Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Resistance spot welding electrode cap
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Application No.: US17046830Application Date: 2018-12-18
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Publication No.: US11890701B2Publication Date: 2024-02-06
- Inventor: Shanglu Yang , Yanjun Wang , Wu Tao
- Applicant: Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Applicant Address: CN Shanghai
- Assignee: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
- Current Assignee: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
- Current Assignee Address: CN Shanghai
- Agency: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
- Priority: CN 1810327005.3 2018.04.12
- International Application: PCT/CN2018/121780 2018.12.18
- International Announcement: WO2019/196494A 2019.10.17
- Date entered country: 2020-10-12
- Main IPC: B23K35/02
- IPC: B23K35/02 ; B23K11/11 ; B23K11/30 ; B23K11/16

Abstract:
A resistance spot welding electrode cap contains a groove at the center of the welding contact interface. During welding, because of the groove, the area of contact between the electrode cap and a metal workpiece to be soldered is reduced. In the initial stage, the overall heat generation is concentrated on the outer ring of the weld point and heat dissipation becomes slower, helping a weld nugget to form from the outside to the inside. Due to the presence of the groove, the metal workpiece expands toward the groove at the center of the electrode, thereby increasing the size of the weld nugget and reducing splash and deformation. In comparison with conventional electrode caps, the welding current required to form weld points of the same size is lower, saving on electricity costs, and weld points obtained using the same current have higher strength and stability with fewer welding defects.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210146484A1 RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING ELECTRODE CAP Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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