Wire feed system for robot welder

Details Wire feed system for robot welder Wire feed system for robot welder

1983-12-30

1985-09-03

Envall, Jr., Roy N.

Electric heating

Metal heating

By arc

219136, 901 42, 901 48, B23K 912

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045394652

ABSTRACT:
A wire storage and feed system for a robotic welding system in which the wire storage and feed system is mounted on the movable robot arm which has the welding gun disposed at the extending end of the robot arm. The wire storage and feed system includes a wire storage reel and wire feed drive which are movably mounted on the robot arm. A constant force spring is attached to the movable portion of the wire storage and feed system to maintain a constant tension on the welding gun, with counterweight connected to the movable portion, with the counterweight moving opposite to the movable portion of the wire storage and feed system to permit accurate positioning of the welding gun irrespective of robot arm movement and position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3543989 (1970-12-01), Cooper
"Swedish Robot Welds Boilers and Mast Modules", Welding and Metal Fabrication (Oct. 1980), pp. 535-536.

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