Automatic monitoring of vibration welding equipment
Abstract
A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host device, a check station, and a robot. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station. Sensors, e.g., temperature sensors, are positioned with respect to the welding equipment. Additional sensors are positioned with respect to the check station, including a pressure-sensitive array. The host device, which monitors a condition of the welding equipment, measures signals via the sensors positioned with respect to the welding equipment when the horn is actively forming a weld. The robot moves the horn and anvil to the check station, activates the check station sensors at the check station, and determines a condition of the welding equipment by processing the received signals. Acoustic, force, temperature, displacement, amplitude, and/or attitude/gyroscopic sensors may be used.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1159970
- Patent Number(s):
- 8858742
- Application Number:
- 14/065,801
- Assignee:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0002217
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Oct 29
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Spicer, John Patrick, Chakraborty, Debejyo, Wincek, Michael Anthony, Wang, Hui, Abell, Jeffrey A, Bracey, Jennifer, and Cai, Wayne W. Automatic monitoring of vibration welding equipment. United States: N. p., 2014.
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Spicer, John Patrick, Chakraborty, Debejyo, Wincek, Michael Anthony, Wang, Hui, Abell, Jeffrey A, Bracey, Jennifer, & Cai, Wayne W. Automatic monitoring of vibration welding equipment. United States.
Spicer, John Patrick, Chakraborty, Debejyo, Wincek, Michael Anthony, Wang, Hui, Abell, Jeffrey A, Bracey, Jennifer, and Cai, Wayne W. Tue .
"Automatic monitoring of vibration welding equipment". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1159970.
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title = {Automatic monitoring of vibration welding equipment},
author = {Spicer, John Patrick and Chakraborty, Debejyo and Wincek, Michael Anthony and Wang, Hui and Abell, Jeffrey A and Bracey, Jennifer and Cai, Wayne W},
abstractNote = {A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host device, a check station, and a robot. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station. Sensors, e.g., temperature sensors, are positioned with respect to the welding equipment. Additional sensors are positioned with respect to the check station, including a pressure-sensitive array. The host device, which monitors a condition of the welding equipment, measures signals via the sensors positioned with respect to the welding equipment when the horn is actively forming a weld. The robot moves the horn and anvil to the check station, activates the check station sensors at the check station, and determines a condition of the welding equipment by processing the received signals. Acoustic, force, temperature, displacement, amplitude, and/or attitude/gyroscopic sensors may be used.},
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