Welding wire positioning system
US6977357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K9/1675
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electrode position detection system for a welder having a laser that is projected in a lateral plane to laterally cross a welding wire at a location below a contact tip of a welding gun and a receiver that receive the laser bean after crossing the welding wire, and a measuring device that determines one or more parameter of the welding wire based on the received laser beam. Arc voltage measurements can also be used to determine one or more parameter of the welding wire.
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