US 12,343,811 B2
Systems and methods for ultrasonic repair
Zhigang Wang, South Windsor, CT (US); Tahany I. El-Wardany, Vernon, CT (US); Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Bristol, CT (US); and David Ulrich Furrer, Marlborough, CT (US)
Assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/213,600.
Prior Publication US 2024/0424597 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. B23K 20/10 (2006.01); B23K 20/26 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 20/10 (2013.01) [B23K 20/26 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
installing a welding tool into a repair tool holder;
ultrasonic welding a repair sheet to a part to be repaired with the welding tool;
removing the welding tool from the repair tool holder;
installing a machining tool into the repair tool holder;
ultrasonic machining a portion of the repair sheet that is welded to the part to be repaired to match a predetermined geometry of the part to be repaired with the machining tool;
installing a repair tool adapter into the repair tool, the repair tool adapter configured for both axial movement and rotational movement when installed in the repair tool holder, wherein installing the welding tool into the repair tool holder includes installing a welding tool tip into the repair tool adapter and wherein installing the machining tool into the repair tool holder includes installing a machining tool tip into the repair tool adapter; and
after installing the welding tool into the repair tool adapter, aligning the welding tool tip relative to the part to be repaired based on a predetermined offset for the welding tool tip.