Friction stir welding method and friction stir welding apparatus
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Apr 29, 2004
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Aug 18, 2003
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Oct 23, 2002
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The invention provides a discontinuous friction stir welding apparatus and welding method having a compact machine head capable of corresponding to a wide usage. In a friction stir welding apparatus provided with a tool (1) having a shoulder portion (1a) with a large diameter and a pin portion (1b) with a small diameter protruding in an axial direction, and welding by inserting the tool to a material to be welded while rotating the tool, the tool, a moving mechanism of the tool and a backing member (5) for the welded material are received in one frame (10). The tool moving mechanism has a main axis motor (2) for rotating the tool, an axial moving apparatus (4, 13a, 13b, 14) for moving the tool in a direction of a rotation axis, and a welding direction moving apparatus (9, 17) for moving the tool along a weld line of the welded material. Since the apparatus in accordance with the invention is structured such as to weld a short distance in a state of gripping a part of the welded material, it is possible to apply the welding apparatus to the welded material having a complex shape and being hard to be moved.
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