Dispersing component deformation forces during welding
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorHideaki Namiki
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention provide a welding apparatus including a welding unit to weld a first component and a second component together. The welding apparatus also includes a measuring unit to measure deformation forces generated within the first component and/or the second component when the first component and the second component are welded together. Finally, the welding apparatus includes a moving unit to move the first component and the second component with respect to each other such that the measured deformation forces are dispersed.
Claims15
A welding apparatus comprising:
- a welding unit to weld a first component and a second component together;
- a measuring unit to measure deformation forces generated within the first component and/or the second component when the first component and the second component are welded together;
- and
- a moving unit to move the first component and the second component with respect to each other to disperse the measured deformation forces.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for welding a first component and a second component together;
- means for measuring deformation forces generated within the first component and/or the second component when the first component and the second component are welded together;
- means for moving the first component and the second component with respect to each other to disperse the measured deformation forces.
An apparatus comprising:
- a first holding unit holding a first component;
- a second holding unit holding a second component;
- a welding unit welding the first component, held by the first holding unit, and the second component, held by the second holding unit, together;
- a measuring unit measuring displacement forces generated between the first component and the second component when the first and second components are welded together by the welding unit;
- and
- a moving unit moving the first holding unit and the second holding unit relative to one another to disperse the measured displacement forces when the first and second components are welded together.
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of holding units holding a plurality of components respectively;
- a welding unit welding the held plurality of components together;
- a measuring unit measuring deformation forces generated within one or more of the plurality of components during the welding by the welding unit;
- and
- a moving unit moving one or more of the plurality of holding units so that the measured deformation forces are canceled as the plurality of components are welded together.
A method comprising:
- welding together a first component and one or more second components;
- measuring deformation forces generated within the first component and/or the one or more second components when the first component and the one or more second components are welded together;
- moving the first component and/or the one or more second components relative to one another to disperse the measured deformation forces generated within the first component and the one or more second components when the first component and the one or more second components are being welded together;
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- using feedback to control said moving to disperse the deformation forces as the first component and the one or more second components are being welded together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.