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US 6,204,469 B1Granted
Laser welding system
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsDonald R. Fields, Jr., James Foley, Darin Morris, Frank Godsil
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to an improved laser welded work piece, such as an automotive body panel, and a system and method for the manufacture thereof. The invention is also directed to an improved system for manufacturing the welded work piece including an improved laser welder and a laser weld inspection device and system.
Claims10
A method of inspecting a laser weld between metal sheets of dissimilar thickness, the method comprising:
- capturing a two dimensional image of a laser weld bead;
- measuring at least one characteristic of the laser weld bead image;
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- comparing the value of the at least one characteristic of the laser weld bead image with a reference value to determine the quality of the laser weld.
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A method of inspecting a laser weld, the method comprising:
- capturing a profile image of a laser weld bead;
- measuring at least one characteristic of the laser weld bead image;
- and
- comparing the measured value of the at least one characteristic of the laser weld bead image to a reference value to determine the quality of the laser weld.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.