Method and apparatus for controlling resistance welding

• US 5,587,091 A
• Filed: 04/20/1995
• Issued: 12/24/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Kawagoe, Tadashi, Zyouko, Keizo
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaw, Clifford C.
• Application Number:
  US08/426,979
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 219/110, 219/86.41, 219/91.21
• US Class Current: 219/110
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 11/257 the measured parameter being an electrical current

Abstract

A control apparatus for resistance welding includes a time measuring device for measuring an energization time of a welding current, the energization time being required by a given electrode displacement during welding between an electrical conductive weld member and a member to be welded which are arranged between two electrodes. A time difference calculating device is operative for calculating a time difference between the energization time measured by the time measuring device and a preset target energization time. A feedback control device is operative for correctively increasing and decreasing a welding current, which occurs at a next weld timing, on the basis of the time difference calculated by the time difference calculating device.

Claims

1. A control apparatus for resistance welding, comprising:

time measuring means for measuring an energization time of a welding current, the energization time being required by a given electrode displacement during welding between an electrical conductive weld member and a member to be welded which are arranged between two electrodes;

time difference calculating means for calculating a time difference between the energization time measured by the time measuring means and a preset target energization time; and

feedback control means for correctively increasing and decreasing a welding current, which occurs at a next weld timing, on the basis of the time difference calculated by the time difference calculating means.

2. A method of controlling resistance welding, comprising:

a time measuring step of measuring an energization time of a welding current, the energization time being required by a given electrode displacement during welding between an electrical conductive weld member and a member to be welded which are arranged between two electrodes;

a time difference calculating step of calculating a time difference between the energization time measured by the time measuring step and a preset target energization time; and

a feedback control step of correctively increasing and decreasing a welding current, which occurs at a next weld timing, on the basis of the time difference calculated by the time difference calculating step.

3. A control apparatus for resistance welding, comprising:

time measuring means for measuring an energization time of a welding current, the energization time being required by a given electrode displacement during welding between a terminal and a coated electric wire which are arranged between two electrodes, the terminal containing copper, the coated electric wire having an electric conductor coated with a film of resin;

time difference calculating means for calculating a time difference between the energization time measured by the time measuring means and a preset target energization time; and

feedback control means for correctively increasing and decreasing a welding current, which occurs at a next weld timing, on the basis of the time difference calculated by the time difference calculating means.

4. The control apparatus of claim 3, wherein the time difference calculating means is operative for calculating the time difference on the basis of the target energization time which is preset in correspondence with each of welding points or each of welding machine types.

5. A control apparatus for resistance welding, comprising:

time measuring means for measuring an energization time of a welding current, the energization time being required to generate a given amount of heat during welding between a terminal and a coated electric wire which are arranged between two electrodes, the terminal containing copper, the coated electric wire having an electric conductor coated with a film of resin;

time difference calculating means for calculating a time difference between the energization time measured by the time measuring means and a preset target energization time; and

feedback control means for correctively increasing and decreasing a welding current, which occurs at a next weld timing, on the basis of the time difference calculated by the time difference calculating means.

6. A control apparatus for resistance welding, comprising:

first means for feeding a first welding current to a first portion to be welded, and then feeding a second welding current to a second portion to be welded;

second means for detecting a period during which the first welding current remains fed by the first means;

third means for detecting a difference between the period detected by the second means and a preset target period; and

fourth means for controlling a magnitude of the second welding current in response to the difference detected by the third means.