Guide device for electric arc torch welding
US6627848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K9/295
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A guide device for an electric arc torch having an insulator surrounding a contact tip through which a welding wire extends includes a sleeve having a first end for receiving the insulator and a second end through which the welding wire extends and which second end includes an edge and/or rib for engaging a workpiece and spacing the contact tip therefrom and an opening for viewing the wire, arc and weld puddle.
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