Detecting element for a welding device
US7015419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K9/1274
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention describes a welding apparatus (1), which has a current source (2) for supplying electrical power to at least one electrode at a welding torch (10) and a control system (4) co-operating with the current source (2), linked to an input device (22) for entering settings for different welding parameters, several sensing means being provided for detecting various actual values of a welding process. At least one measuring device or system for sensing mechanical motion, in particular a welding wire displacement and/or a welding torch displacement or similar, is provided, which detects a surface structure of an object.
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