Apparatus for maintaining aligment of a shrinking weld joint in an electron-beam welding operation
Abstract
The invention is directed to an apparatus for automatically maintaining a shrinking weld joint in alignement with an electron beam during an electron-beam multipass-welding operation. The apparatus utilizes a bias means for continually urging a workpiece-supporting face plate away from a carriage mounted base that rotatably supports the face plate. The extent of displacement of the face plate away from the base in indicative of the shrinkage occuring in the weld joint area. This displacement is measured and is used to move the base on the carriage a distance equal to one-half the displacement for aligning the weld joint with the electron beam during each welding pass.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5100709
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; WELDING MACHINES; WELDED JOINTS; ALIGNMENT; CONTROL; AUTOMATION; SHRINKAGE; FABRICATION; JOINING; JOINTS; WELDING; 440300* - Miscellaneous Instruments- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Trent, J B, and Murphy, J L. Apparatus for maintaining aligment of a shrinking weld joint in an electron-beam welding operation. United States: N. p., 1980.
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Trent, J B, & Murphy, J L. Apparatus for maintaining aligment of a shrinking weld joint in an electron-beam welding operation. United States.
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title = {Apparatus for maintaining aligment of a shrinking weld joint in an electron-beam welding operation},
author = {Trent, J B and Murphy, J L},
abstractNote = {The invention is directed to an apparatus for automatically maintaining a shrinking weld joint in alignement with an electron beam during an electron-beam multipass-welding operation. The apparatus utilizes a bias means for continually urging a workpiece-supporting face plate away from a carriage mounted base that rotatably supports the face plate. The extent of displacement of the face plate away from the base in indicative of the shrinkage occuring in the weld joint area. This displacement is measured and is used to move the base on the carriage a distance equal to one-half the displacement for aligning the weld joint with the electron beam during each welding pass.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Thu Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}
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