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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Thyseen Stahl AG, Duisburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/614 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/614 ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for continuous welding by a laser beam of guided and abutted strips or plates which lie in a plane comprises supplying a follow-up process gas to a welding location and thereafter, cooling the welding location by applying a sprayed-on coolant to an area adjacent to the welding location. The coolant comprises a mixture of water and gas, and is sprayed onto the strips or plates in the form of a flat jet. The flat jet extends towards the welding location and lies in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the strips or plates. The leading edge of the flat jet forms an acute angle with the laser beam.