Electric heating – Metal heating – By arc
Patent
1987-03-30
1988-02-09
Shaw, Clifford C.
Electric heating
Metal heating
By arc
156350, 156360, 21913771, 901 41, 901 42, B23K 912
Patent
active
047243023
ABSTRACT:
Feed process control is accomplished using an optical profiler to determine the height, width, and cross sectional area of a bead produced by a bead producing tool. Feedback control of the height, width, and/or area is obtained by modifying various parameters of the bead producing tool. If the bead producing tool is a welding torch, the parameters may include the weld torch voltage, weld torch current, wire feed rate, and the speed of travel of the torch across the workpiece or workpieces. If the bead producing tool is a sealant or glue gun, the parameters may include the pressure of the sealant or the glue supplied to the sealant or the glue gun, the size of an adjustable nozzle orifice of the sealant or the glue gun, and the speed of travel of the sealant or the glue gun along the surface of the workpiece.
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McLaughlin Michael H.
Penney Carl M.
Campbell Donald R.
Davis Jr. James C.
General Electric Company
Shaw Clifford C.
Webb II Paul R.
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