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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Arnold Umformtechnik Gmbh & Co. KG, Dorzbach, DE;
Thomas Noack, Wolfsburg, DE;
Friedrich Beck, Ohringen, DE;
Uwe Wolfarth, Schrozberg, DE;
Lars Wiese, Hannover, DE;
Christoffer Meyer, Braunschweig, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG, Dorzbach, DE;
Abstract
Device () for manufacturing a component compound by resistance welding, comprises a welding electrode () for transmitting an electric current to a joining element () and for exerting a joining force onto the joining element () along a joining direction () in order to establish a connection of the joining element () with a structural element by resistance welding; as well as a positioning device () for positioning at least one joining element () on the axis of the joining direction () in order to contact and particularly apply a force to the joining element () by means of the welding electrode (). The positioning device () comprises a retention device () for exerting a retention force onto the joining element (), wherein the retention device () is movably arranged.