Magazine for electrode caps
US9089925B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D81/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A magazine for electrode caps of welding electrodes, in particular for welding tongs of welding robots, includes a magazine head and a changer magazine. A quick-action coupling unit connects the changer magazine to the magazine head, and at least one interlocking guide device is arranged on the magazine head and on the changer magazine. The electrode caps to be kept available for supply are stored in the changer magazine in two cap guides. The cap guides are diagonally offset in the changer magazine and magazine head. A magazine closure mechanism is arranged on the side of the changer magazine facing the magazine head, and the side of the magazine head facing away from the changer magazine is opened in the form of an aperture sufficiently far in the access direction of the welding tongs to expose the full diameter of the electrode cap aperture positioned in the access direction.
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