US4614855A
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Resistance weld securement device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-05-09
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Granted: 1986-09-30
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Expires: 2004-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A weld attachment device and method are disclosed for effecting resistance welding connections through an insulating layer to a metallic substrate without necessarily having access to the rear surface of the substrate. The apparatus comprises a spaced parallel pair of weld pins supported on an electrical insulating carrier, the device being attached by advancing the tips of the pins into contact with a metal substrate and passing welding current through a circuit defined by the metal pins and the area of the substrate between the pins.
Inventors
- 👤 Milton Hinden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:53
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K11/00; B23K11/002; B23K11/004; B23K11/0046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A resistance weld attachment apparatus adapted to be attached to a ferrous substrate through an intervening penetrable insulating blanket comprising, in combination, a first ferrous pin member, a second non-ferrous pin member formed of a metal having higher electrical conductivity than said first pin member, said members including elongate shank portions having sharpened tip portions at one end and enlarged head portions at the other end, a spacer member connected to said metallic members in the area between said head and shank portions and supporting the same in spaced parallel alignment with said head portions and said tip portions respectively in coplanar orientation, said spacer member including insulating means interposed between said shanks whereby said pin members are mounted in electrical isolation one from the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A resistance weld attachment apparatus adapted to be attached to a ferrous substrate through an intervening penetrable insulating blanket comprising, in combination, a first ferrous pin member, a second non-ferrous pin member formed of a metal having higher electrical conductivity than said first pin member, said members including elongate shank portions having sharpened tip portions at one end and enlarged head portions at the other end, a spacer member connected to said metallic members in the area between said head and shank portions and supporting the same in spaced parallel alignment with said head portions and said tip portions respectively in coplanar orientation, said spacer member including insulating means interposed between said shanks whereby said pin members are mounted in electrical isolation one from the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said second pin comprises aluminum.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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