Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clamp force and alignment checking device
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Application No.: US14566130Application Date: 2014-12-10
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Publication No.: US09618410B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: John Patrick Spicer , Wayne W. Cai , Debejyo Chakraborty , Keith Mink
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: B32B41/00
- IPC: B32B41/00 ; G01L5/16 ; B23K20/10 ; B23K31/12 ; B23K20/26 ; G01L5/00 ; B23K101/36

Abstract:
A check fixture measures a total clamp force applied by a welder device. The welder device includes a welding horn having a plurality of weld pads and welding anvil having a plurality of weld pads. The check fixture includes a base member operatively supporting a plurality of force sensors. The base member and the force sensors are received between the weld pads of the welding horn and the anvil pads of the welding anvil. Each force sensor is configured to measure an individual clamp force applied thereto by corresponding weld and anvil pads when the base member is received between the welding horn and the welding anvil and the welder device is in the clamped position. The individual clamp forces are used to determine whether the weld and/or anvil pads are worn or misaligned.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150165673A1 CLAMP FORCE AND ALIGNMENT CHECKING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2015-06-18
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