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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Terry Devers, London, CA;
John E. Hill, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Harish Mistry, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2006.01); B23K 28/02 (2014.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 28/02 (2013.01); B23K 9/32 (2013.01); B23K 26/042 (2015.10); B23K 26/0884 (2013.01); B23K 26/1429 (2013.01); B23K 26/1438 (2015.10); B23K 26/242 (2015.10); B23K 26/70 (2015.10);
Abstract
A hybrid laser arc welding assembly including a gas metal arc welding torch and a laser arc welding laser head. The torch and laser head are disposed adjacent one another and aimed at targets of a pair of work pieces spaced from one another such that the melted material produced by the torch overlaps with the melted material produced by the laser head, and therefore, the torch and laser head combine to create a hybrid laser arc weld to join the work pieces. The laser head is adjustable dynamically relative to the work-pieces to optimize the hybrid laser arc weld.