Robotic welding torch and method of assembly

Details Robotic welding torch and method of assembly Robotic welding torch and method of assembly

1996-04-17

1999-02-02

Shaw, Clifford C.

Electric heating

Metal heating

By arc

B23K 928

Patent

active

058668748

ABSTRACT:
An improved robotic welding torch includes a conductive inner body tube with first and second receiving areas for receiving a rear housing retaining device and a robotic mount retaining device. A removable robotic mount is slidably positioned over the conductive inner body tube and is preferably held in a fixed axial position by the robotic mount retaining device on one end and a rear housing on the other end. The robotic mount may be replaced with another robotic mount of a desired diameter without dismantling the entire robotic torch assembly. The robotic welding torch may be assembled with an integrated robotic mounting arm in place of the robotic mount so that the torch assembly may be attached directly to a collision sensor on a welding robot. A method of assembling or disassembling a robotic welding torch includes the steps of removably sliding and attaching a rear housing and either a robotic mount or integrated robotic mounting arm by sliding either one onto the inner body tube and against the edge of the rear housing. The robotic mount or integrated mounting arm are removable without the need to completely disassemble the robotic torch through the use of two retaining devices.

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