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Welding unit equipped with a communications interface and method for operating the welding unit

US6797921B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 15, 2002
Grant dateSep 28, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/31186
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a welding device (1) having a current source (2) for supplying electrical energy to at least one electrode and a control and/or evaluation unit (4) co-operating with the current source (2), having an input device (57) for setting various welding parameters, characterised in that a communications interface (23) connected to the control and/or evaluation unit (4) is provided in order to set up a two-way data exchange between the welding device (1) or the current source via a web-server, in particular a HTTP server.

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