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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Inventors:
Rodney Dale Fleck, Draper, UT (US);
Russell J. Steel, Salem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1255 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B23K 20/123 (2013.01); B23K 20/126 (2013.01); B23K 20/1235 (2013.01); B23K 9/0956 (2013.01);
Abstract
A friction stir welding (FSW) tool includes a head, a tool holder and a body between the head and the tool holder and attached to the head and the tool holder. The body may include a plurality of cooling fins. An interior of the body may include a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a torque sensor, and a communication node in electronic communication with the pressure sensor, the temperature sensor, and the torque sensor. The communication node may be in Bluetooth communication with a computing device.