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Pulse joining cartridges

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1303820

A pulsed joining tool includes a tool body that defines a cavity that receives an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member and a pulse joining cartridge. The tubular members are nested together with the cartridge being disposed around the outer tubular member. The cartridge includes a conductor, such as a wire or foil, that extends around the outer tubular member and is insulated to separate a supply segment from a return segment. A source of stored electrical energy is discharged through the conductor to join the tubular members with an electromagnetic force pulse.

Research Organization:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0006432
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Patent Number(s):
9,421,636
Application Number:
14/577,017
OSTI ID:
1303820
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Vaporizing foil actuator: A tool for collision welding journal December 2013

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