Patents by Inventor Motomichi YAMAMOTO

Motomichi YAMAMOTO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240123531
    Abstract: A method for producing a flared or lap joint including a steel sheet and an aluminum-based sheet material through brazing, wherein a preceding laser beam irradiates ahead of a steel sheet joining position and the aluminum-based sheet material in the joining direction to preheat a joining position, an electrically-heated aluminum-based filler wire feeds to the joining position, a following laser beam is irradiated behind the filler wire so the wire melts performin brazing, and the filler wire is fed with a tilt ranging from 0°?D?19° to a front or rear side in the joining direction with respect to a line passing through a groove center of the flared joint and is perpendicular to the joining direction, so that a flared joint or lap joint including a steel sheet and aluminum-based sheet material is produced without appearance defects of a bead and with a sufficient joint strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi TANIGUCHI, Yasuaki OKITA, Chikaumi SAWANISHI, Hiroshi MATSUDA, Motomichi YAMAMOTO