Patent ID: 11938558
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. The double-action friction stir joining system of claim 1, wherein the cleaning mechanism further includes an assisting member having an assisting part configured to be insertable into an interior space of the shoulder member, an operating part configured to reciprocate the assisting part along the axis, and a controller configured to control the operating part,
wherein the control device is adapted in (A) to operate the robot so that the tip-end face of the pin member contacts a tip end of the assisting part, and operate the tool driver so that the pin member is thrusted into the shoulder member, and
wherein the controller is adapted in (A) to operate the operating part so as to be synchronized with the tool driver to assist a movement of the pin member during thrusting of the pin member into the shoulder member.