Method for evaluating a welded part

• US 20040187596A1
• Filed: 01/14/2004
• Published: 09/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Sakaguchi, Tadahisa, Ichikawa, Hiroshi, Asakura, Nobuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 6,986,288 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/850
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2203/0019 Compressive
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2203/0296 Welds
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 3/00 Investigating strength properties of solid materials by application of mechanical stress
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 3/08 by applying steady tensile or compressive forces G01N3/28 takes precedence

Abstract

In the method for evaluating a welded part, it is performed to make an inspection press member press the welded part for connecting a plurality of wires with each other to apply a predetermined compressive load on the welded part. Next, it is performed to measure an amount of strain of the welded part when it is subjected to the compressive load. The evaluation of the welded part in welding condition is carried out by judging whether or not the measured amount of strain is within a predetermined range.

Claims

1. A method for evaluating a welded part, comprising:

applying a predetermined compressive load for inspection on the welded part;

measuring an amount of strain of the welded part when the compressive load is applied thereon; and

evaluating the welding condition of the welded part by judging whether or not the amount of strain on measurement is included in a predetermined range.

2. The method for evaluating the welded part as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compressive load is applied on a part of the surface of the welded part.

3. The method for evaluating the welded part as claimed in claim 1, on the assumption of applying the predetermined compressive load for inspection on the welded part, further comprising:

sampling information about yield loads corresponding to welding degrees of a plurality of welded parts in their welding conditions;

making a correspondence data including the welding degrees and the corresponding yield loads; and

searching a relationship between the welding degrees and the yield loads and determining the compressive load for inspection on the ground of the searched relationship.

4. The method for evaluating the welded part as claimed in claim 3, wherein

there are established, as the welding degrees of the welded parts, a low-strength zone where welded elements forming the welded part are arranged roughly, a high-strength zone where welded elements forming the welded part are arranged closely, and a normal-strength zone where welded elements forming the welded part are arranged with an intermediate density between the low-strength zone and the high-strength zone, and

the compressive load for inspection is determined within a range of yield loads of the welded parts included in the normal-strength zone.

5. The method for evaluating the welded part as claimed in claim 1, wherein the welded part has of a plurality of wires welded with each other.

6. The method for evaluating the welded part as claimed in claim 1, wherein the welded part is formed by means of ultrasonic welding.

7. The method for evaluating the welded part as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compressive load is applied on the welded part through an inspection press member that is adapted so as to press the surface of the welded part.

8. The method for evaluating the welded part as claimed in claim 7, wherein the inspection press member is provided with a wedge-shaped tip.

9. The method for evaluating the welded part as claimed in claim 7, wherein the inspection press member is provided with a rounded tip.