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Document | Title | Date |
20080203075 | PORTABLE STRUCTURAL WELDING SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED RESOURCES - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to improve work flow efficiency. Specifically, a portable support structure is provided that includes a number of integrated components, such as transmission power receptacles and gas supply connections, that provide ready access to resources to perform a number of welding-type processes. | 08-28-2008 |
20080283512 | Wilding electrode driving system - An electrode driving system for welding device has two mirror image carriages are located side by side to one another and mounted to a main frame. Each carriage has an elongated slider rod therein movable in a reciprocating manner relative to the carriage. The front portion of the slider rod has narrow sections formed by depressions located on its opposite upper and lower edges. A plurality of pairs of jaw elements are pivotally mounted in the carriages. The jaw elements are in contact engagement with the upper and lower edges of the slider rod and they are in a closed position to clamp on or release the clamp on the welding electrode while the carriages are alternately moving back and forth in the reciprocating manner for driving said electrode continuously forward toward a workpiece. | 11-20-2008 |
20080296277 | INDUCTION HEATED, HOT WIRE WELDING - A hot wire welding process. An induction coil is used to preheat the filler metal wire prior to its entering the welding puddle/arc region. An induction coil is placed in close proximity to the welding arc. The filler wire is guided by the delivery nozzle so that the filler wire passes through the center of the induction coil. The induction coil induces a current flow in the filler wire. The current produces heat as a result of the electrical resistivity of the filler wire. The heat produced raises the temperature of the filler wire just before it is fed into the weld arc region, thus reducing the energy required from the welding arc to melt the filler metal wire into the weld puddle. | 12-04-2008 |
20090026187 | Stud Welding Tool Adjustment Mechanisms - The present technology relates to adjustment mechanisms for control settings on stud weld tools. Stud welding tools typically have a body that comprises a handle, a front end and a rear end. In one aspect, the present technology relates to plunge adjustment mechanisms for stud welding tools that are located at the front end of a stud welding tool and provide an adjustment knob for manual plunge adjustment. Another aspect of the present technology relates to weld heat adjustment mechanisms for stud welding tools that are located at the rear end of a stud welding tool and provide an adjustment knob for manual weld heat adjustment. | 01-29-2009 |
20090084769 | JOINING FIXTURES, METHODS FOR JOINING, AND JOINED STRUCTURES - In one embodiment, a holding fixture is disclosed for locating and stabilizing substantially identical repeated units during joining of the repeated units. In another embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a structure comprising substantially identical repeated units. In still another embodiment, a welded structure is provided comprising a plurality of welded together substantially identical repeated units. | 04-02-2009 |
20090090702 | AUTOMATIC WELDING DEVICE OF THE MIG/MAG TYPE - The present invention concerns an automatic welding device of MIG/MAG type consisting of at least one carriage holding at least one welding head comprising at least one torch ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090120920 | MODULAR FABRICATION UNIT - A completely self contained robotic cell (or modular unit) disposed on air pallets. Also preferably included on the cell also are crane lift points. Thus, these measures allow the cell to be moved within a defined area in a shop, to a different area in a shop, or to other sites such as job sites. Preferably, the cell is also built to dimensions that allow for easy transport by truck to a job site, and are configured as to be stackable with other cells when not in use. | 05-14-2009 |
20090134137 | WELDING CONTRACTOR APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED HEAT DISSIPATION - A contactor device used in a wire-feeder employed in a welding system is disclosed. The contactor uses oversized nuts, increased torque and surface features to increase the heat dissipation of the contactor. This solution is an economical way of increasing heat dissipation to extend the life of contactors that are subject to failure due to heating and increased internal resistance. | 05-28-2009 |
20090218328 | NOZZLE - The invention relates to a nozzle ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090230107 | POSITIONING ATTACHMENT FOR A WELDING TORCH - A positioning attachment for definition of torch angle and torch to workpiece distance during welding and/or training is provided. The positioning attachment includes one or more legs of equal or varied lengths capped with a tip, which contacts the workpiece, and a body, which may be permanently attached or removably secured to the welding torch nozzle. Certain embodiments may be made of heat resistant metals or ceramic to withstand high temperatures during welding. The positioning attachment may be mounted on the welding torch nozzle or provided as an extension of the contact tip. | 09-17-2009 |
20090236325 | DUAL-CONDUCTOR WELDING GUN - Welding gun with double conductor composed by a torch body ( | 09-24-2009 |
20090236326 | Heat Pipe Cooling System for Use with a Welding Torch - A heat pipe cooling system adapted for exemplary use with a gas metal arc welding torch, includes a container enclosing a capillary structure and quantity of working fluid, and functions to accelerate the dissipation of heat energy from a heated zone generated by the torch through the vaporization and condensation of the fluid and the capillary action of the structure. | 09-24-2009 |
20090289043 | SINGLE GEOMETRY PALLETIZED FRAMING SYSTEM - A palletized framing system for a motor vehicle body assembly system in which the pallet with a body structure positioned thereon is positioned at the framing station on balls to establish the vertical Z dimension with the pallet free to float on the balls in longitudinal X and lateral Y dimensions, whereafter positioners carried by one of the gates of the framing station engage and lock onto the pallet to precisely position the pallet and the body structure at the framing station at X and Y dimensions corresponding to the precisely attainable X and Y positioning of the gate. | 11-26-2009 |
20090294426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEAM-TO-COLUMN WELDING - A system and method for welding horizontal beams to vertical columns includes a holding assembly, at least four distributed control welding torches, track assemblies for three-dimensional positioning of the welding torches along the weld seam, back-up bars, run-off tabs and sumps affixed at the beam to column welds. Embodiments for single pass and multipass high deposition, submerged arc welds are disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20090294427 | METHOD OF PULSE WELDING AND CONTACT TIP THEREFOR - A contact tip for a welding gun having a central passage for a welding wire moving in a given direction toward a workpiece and receiving a welding signal by contact of the wire with the tip. The passage has an innermost end, an outermost exit end and a length. An opening in the contact tip intersects the passage so a pressure block slidably mounted in the opening is biased toward the wire by a spring around the contact tip urging the block against the wire. This tip is dimensioned and constructed to perform pulse welding by a relatively ductile wire. | 12-03-2009 |
20100012637 | ROBOTIC GMAW TORCH WITH QUICK RELEASE GOOSENECK LOCKING MECHANISM, DUAL ALIGNMENT FEATURES, AND MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - A gooseneck locking mechanism for a robotic GMAW torch having a torch body and a gooseneck includes a connector receiver disposed in the torch body. The connector receiver includes longitudinal ends and a passageway extending between the longitudinal ends. An indexing feature is disposed in the passageway. An elongated connector is mountable on a proximal end of the gooseneck. The connector includes a cooperable indexing feature. The locking mechanism further includes a detent for joining the connector receiver and the elongated connector. The indexing features align the gooseneck relative to the torch body, and the detent secures the connector in the connector receiver for quick release. The locking mechanism may include a plurality of electrical contacts in the connector receiver that are engageable with the connector to provide flow of electrical current through the connector receiver to the gooseneck. | 01-21-2010 |
20100032420 | ARC WELDING ROBOT - An arc welding robot having a welding wire conduit which has a bend radius above a certain level and arranged so that disadvantageous stress is not applied to the conduit by the motion of the robot arm. A conduit for a welding wire is inserted through a hole of a robot pedestal from the rear side of the robot, is supported by a second support member arranged on the pedestal, extends near the front side of a rotating body of the robot, and is supported by a first support member on the upper part of the rotating body while having a required minimum bend radius. The conduit after passing through the first support member is introduced to the rear side of the upper arm and is connected to a connector at the rear side of a wire feeder while having the required minimum radius, whereby the conduit presents a generally S-shape. | 02-11-2010 |
20100089888 | Apparatuses and methods for welding and for improving fatigue life of a welded joint - A method for welding an edge of a first member to a side surface of a second member is provided. The first member and the second member are joined to one another at a joint. The method includes beveling an edge of the first member. The method also includes positioning the edge of the first member proximate the side surface of the second member. The method further includes supplying welding material via a welding wire along the edge of the first member to create a joint between the first and second members. Supplying welding material includes controlling a feed rate of the welding wire, such that a weld bead formed at the joint defines a concave cross-section. | 04-15-2010 |
20100102047 | WELDING ROD EXPANDER ASSEMBLY - One embodiment of a welding rod expander assembly for expanding a welding rod to a remote location. The welding rod expander assembly may include a first attachment member, a second attachment member, at least one elongated member and a welding rod holder. The second attachment member may be pivotally carried by the first attachment member. Further the at least one elongated member may have an external threaded end portion and a connecting end portion. The welding rod holder may be carried by the second attachment member. The welding rod holder may include a holding unit carried by the second internal threaded portion. The holding unit may be capable of receiving the welding rod. The welding rod holder may further include a clamping unit disposed on the second internal threaded portion. Further, the welding rod secured in the holding unit may be capable of expanding to the remote location. | 04-29-2010 |
20100116802 | ADDITION OF LITHIUM ALUMINATE TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF SELF SHIELDED ELECTRODES - A self-shielding welding electrode and a method of making the same are provided. The self-shielding welding electrode contains lithium aluminate in either the flux or the electrode portion of the electrode. | 05-13-2010 |
20100140242 | CONTACT DEVICE FOR WELDING APPARATUS - A contact fitting for a welding apparatus includes a housing, and first contact device, a second contact device, and a third contact device arranged between the first and second contact devices. The third contact device is movable relative to the first and second contact devices. The first contact device has an elongated form, is fixedly arranged in the housing, and extends from a first end, which is arranged between first and second ends of the housing, to a second end. The second contact device has an elongated form, is suspended spring-loaded to the housing, and extends from a first end, which is arranged between the first and second ends of the housing, to a second end. | 06-10-2010 |
20100193490 | Inert gas welding nozzle - An inert gas welding torch comprising; a torch body, a collet, an electrode, a nozzle, the nozzle having an upper and lower end, the upper end of the nozzle being connected to the torch body, the collet connected to the torch body and the electrode connected to the collet with the electrode extending through and out the lower end of the nozzle, a path for inert gas starting from a gas supply line and passing through the torch body to the upper end of the nozzle, the gas then passing through at least three gas portals with the gas portals having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being located at the upper end of the nozzle and the outlet toward the lower end of the nozzle, the portals having substantially uniform dimensions from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the length of the gas portal is at least as long as the longest line that can be drawn across the area of the gas portal inlet. | 08-05-2010 |
20100230395 | WELDING TORCH - It comprises cylindrical feeder collet ( | 09-16-2010 |
20100258546 | WELDING BOOTH - The present invention relates to a welding booth that has a small foot print and can be joined to other booths for maximization of floor space use. | 10-14-2010 |
20100264124 | MODULAR WELDING EQUIPMENT WITH LIGHT CURTAINS - A welding machine that includes a machine frame having an opening permitting access to an interchangeable tooling module installed on the machine. The welding machine includes one or more light curtains covering the opening to disable operation of one or more welding stations on the tooling module if the light curtain is breached by an operator, robot, or other object. The welding machine includes a selector arm attached to the machine frame at a location between a first end and a second end of the opening. The selector arm can be moved into and out of position at the opening to selectively define either a single light curtain across the opening or a pair of adjacent light curtains that permit separate operation and access to separate welding stations behind each of the two light curtains. | 10-21-2010 |
20100264125 | WELDING LOWER ELECTRODE DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to reduce the size of an entire device by simplifying a device configuration, and also accurately measure the stroke position of a rod. A lower electrode | 10-21-2010 |
20100314373 | BELT DRIVE FOR FEEDING WELDING WIRE - A welding wire feed drive system is provided including belts mounted on wire drive rollers. One or both belts may be poly-V belts mounted on the rollers and positioned such that grooves of the belts are outward facing. Opposing grooves and projections of the belts may form an interfacing or interlocking arrangement suitable for the securement of a welding wire therein. The grooves and projections of the belts may be utilized to facilitate the movement of the welding wire towards a welding application. | 12-16-2010 |
20100314374 | FRONT CONSUMABLES FOR PULSE GMAW TORCHES - A contact tip for a welding torch in accordance with the present invention includes an elongated, generally cylindrical body having a front contact end and an opposite rear retaining end. A central aperture is defined by an inner wall of the body. The aperture extends through the body from an opening at the rear retaining end to an opening at the front contact end. The aperture has a front portion and a wider diameter portion adjacent the front portion. The front portion generally has a length that is shorter than a length of the wider diameter portion. A consumable electrode wire fed through the aperture contacts the inner wall in the front portion but does not contact the inner wall in the wider diameter portion. | 12-16-2010 |
20100320184 | WELDING CONTACT TIP AND WELDING GUN INCORPORATING THE SAME - A welding contact tip having a body portion and bore passing through the body portion. The welding contact tip is made from an alloy which comprises diamonds and/or diamond powder. | 12-23-2010 |
20110011843 | ADAPTER FOR A WELDING DEVICE - An adapter for a welding device for temporary fastening of a welding eye onto a surface is provided. The adapter comprises an electrically conducting inner part acting as a first electrode and an electrically conducting outer part acting as a second electrode in connection with the welding eye. Between the inner and the outer part a spacer made of an insulating material is arranged. The inner part protrudes above the outer part to form a contact element between the welding device and the surface. At least one holding means is arranged at the outer part, which is suitable to temporarily hold at least one welding eye such that a welding current can be applied between the inner part and the welding eye via the surface to weld the welding eye to the surface. | 01-20-2011 |
20110036821 | CONTACT TUBE FOR A WELDING TORCH - The invention relates to a contact tube ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110062131 | HAND WELDING TORCH - The invention relates to a hand welding torch ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110084052 | ADJUSTABLE SPAN FERRIS WHEEL POSITIONER - A ferris wheel workpiece positioner may include a base and a workpiece holder operatively connected to the base and configured to be rotated about a central axis. The ferris wheel workpiece positioner may also include a first-side set of rails operatively connected to a first side of the workpiece holder and a second-side set of rails operatively connected to a second side of the workpiece holder. The ferris wheel workpiece positioner may further include a first-side set of workpiece supports including at least one first-side support operatively connected to the first-side set of rails, and a second-side set of workpiece supports including at least one second-side support operatively connected to the second-side set of rails. | 04-14-2011 |
20110084053 | Narrow Groove Gas Metal Arc Welding Torch - A narrow groove GMAW torch for thick section welding that addresses the problems of conventional welding torches. A main body portion has a power block with electrical, feed welding wire, water cooling, and shielding gas connections and a contact tip. A dielectric is attached to the main body portion and has a primary shield gas outlet. A gas shield attached to the dielectric defines an annulus between them that functions as a secondary gas shield. A diffusing gas outlet in the dielectric delivers shielding gas to the weld area. The contact tip attached to the power block is designed to receive and control the curvature of the feed welding wire. | 04-14-2011 |
20110100969 | DRIVE ROLL ASSEMBLY FOR WIRE FEEDER - A wire feeder includes a wire feeder housing that may enclose one or more drive rollers rotatably connected with respect to the wire feeder housing for engaging welding wire. The one or more drive rollers may be adjustable and adapted to drive the welding wire to a welding gun connected to the wire feeder. A drive motor is incorporated for delivering power for rotating the one or more drive rollers. Friction reducing devices, such as bearings, may be utilized and positioned between one or more driver rollers and the housing, where the bearings are electrically non-conducting for preventing the discharge of electrical energy across the bearing surfaces. | 05-05-2011 |
20110114613 | COMPACT WELDING WIRE FEEDER - Embodiments of a welding system include a compact wire feeder adapted to feed welding wire having a diameter up to approximately 5/64 inches disposed on a wire spool having an outer diameter of approximately 8 inches. The compact wire feeder may include a housing, a spool mounting hub disposed in the housing and adapted to receive the wire spool, and a wire drive assembly having a motor adapted to apply an output torque to a shaft of a gearbox to drive the welding wire from the welding spool to a welding torch. | 05-19-2011 |
20110114614 | COOLING DEVICE FOR WELDING DEVICE - A cooling device for liquid cooling of at least one member of a welding device and a welding device with such a cooling device is described. The cooling device comprises a coolant tank, an outlet pipe for coolant from the coolant tank to the member, which outlet pipe comprises an outlet for connection to the welding device, a return pipe for returning heated liquid from the member back to the coolant tank, which return pipe comprises an inlet for connection to the welding device, and a pump which is connected to the outlet pipe for pumping coolant from coolant tank to the member. The cooling device comprises means for preventing flow through at least one of the outlet pipe and the return pipe when the pump is shut off. | 05-19-2011 |
20110147355 | WELDING GUN - A welding gun is provided in which moisture does not penetrate inside of a motor housing due to preventing the inside of the motor housing from becoming negative pressure. The welding gun includes a feed screw mechanism ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110174792 | LOW WIRE LEVEL ALARM - A low wire level alarm comprises a signal element and a wire level detection element. The wire level detection element is adapted for detecting the level of welding wire contained in a welding wire bulk pack, and the signal element is adapted for giving an operator a visual and/or acoustic signal on the level of welding wire contained in the bulk pack. In a welding wire bulk pack having a base, side walls and a coil of welding wire placed inside the side walls, a retainer is arranged on top of the welding wire coil so as to descend in the bulk pack when the level of welding wire inside the pack decreases. A low wire level alarm system is used for signaling to an operator that the level of welding wire remaining in the bulk pack has fallen below a predetermined threshold. | 07-21-2011 |
20110174793 | ROBOT SYSTEM HAVING POSITIONER - A robot system includes a work object, a robot that carries out work on the work object, and a positioner that positions the work object, and the robot is mounted on a mount of the positioner. | 07-21-2011 |
20110174794 | MOBILE SELF-ALIGNING UNIVERSAL WELDING CARRIAGE - A welding carriage has a frame that is adjustable in width and height and is guided by the sides of a workpiece. First and second wheel assemblies support the frame upon the workpiece, the first and second wheel assemblies forcibly engaging the sides of the workpiece for guiding the frame along a path substantially parallel thereto. The frame comprises two opposing lateral sides interconnected by a linkage therebetween. The linkage can be actuated to adjust a coarse width of the frame, dimensional variations being handles by biased guide wheels of the second wheel assembly. Each of the opposing lateral sides further has vertically adjustable leg posts for adjusting a vertical height of the frame. | 07-21-2011 |
20110186556 | HYBRID AUTOMATED WELDING SYSTEM - A system for welding work pieces together comprises a support assembly configured to permit movement of an end effector assembly throughout a range of operating positions, and an end effector assembly comprising a platform arm pivotally coupled to the support assembly. Radial and longitudinal slide assemblies are coupled between the platform arm and a platform. A rotary actuator is mounted on the platform. A torch arm is coupled to the rotary actuator and extends along an axis of rotation of the rotary actuator. The torch arm has a torch holder at an end thereof configured to hold a welding torch. The rotary actuator can selectively twist the torch arm such that the welding torch undergoes a weaving motion. The system may be operated fully automatically under control of a controller, or in a hybrid mode wherein real time user intervention is permitted to adjust motion and/or operation of the torch. | 08-04-2011 |
20110192829 | WELDING GUN - A welding gun is provided that can endure high loads due to increasing the lead of the ball screw, while also being able to achieve a reduction in the size of a motor driving the ball screw. A welding gun equipped with a servo motor ( | 08-11-2011 |
20110198332 | Rotary Welding Torch - A rotary robotic welding torch that enables the welding process in a robotic unit. The rotary welding torch allows for clockwise and counterclockwise rotation during the welding process, while being supplied with an uninterrupted supply of inert gas and electrical current. The rotary robotic welding torch may also be supplied with an uninterrupted supply of coolant and/or electrode/filler wire during the welding process. | 08-18-2011 |
20110220629 | WELDING WIRE FEEDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Welding wire feed systems include a wire feeder including a push motor and a welding torch assembly including a pull motor are provided. The push motor is adapted to establish a wire feed from a wire spool, and a first controller is adapted to receive a commanded speed level and to control operation of the push motor to operate at the commanded speed level. The pull motor is adapted to cooperate with the push motor to establish a desired wire feed rate from the wire spool to the welding torch assembly. A second controller is adapted to receive an operational speed level of the push motor from the first controller and to control operation of the pull motor to operate at the received operational speed of the push motor. | 09-15-2011 |
20110248011 | MANUFACTURE OF WELDED COMPONENTS - An apparatus and method for the manufacture of welded components, the apparatus comprising welding means ( | 10-13-2011 |
20120006802 | Device for Preventing Entanglement of Welding Wire - An welding wire entanglement prevention device disposed in an upper portion of the welding wire stacked unit for preventing the welding wire from being entangled when the welding wire stacked as continuous plural loops, is drawn out from a container, comprises a wire pressing section arranged at an upper portion of a welding wire stacked unit received in a container and in which a central cavity is formed wherein the wire pressing section comprises an upper plate-shaped flexible member made of a magnetic unit and a lower plate-shaped flexible member disposed in a lower portion of the upper plate-shaped flexible member, and the welding wire is drawn out into the cavity between the upper plate-shaped flexible member and the lower plate-shaped flexible member. | 01-12-2012 |
20120061363 | WELDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A welding system is provided for welding a first work piece to a second work piece at a joint having a weld face and a root face. The welding system includes a weld face sensor configured to determine first joint characteristics at the weld face; a root face sensor configured to determine second joint characteristics at the root face; a controller coupled to the weld face sensor and the root face sensor and configured to generate positioning signals based on the first joint characteristics and the second joint characteristics; and a welding gun coupled to the controller and positioned proximate to the weld face, the welding gun configured to generate a welding beam for welding the joint based on the positioning signals from the controller. | 03-15-2012 |
20120080416 | ARC WELDING DEVICE AND ARC WELDING SYSTEM - An arc welding device according to an embodiment carries out welding while repeatedly generating a short circuit state and an arc state between a consumable electrode and a welding member. The arc welding device includes a detection unit and an adjustment unit. The detection unit detects at least one of a length of a short circuit generation period of this time and a length of an arc generation period of this time. The adjustment unit adjusts an increase rate of a short circuit current in a short circuit generation period of next time according to at least one of the length of the short circuit generation period and the length of the arc generation period detected by the detection unit. | 04-05-2012 |
20120080417 | ADJUSTMENT AID FOR A COMPONENT OF A WELDING DEVICE - An adjustment aid ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120085741 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Weld Cell - A method and apparatus for monitoring weld cell and related activity is disclosed. The activity is sensed using a variety of sensors, and reported to the controller, or to a remote location. | 04-12-2012 |
20120097657 | WIRE GUIDING LINER, AN PARTICULAR A WELDING WIRE LINER, WITH BIASING MEANS BETWEEN ARTICULATED GUIDING BODIES - A wire guiding liner, in particular a welding wire liner, having a plurality of guiding bodies ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120111843 | Mobile, climbing robotic system to perform remote welds on ferrous materials - An endless-track type mobile climbing vehicle containing a suspension apparatus and tool manipulator to perform trackless, guide-free welding in all positions or other manufacturing tasks. The invention can conform to a wide range of surface irregularities while maintaining contact between the track and adhering members and uniformly distributing the climbing loads on the adhering members giving the system a high payload to weight ratio. The vehicle with tool manipulator provides all necessary tool motion and stabilizes tool motion for tasks with strict requirements such as welding. The invention allows an operator to supervise and control the weld process through a controller. The invention allows the operator to specify weld motion control parameters for five axes and provides closed loop motion control to track the settings input by the welding operator. The invention also provides closed-loop tracking control to maintain the position of the robot along the longitudinal weld seam. | 05-10-2012 |
20120111844 | Stud Welding Tool Adjustment Mechanisms - The present technology relates to adjustment mechanisms for control settings on stud weld tools. Stud welding tools typically have a body that comprises a handle, a front end and a rear end. In one aspect, the present technology relates to plunge adjustment mechanisms for stud welding tools that are located at the front end of a stud welding tool and provide an adjustment knob for manual plunge adjustment. Another aspect of the present technology relates to weld heat adjustment mechanisms for stud welding tools that are located at the rear end of a stud welding tool and provide an adjustment knob for manual weld heat adjustment. | 05-10-2012 |
20120125903 | WELDING TORCH, WELDING TIP, AND WELDING ROBOT - A welding torch includes a tip connection body, a holding member, a fixing member, and a welding tip. The holding member is displaceable in the axial direction of the tip connection. The fixing member fixes the welding tip in place in the axial direction of the welding tip when the fixing member is in contact with a smaller diameter portion, and the fixing member releases the welding tip when the fixing member is in contact with a larger diameter portion. | 05-24-2012 |
20120152924 | WELDING WIRE FEEDER WITH TONGUE AND GROOVE FEATURE - A welding wire feeder including an alignment tongue and groove connection between a clamp arm and a welding drive assembly housing is provided. In certain embodiments, an alignment tongue extends from an end of the clamp arm opposite a pivot point about which the clamp arm rotates relative the assembly housing. A corresponding alignment groove may be formed in the assembly housing to receive the alignment tongue when the clamp arm is rotated such that a drive wheel mounted on the clamp arm contacts a drive wheel mounted on the assembly housing. In addition, a tensioner may be pivoted into a groove in the clamp arm to transfer a compressive force through the clamp arm, forcing the drive wheels together. The alignment tongue and groove may reduce lateral displacement of the clamp arm relative to the assembly housing that may be caused by a force transferred to the clamp arm as the tensioner is pivoted. | 06-21-2012 |
20120168413 | COLLISION PROTECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a collision protection device ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120211479 | SELF-CLEANING WELDING WIRE CONDUIT - A welding wire conduit includes an outer tube, a wire spring disposed within the outer tube, and a plurality of cylindrical segments disposed within the wire spring. Each cylindrical segment includes a generally convex first axial end and a generally concave second axial end, and the first axial ends of the cylindrical segments are configured to mate with the second axial ends of the cylindrical segments. | 08-23-2012 |
20120255939 | ACCESSIBLE WORK CELL - An accessible work cell is provided. In one embodiment, the accessible work cell a plurality of walls defining at least one work zone and at least one pair of sliding doors that provides access to the work zone. The pair of sliding doors includes an upper sliding door and a lower sliding door. The first upper sliding door is operatively connected to the lower sliding door such that movement of the upper sliding door in a first direction will cause the lower sliding door to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 10-11-2012 |
20120279948 | Dual Power Pin Connector Assembly For A MIG Welding Machine - A dual power pin connector assembly for connecting both a MIG welding gun and a spoolgun to a welding machine. The dual power pin connector is comprised of a busbar portion that electrically and mechanically couples the positive output terminal of the welding machine power supply to a wire drive for the MIG welding gun. The connector is further comprised of an integral quick release assembly/clamping portion that electrically and mechanically connects the positive power supply terminal to a power supply cable for the spoolgun. The clamping portion receives and retains a power pin coupled to one end of the spoolgun power cable in a receptacle that is manually tightened and loosened. | 11-08-2012 |
20130008881 | Orbital Welding Apparatus - A pipe welding arrangement that allows for real-time independent control of all carriages, torches, and ancillary components by design. The invention uses a split-ring race that is mounted on a backing ring of similar design. Numerous welding heads are mounted on carriages that are distributed at set intervals along the circumference of the race. The left and right side race and backing ring assemblies are split at the twelve o'clock and six o'clock positions. They can be decoupled and spread apart horizontally to facilitate installation and for clearing obstacles. Alignment tools (tapered pins) facilitate assembly. Locking devices located near each split interface, coupled with the alignment pins, assure that the race acts as a continuous unit during the welding operation. Linear actuators mounted on the backing rings maintain concentricity between the race and the welded tube and act as a positive clamping system. | 01-10-2013 |
20130015171 | DUAL-TORCH WELDING SYSTEMAANM Breitenbach; Steven LouisAACI ScotiaAAST NYAACO USAAGP Breitenbach; Steven Louis Scotia NY USAANM Babcock; William EdwardAACI BroadalbinAAST NYAACO USAAGP Babcock; William Edward Broadalbin NY USAANM Salkin; Jonathan TroppAACI HarrisburgAAST PAAACO USAAGP Salkin; Jonathan Tropp Harrisburg PA USAANM Silvia; AlanAACI Clifton ParkAAST NYAACO USAAGP Silvia; Alan Clifton Park NY USAANM Witney; Andrew BattonAACI SchenectadyAAST NYAACO USAAGP Witney; Andrew Batton Schenectady NY US - A dual-torch welding system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the welding system includes a pair of torches positioned in an other than opposing arrangement to weld a substantially circular component therebetween, and a means for rotating the substantially circular component and the pair of torches relative to one another, allowing welding of the substantially circular component by the pair of torches. | 01-17-2013 |
20130026149 | WELDING HEAD AND WELDING HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARC-WELDING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an electric arc-welding welding head comprising a contact device and one or more wire feeder units, the contact device encompassing an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprising at least two fusible continuously-fed wire electrodes arranged in a contact device. An electrically insulated duct is provided for electric insulation of at least one of the electrodes so that the electrode is electrically insulated from other electrodes in the electrode assembly. The invention also relates to an electric arc-welding contact device and an electric arc-welding welding head assembly. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026150 | WELDING ARC APPAREL WITH UV OR THEMOCHROMIC ACTIVATED IMAGES - A welding accessory and a system for detecting thermal and/or UV radiation exposure during welding operations are disclosed. The welding accessory may have a surface exposed to thermal and/or UV radiation generated by electric arc welding, a first image visible without exposure to the thermal and/or UV radiation, and a second image formed from either a UV activated dye that is visible only after exposure to UV radiation generated by the electric welding arc or a thermochromic dye that is visible only after exposure to a predetermined level of thermal radiation generated by the welding arc. A system may include either a thermal or UV exposure indicator with a first state and at least a second state, and include either a thermochromic or UV activated dye adapted to provide a reversible or persistent visual indication upon exposure to radiation. The visual indication may include any combination of symbols, logos, images, text, or other decorative or informational designs as desired. | 01-31-2013 |
20130075379 | WELDING DEVICE - A welding device includes a base unit, a welding gun unit, and a smoke exhaust unit. The welding gun unit is electrically connected to the base unit to be turned on and off by operations on the base unit. The smoke exhaust unit is structurally connected to the base unit, and suctions smoke and dust generated by use of the welding gun unit and exhausts the smoke and dust via the base unit. | 03-28-2013 |
20130119039 | EDUCATIONAL WELDING CELL UNIT - A welding cell unit includes a frame and a cell table that supports a robotic welding system, the cell table is attached to the frame. A table top is pivotally secured to the cell table, the table top is rotated outwardly from a non-extended position adjacent a side of the cell table into an extended position coextensive with a table top plane. A support mechanism structurally supports the table top when in an extended position. A plurality of panels surround the cell table, the plurality of panels are configured to extend outwardly from the cell table to enclose the table top when in an extended position. | 05-16-2013 |
20130126500 | WELDING AND OTHER OPERATIONS DURING J-LAY PIPELAYING - A turntable assembly for performing welding or other operations in a pivotably-mounted J-lay tower is disclosed. The assembly includes an annular turntable supported by a base frame to turn about a pipe string in use and a tilt-compensating mechanism acting on the base frame to level the turntable as the tower pivots in use. The tilt-compensating mechanism includes at least one support that is driveable up and down with respect to the tower. In the embodiment disclosed, the support is a carriage movable along an upright track that pivots with the tower. | 05-23-2013 |
20130140290 | OPTICAL FIBER FUSION SPLICER - A device for applying electric discharge to an optical fiber is comprised of a pair of electrodes having the optical fiber interposed between the electrodes and being opposed to each other; a pedestal configured to support the electrodes; a member configured to securely press the electrodes onto the pedestal; and a heat radiation fin provided on the member. | 06-06-2013 |
20130146574 | Welding Robot - The invention relates to a welding robot for resistance welding, which exhibits a welding tongs ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130206742 | FIXTURE FOR USE IN SEMI-AUTOMATIC RECONDITIONING PROCESS OF A RAILCAR ARTICULATED CONNECTOR - A machining fixture for semi-automatically reconditioning an articulated connector is provided. The fixture comprises a housing having at least two side walls, a top plate having a first opening connecting the side walls, and a bottom plate connecting the side walls, the side walls, top plate, and bottom plate defining an interior space. The fixture also includes a clamping mechanism attached to at least one of the side walls, the clamping mechanism comprising a curved hook portion, the curved hook portion being laterally adjustable. | 08-15-2013 |
20130248506 | WELDING DEVICE INCLUDING A CARRIAGE AND TWO ACTUATORS FOR ORIENTING A WELDING HEAD - A welding device for weld-assembly of first and second parts, defining therebetween a sealing surface, along a weld joint. The device includes: a supporting mechanism configured to move the device along the weld joint; at least one welding mechanism; and an automatic command and control mechanism. The welding mechanism is mounted on a single supporting element oriented substantially parallel to the sealing surface. A first motorized actuator secured to the supporting mechanism includes a first projection cooperating with an open housing in a first end face of the supporting element, and a second motorized actuator secured to the supporting mechanism includes a second projection cooperating with an open housing in a second end face of the supporting element. The first and second projections are movable in a plane substantially perpendicular to the sealing surface and generate controlled movement of the supporting element of the welding mechanism. | 09-26-2013 |
20130264322 | WELDING SYSTEMS HAVING NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS - Welding systems including welding torch assemblies are provided. The welding torch assembly may include a welding torch adapted to be utilized in a welding operation to establish a welding arc between the welding torch and a workpiece. Shielding gas may be supplied to the welding torch for establishment of a gas shielding area around a weld pool. The welding torch assembly may also include a temperature sensing system having a non-contact temperature sensor coupled to the welding torch and adapted to sense a temperature of the workpiece at a location outside of the molten weld pool. | 10-10-2013 |
20130270243 | ADJUSTABLE WELDING HEAD FOR MULTIPLE ELECTRODE CLADDING - A welding head is provided. The welding head includes a bracket and a plurality of blocks coupled to the bracket. Each of the plurality of blocks has a contact tip. The contact tips are adapted to receive an electrode. Further, at least one of the plurality of blocks is capable of variable positioning relative to the bracket. | 10-17-2013 |
20140021184 | AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION FOR CONSUMABLE PACKAGE REPLACEMENT - Systems and methods for determining that a consumable welding package has been, or may have been, replenished in a high production welding environment and that a tracked weight value of the consumable welding package should be reset. An operator of a welding system can be notified that a consumable welding package may have been replenished and, therefore, that the weight value of the consumable welding package may need to be reset in the welding system. Alternatively, the weight value of the consumable welding package in the welding system may be automatically reset when the welding system has determined that the consumable welding package has been replenished. | 01-23-2014 |
20140048523 | HIGH CAPACITY ALUMINUM SPOT WELDING TRANS-GUN PRIMARY CABLE - A high capacity aluminum spot welding trans-gun includes a pair of opposed electrodes, a weld control that controls the operation of the trans-gun, and a transformer that regulates the voltage to the trans-gun having a primary input voltage and secondary output voltage. A liquid-cooled high voltage primary conductor electrically connects the weld control to the transformer primary input and a low voltage secondary conductor electrically connects the transformer secondary output to the welding gun to energize the opposed electrodes. | 02-20-2014 |
20140054277 | WIRE BONDING APPARATUS AND WIRE BONDING METHOD - Improvement of productivity and product quality is achieved by improving bonding properties and reducing adverse effects caused by heating by supplying heated gaseous matter or gas to a limited area and during a limited period required for bonding. A nozzle-shaped casing including a heater formed of a metal having a large coefficient of resistance temperature which can be heated instantaneously in the interior thereof, an outlet port for blowing out hot gaseous matter from a distal end thereof to a bonding member including the bonding point, and an inlet port for allowing entry of compressed gaseous matter into the other end; heat control means configured to heat the heater; and compressed gaseous matter supply control means configured to perform supply and block of the compressed gaseous matter into the casing are provided, and the heat control means and the compressed gaseous matter supply control means control to provide a period in which the hot gaseous matter is not supplied from the casing to the bonding member in at least any one of periods when a bonding tool is not landed on the bonding point during the bonding operation by varying the temperature of the hot gaseous matter and blowing timing of the hot gaseous matter for each of the bonding points. | 02-27-2014 |
20140069902 | WELDING SYSTEM WITH LIFTING MECHANISM AND ENCLOSURE - A welding system includes a housing having a front panel assembly. The welding system also includes first and second handles. The first handle is coupled to a first side of the front panel assembly and the second handle is coupled to a second side of the front panel assembly that is opposite from the first side. Each handle includes a recessed handle portion having an inner wall that forms an angle of between approximately 60 degrees and approximately 80 degrees with respect to an outer wall of the respective handle. The first and second handles are symmetrical about a central axis such that the first and second handles are interchangeable with each other. In addition, the first and second handles each include a plurality of internal tabs on both top and bottom sides of the first and second handles. The internal tabs facilitate coupling and alignment of the first and second handles with the front panel assembly. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069903 | WELDING SYSTEM PANELS - A welding system includes an enclosure frame. The welding system also includes a side panel having a tab extending along a bottom edge of the side panel. The tab is configured to mate with a complementary slot in the enclosure frame. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WELDING SYSTEM CABLE MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a cable management system with a housing comprising a first shell and a second shell configured to couple together about welding system cabling such that a portion of the welding system cabling is contained by the housing. The first and second shells form openings at ends of the housing such that the welding system cabling is capable of extending through the openings and such that edges of the openings enclose a perimeter of the welding system cabling when the first and second shells are coupled together about the welding system cabling. A cradle receives a weld cable of the welding system cabling. A cable clamp engages the weld cable and cooperates with the cradle to restrict movement of the weld cable when the weld cable is disposed in the cradle and the cable clamp is engaged. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069905 | WELDING SYSTEM WITH TERMINAL COVER PIECE - A welding system includes a frame having a first sliding track and a second sliding track. The welding system also includes a cover piece having a first set of tabs configured to slide within the first sliding track, and a second set of tabs configured to slide within the second sliding track. The first and second sets of tabs are disposed on opposite sides of the cover piece. The cover piece includes an indention configured to mate with a detent protruding from a fan louver of the frame when the cover piece is slid into an open position. In addition, the welding system includes a plurality of electrical connections. The cover piece substantially covers the plurality of electrical connections when the cover piece is slid into a closed position within the sliding tracks, and the plurality of electrical connections are entirely exposed when the cover piece is slid into the open position within the sliding tracks. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069906 | MODULAR WELDING SYSTEM - A welding system includes power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to weld power and a first housing surface. The first housing surface includes a first mating geometry configured to mate with a first complementary geometry of a first modular surface of a first modular component of the welding system. | 03-13-2014 |
20140076873 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WELDER - A system for controlling a welder supports remote operation of the welder by either a hand or a foot of the user. The controls of the system share components such that the user can readily change from hand control of the welder to foot control of the welder and vice versa. | 03-20-2014 |
20140138365 | WELDING APPARATUS - A welding apparatus to weld two wires includes a chassis, a direct current (DC) power supply, and a contacting plate. The contacting plate is electrically connected to a cathode of the DC power supply. The chassis defines an entrance aligned with the contacting plate. A socket is attached to the chassis and electrically connected to the anode of the DC power supply. Separated ends of the wires are connected to the socket. Joint ends of the metal wires are twisted together and extend into the chassis through the entrance to contact with the contacting plate to cause a rush current to flow through the wires. | 05-22-2014 |
20140197147 | NANOCOMPOSITE WELDING WIRES - Welding wires and methods for welding metal work pieces using the welding wires are provided. The welding wires are composite materials comprising a metal alloy and high temperature nanoparticles dispersed in the metal alloy. | 07-17-2014 |
20150014291 | FLEXIBLE WELDING FUME COLLECTOR - A welding fume collector is disclosed that includes a flexible sheath, fume collection opening at the distal end of the sheath, and vacuum hose. A welding torch extends through the sheath with the nozzle extending beyond the distal end of the sheath. The vacuum hose extends into the proximal end of the sheath. A vacuum system creates a negative pressure inside the flexible sheath which extends out through the collection opening to collect fumes. The collection opening can be generally elliptical with a major axis extending along the welding direction. The vacuum system, vacuum hose and sheath can be sized to create the desired vacuum to collect welding fumes without interfering with the welding process. The diameters of the vacuum hose and sheath can be sized to create low-speed welding fume collection through the collection opening. The vacuum system can include a self-cleaning filter. | 01-15-2015 |
20160093233 | SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING MANUAL WELDING OPERATIONS ON PIPE AND OTHER CURVED STRUCTURES - A system for characterizing manual welding exercises and providing valuable training to welders that includes components for generating, capturing, and processing data. The data generating component further includes a fixture, workpiece, at least one calibration device having at least two point markers integral therewith, and a welding tool. The data capturing component further includes an imaging system for capturing images of the point markers and the data processing component is operative to receive information from the data capturing component and perform various position and orientation calculations. | 03-31-2016 |
20160129524 | RUGGEDIZED CASING FOR A PORTABLE WELDING SYSTEM - A portable welding system casing includes front, rear, top and bottom portions. First and second side members can each have a plurality of fastening lug portions. The first and second side members may each have a recess so that the recess of the first side member receives a first perimeter edge of the front, rear, top and bottom portions and the recess of the second side member receives a second perimeter edge of the front, rear, top and bottom portions. A plurality of handle members can be coupled between associated fastening lug portions of the first and second side member. First and second foot members coupled to respective surfaces of the front, rear and bottom portions. The resulting casing has improved structural strength and rigidity. | 05-12-2016 |
20160167155 | INTEGRATED CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | 06-16-2016 |