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US 12,565,012 B2Granted
Induction welding using a heat sink and/or cooling
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsRobert A. DiChiara, Jr., Creed Ernest Blevins
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Abstract
A heat sink for use in induction welding includes a number of tiles, wherein the tiles are electrically non-conductive and have a thermal diffusivity of greater than about 25 mm2/sec. A joint flexibly joins the tiles together.
Claims20
A method of forming a heat sink, the method comprising:
- spacing a number of tiles into a single layer with a gap between the tiles, wherein the tiles are electrically non-conductive and thermally conductive;
- and
- filling the gap between the tiles with an adhesive flexibly joining sides of the number of tiles to each other.
A method for forming a heat sink for induction welding, the method comprising:
- spacing a number of tiles into a single layer within a frame having a jig;
- removing the jig;
- applying a flexible adhesive between the tiles;
- and
- subsequently curing the flexible adhesive.
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