Laser welding method of pipe fitting
AssigneeGENII IDEAS Co., Ltd.
InventorsKuo Chiang Tseng, Nan Kai Weng
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a laser welding method of pipe fittings that mainly provides an automated butt welding process for two pipe fittings to be welded, comprising a laser welding device setup step, a material loading step, a first welding step, a second welding step, a third welding step, and a return to the original position step. The welding zone at the butt joint location of the two pipe fittings to be welded is divided to undergo three procedures through the aforementioned steps, using a laser assembly in conjunction with a reflection assembly, to provide a consistent automated butt welding for two pipe fittings to be welded.
Claims7
A laser welding method of pipe fittings, comprising:
- establishing a laser assembly and a reflection assembly, wherein the laser assembly has a first rotating axis and the reflection assembly has a second rotating axis;
- loading a filler material on two pipe fittings to be welded;
- fixing a butt joint location of the two pipe fittings to be welded under the laser assembly;
- installing the reflection assembly around the butt joint location of the two pipe fittings;
- projecting a laser beam, by the laser assembly, at a first portion of a circumference of the butt joint location of the two pipe fittings to perform welding therealong while moving the laser assembly and the reflection assembly around the second rotating axis of rotation synchronously;
- moving the laser assembly by a first angle around the first rotating axis while maintaining a position of the reflection assembly;
- projecting the laser beam, by the laser assembly, at the reflection assembly to thereby reflect the laser beam to a second portion of the circumference of the butt joint location of the two pipe fittings to perform welding therealong while moving the laser assembly, the first rotating axis, and the reflection assembly around the second rotating axis of rotation synchronously;
- moving the laser assembly by a second angle around the first rotating axis while maintaining the position of the reflection assembly;
- projecting the laser beam, by the laser assembly, at the reflection assembly to thereby reflect the laser beam to a third portion of the circumference of the butt joint location of the two pipe fittings to perform welding therealong while moving the laser assembly, the first rotating axis, and the reflection assembly around the second rotating axis of rotation synchronously, and
- moving the laser assembly by a third angle around the first rotating axis while maintaining the position of the reflection assembly.
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