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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:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Juergen Silvanus, Munich, DE;
Erich Forster, Grossaitingen, DE;
Eric Tauscher, Augsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Taufkirchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/06 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/06 (2013.01); B23K 20/1245 (2013.01); B23K 20/1255 (2013.01); B23K 20/1265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A welding tool for joining at least two workpieces at a joining region by friction stir welding includes a tool pin arranged along one axis of the welding tool, for applying frictional heat to the workpieces. The welding tool also includes a shoulder surrounding the tool pin, for separating the joining region from the surrounding area. The shoulder is moveable essentially parallel to the axis of the welding tool.