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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2017
Applicant:

Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh, Taufkirchen, DE;

Inventors:

Juergen Silvanus, Munich, DE;

Erich Forster, Grossaitingen, DE;

Eric Tauscher, Augsburg, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B23K 20/1245 (2013.01); B23K 20/1265 (2013.01);
Abstract

A welding method for connecting at least two workpieces at a connection region by means of friction stir welding using a welding tool having a probe and a shoulder. The method includes rotating the probe around a rotation axis, wherein the connection region is softened by friction heat provided by the probe during said friction stir welding to form a welded seam at the connection region. The method also includes molding, simultaneously with forming the welded seam, at least one of a bevel, a rounding and a chamfer on an edge of the connection region using the shoulder, wherein the shoulder is configured to separate the connection region from the surroundings.


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