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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Noboru Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Noboru Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a spot welding apparatus and a spot welding method. A workpiece is clamped between a combination of a second welding electrode and a receiving unit that abut against a thinner plate, and a first welding electrode that abuts against a second thicker plate, a pressure is applied to the workpiece by the first welding electrode, and a current is passed between the welding electrodes. Consequently, a satisfactory nugget is formed over from the thinner plate to the second thicker plate. Similarly, a workpiece is clamped between a combination of the first welding electrode and the receiving unit that abut against a thinner plate, and the second welding electrode that abuts against a second thicker plate, a pressure is applied to the workpiece by the second welding electrode. Consequently, a satisfactory nugget is formed over from the thinner plate to the second thicker plate.