Patent ID: 9604319
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B23K,B32B,B64F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing an assembly including a first curved sheet and a second curved sheet, the first curved sheet including a first upper surface and a first edge, the second curved sheet including a second upper surface and a second edge, the method comprising: supporting the first upper surface of the first curved sheet and the second upper surface of the second curved sheet, wherein supporting the first upper surface and the second upper surface comprises: abutting the first edge of the first curved sheet and the second edge of the second curved sheet so that the first upper surface of the first curved sheet and the second upper surface of the second curved sheet are coextensive with a virtual arcuate surface; positioning a processing station to face a first lower surface of the first curved sheet and a second lower surface of the second curved sheet, wherein the positioning of the processing station further comprises: welding the first edge of the first curved sheet and the second edge of the second curved sheet together to create a weldment after abutting the first edge and the second edge.