US5735446A
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Friction welding non-metallics to metallics
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1995-07-05
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Granted: 1998-04-07
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Expires: 2015-07-05
Abstract
Abstract A method of inertial bonding of a conductive metallic member to a fragile non-conductive member, comprising: (a) depositing a thin adherent conductive pad onto the fragile member to present a first friction creating surface: (b) forming the conductive metallic member with a second friction mating surface conforming essentially to the first friction creating surface; (c) bringing the first and second friction surfaces together with high relative movement transverse to the surfaces and with a gradually increasing forging force along an axis perpendicular to the surfaces to generate sufficient frictional heat therebetween to effect at least a galling or smearing of melted particles of said surfaces; and (d) abruptly ceasing the relative rotation and increasing forging force upon the attainment of such melted particles at the engaging interface between the surfaces.
Inventors
- 👤 Dawn Roberta White
- 👤 Richard Lawrence Allor
- 👤 John Scott Badgley
- 👤 Jerald Edward Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:09
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/84; C; C03; C03C; C03C27/00; C03C27/04; C03C27/042; C03C27/046; H05B3/86; H05B2203/00; H05B2203/016; H05B2203/017; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9265; Y10S428/929; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12597; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of bonding a conductive metal member to a flat or convex fragile non-conducting member, comprising: (a) depositing a thin adherent conductive pad onto the fragile member to present a first friction creating surface; (b) forming the conductive metallic member with a second friction mating surface conforming essentially to the first friction creating surface; (c) bringing the first and second friction surfaces together with high relative movement transverse to the surfaces and with a gradually increasing forging force along an axis perpendicular to the surfaces to generate sufficient frictional heat therebetween to effect at least a galling or smearing of melted particles of said surfaces; and (d) abruptly ceasing the relative rotation and ceasing increasing forging force upon the attainment of melted particles at the engaging interface between said surfaces.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of bonding a conductive metal member to a flat or convex fragile non-conducting member, comprising: (a) depositing a thin adherent conductive pad onto the fragile member to present a first friction creating surface; (b) forming the conductive metallic member with a second friction mating surface conforming essentially to the first friction creating surface; (c) bringing the first and second friction surfaces together with high relative movement transverse to the surfaces and with a gradually increasing forging force along an axis perpendicular to the surfaces to generate sufficient frictional heat therebetween to effect at least a galling or smearing of melted particles of said surfaces; and (d) abruptly ceasing the relative rotation and ceasing increasing forging force upon the attainment of melted particles at the engaging interface between said surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as in claim 1, in which said non-conductive member is glass and is held stationary and supported in compression when said surfaces are brought together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as in claim 1, in which said heated particles constitute a continuous film to a depth of about 0.35-0.75 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as in claim 1, in which said relative movement is rotation is carried out at a minimum of 1700 rpm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as in claim 1, in which the forging force is in the range of 50-2000 psi.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as in claim 4, in which after step (d) is initiated, the relative rotation is brought to a complete stop in less than one revolution.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as in claim 1, in which step (d) is initiated before the heated particles recrystallize.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method as in claim 1, in which in step (b) a solder layer is disposed on said metallic member to present said first surface, said solder layer being present in the range of 0.35-0.75 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as in claim 8, in which said step (c) is carried out to heat the entire solder layer near or at the to a melting temperature.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as in claim 1, in which in step (a) said pad is constituted of a noble metal selected from the group of iridium, pallidium, rhodium, copper, silver, and gold, said pad presenting a frictional surface without oxidation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as in claim 10, in which said pad has a surface roughness in the range of 1-5 microns.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method as in claim 1, in which said first friction creating surface is silver.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as in claim 1, in which said pad consists of silver and is applied by silk screen deposition technique.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method as in claim 1, in which said second friction creating surface is aluminum.
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