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US 11,504,766 B2Granted
Micro-welding using a three-dimensional printer
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJason M. LeFevre, Douglas K. Herrmann, Paul J. McConville, Chu-Heng Liu, Seemit Praharaj
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Abstract
A method includes moving a first part along a movement path. The method also includes introducing drops of a liquid metal onto the first part using a three-dimensional (3D) printer. The drops of the liquid metal solidify to form a second part that is joined to the first part. The method also includes mechanically joining the second part to a third part.
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A method, comprising:
- holding a first part and a second part in a relative position with respect to one another such that an end of the first part is adjacent to and faces an end of the second part;
- moving the first part and the second part along a movement path while the first part and the second part are held in the relative position;
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- introducing first and second sets of drops of a liquid metal onto the first part and the second part using a three-dimensional (3D) printer while the first part and the second part are held in the relative position, wherein the first and second sets of drops are aligned, and wherein the second set of drops is positioned closer to a beginning of the depositing of the first set of drops than to an end of the depositing of the first set of drops.
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A method, comprising:
- holding a first part and a second part in a relative position with respect to one another such that an end of the first part is adjacent to and faces an end of the second part;
- moving the first part and the second part while the first part and the second part are held in the relative position;
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- depositing first and second sets of drops of a liquid metal onto the first part and the second part using a three-dimensional (3D) printer while the first part and the second part are held in the relative position, wherein the first and second sets of drops are aligned, and wherein the second set of drops is positioned closer to a beginning of the depositing of the first set of drops than to an end of the depositing of the first set of drops.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.