Orbital welding apparatus

Details Orbital welding apparatus Orbital welding apparatus

1996-12-03

1998-12-01

Shaw, Clifford C.

Electric heating

Metal heating

Of cylinders

21912511, B23K 912

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058441905

ABSTRACT:
An orbital welding apparatus (B) comprises a modular weld head apparatus (10) including a rotor assembly (20) which carries a welding electrode (26). The rotor assembly is rotated about an axis for welding abutting ends of tubular members positioned in alignment on the axis. The rotor assembly includes a C-shaped insulating rotor member (22) which has teeth (28) disposed around an outside periphery thereof. The insulating rotor member is configured to receive an electrically conductive member (24). The conductive member is insulated by the rotor member to reduce arcing from the conductive member to other components. A drive assembly (98) within the weld head assembly engages the insulating rotor member to rotate the rotor assembly about the axis during welding.

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patent: 3395262 (1968-07-01), Kazlauskas
patent: 4379215 (1983-04-01), Rohrberg
patent: 4841115 (1989-06-01), Severin et al.
patent: 5136134 (1992-08-01), Benway et al.
patent: 5223686 (1993-06-01), Benway et al.

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