STAND FOR FRICTION WELDING Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B23K20/12 

FIELD: process engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for friction welding of circular and/or lengthwise seams in producing, for examples rocker carrier fuel tanks from light alloys. Front slide 2 and rear slide 3 are arranged on the base. Circular tables 4 and 5 are mounted on said slides and furnished with their drives 12 and tools 19 to secure part 18 to be welded. Welding head 6 and back rest 7 are mounted on carriages for them to be synchronously moved together and apart. Said carriages are arranged opposed on stands made on sides of aforesaid base. Back rest 7 is provided with lateral feed mechanism 15 incorporating force pickup 16 designed to control force of clamping said back rest to welded part.

EFFECT: welding of circular and/or lengthwise seams on products of various shapes and sizes.

2 cl, 2 dwg