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US 7,256,365 B2Granted
Electrode holder with integrated ultrasound sensor
AssigneeBosch Rexroth AG
InventorsMichael Platte, Heinz-Ullrich Mueller, Michael Lach, Volker Arndt
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Abstract
A connecting element for connecting and/or fixing an electrode with an electrode arm of a welding apparatus has a base body; and a sensor selected from the group consisting of a sensor for introducing ultrasound waves into an electrode, a sensor for receiving ultrasound waves and both.
Claims20
A connecting element for connecting and/or fixing an electrode with an electrode arm of a welding apparatus, comprising a base body;
- and a sensor disposed at an end side of said connecting element facing an electrode arm, wherein said sensor is selected from the group consisting of a sensor for introducing ultrasound waves into an electrode, a sensor for receiving ultrasound waves, and both, wherein the connecting element is formed as a clamping element which is connectable with the electrode arm so that it fixes the electrode in a clamping seat, wherein outer contours of the clamping element and sensor are formed to correspond with an outer contour of the electrode arm, so that after assembly, the clamping element, the sensor, and the electrode arm together produce a stepless outer contour.
A holding device for holding electrodes for resistance welding, comprising an electrode arm;
- and a connecting element which is connected with said electrode arm, said connecting element including a base body, and a sensor selected from the group consisting of a sensor for introducing ultrasound waves into an electrode, a sensor for receiving ultrasound waves, and both, wherein the connecting element is formed as a clamping element which is connectable with the electrode arm so that it fixes the electrode in a clamping seat, wherein outer contours of the clamping element and sensor are formed to correspond with an outer contour of the electrode arm, so that after assembly, the clamping element, the sensor, and the electrode arm together produce a stepless outer contour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.