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Apparatus for removing an electrode chip from a shank of a resistance welding machine

US5495663A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 1993
Grant dateMar 5, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 4, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53835
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for removing an electrode chip of a resistance welding machine from a shank holding the electrode chip thereon comprising a shank holder to hold the shank, an electrode chip holder having a pair of holder halves to hold the electrode chip on the shank therebetween and means to move the electrode chip holder in a direction which is parallel to an axis of the shank so that the electrode chip holder move far away from the shank.

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