Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for assessing the quality of spot welds
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Application No.: US10454350Application Date: 2003-06-04
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Publication No.: US07789286B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Roman Gr. Maev , Frank J Ewasyshyn , Serguei A Titov , John M Paille , Elena Yu Maeva , Alexey A Denisov , Fedar M Seviaryn
- Applicant: Roman Gr. Maev , Frank J Ewasyshyn , Serguei A Titov , John M Paille , Elena Yu Maeva , Alexey A Denisov , Fedar M Seviaryn
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
- Current Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agent Ralph E. Smith
- Main IPC: B23K31/12
- IPC: B23K31/12

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for evaluating the size and/or quality of a spot weld. The apparatus includes a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers arranged with a delay line for positioning adjacent a surface of a weld. A layer of gel is placed between the delay line and the weld surface. The array of transducers emit ultrasonic waves that pass into the weld. The reflected waves are received by the transducers and relayed to a central processing unit that analyzes the time delay, amplitude, and amplitude attenuation to calculate the border of the weld nugget, the thickness of the welded material, the thickness of the gel layer, and other factors contributing to weld quality.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040245315A1 Method and apparatus for assessing the quality of spot welds Public/Granted day:2004-12-09
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