Ihi Corporation

Chikamasa Iwamoto

Tomoo Mizuno

Kenji Iimura

Katsura Oowaki

Hirotaka Kanazawa

Toshikazu Yagi

Hirotaka Shirai

Plate membersare respectively rested on first and second tables IA and IB relatively movable toward and away from each other. The plate membersare caused to abut against reference positioning membersandof reference positioning devices protruded ahead of and over opposing ends' of the tables IA and IB so that opposing ends of the plate members 17 are positioned in protrusion ahead of the opposing ends&#x2032; of the tables IA and IB, and the plate members 17 are positioned laterally. Then, the positioned plate membersare locked on the tables IA and IB. After the reference positioning devices are retracted, the tables IA and IB are relatively moved toward each other to cause the opposing ends of the plate membersto abut together for formation of weld line X.

Method for positioning plate members to be butt-welded

Plate membersare respectively rested on first and second tablesA andB relatively movable toward and away from each other. The plate membersare caused to abut against reference positioning membersandof reference positioning devices protruded ahead of and over opposing ends' of the tablesA andB so that opposing ends of the plate membersare positioned ahead of the opposing ends&#x2032; of the tablesA andB, and the plate membersare positioned laterally. Then, the positioned plate membersare locked on the tablesA andB. After the reference positioning devices are retracted, the tablesA andB are relatively moved toward each other to cause the opposing ends of the plate membersto abut together for formation of weld line X.

Method and apparatus for positioning plate members to be butt-welded

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