Patent ID: 11945046
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of joining electrical connections together, the method comprising:
evaluating at least one weld joint between at least two substrates;
determining mismatch between the at least two substrates; and
welding the at least two substrates together with a multi-step welding process comprising compensating for the mismatch between the at least two substrates by melting on both sides but not overlapping a joint line between the at least two substrates with a first welding step and increasing melt volume and penetration depth of a weld between the at least two substrates with a second welding step,
wherein the at least two substrates comprise a plurality of hairpin wires and welding the at least two substrates together comprises welding a plurality of welding hairpin wire connections together by executing the first welding step and the second welding step on each of the plurality of hairpin wire connections.