Workpiece tracing arc welding system
US4366363A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K9/028
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arc welding system for welding the edges of an irregularly contoured product comprising facially opposed sections held in joined position wherein, in the embodiment illustrated, a pair of arc welding torches, having arc generating tips are supported in product straddling relationship on a carriage for welding travel along different irregularly contoured lengths of the perimetral marginal boundary of the product, and control mechanism is provided for simultaneously altering the position of each torch tip in a portion of its welding travel to maintain each torch tip axis substantially perpendicular to the path of travel.
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