Spot welding apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10933487-B2
Application number	US-201715816359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2017
Priority date	Jul 28, 2014
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

A spot welding apparatus includes a stationary frame having a housing formed therein. An upper welding gun is mounted to a length direction of a pressing unit disposed in the housing of the stationary frame. A plurality of lower welding guns are mounted on an outside of the stationary frame and ends of the plurality of lower welding guns selectively face one end of the upper welding gun in a length direction of the lower welding guns by the plurality of lower welding guns. A plurality of actuators are mounted on the outside of the stationary frame. A plurality of link units are disposed between the actuators and the lower welding guns, connect the actuators and the lower welding guns, respectively, and rotate as the actuators are operated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A spot welding apparatus comprising:
a stationary frame having a housing formed therein, in which one end of the stationary frame in a length direction of the stationary frame is opened;
an upper welding gun mounted to one end of a pressing unit in a length direction of the pressing unit which is provided in the housing of the stationary frame;
a plurality of lower welding guns mounted on an outside of the stationary frame, in which ends of the plurality of lower welding guns selectively face one end of the upper welding gun in a length direction of the upper welding gun by the plurality of lower welding guns which selectively rotate to accommodate positions of spots to be welded; and
a plurality of actuators mounted to the outside of the stationary frame corresponding to the plurality of lower welding guns, the actuators rotating the plurality of lower welding guns, respectively,
wherein the plurality of actuators have operating rods rotatably connected to the plurality of lower welding guns, respectively, and
wherein the length direction of the upper welding gun is parallel to the length direction of the stationary frame, and the upper welding gun moves back and forth in the length direction of the stationary frame by the pressing unit.

2. The spot welding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pressing unit includes:
a drive motor provided at one side of the pressing unit in the length direction thereof;
a screw shaft connected to the drive motor to rotate therewith; and
a movable block coupled to the screw shaft to reciprocate in a length direction of the screw shaft and connected to the upper welding gun.

3. The spot welding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of lower welding guns comprises:
a first lower welding gun including a first swing arm provided at one end thereof with a first lower welding tip; and
a second lower welding gun including a second swing arm provided at one end thereof with a second lower welding tip.

4. The spot welding apparatus of claim 3 wherein the first swing arm has another end coupled to a first hinge point such that the first swing arm is rotatable on the first hinge point mounted to the stationary frame.

5. The spot welding apparatus of claim 3 wherein the second swing arm has another end coupled to a second hinge point such that the second swing arm is rotatable on the second hinge point mounted to the stationary frame.

6. The spot welding apparatus of claim 3 wherein the first and second swing arms have shapes and sizes different from each other to accommodate different spots to be welded.

7. The spot welding apparatus of claim 3 wherein the plurality of actuators comprises
a first actuator coupled to the stationary frame by a third hinge point such that the first actuator is rotatable on the third hinge point disposed at one side of the stationary frame in the length direction thereof, and rotatably coupled to the first swing arm by a first pressing rotation point; and
a second actuator coupled to the stationary frame by a fourth hinge point such that the second actuator is rotatable on the fourth hinge point disposed at another side of the stationary frame in the length direction thereof, and rotatably coupled to the second swing arm by a second pressing rotation point.

8. The spot welding apparatus of claim 7 wherein front ends of the operating rods of the first and second actuators are tilted to face an outside of the upper welding gun.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee So Young
• Ryu Sung Phil

Classifications

• B23K11/115 Primary

  by means of two electrodes placed opposite one another on both sides of the welded parts · CPC title

• B23K11/312

  for several electrodes · CPC title

• B23K11/3072

  Devices for exchanging or removing electrodes or electrode tips · CPC title

• B23K11/315

  with one electrode moving on a linear path · CPC title