Weld gun equalizer
US6927357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K11/314
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A weld gun having a linkage, which relates pivotal motion of a pair of laterally opposed facing electrodes of the weld gun in a predetermined manner. Based upon the predetermined motion of the electrodes a welding robot positions the electrodes of the weld gun on opposite sides of a workpiece to be welded so that the electrodes simultaneously engage the workpiece on opposite sides.
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