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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2021
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Wenping Zhao, Glastonbury, CT (US);
John J. Gangloff, Jr., Middletown, CT (US);
Michael A. Klecka, Coventry, CT (US);
Zhigang Wang, South Windsor, CT (US);
Abhijit Chakraborty, West Hartford, CT (US);
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
An end effector for welding composite components includes an end effector housing and a welding member mounted to the end effector housing. The end effector further includes a leading roller mounted to the end effector housing forward of the welding member and at least one follower roller mounted to the end effector housing aft of the welding member. The end effector further includes at least one first cooling air jet positioned to direct a first stream of cooling air toward the at least one follower roller.