Methods and apparatus for tactile communication in an arc processing system
US7358458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K9/0956
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are presented for tactile communication with an operator in an arc processing system, in which a tactile device is mechanically coupled with a handheld torch to provide tactile messages to the operator according to information related to the system or to an arc processing operation being performed.
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