| 摘要 |
<p>A method for welding a battery terminal 10 is disclosed, which is formed from a post 14 and a surrounding collar 12. The method comprises the steps of: positioning the collar around the post; providing a template 20 which defines a boundary around an upper portion of the collar; bringing a heated probe 40 into contact with the ends of the collar and post so as to melt said ends; retracting said probe away from the collar and post so as to allow the melted portions thereof to solidify within said boundary and thereby form a weld fusing the ends together. The method further comprises bringing a heated probe 40 into contact with the fused ends to re-melt the weld and retracting said probe to allow the melted portions thereof to solidify within said boundary. The method may further comprise the step of aligning the template relative to the battery. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the method is also disclosed; the apparatus comprising a controller arranged to move the probe from a retracted to a contacting position. This method may be used in an assembly line with a plurality of terminals formed simultaneously.</p> |
