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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A spatter detection method in which the accuracy of detection of an occurrence of sputter is high, and a method for manufacturing a welded member are provided. A spatter detection method according to the present disclosure is a spatter detection method for detecting an occurrence of sputter in resistance spot welding, the resistance spot welding being welding in which a material to be welded, obtained by stacking a plurality of metal members on one another, is joined by sandwiching the material to be welded between a pair of electrodes and feeding an electric current therethrough, in which the occurrence of sputter is detected based on a change in a volume of a molten part of the material to be welded.