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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2018
Ihi Corporation, Koto-ku, JP;
IHI Corporation, Koto-ku, JP;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a linear friction joining device which includes: a pressing device for pressing a second member onto a first member in a pressing direction; a vibrator for relatively vibrating the first member and the second member; a controller which is configured to bring the second member into contact with the first member by a position control, which depends on a measurement result of position sensors, to change the position control to a load control, which depends on a measurement result of load sensors, and to increase a pressing load toward a joining load; and a joining load reaching time adjuster which is configured to adjust a length of a joining load reaching time which is between the time when the position control is changed to the load control and the time when the pressing load reaches the joining load.