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Title: Quality status display for a vibration welding process

Abstract

A system includes a host machine and a status projector. The host machine is in electrical communication with a collection of sensors and with a welding controller that generates control signals for controlling the welding horn. The host machine is configured to execute a method to thereby process the sensory and control signals, as well as predict a quality status of a weld that is formed using the welding horn, including identifying any suspect welds. The host machine then activates the status projector to illuminate the suspect welds. This may occur directly on the welds using a laser projector, or on a surface of the work piece in proximity to the welds. The system and method may be used in the ultrasonic welding of battery tabs of a multi-cell battery pack in a particular embodiment. The welding horn and welding controller may also be part of the system.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1348841
Patent Number(s):
9604305
Application Number:
13/624,233
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0002217
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Sep 21
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Spicer, John Patrick, Abell, Jeffrey A., Wincek, Michael Anthony, Chakraborty, Debejyo, Bracey, Jennifer, Wang, Hui, Tavora, Peter W., Davis, Jeffrey S., Hutchinson, Daniel C., Reardon, Ronald L., and Utz, Shawn. Quality status display for a vibration welding process. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Spicer, John Patrick, Abell, Jeffrey A., Wincek, Michael Anthony, Chakraborty, Debejyo, Bracey, Jennifer, Wang, Hui, Tavora, Peter W., Davis, Jeffrey S., Hutchinson, Daniel C., Reardon, Ronald L., & Utz, Shawn. Quality status display for a vibration welding process. United States.
Spicer, John Patrick, Abell, Jeffrey A., Wincek, Michael Anthony, Chakraborty, Debejyo, Bracey, Jennifer, Wang, Hui, Tavora, Peter W., Davis, Jeffrey S., Hutchinson, Daniel C., Reardon, Ronald L., and Utz, Shawn. Tue . "Quality status display for a vibration welding process". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1348841.
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author = {Spicer, John Patrick and Abell, Jeffrey A. and Wincek, Michael Anthony and Chakraborty, Debejyo and Bracey, Jennifer and Wang, Hui and Tavora, Peter W. and Davis, Jeffrey S. and Hutchinson, Daniel C. and Reardon, Ronald L. and Utz, Shawn},
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