发明名称 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERCHANGEABLE INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEMS
摘要 An induction heating system includes interchangeable secondary induction heating assemblies and/or secondary induction heating coil flux concentrators that are specifically configured for the particular type of weld being created and/or the particular weld joint where the weld is created. For example, the secondary induction heating assemblies and/or secondary induction heating coil flux concentrators may have specific physical configurations (e.g., shapes, contours, etc.) and/or include specific materials (e.g., ferrites) that are well suited for the particular type of weld being created and/or the particular weld joint where the weld is created. In certain embodiments, a robotic positioning system may be configured to move the secondary induction heating coil to an induction heating coil changing station to, for example, detach the secondary induction heating coil, and attach another secondary induction heating coil, thereby facilitating different secondary induction heating coils to be used for induction heating of different types of welds, for example. In addition, in certain embodiments, the robotic positioning system may be configured to move the secondary induction heating coil to the induction heating coil changing station to, for example, detach the secondary induction heating coil flux concentrator, and attach another secondary induction heating coil flux concentrator.
申请公布号 US2016183330(A1) 申请公布日期 2016.06.23
申请号 US201514921782 申请日期 2015.10.23
申请人 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 发明人 Sigl Dennis Roland
分类号 H05B6/36;H05B6/42 主分类号 H05B6/36
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主权项 1. An induction heating system comprising: an induction heating power supply unit configured to generate induction heating power; and an induction heating assembly configured to use the induction heating power received from the induction heating power supply unit to produce an alternating current (AC) magnetic field that induces eddy currents into a workpiece, wherein the induction heating assembly comprises a magnetic core disposed at a distal end of the induction heating assembly, wherein a shape of the magnetic core corresponds to a shape of the workpiece.
地址 Glenview IL US