US 11,684,996 B2
Single-sided welding head
Rosanna Brun, Orbassano (IT); Elisa Micucci, Orbassano (IT); Stefano Tateo, Turin (IT); and Massimo Gattabria, Grugliasco (IT)
Assigned to C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni, Orbassano (IT)
Filed by C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni, Orbassano (IT)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/682,478.
Claims priority of application No. 18206676 (EP), filed on Nov. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0156180 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. B23K 11/30 (2006.01); B23K 11/093 (2006.01); B23K 11/31 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 11/3027 (2013.01) [B23K 11/093 (2013.01); B23K 11/311 (2013.01); B23K 11/312 (2013.01); B23K 11/318 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A single-sided welding head, comprising:
a first welding electrode and a second welding electrode, the first and second welding electrodes being carried by a body of said welding head, wherein:
the first welding electrode having a first longitudinal axis and being movable relative to the body of said welding head at least along a first coordinate of motion;
the second welding electrode having a second longitudinal axis and being movable relative to the body of said welding head at least along a second coordinate of motion;
said first coordinate of motion is a coordinate of angular motion that develops about a first axis of rotation;
said second coordinate of motion is a coordinate of linear motion that develops along a first axis of translation; and
the first welding electrode is housed in a first cradle moveably connected to the body of said welding head about the first axis of rotation, said first cradle being moveably connected to a first portion of a first linear actuator, and wherein a second portion of said first linear actuator, movable relative to said first portion, is fixed to the body of said welding head.