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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Blair E. Carlson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Pei-chung Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Inventors:
Blair E. Carlson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Pei-Chung Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/24 (2006.01); B23K 11/30 (2006.01); B23K 35/00 (2006.01); B23K 35/02 (2006.01); C22C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/3018 (2013.01); B23K 35/002 (2013.01); B23K 35/0261 (2013.01); C22C 19/00 (2013.01); B23K 11/3054 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for resistance welding with a welder includes a heat pipe including a hollow tube and a weld electrode fitted around a portion of the heat pipe. The weld electrode and heat pipe are conductively coupled to conduct heat across an inner surface of the weld electrode.