Friction welder having a drive which produces orbital motion
First Claim
1. Apparatus for friction welding of parts which are in contacting relationship at an interface therebetween comprising means for driving one of said parts with orbital motion in an orbital plane with respect to another of said parts while said parts are in said contacting relationship at said interface, said driving means including first electromagnetic force generating means having a first driver and second electromagnetic force generating means having a second drive wherein each of said drivers are independently capable of producing an orbital force in said orbital plane, means for mounting one of said parts to execute orbital motion in response to the orbital force produced by said first driver and the orbital force produced by the second driver, means for supporting said another of said parts, and means for applying electrical power to said first and second electromagnetic force generating means for driving the mounting means for said one of said parts with either orbital motion or with translational vibratory motion.
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Abstract
An electromagnetically actuated friction welder produces orbital motion at interfaces between parts (usually of thermoplastic material) to bond the parts by fusion generated by friction. This welder can also be operated alternatively to produce reciprocating vibratory forces thereby providing flexibility as to the selection of an orbital or reciprocating mode, depending upon the joint to be welded. The velocity of motion is controllable preferably around the resonant frequency of the driven structure by adjusting the frequency of the AC power which operates the electromagnetic drive motor of the welder. A plate which carries one of the parts to be welded and which is driven is flexurally mounted for movement in an orbital plane or planes containing the interfaces without substantial tilting by an array of stiff members, such as rods, located around the drive motor, attached to the plate at one end and to a tubular structure at the opposite ends thereof. The tubular structure is desirably attached to a massive support carried by the frame of the welder.
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- 1. Apparatus for friction welding of parts which are in contacting relationship at an interface therebetween comprising means for driving one of said parts with orbital motion in an orbital plane with respect to another of said parts while said parts are in said contacting relationship at said interface, said driving means including first electromagnetic force generating means having a first driver and second electromagnetic force generating means having a second drive wherein each of said drivers are independently capable of producing an orbital force in said orbital plane, means for mounting one of said parts to execute orbital motion in response to the orbital force produced by said first driver and the orbital force produced by the second driver, means for supporting said another of said parts, and means for applying electrical power to said first and second electromagnetic force generating means for driving the mounting means for said one of said parts with either orbital motion or with translational vibratory motion.
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