| 摘要 |
<p>A strip welder utilizes relatively few mold parts, each having a clamping face to weld flat conductors such as conductive strip, bar, braids or even tape. One mold part includes a tap hole leading to a weld chamber and some such tap hole molds may include shallow strip receiving channels in the clamping face. A counter-mold part includes a chamber in the parting face and strip channels which accommodate the strip to be welded when the mold parts are clamped together. The counter-mold part has a generally square face and is supported in a fixture so that it can be turned 90 DEG to form different types of connections. The counter mold may have an opposite face to make yet further types of connections. The molds are supported in a fixture which releasably secures the molds for quick interchangability. By changing the one mold part which includes the tap hole, the molds may be oriented easily for making horizontal or vertical connections. The fixture includes a slightly angled crucible support for a vertical orientation weld. With the strip welder and method, a wide variety of electrical connections can be made with relatively fewer simple refractory mold parts. <IMAGE></p> |
