| 发明名称 | Clamping and heating apparatus for joining tools | ||
| 摘要 | A friction stir spot welding tool and a self-piercing riveting tool are disclosed for joining parts. The parts are clamped between a head and anvil support of the friction stir spot welding tool or the self-piercing riveting tool. A plurality of clamping and heating modules are attached to an attachment fixture on the head and the anvil support that heats the area around the pin of the friction stir spot welding tool or self-piercing riveting tool prior to and during the joining operation. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9216473(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.12.22 |
| 申请号 | US201213449738 | 申请日期 | 2012.04.18 |
| 申请人 | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | 发明人 | Kiridena Vijitha Senaka;Forsmark Joy Hines;Xia Zhiyong Cedric;Zaluzec Matthew John |
| 分类号 | B21J15/42;B21J15/10;B23K20/12;B23K20/26;B21J15/08;B21J15/02;B21J15/14 | 主分类号 | B21J15/42 |
| 代理机构 | Brooks Kushman P.C. | 代理人 | Porcari Damian;Brooks Kushman P.C. |
| 主权项 | 1. An apparatus, for joining parts together using a tool having a head, comprising: a housing attached to the head and including a piston; a clamping stylus attached to the piston and configured to engage one of the parts at a spaced location from the tool; a heating element provided on the stylus and configured to heat the one part to facilitate joining the parts; and a thermal insulator disposed between the stylus and the piston. | ||
| 地址 | Dearborn MI US | ||