US 11,919,253 B2
Welding assembly and method using separately actuatable rams
Jonathan S. Huang, Pasadena, CA (US); Michael van Tooren, San Diego, CA (US); Dominic J Elliott, Riverside, CA (US); and Jeffrey D. Woods, Beaumont, CA (US)
Assigned to ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed by ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/870,088.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025129 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/32 (2006.01); B29C 65/46 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 66/8242 (2013.01) [B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/41 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/32 (2013.01); B29C 65/46 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A welding assembly, comprising:
a first support;
a tooling block spaced from said first support;
a plurality of workpiece retention rams incorporated by said tooling block and that are spaced from one another proceeding along a first dimension;
a workpiece zone disposed between said first support and said tooling block; and
a welding head, wherein said workpiece zone is disposed between said welding head and said tooling block, wherein each workpiece retention ram of said plurality of workpiece retention rams is movable in a direction of said workpiece zone and said first support, and wherein said welding head is movable relative to first support and separately into alignment with each said workpiece retention ram of said plurality of workpiece retention rams for a separate welding operation.