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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Kunitaka Masaki, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Nezaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tadafumi Kanayama, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Tabei, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
IHI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 101/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1255 (2013.01); B23K 20/125 (2013.01); B23K 20/126 (2013.01); B23K 20/128 (2013.01); B23K 20/129 (2013.01); B23K 20/1245 (2013.01); B23K 20/1265 (2013.01); B23K 2101/28 (2018.08);
Abstract
In the present disclosure, friction stir welding tools having probes and stationary shoulders are disposed at corners between a first workpiece and a second workpiece. A welding device main body includes axially perpendicular movement units for moving spindle units, which hold the respective friction stir welding tools on a frame, in directions perpendicular to rotary shafts of probes, and axial movement units for moving the spindle units in directions parallel to the rotary shafts of the probes.