Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Seabery North America Inc.

Seabery Soluciones, S.l., Seabery North America, Inc.

Seabery Soluciones, S.l.

Mitchell James Muske

William Joshua Becker

Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla

Justin Monroe Blount

Joseph C Schneider

Pavel Gunia

Jessica Marie Marhefke

Victor López Márquez

Javier Castilla Gutiérrez

Moon Young Huh

Nicholas James Dessart

Jesús Calvo Pérez

David Barroso De La Rosa

Pedro Marquinez

Sergio Garrido Jurado

Juan Jose Chica Barrera

Olivia Arreola

Jose Miguel Escobar Garrido

Beatriz Rodriguez Zalvide

James Francis Rappl

Veronika Pashkina

Víctor López Márquez

Pedro Marquínez

Allan T Hilbert

Systems for simulating joining operations, such as welding, are disclosed. In some examples, a system may use a mobile device for conducting welding simulations, such as for purposes of training. In some examples, the system may additionally, or alternatively, use modular workpieces. In some examples, the system may additionally, or alternatively, conduct the welding simulation based on one or more selected pieces of welding equipment.

Weld training simulations using mobile devices, modular workpieces, and simulated welding equipment

Mask

Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.

Systems for simulating joining operations using mobile devices

Described herein are examples of smart helmet modules that can be affixed to conventional welding helmets. In some examples, a smart helmet module may include one or more sensors configured to detect if/when welding is occurring, and/or whether a welding helmet is being worn in an up or down position, or not at all. In some examples, a smart helmet module may include one or more helmet devices configured to automatically activate or deactivate based on whether welding is taking place and/or the welding helmet is being worn up, down, or not at all.

Smart welding helmet modules with adaptable helmet devices

Mobile device case

Described herein are examples of weld training systems that show (e.g., transparent and/or translucent) 'ghost' images of a welding tool on a display screen of a welding headgear to indicate target positions and/or target orientations of an actual welding tool. In some examples, the weld training systems may additionally “reset” the target tool image to a position closer to the actual welding tool if the target tool image gets too far away. The ability to “reset” the target tool image to a position closer to the actual welding tool may help in minimizing a risk that an operatorwill overcompensate to try to catch up with the target tool image, which can be detrimental to the weld. Additionally, resetting the target tool image to a position closer the welding tool may allow an operator to better perceive and/or understand differences in orientation and/or other technique parameters.

Weld training systems with resettable target tool images

Example hard hat adapters include: a coupling mechanism to removably couple the hard hat adapter to a hard hat; an upper arm configured to removably couple to an outer face shield and an inner face shield; and a lower arm configured to removably couple to a blower shell, wherein the outer face shield and the inner face shield are configured to removably couple to the hard hat adapter at a first pivot point of the hard hat adapter.

Method and apparatus for head protection and providing air flow

An example face shield includes a face shield lens comprising a locking channel, a face shield shell configured to receive the face shield lens when the face shield is inserted into the face shield shell, and a lens lock configured to move between: a locked position in which the lens lock is configured to engage the locking channel of the face shield to secure the face shield lens to the face shield shell; and an unlocked position in which the lens lock is configured to disengage the locking channel of the face shield to permit insertion of the face shield to the face shield shell and removal of the face shield from the face shield shell.

Face shield systems for securing removable face shield lenses

Described herein are examples of weld training systems that show (e.g., transparent and/or translucent) 'ghost' images of a welding tool on a display screen of a welding headgear to indicate target positions and/or target orientations of an actual welding tool. In some examples, the weld training systems may additionally 'reset' the target tool image to a position closer to the actual welding tool if the target tool image gets too far away. The ability to &#x201c;reset&#x201d; the target tool image to a position closer to the actual welding tool may help in minimizing a risk that an operatorwill overcompensate to try to catch up with the target tool image, which can be detrimental to the weld. Additionally, resetting the target tool image to a position closer the welding tool may allow an operator to better perceive and/or understand differences in orientation and/or other technique parameters.

Described herein are examples of welding simulation systems with observation devices that facilitate the types of group interactions that occur in conventional weld training. In some examples, third party observers may use the observation devices to observe the welding simulation from their own perspectives. In some examples, this may allow for traditional 'over the shoulder' observation, and/or group/classroom observation and interaction.

Welding simulation systems with observation devices

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Mitchell James Muske