising:a first sub-component, wherein the first sub-component has an additively manufactured locator element: anda second sub-component attached to the first sub-component, wherein the additively manufactured locator element is attached to the second sub-component within the same additive manufacturing build chamber as the first sub-component.24. The component of claim 23 , wherein at least one of the first and second sub-components has at least one substantially downward facing surface.25. The component of claim 24 , wherein the at least one substantially downward facing surface comprises a portion of one of: a tube claim 24 , an arch claim 24 , a sculpted surface claim 24 , and an overhang.26. The component of claim 23 , the first sub-component comprises a support element and the second sub-component comprises a bearing surface configured to bear on the support element.27. The component of claim 26 , the support element and the bearing surface define a connection region claim 26 , wherein the connection region is thermally welded.28. The component of claim 27 , wherein the connection region is thermally welded with a ...

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

TANK FABRICATING EQUIPMENT

Номер: US20200016700A1
Автор: SCHAHUBER WILLIAM A.
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A design for tank fabricating equipment and system comprises a frame supporting opposing arms for supporting one or more tank shells. The opposing arms pivotally engage opposing sides of the tank shells to force them into a circular cross-sectional shape. The arms are provided with rollers for aligning the tank shell with adjacent components during fabrication. In some embodiments, the rollers are provided with a circumferential channel to accommodate welding seams and to ensure alignment of butt joints. 1. A system for processing a portion of tank from at least two tank components , at least one of which is a tank shell; the system comprising:a frame composed of at least one structural member, the frame having a center line;at least one drive roller mounted on the frame;a first set of arm members and a second set of arm members, the first set disposed on the opposite side of the center line of the frame from the second set;at least one roller mounted on each arm in the first and second sets of arms;wherein a first end of each arm member in each set is pivotally mounted onto the frame so that each arm and the roller thereon may be selectively pivoted toward and away from the center line of the frame to cause the rollers to come in contact with a tank shell disposed on the at least one drive roller;wherein contact on a tank shell by the rollers may force the tank shell into a circular cross-sectional shape;wherein at least one roller attached to one of the first set of arms contacts a tank shell disposed on the rollers above the horizontal plane that bisects a tank shell disposed on the rollers; andwherein at least one roller attached to one of the second set of arms contacts a tank shell disposed on the rollers above the horizontal plane that bisects a tank shell disposed on the rollers.2. The system of wherein each roller further comprises a circumferential channel formed in the surface of the roller.3. The system of having a first coating on the outer surface of ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

LEAK-TIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER INTEGRITY INSPECTION USING TRACER MATERIAL

Номер: US20210016396A1
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An inspection system is configured to inspect the condition of a braze joint formed within a structure, wherein the braze joint is formed from a braze filler material having a tracer material disposed therein. The inspection system includes an energy source for directing energy towards the structure, an energy detector for detecting information regarding the structure following interaction with the energy directed from the energy source, and a data analysis system for analyzing the information detected by the energy detector. The data analysis system is configured to distinguish the tracer material from the remaining materials forming the structure in order to determine a suitability of the braze joint. 1. An inspection system comprising:an energy detector configured to detect a presence of a tracer material in a structure;a data analysis system in signal communication with the energy detector, the data analysis system configured to receive data regarding detection of the presence of the tracer material in the structure; andan energy source configured to direct energy towards the structure being tested.2. The inspection system of claim 1 , wherein the data analysis system is configured to perform spectral analysis regarding the data received from the energy detector.3. The inspection system of claim 2 , wherein the data analysis system determines a tested spectra regarding the structure being tested using the data received from the energy detector and compares the tested spectra to a reference spectra stored to a memory of the data analysis system.4. The inspection system of claim 3 , wherein the reference spectra corresponds to a spectra of the structure when the tracer material is positioned in a desired configuration relative to the structure claim 3 , and wherein the data analysis system generates a control signal indicative of an unsuitable braze joint when a threshold value of difference is reached when comparing the tested spectra to the reference spectra.5. ...

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18-01-2018 дата публикации

Brazeable Metal Sheet Material, and Heat Exchanger with Components Made of the Same

Номер: US20180017333A1
Принадлежит: Modine Manufacturing Co

A brazeable metal sheet material for heat exchanger components is used for producing a heat exchanger by a controlled atmosphere brazing process. The metal sheet material is made up of a core material with a brazing layer at least on one side and a corrosion-reducing intermediate layer arranged between the brazing layer and the core material. The core material consists of an Al3000-series alloy or an Al6000-series alloy having a magnesium content of 0.1% to 1.5% by weight. The brazing layer consists of an Al4000-series alloy having a maximum of 0.2% magnesium by weight. The corrosion-reducing intermediate layer consists of an Al1000-series alloy or an Al7000-series alloy having 0.1% to 1.5% magnesium by weight.

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17-01-2019 дата публикации

METHOD OF SEALING NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS HAVING A CASING MADE OF HIGH-CHROMIUM STEEL

Номер: US20190019586A1
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The invention relates to nuclear power and can be used in manufacturing of fuel elements for nuclear reactors. A method of sealing nuclear reactor fuel elements is proposed comprising welding one end of a casing with a plug, both of high-chromium steel, loading the fuel element with fuel, and welding a second plug to another end of the casing. The casing is of a high-chromium ferrite-martensite steel and the plug is of a high-chromium ferrite steel. Argon arc welding is carried out at a volume ratio of the materials of the casing and the plug contributing to formation of the metal of the weld seam which allows formation of a ferrite phase in said metal, wherein the ratio is: V/V>18, where Vis the volume of ferrite material and Vis the volume of ferrite-martensite material. Argon arc welding is carried out at a current of 14-20 A, a speed of 12-15 m/h, an arc voltage of 9-10 W and an argon flow rate of 7-8 1/min. This method provides for the desired quality of the welded joins and simplifies the fuel element manufacturing process. 2. The method of claim 1 , characterized in that the argon arc welding is carried out at a current of 14-20 A claim 1 , a speed of 12-15 m/h claim 1 , an arc voltage of 9-10 W and an argon flow rate of 7-8 l/min. The invention relates to nuclear power and can be used in the manufacture of fuel elements for power reactors.There is a known method for sealing fuel elements, wherein the welding is carried out by melting the casing end together with the plug using the non-consumable electrode in the atmosphere of shielding gases (U.S. Pat. No. 3,045,108).The disadvantage of the method is in that the arc is ignited by the contact between the electrode and the cylindrical projection of the plug, wherein tungsten inclusions get into the weld pool which can reduce the strength and, correspondingly, the quality of a welding joint.The other known method of sealing fuel elements by fusion welding comprises welding the plug made of the same material as ...

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25-01-2018 дата публикации

Nickel based alloy with high melting range suitable for brazing super austenitic steel

Номер: US20180021894A1
Автор: Owe Mårs, Ulrika Persson
Принадлежит: HOGANAS AB

The invention discloses a nickel based brazing filler metal in form of an alloy containing or consisting of between 20 wt % and 35 wt % chromium, between 7 wt % and 15 wt % iron and between 2.5 wt % and 9 wt % silicon, between 0 wt % and 15 wt % molybdenum, unavoidable impurities and the balance being nickel. The solidus temperature of the brazing filler shall be between 1140° C. and 1240° C. The brazing filler metal is suitable for production of catalytic converters and heat exchangers. The invention also discloses a brazing method.

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

CONTAINER BLANK HANDLING APPARATUS

Номер: US20190022796A1
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A container blank handling apparatus () for a container blank trimming system () for metallic tubular container blanks comprises first and second air bearing body portions having respective arcuate inner surfaces. The first and second body portions are arranged to be moveable with respect to one another between a closed configuration of the apparatus in which the inner surfaces are substantially contiguous so as to form a substantially continuous bearing surface which defines a container blank receiving volume of the apparatus, and an open configuration of the apparatus in which the first and second body portions spaced apart from one another such that the inner surfaces are not contiguous with one another. One of the first and second body portions defines an air delivery pathway therethrough, the air delivery pathway terminating in at least one air delivery aperture in the inner surface of the body portion such that the air delivery pathway is contiguous with the air delivery aperture, the pathway and aperture being arranged for supply of air therethrough into the container blank receiving volume. 1. A container blank handling apparatus for a container blank trimming system for metallic tubular container blanks , the handling apparatus comprising first and second air bearing body portions having respective arcuate inner surfaces ,wherein the first and second body portions are arranged to be moveable with respect to one another between a closed configuration of the apparatus in which the inner surfaces are substantially contiguous so as to form a substantially continuous bearing surface which defines a container blank receiving volume of the apparatus, and an open configuration of the apparatus in which the first and second body portions spaced apart from one another such that the inner surfaces are not contiguous with one another, andwherein at least one of the first and second body portions defines an air delivery pathway therethrough, the air delivery pathway ...

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEM FOR WELDING

Номер: US20210023640A1
Автор: RAJAGOPALAN Shankar
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A welding system comprises a plurality of welders and a server. Each welder includes one or more processors and one or more sensors. The one or more sensors are configured to measure weld data. The weld data includes data related to one or more operating parameters of the welder that are configured to control an ongoing weld operation of the welder. The welding system comprises a server in communication with the one or more processors to receive the weld data. The server is configured to process the weld data and communicate the processed weld data to the one or more processors. If the weld data does not meet predetermined criteria, the one or more processors are configured to modify the ongoing weld operation of the welder. 1. A welding system comprising:a plurality of welders, each welder including one or more processors and one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to measure weld data,wherein the weld data includes data related to one or more operating parameters of the welder that are configured to control an ongoing weld operation of the welder;a server in communication with the one or more processors to receive the weld data, the server being configured to process the weld data and communicate the processed weld data to the one or more processors,wherein, if the weld data does not meet predetermined criteria, the one or more processors are configured to modify the ongoing weld operation of the welder.2. The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the server is a cloud server claim 1 , andfurther comprising a plurality of communication devices configured to receive the weld data from the one or more processors and transmit the weld data to the cloud server, andwherein the plurality of communication devices are also configured to receive the processed weld data from the cloud server and transmit the processed weld data to the one or more processors.3. The welding system according to claim 1 , wherein the welding system is configured to ...

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

LASER NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE PREPARATION FOR JOINING MATERIALS

Номер: US20190024689A1
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A joined article includes a first component having a laser-treated surface portion and a second component having a laser-treated surface portion. An adhesive joins the first component to the second component at the treated surface portion. A method of making a joined article form components and a system for making joined articles are also disclosed. 1. A joined article , comprising:a first component having an interference laser-treated surface portion;a second component having an interference laser-treated surface portion;an adhesive joining the first component to the second component at the treated surface portion.2. The joined article of claim 1 , wherein the interference laser-treated surface portions comprise features comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of depressions claim 1 , channels and holes.3. The joined article of claim 2 , wherein the features have a periodicity.4. The joined article of claim 3 , wherein the periodicity is between 0.5-50 μm.5. The joined article of claim 3 , wherein the periodicity varies by no more than ±5%.6. The joined article of claim 1 , wherein the interference laser is a multiple-beam interference laser claim 1 , wherein an original laser beam is split into at least 2 beams which are then refocused over the same spot on the component surface.7. The joined article of claim 1 , wherein the joined article treated according to the invention has a tensile strength that is at least 10% greater than a baseline tensile strength of an untreated article.8. The joined article of claim 1 , wherein the joined article treated according to the invention has a ductility that is at least 100% greater than a baseline joint of an untreated article.9. The joined article of claim 1 , wherein the interference laser-treated surface portion of the first component and the interference laser-treated portion of the second component are dissimilar materials.10. The joined article of claim 1 , wherein one of the interference laser- ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

Method of manufacturing heat dissipation unit

Номер: US20200025461A1
Автор: Chih-Yeh Lin
Принадлежит: Asia Vital Components Co Ltd

A heat dissipation unit manufacturing method is disclosed. The heat dissipation unit has a main body formed of a first and a second metal plate member, which together define a sealed chamber between them. The chamber has a wick structure and a working fluid provided therein, and a lip portion formed along an outer peripheral edge thereof. The lip portion includes a sinter-welded section perpendicularly connects the first metal plate member to the second metal plate member. In the heat dissipation unit manufacturing method, the first and the second metal plate member are joined along their peripheral edges by lap joint laser welding, in which a laser beam directly perpendicularly passes through the first metal plate member into one third to two thirds of a thickness of the second metal plate member, so that the two metal plate members are more firmly joined to create upgraded vacuum-tightness between them.

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02-02-2017 дата публикации

Vehicle body assembly system and vehicle body assembly method

Номер: US20170029053A1
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

Provided are a vehicle body assembly system and vehicle body assembly method with which it is possible to reduce equipment space and equipment costs to a greater extent than in the past. A vehicle body assembly system in which components formed from one or more parts constituting a vehicle body are welded together to assemble a vehicle body structure, wherein the vehicle body assembly system ( 1 ) is characterized in being provided with upper jigs ( 41, 51, 61 ) for fixing the one or more parts in a state in which the relative position and orientation thereof as a component can be maintained, a lower jig ( 81 ) connected to the component fixed by the upper jigs ( 41, 51, 61 ), and a welding robot ( 7 ), the upper jigs ( 41, 51, 61 ) and the lower jig ( 81 ) being provided, respectively, with upper-jig connecting parts ( 413, 513, 613 ) and lower-jig connecting parts ( 813 ) that are connected to each other, and the welding robot ( 7 ) welding together the one or more parts forming a component, and welding together the components, in a state in which the connections between the component and the lower jig ( 81 ), and the connections between the upper jigs ( 41, 51, 61 ) and the lower jig ( 81 ), are maintained.

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01-02-2018 дата публикации

Fillet welded joint and method of production of same

Номер: US20180029166A1
Принадлежит: Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp

The present invention provides a fillet welded joint and a method of production of a fillet welded joint which can raise the productivity of the method of production of a fillet welded joint and a fillet welded joint without sacrificing the strength against fatigue fracture of the welded structural member. The fillet welded joint of the present invention is a fillet welded joint formed by fillet welding at least two metal members, wherein, on the surface of at least one of the metal members, the fillet welded joint comprises a press bead of a rib-shaped projection provided by press-forming so as to project upward to the side having a weld bead formed by the fillet welding, and part of the press bead contacts or overlaps the weld bead.

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02-02-2017 дата публикации

Method for manufacturing a strip having a variable thickness and associated strip

Номер: US20170029918A1
Принадлежит: Aperam SA

A method for manufacturing a strip having a variable thickness along its length, comprising the steps: an initial strip of constant thickness is provided; homogeneous cold rolling of the initial strip along its length in order to obtain an intermediate strip of constant thickness along the rolling direction; flexible cold rolling of the intermediate strip along its length in order to obtain a variable thickness strip, having, along its length, first areas with a first thickness (e+s) and second areas with a second thickness (e), less than the first thickness (e+s), continuous annealing of the strip. The plastic deformation ratio generated, after an optional intermediate recrystallization annealing, by the homogeneous cold rolling and the flexible cold rolling steps in the first areas is greater than or equal to 30%.

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17-02-2022 дата публикации

Laser drilling of metal foils for assembly in an electrolytic capacitor

Номер: US20220048140A1
Принадлежит: Pacesetter Inc

A capacitor and methods of processing an anode metal foil are presented. The capacitor includes a housing, one or more anodes disposed within the housing, one or more cathodes disposed within the housing, one or more separators disposed between an adjacent anode and cathode, and an electrolyte disposed around the one or more anodes, one or more cathodes, and one or more separators within the housing. The one or more anodes each include a metal foil that includes a first plurality of tunnels through a thickness of the metal foil in a first ordered arrangement, the first ordered arrangement being a close packed hexagonal array arrangement, and having a first diameter, and a second plurality of tunnels through the thickness of the metal foil having a second ordered arrangement and a second diameter greater than the first diameter.

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05-02-2015 дата публикации

Process for building a tank and devices for executing the process

Номер: US20150033640A1
Принадлежит: CANTONI GRUAS Y MONTAJES Srl

The invention relates to a method for building cylindrical structures, preferably made of metal, on the basis of the construction methods referred to as “a method which begins the assembly by the top structure”, which provides high levels of safety in the various steps to be carried out. The method uses a shaping device for shell sheets, at least one stationary cabin for vertically aligning and welding sheets, movable cabins for horizontally welding the inside and outside, and supporting base devices which in combination provide a safe and comfortable working environment for the operators, as well as greater speed and finish quality for the tank to be built, even under harsh weather conditions.

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17-02-2022 дата публикации

SPOT WELDED MEMBER

Номер: US20220049330A1
Принадлежит: JFE STEEL CORPORATION

A spot welded member includes a spot weld formed by holding a sheet stack of multiple steel sheets between a pair of electrodes and spot-welding the sheet stack, in which at least one of the multiple steel sheets is a high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet having a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, the high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet having a coating with an Al content of 0.5% or more by mass, and in which the heat shock region of the spot weld outwardly extending from an edge of a corona bond area includes a coated layer including an FeAl alloy layer having an average thickness of 0.3 μm or more and a zinc-based coated layer having an average thickness of 2.0 μm or more on the FeAl alloy layer at the interface between the base steel sheet of the high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet and the coating. 1. A spot welded member , comprising a spot weld formed by holding a sheet stack of multiple steel sheets between a pair of electrodes and spot-welding the sheet stack ,wherein at least one of the multiple steel sheets is a high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet having a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, the high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet having a coating with an Al content of 0.5% or more by mass, andwherein a heat shock region of the spot weld outwardly extending from an edge of a corona bond area includes a coated layer including an FeAl alloy layer having an average thickness of 0.3 μm or more and a zinc-based coated layer having an average thickness of 2.0 μm or more on the FeAl alloy layer at an interface between a base steel sheet of the high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet and the coating.2. The spot welded member according to claim 1 , wherein the Al content of the coating satisfies formula (1):{'br': None, '#text': '[Average thickness of FeAl alloy layer]≥0.8×ln[Al content]+0.2\u2003\u2003(1)'}where ln is a natural logarithm, [average thickness of FeAl alloy layer] is the average thickness (μm) of the FeAl ...

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04-02-2021 дата публикации

Brazing method

Номер: US20210031289A1
Автор: Yutaka Yanagawa
Принадлежит: UACJ Corp

A brazing method for brazing a material without using a flux includes performing brazing in an inert gas atmosphere, in a state in which the material to be brazed is covered with a cover member formed of an upper cover portion covering the whole upper portion of the material to be brazed and side cover portions covering at least some of the side portions of the material to be brazed, with the upper cover portion contacting the upper portion of the material to be brazed, and the material to be brazed and the cover member are held with a heat transmission promoting member formed of an upper heat transmission promoting portion and a lower heat transmission promoting portion, with the upper heat transmission promoting portion contacting the upper cover portion, and with the lower heat transmission promoting portion contacting the lower portion of the material to be brazed.

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31-01-2019 дата публикации

Method and device for magnetic domain refinement of oriented electrical steel plate

Номер: US20190032167A1
Принадлежит: Posco Co Ltd

To optimize equipment and processes to enhance magnetic domain refinement efficiency and to enhance workability to improve processing capability, a method of refining a magnetic domain of a grain-oriented electrical steel plate includes zigzag controlling for transferring the steel plate without being inclined in right and left directions along a production line center, steel plate support roll position adjusting for controlling a position of the steel plate in up and down directions while supporting the steel plate, laser beam irradiating for irradiating a laser beam to a surface of the steel plate to melt the steel plate to form a groove in the surface of the steel plate, and removing for absorbing and removing radiant heat due to reflection of the laser beam irradiated to the surface of the steel plate during the laser beam irradiating.

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30-01-2020 дата публикации

LONGITUDINAL SEAM WELDED STEEL PIPE

Номер: US20200032931A1
Принадлежит: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

The present invention relates to steel pipe excellent in toughness of the weld metal part at a low temperature obtained by submerged arc welding in the longitudinal direction from both the inside and outside surfaces having strengths of the X60 to X70 class. The steel pipe of the present invention is a pipe having weld zones welded in a longitudinal direction at an inside surface and outside surface, wherein the tensile strength of the base metal is 480 to 620 MPa, the weld metal has a predetermined composition of constituents, when % X expresses a content of an element X in the weld metal, Pcm defined by Pcm=% C+% Si/30+(% Mn+% Cu+% Cr)/20+% Ni/60+% Mo/15+% V/10+5% B is 0.2% or less, Ceq defined by Ceq=% C+% Mn/6+(% Cr+% Mo+% V)/5+(% Ni+% Cu)/15 is 0.35 to 0.45%, α′ defined by α′=(1.5×(% O−0.89% Al)+3.4×% N−% Ti)×1000 is −20 to 40, and % Al/% O is 0.3 to 0.8. 1. A longitudinal seam welded steel pipe having weld zones welded at an inside surface and outside surface in a longitudinal direction ,a chemical composition of a base metal of the steel pipe containing, by mass %,C: 0.01 to 0.1%,Si: less than 0.5%,Mn: 0.5 to 2.0%,P: 0.015% or less,S: 0.01% or less,Al: 0.01 to 0.05%,Ti: 0.005 to 0.03%,N: 0.002 to 0.006%,O: 0.005% or less,Mg: 0 to 0.01%,Ca: 0 to 0.03%,Ni: 0 to 0.6%,Cr: 0 to 0.5%,Cu: 0 to 0.5%,Mo: 0 to 0.4%,Nb: 0 to 0.06%,B: 0 to 0.002%,V: 0 to 0.06% anda balance of Fe and impurities,a tensile strength of the base metal being 480 to 620 MPa,a chemical composition of a weld metal of the steel pipe containing, by mass %,C: 0.03 to 0.10%,Si: 0.03 to 0.50%,Mn: 0.5 to 2.0%,P: 0.015% or less,S: 0.010% or less,Al: 0.001 to 0.030%,Ti: 0.005 to 0.040%,N: 0.002 to 0.006%,B: 0 to 0.035%,O: 0.015 to 0.055%,Ni: 0 to 0.60%,Cr: 0 to 0.50%,Cu: 0 to 0.50%,Mo: 0 to 0.40%,V: 0 to 0.06%,Ca: 0 to 0.005%,Mg: 0 to 0.010%,Nb: 0 to 0.060% anda balance of Fe and impurities,wherein when % X expresses a content of an element X in the weld metal,Pcm defined by Pcm=% C+% Si/30+(% Mn+% Cu+% ...

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30-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN WELDING PIPE SEGMENTS OF A PIPELINE

Номер: US20200033063A1
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The present application relates to a field system and methods that can be deployed in the application of pipe welding. The field system provides many embodiments relating to pipe welding systems and methods, that can be used in combination with one another, or individually. Such welding systems and methods, include, for example, internal welding systems and methods, tie-in welding system and methods, pipe inspection systems and methods, pipe handling systems and methods, internal pipe cooling systems and methods, non-destructive testing systems and methods, as well as remote interface and database systems and methods (uLog), to name a few. The application further relates to welded pipes that result from some or all of such processes. 1. A method for welding a pair of insulated pipes to one another , each pipe comprising a metal pipe interior surrounded by an insulator material , wherein end portions of the pipes to be welded have the metal pipe interior exposed , the method comprising:aligning the exposed metal pipe ends to be welded;welding the exposed metal pipe ends to one another;heating the exposed end portions of the welded pipes;applying an insulator to the heated exposed end portions of the welded pipes such that the insulator is adhered to an exterior surface of the metal pipe interior, thus insulating the formerly exposed end portions of the pipes; andapplying cooling energy from within the pipes to an interior surface of the metal pipes.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling energy is applied by a fluid released within the interior of the pipes such that the fluid directly contacts the interior surface of the pipes.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling energy is applied by a movable fluid disposed within a heat exchanger claim 1 , wherein a contact surface of the heat exchanger is configured to be positioned in contact with the interior surface of the welded pipes to remove heat from the welded pipes.4. The method ...

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04-02-2021 дата публикации

Aluminum alloy heat exchanger for exhaust gas recirculation system

Номер: US20210033359A1
Принадлежит: Denso Corp, UACJ Corp

An aluminum alloy heat exchanger for an exhaust gas recirculation system, which is a heat exchanger installed in an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine to cool the exhaust gas comprises a tube provided with a sacrificial anticorrosion material on a side along which the exhaust gas passes, and a fin brazed to the surface side of the sacrificial anticorrosion material of the tube, the fin having a pitting potential higher than the pitting potential of the surface of the sacrificial anticorrosion material of the tube. According to the disclosure, an aluminum alloy heat exchanger for an exhaust gas recirculation system having a long service life with effective function of the sacrificial anticorrosion even under an acidic environment in which an oxide film is weakened as a whole and pitting corrosion is unlikely to occur can be provided.

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11-02-2016 дата публикации

Guiding Assembly for a Workpiece Cutting Apparatus, Workpiece Cutting Apparatus Including the Same, and Method for Displacing a Cutting Assembly Along a Workpiece Cutting Table

Номер: US20160039048A1
Принадлежит: Machitech Automation

A workpiece cutting apparatus includes a cutting table with a workpiece receiving surface, at least two longitudinally-extending rails extending longitudinally on opposed sides of the cutting table and substantially parallel to one another, a bridge with an elongated cutting assembly support and engagement arms at opposed ends thereof, and at least two driving assemblies. Each one of the engagement arms includes a bridge engagement member engageable with a corresponding one of the at least two longitudinally-extending rails, from below. Each one of the driving assemblies operatively connects each one of the engagement arms to the corresponding one of the at least two longitudinally-extending rails. The at least two driving assemblies are actuable to translate the engagement arms along the at least two longitudinally-extending rails. A method of cutting a workpiece using the workpiece cutting apparatus and a method for assembling a workpiece cutting apparatus are also provided.

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17-02-2022 дата публикации

PACKAGE SELF-HEATING USING MULTI-CHANNEL LASER

Номер: US20220052508A1
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Aspects described herein include a method of fabricating an optical component. The method comprises electrically coupling different laser channels of a laser die to different electrical leads, testing a respective optical coupling of each of the different laser channels, optically aligning an optical fiber with a first laser channel of the different laser channels having the greatest optical coupling, and designating a second laser channel of the different laser channels as a heater element for the first laser channel. 1. A method of fabricating an optical component , the method comprising:electrically coupling different laser channels of a laser die to different electrical leads;testing a respective optical coupling of each of the different laser channels;optically aligning an optical fiber with a first laser channel of the different laser channels having a greatest optical coupling; anddesignating a second laser channel of the different laser channels as a heater element for the first laser channel.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein electrically coupling the different laser channels comprises:attaching the laser die to a header of a package for the optical component, wherein the header comprises the different electrical leads.3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:contacting a cap of the package to the header,wherein a lens is arranged at an opening of the cap, andwherein testing the respective optical coupling and optically aligning the optical fiber are performed through the lens.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein optically aligning the optical fiber comprises moving the cap relative to the header claim 3 , the method further comprising:rigidly attaching the cap to the header.5. The method of claim 3 , wherein optically aligning the optical fiber comprises:arranging the optical fiber at a first distance from the lens, wherein the first distance is based on a magnification of the lens and is selected to match a mode size of the different laser channels to ...

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07-02-2019 дата публикации

Machining Metal Removal Control

Номер: US20190039171A1
Принадлежит: Designers Edge Inc.

A process is disclosed for controlling the length of chips or shavings on materials that is inherent to produce long undesired chips when machined. Based on the work piece configuration and surface area to machine a determined outlay and process application for a continuous scribe or arrangements of different scribe pattern or patterns for the part and or surface is selected to provide optimal chip control during the machining operation. Engineered Interruptions are applied to the work object prior to the machining operation to maximize optimal chip control. Controlling the depth of scribe of the laser is accomplished and managed through the interface of hardware, software and electronics. 1. A method of machining a work piece , comprising:emitting an energy beam onto a to piece to form a first cut in a spiral orientation along the work piece and having a defined space between adjacent spinal sections of the first cut;measuring a real-time cutting depth of the energy beam;generating a feedback signal representing the real-time cuffing depth; andmaking a second cut on the work piece with a cutting tool, the second out removing material from the work piece, the second cut being adjacent to where the first cut in the surface of the work piece was made by the energy beam, controlling the depth of the first cut made by the energy earn by adjusting, the position of the energy beam with respect to the work piece or adjusting the power supplied to the energy beam in response to the feedback signal, the depth of the first cut being from about 40% to about 60% of the depth of the second cut that remove material from the work piece, creating interruptions in the work piece with the first cut, the interruptions causing the material removed from the work piece by the cutting tool to break into pieces of a desired length, size of the defined space determining the desired length of the pieces.2. The method of in which adjusting the depth of the groove is accomplished by changing ...

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07-02-2019 дата публикации

METHODS AND MACHINES FOR THE CUTTING PROCESSING OF A PLATE-TYPE MATERIAL

Номер: US20190039197A1
Принадлежит:

The invention relates to a method for the cutting processing of a panel-type material in a machine which comprises a processing station in a machine base frame, and the processing station is assigned a loading and unloading station. The panel-type material is laid on a pallet which is movable between the processing station and the loading and unloading station, and the pallet is moved into the processing station for subsequent processing and is positioned on a pallet carrier of the machine base frame for the subsequent processing of the panel-type material, wherein, before the start of the processing process of the panel-type material by the processing unit, the pallet is lifted from the pallet carrier by an air spring device and is positioned in a manner decoupled from the pallet carrier, and after the processing process of the panel-type material, the pallet is coupled to the pallet carrier. 1. A method for cutting a plate-shaped material in a machine that comprises a machining station in a machine base framework , wherein a machining unit of the machining station has at least one machining head for machining the plate-shaped material , and a loading station and unloading station assigned to the machining station , the method comprising:placing the plate-shaped material on a displaceable pallet arranged between the machining station and the loading and unloading station;retracting the pallet into the machining station for a subsequent machining process;positioning the pallet on a pallet carrier of the machine base framework for the subsequent machining of the plate-shaped material;before the beginning of the machining process of the plate-shaped material with the machining unit, lifting the pallet from the pallet carrier to a lifted position with an air spring device and positioning the pallet decoupled from the pallet carrier; andafter the machining process of the plate-shaped material, lowering the pallet and depositing the pallet on the pallet carrier.2. The ...

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06-02-2020 дата публикации

ROOF LASER BRAZING SYSTEM

Номер: US20200038981A1
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A roof laser brazing system comprises a side home position jig installed at each of opposite sides of the transferring path of the body in the brazing section, a roof-pressing jig detachably mounted on a handling robot, docked to the side home position jig, and that home-positions and presses the roof panel loaded on the opposite side panels, a brazing assembly mounted on at least one brazing robot in the side home position jig side and that brazes bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel using a laser as a heat source, and a grinding assembly mounted on the at least one grinding robot in the grinding section and that grinds brazing beads of the bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel. 1. A roof laser brazing system which laser-brazes a roof panel to opposite side panels based on a body including the opposite side panels , comprising:a side home position jig installed at each of opposite sides of a transferring path of the body in a brazing section set along the transferring path of the body and that restricts the opposite side panels of the body;a roof-pressing jig detachably mounted on a handling robot, that is docked to the side home position jig, and that home-positions and presses the roof panel loaded on the opposite side panels;a brazing assembly mounted on at least one brazing robot in the side home position jig side and that brazes bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel using a laser as a heat source;a gap measurement unit mounted on the brazing assembly and that measures matching gaps between the roof panel and the opposite side panels that are pressed by the roof-pressing jig; anda grinding assembly mounted on at least one grinding robot in a grinding section set along the transferring path of the body and that grinds brazing beads of the bonding portions between the opposite side panels and the roof panel,wherein the brazing assembly includes:a brazing bracket mounted ...

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06-02-2020 дата публикации

MULTI POINT PROJECTION WELDING METHOD AND LOADING-WELDING SYSTEM FOR CAR-BODY ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME

Номер: US20200038987A1
Автор: Lee Hyun Woo
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A component loading-welding system for welding a component panel to a vehicle body panel includes a rotation portion body having first and second opposing sides. The first opposing side is coupled to a robot arm. A picking device is installed in the rotation portion body and is configured to hold and release the component panel. A vehicle body pressurizing tip is installed in the rotation portion body. A pressurizing portion body is rotatably installed at the second opposing side of the rotation portion body. A pin clamp is installed in the pressurizing portion body and is configured to clamp the component panel. A component pressurizing tip is installed in the pressurizing portion body and is configured to apply pressure to the component panel. A multi point projection welding method is also disclosed. 1. A multi point projection welding method comprising:loading a component panel having one or more protrusions formed thereon onto a vehicle body panel such that at least one of the protrusions of the component panel contacts the vehicle body panel;applying pressure to the vehicle body panel using a vehicle body pressurizing tip and applying pressure to the component panel using a component pressurizing tip while the component panel and the vehicle body panel contact each other; andsupplying current to the vehicle body pressurizing tip and the component pressurizing tip such that the protrusion of the component panel contacts the vehicle body panel while the vehicle body pressurizing tip and the component pressurizing tip apply pressure to the vehicle body panel and the component panel, respectively.2. The multi point projection welding method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the protrusions has a height of 0.1 mm or more.3. The multi point projection welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the current has a magnitude of 3 to 35 kA and weld time is 0.01 seconds to 2 seconds.4. A multi point projection welding method comprising:loading a component ...

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06-02-2020 дата публикации

REMOTE CONTROL FOR EXOTHERMIC REACTION MOLD

Номер: US20200038991A1
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A programmable exothermic reaction controller includes input/output control circuitry for inputting and outputting information to/from the controller, processing circuitry including user programmable parameters, wherein the parameters are programmable using the input/output control circuitry and an output connector connectable to an ignitor cable. 120-. (canceled)21. A programmable exothermic reaction controller , comprising:input/output control circuitry for inputting and outputting information to/from the controller; andprocessing circuitry including user programmable parameters, wherein the parameters are programmed into the programmable exothermic reaction controller using the input/output control circuitry.22. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 21 , wherein the user programmable parameters comprise a timer.23. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 22 , wherein the timer is programmable in predetermined increments of time.24. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 21 , wherein the user programmable parameters comprise a length of the ignitor cable.25. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 24 , wherein the length of the ignitor cable is programmable in predetermined lengths.26. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 24 , wherein the user programmable parameters comprise units of measurement of the length of the ignitor cable.27. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 26 , wherein the units of measurement comprise inches claim 26 , feet claim 26 , yards.28. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 26 , wherein the units of measurement comprise centimeters claim 26 , meters.29. A programmable exothermic reaction controller having a display readable by a user claim 26 , comprising:input/output control circuitry for inputting and outputting information to/from the ...

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06-02-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A SHEET METAL BLANK

Номер: US20200039003A1
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The invention relates to a method to produce a metal blank with a predetermined contour, with the following steps: continuously moving the metal strip in a transport direction x; concurrently removing material from the surface of a top of a metal strip in at least one predetermined surface section by ablation by means of a first laser that is a component of a first removal device, and then concurrently cutting the metal strip along a cutting path corresponding to the contour of the metal blank by means of at least one second laser that is a component of a cutting device provided downstream of the first removal device; the surface section of an upstream metal blank being produced simultaneously with the cutting of a downstream metal blank. 112. A method to produce a metal blank () with a predetermined contour , with the following steps:{'b': '2', 'Continuously moving the metal strip () in a transport direction x;'}{'b': 2', '7', '16', '6, 'Concurrently removing material from the surface of a top (O) of a metal strip () in at least one predetermined surface section (, ) by ablation by means of a first laser () that is a component of a first removal device, and then'}{'b': 2', '11', '12', '10, 'Concurrently cutting the metal strip () along a cutting path () corresponding to the contour of the metal blank () by means of at least one second laser () that is a component of a cutting device provided downstream of the first removal device;'}The surface section of an upstream metal blank being produced simultaneously with the cutting of a downstream metal blank.213. A method according to claim 1 , wherein step a) involves removing at least one first layer () provided on the top (O).31312a. A method according to claim 1 , wherein step a) involves removing a second layer interposed between the first layer () and a metal material ().471677122117. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the surface section ( claim 1 , ) comprises a first path () claim 1 , a course of the first ...

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24-02-2022 дата публикации

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EVAPORATOR FOR ICE-MAKING AND EVAPORATOR FOR ICE-MAKING

Номер: US20220057129A1
Принадлежит: WOONGJIN COWAY CO., LTD.

A method for manufacturing an evaporator for ice-making includes: a preparation step for preparing a plate member, a finger member, and a capillary tube, the plate member being provided with a through hole and formed as a developed view of a tube; an insertion step for inserting the finger member into the through hole so that the finger member at least partially passes through the through hole; a connection step for fixedly connecting the finger member to the plate member; an insert placement step for placing at least a part of the capillary tube on the plate member; and an evaporation tube formation step for forming an evaporation tube, which is provided with a refrigerant flow path through which a refrigerant flows, by bending the plate member into a tube shape and connecting end portions. 1. A method for manufacturing an evaporator for ice-making , the method comprising:a preparation operation of preparing a plate member provided with a through-hole formed therein and having a development shape of a pipe, a finger member, and a capillary tube;an insertion operation of inserting the finger member into the through-hole such that at least a portion of the finger member penetrates through the through-hole;a connection operation of fixedly connecting the finger member to the plate member;an insert placement operation of placing at least a portion of the capillary tube on the plate member; andan evaporation tube forming operation of bending the plate member in a form of a pipe and connecting end portions of the plate member to form an evaporation tube in which a refrigerant flow path, through which a refrigerant flows, is formed.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a protrusion is formed on an external circumferential surface of an upper end portion of the finger member to be caught on a portion of the plate member around the through-hole.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein in the connection operation claim 2 , the finger member is fixedly connected to the plate member by ...

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18-02-2021 дата публикации

Method for producing a welded metal blank and thus obtained welded metal blank

Номер: US20210046577A1
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A method for producing a welded metal blank () includes cutting a first initial metal sheet () and a second initial metal sheet () from a first and second metal strip (); joining the first and second initial metal sheets () by welding so as to obtain an initial welded metal blank (), the initial welded metal blank () comprising a weld joint () joining the first and the second initial metal sheets (); and cutting said initial welded metal blank () by a process involving metal melting so as to obtain at least one final welded metal blank () comprising a first metal blank portion () and a second metal blank portion () joined by a weld joint portion () consisting of a portion of the weld joint () obtained during the joining step. 134-. (canceled)35. A method for producing a welded metal blank comprising the steps of:cutting at least a first initial metal sheet from a first metal strip and a second initial metal sheet from a second metal strip;joining at least the first initial metal sheet and the second initial metal sheet by welding so as to obtain an initial welded metal blank having an initial contour, the initial welded metal blank comprising a weld joint joining the first and the second initial metal sheets; andcutting the initial welded metal blank by a process involving metal melting so as to obtain at least one final welded metal blank having a final contour, the at least one final welded metal blank comprising a first metal blank portion and a second metal blank portion joined by a weld joint portion consisting of a portion of the weld joint obtained during the joining step.36. The method according to claim 35 , wherein at least one of the first initial metal sheet and the second initial metal sheet has a quadrilateral-shaped contour.37. The method according to claim 35 , wherein the joining step is a laser welding claim 35 , an electron beam welding claim 35 , an arc welding claim 35 , a friction stir welding or a resistance welding step.38. The method ...

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18-02-2021 дата публикации

PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD OF WELDING A PRESSURE VESSEL SIDEWALL AND END CAP TOGETHER

Номер: US20210048044A1
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A pressure vessel includes: (a) a cylindrical sidewall having a wall thickness, an inside surface, an outside surface, and the cylindrical sidewall extending between a first end and a second end, wherein one of the first end or the second end includes a sidewall edge that forms part of an outwardly opening weld groove; (b) an end cap constructed to engage the cylindrical sidewall edge, the end cap comprising an end cap edge corresponding to the sidewall edge and that, when combined with the sidewall edge, forms the outwardly opening weld groove; (c) a cylindrically extending backer bar located in support of the outwardly opening weld groove formed by the sidewall edge and the end cap edge; and (d) a weld joint formed in the outwardly opening weld groove and holding the cylindrical sidewall to the end cap. A method for welding a pressure vessel sidewall and end cap together is provided.

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18-02-2021 дата публикации

Joined component

Номер: US20210048053A1
Автор: Bum Mo Ahn
Принадлежит: Point Engineering Co Ltd

A joined component formed by friction stir welding is proposed. More particularly, a joined component formed in a structure in which flow paths formed therein are isolated from each other without interfering with each other is proposed.

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03-03-2022 дата публикации

Improvements in the welding of pipes

Номер: US20220063019A1
Принадлежит: Saipem Spa

A first metal pipe is welded to a second metal pipe in a method of laying pipeline, for example from a pipe-laying vessel at sea. The metal pipes may have an outer diameter greater than 150 mm and a pipe wall thickness of greater than 15 mm. The first pipe and the second pipe are brought together prior to welding so as to sandwich a third type of metal material between the pipe ends. The thickness of the third type of material, immediately before welding may be between 0.05 mm and 2 mm. The third metal material is melted together with the metal material of the first pipe and the second pipe.

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03-03-2022 дата публикации

WELDING METHOD OF CONNECTOR AND CONNECTION TUBE, CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND HEAT EXCHANGER

Номер: US20220065560A1
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A welding method for a connector and a connection tube of a heat exchanger are proposed. The method includes: forming a diffusion layer on a surface of the connector, a corrosion potential of the diffusion layer being less than a corrosion potential of the connector; inserting a connection tube into the connector; brazing the connection tube to the connector by a brazing filler metal, a corrosion potential of a weld metal formed after brazing of the brazing filler metal being higher than the corrosion potential of the connector and less than a corrosion potential of the connection tube.

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03-03-2022 дата публикации

Liquid cooling head and manufacturing method thereof

Номер: US20220065561A1
Принадлежит: Auras Technology Co Ltd

A liquid cooling head manufacturing method includes the following steps. First, a liquid channel main body is provided. Then, a heat dissipation bottom plate and a heat sink are disposed in different recessed indentations in the liquid channel main body. The heat dissipation bottom plate and the heat sink are welded in the liquid channel main body and a cover plate is sealed on the liquid channel main body.

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25-02-2021 дата публикации

PLASMA CUTTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLASMA CUTTING MACHINE

Номер: US20210053141A1
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A plasma torch moves to a piercing position. The plasma torch generates a plasma arc and starts a piercing step at the piercing position. Whether the piercing step is completed is determined based on the arc voltage. The plasma torch is held at the piercing position in the horizontal direction from the start of the piercing step until the completion of the piercing step. The plasma torch is moved in a predetermined direction including at least the horizontal direction after the piercing step is completed. 1. A plasma cutting machine for cutting a material with a plasma arc , the plasma cutting machine comprising:a table that supports the material;a plasma torch including an electrode;a plasma power source connected to the plasma torch; a horizontal direction with respect to the table and', 'a vertical direction with respect to the table;, 'an actuator that supports the plasma torch to be movable in'}a voltage sensor that detects an arc voltage applied to the plasma torch from the plasma power source; and move the plasma torch to a piercing position,', 'cause the plasma torch to generate a plasma arc and start a piercing step at the piercing position,', 'determine whether the piercing step is completed based on the arc voltage,', 'hold the plasma torch at the piercing position in the horizontal direction from the start of the piercing step until completion of the piercing step, and', 'move the plasma torch in a predetermined direction including at least the horizontal direction, after the piercing step is completed., 'a controller that communicates with the plasma power source, the actuator, and the voltage sensor, the controller being configured to'}2. The plasma cutting machine according to claim 1 , whereinthe controller is further configured to move the plasma torch in the horizontal direction while lowering the plasma torch after the piercing step is completed.3. The plasma cutting machine according to claim 1 , wherein acquire a rate of increase per unit of ...

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25-02-2021 дата публикации

Expulsion sensing method and expulsion sensing device in electric resistance welding

Номер: US20210053142A1
Принадлежит: Mazda Motor Corp

An expulsion sensing device includes a spot welding device 2 that pressurizes, via a pair of electrodes 33 and 34, a workpiece W in which a plurality of metal plate members is superposed and welds the workpiece W by passing electricity between the pair of electrodes 33 and 34 while maintaining a predetermined pressurizing force, an operation control unit 42 that detects an interelectrode distance between the pair of electrodes 33 and 34 at predetermined time intervals, a calculation unit 51 that detects a temporal change rate of the detected interelectrode distance, and a determination circuit unit 52 that determines occurrence of expulsion when the detected change rate in an approaching direction of the pair of electrodes 33 and 34 is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold

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25-02-2021 дата публикации

Method for butt laser welding two metal sheets

Номер: US20210053152A1
Автор: Rene Vierstraete
Принадлежит: ArcelorMittal SA

A method for butt laser welding two metal sheets (2, 4) includes providing a first metal sheet (2) and a second metal sheet (4) and butt welding the metal sheets (2, 4) along a direction of welding. The butt welding step includes simultaneously emitting a first front laser beam (12) creating a first front spot (18) at the intersection with the first metal sheet (2), and generating a first front keyhole (19) in the first metal sheet (2) at the first front spot (18); a second front laser beam (14) creating a second front spot (20) at the intersection with the second metal sheet, and generating a second front keyhole in the second metal sheet (4) at the second front spot (20); and a back laser beam (16) creating a back spot (22) on the first and second metal sheets (2, 4), and generating a back keyhole (23A) in the first and second metal sheets (2, 4) at the back spot (22). The first and second front laser beams (12, 14) and the back laser beam (16) are configured in such a manner that at each moment in time, a solid phase region (25) and/or a liquid phase region (13, 23B) of the metal sheets (2, 4) remains between the first front keyhole (19) and the back keyhole (23A) and between the second front keyhole and the back keyhole (23A).

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03-03-2022 дата публикации

SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUARANTEES FOR LASER FABRICATION

Номер: US20220066413A1
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Sensor data generated by a sensor of a computer numerically controlled machine can be compared with a forecast. The forecast can include expected sensor data for the sensor, over a course of an execution plan for making a cut with a movable laser cutting head. The sensor data can be generated during execution of the execution plan. During execution of the execution plan, the sensor data can be monitored and a deviation of from the forecast can be detected. It can be determined, based on the detecting, that an anomalous condition of the computer numerically controlled machine has occurred. Based on the determining, an action can be performed.

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25-02-2021 дата публикации

Method for producing a press-hardened laser welded steel part and press-hardened laser welded steel part

Номер: US20210053154A1
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A method for producing a part includes providing a first and a second precoated sheet (), butt welding the first and second precoated sheets () to obtain a blank (), and heating the blank () to a heat treatment temperature at least 10° C. lower than the full austenitization temperature of the weld joint () and at least 15° C. higher than a minimum temperature T 123-. (canceled)25. The method as recited in claim 24 , wherein claim 24 , after press-hardening claim 24 , the ratio between the ultimate tensile strength of the steel substrate of the first precoated steel sheet and the ultimate tensile strength of the steel substrate of the second precoated steel sheet is greater than or equal to 1.2.26. The method as recited in claim 24 , wherein the carbon content of the steel substrate of the first precoated steel sheet is higher by at least 0.05 wt. % than the carbon content of the steel substrate of the second precoated steel sheet.27. The method as recited in claim 24 , wherein each of the first and second precoated steel sheets comprises an aluminum-containing precoating comprising at least 50% by weight of aluminum on at least one of its main faces.28. The method as recited in claim 24 , wherein the first and second precoated steel sheets comprise an aluminum-containing precoating comprising at least 50% by weight of aluminum on both of their main faces.29. The method as recited in claim 24 , wherein claim 24 , at the time of the butt welding claim 24 , the aluminum-containing precoating remains integral on both main faces of at least one among the first precoated steel sheet and the second precoated steel sheet.30. The method as recited in claim 24 , further comprising claim 24 , prior to the butt welding claim 24 , a step of preparing the weld edge of at least one among the first and the second precoated steel sheet by removing the aluminum-containing precoating over at least a fraction of its thickness on at least one main face thereof claim 24 , even if the ...

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13-02-2020 дата публикации

Barrel tank seam welder system

Номер: US20200047241A1
Принадлежит: Taylor Winfield Technologies Inc

An apparatus ( 10 ) for joining a predetermined geometrical profile shape from a sheet material (SM) includes a positioning assembly ( 12 ) including a base member ( 14 ) and a frame ( 16 ) that is operable to receive the sheet material (SM), to configure the sheet material in a predetermined orientation and to linearly translate the sheet material along a process direction ( 20 ). A Z-bar ( 22 ) is configured to guide a first longitudinal edge (FE) and second longitudinal edge (SE) of the sheet material (SM) into adjacent alignment along the process direction ( 20 ). A welding and forging assembly ( 60 ) welds and then forges a seam between the first longitudinal edge (FE) and the second longitudinal edge (SE) of the associated sheet material (SM).

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13-02-2020 дата публикации

Friction stir welding machines and methods

Номер: US20200047279A1
Автор: Heath Edward Misak
Принадлежит: Spirit AeroSystems Inc

A friction stir welding machine and method that injects filler materials into a weld joint and determines the amount of materials to add by monitoring and compensating for insufficient internal weld pressures in the joint. Two workpieces are placed adjacent one another in an abutting relationship with a joint formed between them. A pin tool is inserted in the joint, rotated, and moved along the joint as the pin is rotating so as to mix and heat materials in the joint. Internal weld pressures in the joint adjacent the pin tool are monitored, and filler materials are injection into the joint when an internal weld pressure below a threshold weld pressure is detected.

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13-02-2020 дата публикации

Complex laser folding and fabrication

Номер: US20200047281A1

Provided, among other things, is a method of cutting and folding a planar substrate with a focused laser beam, directed from above the substrate, to form a shape with features in 3-dimensions, the method comprising: (a) executing from above laser cuts to the planar substrate so as to provide one or more a releasable segments; (b) executing from above one or more laser-executed upward folds to bend all or a portion of a releasable segment; and (c) executing from above one or more laser-executed downward folds to bend all or a portion of a releasable segment; wherein the cuts and folds are structured so that precursors to the 3D shape remain attached to the substrate while sufficient cuts and folds are made to form the 3D shape, and wherein the planar substrate is immobile during said steps (a) through (c), or is only moved in the plane of the substrate.

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13-02-2020 дата публикации

MIXED COMPOSITION COATING MATERIAL FOR BRAZING

Номер: US20200047290A1
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd.

In a mixed composition coating material for brazing, when a total mass of a solid material, an organic solvent, and water is defined as 100 mass %, the solid material are contained in an amount of 30 mass % or greater and 80 mass % or less with respect to the whole coating material, the organic solvent and the water is contained in a total amount of 20 mass % or greater and 70 mass % or less with respect to the whole coating material, and the water is contained in an amount of 0.4 mass % or greater and 2.5 mass % or less with respect to the whole coating material. 1. A mixed composition coating material , consisting of:from 30 mass % to 80 mass % of a solid material;from 20 mass % to 70 mass % of an organic solvent; andfrom 0.4 mass % to 2.5 mass % of water,wherein, a total mass of the solid material, the organic solvent, and the water is defined as 100 mass %.2. The mixed composition coating material according to claim 1 ,wherein an SP value of the organic solvent is from 9.4 to 14.3. The mixed composition coating material according to claim 1 ,wherein the solid material consists of, among a brazing material, a flux, and a synthetic resin, the flux and the synthetic resin; or the brazing material, the flux, and the synthetic resin.4. The mixed composition coating material according to claim 3 ,wherein the flux is a fluoride-based flux.5. The mixed composition coating material according to claim 4 ,{'sub': 3', '2', '2', '3', '2', '6', '4', '3', '6', '2', '5', '2, 'wherein the fluoride-based flux consists of one or more of KZnF, ZnF, LiF, KF, CaF, AlF, KSiF, KAlF, KAlF, and KAlF.5HO.'}6. The mixed composition coating material according to claim 3 ,wherein the brazing material comprises a Si powder or a Si-containing alloy powder.7. The mixed composition coating material according to claim 3 ,wherein the synthetic resin consists of one or more of an acrylic resin, a resin having a polyether skeleton, and a cellulose-based resin. The present invention relates to a ...

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23-02-2017 дата публикации

Component assembly system and method of assembling a component

Номер: US20170050277A1
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method of assembling a component includes gripping a first subcomponent with a first end-of-arm tool and grasping a second subcomponent with a second end-of-arm tool. The first tool is attached to a first robot arm and the first subcomponent defines a first plurality of locating holes. The second tool is attached to a second robot arm and the second subcomponent defines a second plurality of locating holes. After grasping, the method includes aligning at least one of the first locating holes adjacent to at least one of the second locating holes to set an initial position of the second subcomponent with respect to the first subcomponent without releasing the first and second subcomponents. After aligning, the method includes forming a joint between the first and second subcomponents with a joining tool attached to a joining robot arm to thereby assemble the component. A component assembly system is also disclosed.

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13-02-2020 дата публикации

Ni-Cr Based Alloy Brazing Material Containing Trace Amount of V

Номер: US20200048740A1
Принадлежит: Sanyo Special Steel Co Ltd

Disclosed is a Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy including, on the basis of mass %: 15%<Cr<30%; 3%<P<12%; 0%<Si<8%; 0.01%<C<0.06%; 0%≤Ti+Zr<0.1%; 0.01%<V<0.1%; 0%≤Al<0.01%; 0.005%<O<0.025%; 0.001%<N<0.050%; 0%≤Nb<0.1%; and the balance being Ni and incidental impurities. Inequality (1): 0.2≤0.24V %/C %≤1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains no Nb, and Inequality (2): 0.2≤(0.24V %+0.13Nb %)/C %≤1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains Nb. Also disclosed is an inexpensive Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy containing a trace amount of V for use in the production of stainless steel heat exchangers and other steel articles. The alloy has a low liquidus temperature and high corrosion resistance, and achieves high brazing strength.

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13-02-2020 дата публикации

PURGING FOR WELDING

Номер: US20200049584A1
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A system and method of purge testing for welding piping, including flowing a purge gas through a test pipe, determining concentration of a gas component in the purge gas discharged from the test pipe, and determining a time period to reach a lower threshold of the concentration. The testing may consider different flow rates, pipe sizes, and inlet/outlet bore sizes. 1. A system for purge testing for welding piping , the system comprising:a test pipe comprising a same diameter of the piping to be welded;a plurality of pipe end closures to fit on an inlet end of the test pipe and on an outlet end of the test pipe, each pipe end enclosure comprising a bore, wherein the plurality comprises a range of bore sizes;an inlet conduit to fluidically couple a gas source to an inlet bore of an inlet pipe-end enclosure disposed on an inlet end of the test pipe, wherein the gas source to discharge purge gas through the inlet conduit and the test pipe;a gas analyzer to measure a concentration of a gas component in the purge gas discharged from the test pipe through an outlet bore of an outlet pipe-end enclosure disposed on an outlet end of the test pipe;a flow regulator to control a flow rate of the purge gas; anda timing device to measure a cumulative time of the flow of the purge gas through the test pipe.2. The system of claim 1 , comprising:a first test pipe to be employed as the test pipe for a first set of tests for first piping to be welded; anda second test pipe to be employed as the test pipe for a second set of tests for second piping to be welded, the first piping and the first test pipe comprising a first diameter, and the second piping and the second test pipe comprising a second diameter different than the first diameter.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of pipe end enclosures comprises a first plurality of pipe-end closures comprising the first diameter to fit on ends of the first test pipe claim 2 , and a second plurality of pipe-end closures ...

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