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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
May. 10, 2000
Bernard Dabezies, Neuilly sur Seine, FR;
Pascal Delroise, Valenciennes, FR;
Alstom Holdings, Paris, FR;
Abstract
This installation (,) for laser welding at least two overlapping parts (,) comprises a laser source (,), a head (,) for focusing, in the zone of overlap (,), a laser beam emitted by the source, a mechanism (,) for pressing on a first (,) of the parts and intended to co-operate with means (,) for retaining another part (,) so as to hold the parts that are to be welded pressed together in the region of their zone of overlap, and means (,) for the relative displacement of the head with respect to the zone of overlap of the parts that are to be welded. The pressing mechanism (,) is subject to the displacement of the head parallel to the zone of overlap. The pressing mechanism comprises an element (,) for pressing on rolling means that are intended to roll along the first part (,). This element is free to rotate about an axis. The rolling means automatically orientate themselves in the direction of displacement of the head (,) parallel to the zone (,) of overlap by the rotation of the said element.