Electric heating – Metal heating – By arc
Patent
1998-07-09
1999-09-14
Paschall, Mark
Electric heating
Metal heating
By arc
219 75, 219119, 21912148, 31323141, B23K 1000
Patent
active
059518880
ABSTRACT:
An electrode and a plasma arc torch are provided wherein the useful service life of the electrode is extended and the starting ability of the torch is improved because the arc is transferred from an initiation point to a final attaching point which is centered on the electrode. The electrode includes a generally cylindrical body defining a longitudinal axis and having a substantially planar front face that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The front face has a central region at which the arc is to be supported after initiation of the arc. The front face further defines at least one groove extending radially inward for guiding the arc from the point of initiation along the front face toward the central region. Because the arc easily and quickly moves from its initiation point to the central region of the electrode along the groove, starting ability of the plasma arc torch is improved and service life of the electrode is lengthened. Moreover, because the arc is directed to an optimal steady state attaching point in the central region of the electrode, electrode wear due to non-optimum attaching position is reduced, thereby further extending the useful electrode service life.
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Paschall Mark
The ESAB Group, Inc.
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