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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.

Patent No.:

US 10464122 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2013

Spot-joining apparatus and methods

Applicant:

Henrob Limited, Flintshire, GB;

Inventors:

Stuart Edmund Blacket, Queensland, AU;

Wojciech Gostylla, Queensland, AU;

Assignee:

Atlas Copco IAS UK Limited, Flintshire, GB;

Attorney:

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Primary Examiner:

Michael N Orlando

Assistant Examiner:

Joshel Rivera

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B21J 15/26 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01); B21J 15/04 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); F16D 27/112 (2006.01); F16D 51/08 (2006.01); B21J 15/28 (2006.01); B29C 65/06 (2006.01); F16D 37/00 (2006.01); F16D 57/00 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01); F16H 25/22 (2006.01); B21J 15/32 (2006.01); B29C 65/56 (2006.01); B29C 65/74 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/26 (2013.01); B21J 15/027 (2013.01); B21J 15/043 (2013.01); B21J 15/28 (2013.01); B21J 15/326 (2013.01); B23K 20/123 (2013.01); B23K 20/125 (2013.01); B29C 65/06 (2013.01); F16D 27/112 (2013.01); F16D 37/008 (2013.01); F16D 51/08 (2013.01); F16D 57/002 (2013.01); F16H 25/2025 (2013.01); F16H 25/2266 (2013.01); B29C 65/069 (2013.01); B29C 65/0672 (2013.01); B29C 65/562 (2013.01); B29C 65/7437 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/21 (2013.01); B29C 66/41 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B29C 66/8322 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49835 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49956 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5377 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53752 (2015.01); Y10T 74/18568 (2015.01); Y10T 74/18664 (2015.01);
Abstract

A spot-joining apparatus comprises a motor, a punch for driving a fastener or performing a clinching or friction stir spot welding operation, a first transmission, a second transmission and a transmission control apparatus. The first transmission is configured to transfer rotary motion of the motor to the punch when engaged. The second transmission is configured to convert rotary motion of the motor to linear motion of the punch, and thereby drive the punch towards a workpiece, when engaged. The transmission control apparatus is arranged to selectively adjust the degree of engagement of at least one of the first and second transmissions. Further apparatus for spot joining, and methods of spot-joining, are also disclosed.

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