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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735710 | Substrate support A method and apparatus for supporting a substrate is generally provided. In one aspect, an apparatus for supporting a substrate includes a support plate having a first body disposed proximate thereto. A first pushing member is radially coupled to the first body and ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7357289 | Welding head for a strap binding machine Welding head for a strap binding machine includes a strap fixing device for fixing the overlapping strap ends that are to be welded to one another, a welding device for fusing the strap segments that are to be welded, and a pressing device for pressing the fused str... | 04/15/2008 |
| 6983525 | Alignment clamp To align the edges of plates prior to joining them, a generally cylindrical anchor member is spot welded at one location on one of its rims to a plate. A mounting element of a clamp body member slidably engages the anchor member. A force applicator element of the cl... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6899264 | Apparatus for producing a sleeve-shaped printing form An apparatus for producing a sleeve-shaped printing form from a plate-shaped blank includes a circular shaping device for the blank, a welding system, by means of which the plate edges forming the start and end of the printing form can be cut to size, maintaining th... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6799708 | Device for joining workpieces by friction stir welding In a device for butt joining workpieces by friction stir welding along a connecting area, including a shaft having a driven end and, at the opposite end, a pin-like projection to be disposed in the connecting area of the workpieces, whereby, upon rotation of the sha... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6783053 | Clamping mechanism for clamping sheet metal workpieces A clamping mechanism for locating sheet metal components includes a carrier plate and a clamping jaw swivel-mounted in relation to the carrier plate, the sheet metal components being clamped in contact areas between the carrier plate and the clamping jaw. The carrie... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6761305 | Self-contained honeycomb structure from flexible film strips and method for its production A honeycomb structure with a plurality of flexible material strips which are arranged next to one another and are connected to one another is presented. The material strips have a corrugated shape with U-shaped cross section of essentially straight, vertical partial... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6607114 | Weld fixture and method for repairing annular components A multifunctional weld fixture is provided having a base receiving a component and a plurality of locator tabs disposed around its outer edge. A circumferential array of expansion feet are movably attached to the top surface of the base. A disk-shaped wed... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6595407 | Flexible framing station tool gate changing method and apparatus A flexible framing system including a framing station disposed along a vehicle body assembly line to receive and hold vehicle bodies for welding. A pair of framing gates is interchangeably supportable at the framing station. A pair of underbody tool suppo... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6518535 | Device and method for seaming welding This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a member which makes a part of a car body of an automobile or the like by mash-seam welding a plurality of blanks. Standby areas (B) are provided at both right and left sides of an weld... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6491210 | Method and apparatus of butt welding A method of butt welding is performed in the following steps: a step of pressing first and second blank materials onto first and second loading bases respectively by clamping devices thereby fixing them; a step of shearing end surfaces of the first and se... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489593 | Locating and locking unit for welding sheet metal parts of a motor-vehicle body A locating and locking unit for sheet metal parts which are to be assembled by electric spot-welding on a motor-vehicle body, comprising a base platform, for receiving the trolley of a positioning frame equipped with locating and locking devices for the p... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6373027 | Welding positioning system for seam welding A welding positioning system for seam welding adapted to to simplify a positioning determination of welding portion, thereby reducing working hours for taking the positioning determination and to automatically adjust the degree of lapped portion according... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6266862 | Weld seam opening regulator for cylindrical tank building process A weld seam opening regulator for use in constricting cylindrical structures, including a frame, first and second wheels for riding on a first edge of a band of metal, a third wheel for riding on a first edge of a cylindrical portion of the structure, and... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6244494 | Apparatus and method for leveling the clamping surface to provide proper heat sink for narrow strips in coil end joiner An apparatus and method for leveling the clamping surface to obtain proper heat sink for narrow strips in a coil end joiner which includes a coil material support table and a retaining plate which is positioned against the upper surface of the coil materi... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6189764 | Fitting gear A fitting gear for assisting in the alignment of metal plates so that the edges thereof can be welded together includes an inverted substantially U-shaped electromagnet which, when energized, is adapted to be secured to the upper surface of one of the pla... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6127646 | Apparatus for butting two workpieces together for a welding operation In an apparatus for connecting two workpieces together by welding, the workpieces lie on supporting surfaces and are butted together at their edges to form a butt joint. The workpieces are subjected to pressure on the side opposite to the supporting surfa... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116496 | Method and apparatus for continuous rolling by reheating locally cold portions produced by clamping during flash-butt welding A method of continuous rolling comprises the steps of: forming a continuous billet 20 by joining a rear end of preceding billet 21 with a front end of succeeding billet 21 by flash-butt welding 3; removing burr on welded portions of the continuous billets... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6105845 | Method and apparatus for connecting two workpieces together In an apparatus for connecting two workpieces (1) together by a welded seam, the workpieces are held in a welding station between opposed tracks consisting of a plurality of members. The tracks run around guide rollers in a conveying direction. A clearanc... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6070781 | System for bringing the joint edges of sheet material into butting relationship for welding A system for bringing the joint edges of first and second sheet metal components into butting relationship. The components are clamped in opposing clamping assemblies with one of the assemblies being movable toward and away from the other. A fluid motor i... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6053392 | Method and apparatus for connecting two metallic workpieces together In a process for joining two metallic workpieces together, the pieces are butted together to form a butt joint and are joined to one another in the region of the butt joint. During this operation, the workpieces are subjected to a magnetic attraction forc... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6036075 | Method and apparatus for connecting two workpieces together In a method for connecting two workpieces together by welding, the workpieces are placed on clamping tables by a feed unit and are joined together by a welded seam. First, the workpieces are positioned in the feed unit. The feed unit is then traversed bet... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5884832 | Method of bonding metal plates, apparatus therefor and hot strip mill A bonding apparatus for bonding metal plates, includes an overlapping mechanism for overlapping end portions of the metal plates, at least two supports for supporting the overlapped portion of the metal plates at one side of the metal plates, and a sheari... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5878944 | Method and apparatus for connecting two metallic workpieces together In a process for joining two metallic workpieces (1.1,1.2) together, the pieces are butted together to form a butt joint (2) and are joined to one another in the region of the butt joint (2). During this operation, the workpieces (1.1,1.2) are subjected t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5683027 | Apparatus for adjustment of a positioning device for metal sheets in connection with welding The object forming the basis of the present invention is attained if the apparatus disclosed by way of introduction is characterized in that the one support member is shiftably disposed and connected with an advancement device in order to execute an advan... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5630269 | Method for fixturing abutted sheet metal parts for welding A method and apparatus for positioning and holding a pair of sheet metal blanks to be butt welded into a compound blank for stamping a larger panel with varying thicknesses. A fixture plate is provided with locating corners matching predetermined referenc... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5605275 | Apparatus for positioning of metal sheets in connection with welding An apparatus for positionally aligning two metal sheets (4, 5) along a joint during welding has a table (2, 3) provided for each sheet (4, 5), and clamping jaws (7, 8) urgeable thereagainst. An abutment (6) is provided at the joint between the metal sheet... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5536915 | Device for putting at least two sheet blanks in register edge to edge in a plant for welding by means of a beam having a high energy density The invention provides a device for putting et least two sheet blanks (2 and 3) in register edge to edge in a plant for welding these sheet blanks by means of a high energy density beam (1). The device comprises a longitudinal stop element (92) movable, o... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5511717 | Means for aligning the edges of plate-like bodies to be welded The invention relates to a means for aligning the edges of plate-like bodies for welding said edges together, comprising a plate-like support member to be inserted into a gap between the edges to be welded, and support means positioned on the opposite sid... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5364006 | Device for positioning sheet blanks in an installation for the continuous butt welding of said sheet blanks The invention provides a device for positioning sheet blanks (2, 3) in an installation for the continuous butt welding of the sheet blanks (2, 3) by means of a laser beam. The device comprises, on one hand, a conveyor table formed by an alternating arrang... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5328083 | Installation for the continuous butt joining and welding of at least two sheet blanks by means of a laser beam The installation comprises a zone A for positioning a first sheet blank (2) to be welded, a zone B for bringing the two sheet blanks (2, 3) to be welded into edge to edge relation, a zone C for guiding, transferring and welding the two sheet blanks (2, 3)... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5276304 | Device for guiding and for transfer of at least two sheet metal blanks to be welded The present invention has as its subject a device for guiding and for transfer of at least two sheet metal blanks to be welded edge to edge. The device comprises, on the one hand, for each sheet metal blank, means (14a, 15a) for supporting the sheet metal blan... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5182428 | Method and apparatus for removing target sections of sheet metal from a continuous coil and placing those sections in separate continuous coils in a continuous operation A method and apparatus for selectively removing target sections from a continuous coil of sheet metal and connecting those sections to one or more sheet metal take-up winders. Depending upon the thicknesses or amount of defects in each detected target sec... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5172846 | Butting device for joining running steel sheets The device of this invention is to prevent the buckling of steel sheets and positional discrepancy between steel sheets by grasping and butting the front and rear ends of sheets by means of clamping means on a joining device carrier. For this purpose, a p... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5169052 | Apparatus for welding sheeting-edges An apparatus for welding overlapping edges of plastic sheeting comprises a wedge-shaped heater assembly having spaced first and second heating surfaces converging to a wedge-tip. A heating element is operably associated with each of the surfaces for causi... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5131581 | Mash seam weld sheet splicer A pair of sheets are supported on a support assembly having skewed support rollers disposed on opposite sides of an elongate guide having a pair of sidewardly opening and vertically overlapping guide grooves. The pair of sheets are disposed on opposite si... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5098005 | Apparatus for welding sheet-metal plates The invention comprises an apparatus which allows precision alignment of sheet-metal plates of various sizes and shapes such that two of those pieces can be conveyed properly past a laser beam welding device and welded together. This is accomplished by af... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5052608 | Pipe fitting tool A tool used in joining the adjacent ends of pipes and the like including a structural arrangement which is capable of moving the ends of the members to be joined towards and away from each other, transversely in relation to each other for alignment and ad... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5023427 | Method and apparatus for automatically aligning proximal edges of sheets to be butt welded There is provided a method and device for automatically aligning the proximal edges of two or more appreciably magnetic sheets to be connected along abutting edges. The device preferably includes supports to align the magnetic sheets in substantially plan... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4973089 | Apparatus and method for making overlapping strip joints Strip joining apparatus for joining the ends of two metal strips in overlapping relation includes a shear assembly mounted for indexing movement from a remote location to a first shear position for shearing an end of one of the strips and a second positio... | 11/27/1990 |
