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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Innovative Weld Solutions Ltd., Beavercreek, OH (US);
Inventor:
Venkatasubramanian Ananthanarayanan, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/28 (2006.01); B23K 11/11 (2006.01); B23K 11/18 (2006.01); B23K 11/30 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/285 (2013.01); B23K 11/115 (2013.01); B23K 11/185 (2013.01); B23K 11/3018 (2013.01); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08);
Abstract
A welding method including steps of providing a welding assembly having a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the second electrode includes an engagement surface and defines a recess in the engagement surface; positioning between the first and second electrodes a workpiece assembly, the workpiece assembly including at least a first workpiece member, a second workpiece member and an auxiliary member; passing a welding current through the workpiece assembly to form a weld joint; and cooling at least one of the first and second electrodes during the passing step.