IP Library Granted Patent US 12,311,477
Granted Patent B2
US 12,311,477 · App. 17/426,790 · Granted May 27, 2025

Welding jig device and method for producing part

Inventors: Junpei Inoue (Kanagawa, JP); Noriyuki Goto (Kanagawa, JP); Yuichi Sakata (Kanagawa, JP); Kento Nagamatsu (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
B23K37/0443B23K26/70
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Patent No.
US 12,311,477
App. No.
17/426,790
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device is used for forming a part by welding a plurality of members together, and includes a jig on one side having a joint face on one side, which is adapted to contact one of faces exposed on the outer surface sides of the plurality of members overlaid one on top of the other, and an opening on one side corresponding to a portion of desired welded portions of the part; a jig on another side having a joint face on the other side, which is adapted to contact another face of the faces exposed on the outer surface sides of the plurality of members, and an opening on the other side corresponding to another portion of the desired welded portions of the part and not corresponding to the opening on one side; a laser welding machine on one side that is configured to emit a laser beam toward the opening on one side; and a laser welding machine on the other side that is configured to emit a laser beam toward the opening on the other side.

Claims (15)

1. A welding jig device used for forming a part by welding a plurality of members together, comprising:

a first jig on one side including a joint face on the one side and an opening on the one side, the joint face on the one side being adapted to contact one of faces exposed on outer surface sides of the plurality of members that are overlaid one on top of the other, the opening on the one side corresponding to a portion of to-be-formed welded portions of the part;

a second jig on another side including a joint face on the other side and an opening on the other side, the joint face on the other side being adapted to contact another face of the faces exposed on the outer surface sides of the plurality of members, the opening on the other side corresponding to another portion of the to-be-formed welded portions of the part and not corresponding to the opening on the one side;

a first laser welding machine on the one side that is configured to emit a laser beam toward the opening on the one side; and

a second laser welding machine on the other side that is configured to emit a laser beam toward the opening on the other side,

wherein the to-be-formed welded portions that are formed through the opening on the one side and the opening on the other side form annular closed paths.

2. The welding jig device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first laser welding machine on the one side is provided on an outer side of a lateral face on the one side, the lateral face on the one side being opposite to the joint face on the one side, and

the second laser welding machine on the other side is provided on an outer side of a lateral face on the other side, the lateral face on the other side being opposite to the joint face on the other side.

3. A method for producing a part by overlaying a plurality of members one on top of the other and welding the members together, comprising:

overlaying the plurality of members one on top of the other and holding the members with a first jig on one side and a second jig on another side, the first jig on the one side including a joint face on the one side and an opening on the one side, the joint face on the one side being adapted to contact one of faces exposed on outer surface sides of the plurality of members overlaid one on top of the other, the opening on the one side corresponding to a portion of to-be-formed welded portions of the part, the second jig on the other side including a joint face on the other side and an opening on the other side, the joint face on the other side being adapted to contact another face of the faces exposed on the outer surface sides of the plurality of members, the opening on the other side corresponding to another portion of the to-be-formed welded portions of the part and not corresponding to the opening on the one side; and

welding the plurality of members together through the opening on the one side and the opening on the other side,

wherein:

the welding the plurality of members together through the opening on the one side and the opening on the other side includes emitting a laser beam from a first laser welding machine on the one side toward the opening on the one side, and emitting a laser beam from a second laser welding machine on the other side toward the opening on the other side, the first laser welding machine on the one side being provided on an outer side of a lateral face on the one side of the first jig on the one side, the second laser welding machine on the other side being provided on an outer side of a lateral face on the other side of the second jig on the other side, and

the to-be-formed welded portions that are formed through the opening on the one side and the opening on the other side form annular closed paths.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2021
From: INOUE, JUNPEI; GOTO, NORIYUKI; SAKATA, YUICHI; NAGAMATSU, KENTO
To: NOK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057022/0272 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-044469 · Mar 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220134491A1 · May 5, 2022
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