Feeder for endless welding wire
US7220942B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K9/1333
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device is provided for feeding an endless welding wire stored in a first container in a first coil generally concentric with a first vertical axis and a second container in a second coil generally concentric with a second vertical axis spaced longitudinally from the first axis in a given direction. The novel device including a track element extending in a path generally including the coil axes and extending above the coils in the given direction. A grommet, with a vertical wire receiving guide opening, is mounted on a support mechanism carried by the track element for movement of the grommet above the coils and along the path of the track element.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.