Inlet guide mechanism for wire feeder
US5836539A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H57/24
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inlet guide mechanism for a wire feeder used with an arc welder wherein the guide mechanism comprises: a housing with a wire guiding passageway having an entrance end and an exit end for directing welding wire to the wire feeder, a plurality of closely spaced spherical guide balls and a support structure for rotatably mounting the guide balls in a pattern circumferentially around the entrance end of the wire passageway whereby a wire entering the passageway engages the spherical surface of at least one of the guide balls.
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