Automatic welding apparatus for end plug of nuclear fuel rod

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PATENT NO 9793020
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13864314

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Disclosed is an automatic welding apparatus for an end plug of a nuclear fuel rod, which is used to perform resistance welding on a cladding tube and the end plug in a welding chamber. The automatic welding apparatus includes a welding chamber configured to perform resistance welding on an end plug and a cladding tube, a cladding tube transfer unit that has a cladding tube clamp fixedly clamping the cladding tube and a first servo motor for driving the cladding tube clamp in a horizontal direction and that horizontally transfers the cladding tube to the welding chamber, end plug welding electrodes gripping the end plug fed from an end plug feeder, an end plug transfer driver for driving the end plug welding electrodes toward the welding chamber in a forward/backward direction, and a position control module for controlling driving of the first servo motor and the end plug transfer driver.

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KEPCO NUCLEAR FUEL CO LTD242 DAEDEOK-DAERO 989BEON-GIL YUSEONG-GU DAEJEON 305-353

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Hung Soon Daejeon, KR 8 12
Cho, Young Choon Daejeon, KR 1 4
Hwang, Chang Hwan Daejeon, KR 88 2317
Kong, Sang Pil Daejeon, KR 2 5
Na, Tae Hyung Daejeon, KR 7 8
Yoon, Young Seok Daejeon, KR 23 262

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