US5120929A
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Dc resistance welding apparatus
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-11-16
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2009-11-16
Abstract
Abstract A DC resistance welding apparatus includes a pair of welding electrodes for sandwiching workpieces to be welded therebetween and a circuit connected to the welding electrodes for supplying a welding current to said welding electrodes. The circuit comprises includes a plurality of parallel-connected rectifying circuits each comprising having a welding transformer and rectifying circuit. The circuit allows a large welding current to be supplied to workpieces, and makes the DC resistance welding apparatus small in size and light in weight.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuo Kobayashi
- 👤 Fumitomo Takano
- 👤 Makoto Suzuki
- 👤 Hitoshi Saito
- 👤 Hidenori Koga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:16
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K11/00; B23K11/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A DC resistance welding apparatus comprising: a pair of welding electrodes for sandwiching workpieces to be welded therebetween; a circuit connected to said welding electrodes for supplying a welding current to said welding electrodes, said circuit including a plurality of parallel-connected rectifying circuits each having a welding transformer and a rectifier; a plurality of inverters connected respectively to said rectifying circuits for driving said rectifying circuits; auxiliary control means, connected respectively to said inverters, for energizing said inverters; current detecting means for generating signals proportional to branch welding currents supplied respectively from said rectifying circuits and for feeding said signals back to said auxiliary control means; and main control means, connected to said auxiliary control means, for calculating command values indicative of branch welding currents to be reproduced by the respective inverters based on a command value for the welding current and for supplying the calculated command values to said auxiliary control means; said auxiliary control means including feedback control means for maintaining the branch welding current constant based on said calculated command values; said main control means including timer means for synchronizing production of said branch welding currents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A DC resistance welding apparatus comprising: a pair of welding electrodes for sandwiching workpieces to be welded therebetween; a circuit connected to said welding electrodes for supplying a welding current to said welding electrodes, said circuit including a plurality of parallel-connected rectifying circuits each having a welding transformer and a rectifier; a plurality of inverters connected respectively to said rectifying circuits for driving said rectifying circuits; auxiliary control means, connected respectively to said inverters, for energizing said inverters; current detecting means for generating signals proportional to branch welding currents supplied respectively from said rectifying circuits and for feeding said signals back to said auxiliary control means; and main control means, connected to said auxiliary control means, for calculating command values indicative of branch welding currents to be reproduced by the respective inverters based on a command value for the welding current and for supplying the calculated command values to said auxiliary control means; said auxiliary control means including feedback control means for maintaining the branch welding current constant based on said calculated command values; said main control means including timer means for synchronizing production of said branch welding currents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
130 words
The DC resistance welding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said welding transformer includes a secondary winding having a central tap and said rectifying circuit includes a pair of rectifiers, said central tap serving as one output terminal of each of said rectifying circuits, said secondary winding having one end connected to one terminal of one of said rectifiers and the other end connected to one terminal of the other of said rectifiers, the other terminals of said rectifiers being connected to each other as another output terminal of each of said rectifying circuits, said one output terminals of said rectifying circuits being connected together to one of said welding electrodes, and the other output terminals of said rectifying circuits being connected together to the other of said welding electrodes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The DC resistance welding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: second current detecting means for generating a signal proportional to the welding current supplied to said welding electrodes and for feeding said signal back to said main control means; said main control means having feedback control means for maintaining said welding current constant based on said signal fed from said second current detecting means to said main control means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The DC resistance welding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said feedback control means maintains said branch welding currents constant based on said signals fed from said current detecting means to said auxiliary control means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
The DC resistance welding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of converters, connected respectively to said inverters, for supplying a DC current to said inverters; said current detecting means detecting currents flowing either between said converters and said inverters or currents from said inverters; said current detecting means producing signals indicating the detected currents; and comparing means for comparing the signals from said detecting means with predetermined levels for producing decision signals; said main control means being responsive to said decision signals to inactivate the inverters.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The DC resistance welding apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said detecting means includes isolator means for removing noise from the signals produced by said detecting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
113 words
A DC resistance welding apparatus comprising: a pair of welding electrodes for sandwiching workpieces to be welded therebetween; a plurality of power supplies, each including a converter, an inverter, a welding transformer, and a rectifier, for supplying a welding current produced from the rectifiers to said welding electrodes; detecting means for producing detected signals indicative of operation of the inverters supplied with switching drive signals; means for comparing said detected signals and said switching drive signals and for producing distorting action signals representing distorting actions of said welding transformers; and control means, responsive to said distorting action signals, for controlling leading edges of the respective switching drive signals to equalize trailing edges thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
113 words
A DC resistance welding apparatus comprising: a pair of welding electrodes for sandwiching workpieces to be welded therebetween; a plurality of power supplies, each including a converter, an inverter, a welding transformer, and a rectifier, for supplying a welding current produced from the rectifiers to said welding electrodes; detecting means for producing detected signals indicative of operation of the inverters supplied with switching drive signals; means for comparing said detected signals and said switching drive signals and for producing distorting action signals representing distorting actions of said welding transformers; and control means, responsive to said distorting action signals, for controlling leading edges of the respective switching drive signals to equalize trailing edges thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
The DC resistance welding apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said control means includes a clock signal generator for generating a clock signal, a sawtooth generator for generating a sawtooth signal from said clock signal, and a comparator for comparing said distorting action signals with said sawtooth signal to produce switching drive signals having pulse durations determined by the distorting action signals as a threshold level and trailing pulse edges.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-06-09 | 1995-12-09 | 1996-06-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-06-09 | 1999-12-09 | 2000-06-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-06-09 | 2003-12-09 | 2004-06-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |