Quality status display for a vibration welding process

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9604305
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13624233

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A system includes a host machine and a status projector. The host machine is in electrical communication with a collection of sensors and with a welding controller that generates control signals for controlling the welding horn. The host machine is configured to execute a method to thereby process the sensory and control signals, as well as predict a quality status of a weld that is formed using the welding horn, including identifying any suspect welds. The host machine then activates the status projector to illuminate the suspect welds. This may occur directly on the welds using a laser projector, or on a surface of the work piece in proximity to the welds. The system and method may be used in the ultrasonic welding of battery tabs of a multi-cell battery pack in a particular embodiment. The welding horn and welding controller may also be part of the system.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCP O BOX 300 MAIL CODE 482-C23-B21 DETROIT MI 48265-3000

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abell, Jeffrey A Rochester Hills, US 36 262
Bracey, Jennifer Holly, US 4 42
Chakraborty, Debejyo Sterling Heights, US 28 124
Davis, Jeffrey S Grand Blanc, US 11 231
Hutchinson, Daniel C Goodrich, US 12 133
Reardon, Ronald L Fenton, US 2 8
Spicer, John Patrick Plymouth, US 45 276
Tavora, Peter W Sterling Heights, US 5 93
Utz, Shawn Washington Township, US 4 17
Wang, Hui Highland, US 1115 8921
Wincek, Michael Anthony Rochester, US 7 79

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