Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment
Abstract
A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host machine, a check station, and a welding robot. At least one displacement sensor is positioned with respect to one of the welding equipment and the check station. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station, when a threshold condition is met, i.e., a predetermined amount of time has elapsed or a predetermined number of welds have been completed. The robot moves the horn and anvil to the check station, activates the at least one displacement sensor, at the check station, and determines a status condition of the welding equipment by processing the received signals. The status condition may be one of the alignment of the vibration welding equipment and the wear or degradation of the vibration welding equipment.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1358241
- Patent Number(s):
- 9658612
- Application Number:
- 14/557,923
- Assignee:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0002217
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Dec 02
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Spicer, John Patrick, Cai, Wayne W., Chakraborty, Debejyo, and Mink, Keith. Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Spicer, John Patrick, Cai, Wayne W., Chakraborty, Debejyo, & Mink, Keith. Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment. United States.
Spicer, John Patrick, Cai, Wayne W., Chakraborty, Debejyo, and Mink, Keith. Tue .
"Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1358241.
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abstractNote = {A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host machine, a check station, and a welding robot. At least one displacement sensor is positioned with respect to one of the welding equipment and the check station. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station, when a threshold condition is met, i.e., a predetermined amount of time has elapsed or a predetermined number of welds have been completed. The robot moves the horn and anvil to the check station, activates the at least one displacement sensor, at the check station, and determines a status condition of the welding equipment by processing the received signals. The status condition may be one of the alignment of the vibration welding equipment and the wear or degradation of the vibration welding equipment.},
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