Century Mfg. Co.

Century Manufacturing Company

William P Weller

Thomas D Chandler

John C West

Steven R Hawkins

Gary L Cook

Chad T Behrens

Curt Deiner

A welder power supply configuration wherein the power supply includes a combined transformer and inductor assembly wherein the combined transformer and inductor assembly is comprised of a four-legged core, primary windings, secondary windings and inductor windings. The four-legged core includes isolation slits in the leg of the four-legged core shared by the inductor and transformer in order to isolate the magnetic flux of the inductor from the remaining lens in the four-legged core assembly.

Welding power supply transformer apparatus and method

Portable welder

An arc welder has a locking crank mechanism for adjusting and securing the adjustment of a transformer having a moveable transformer core shunt. The arc welder has an adjustment base, with a plurality of locking detents in a substantially circular planar ring configuration. The position of the base is fixed in relation to the position of the transformer. The arc welder also has a substantially circular crank plate with a lever opening, with the crank plate mounted for rotation adjacent to and concentric with the locking detents. A mechanical link operably connects the crank plate and the moveable core shunt for adjusting the position of the moveable core shunt through rotation of the crank plate. A lever is mounted to pass through the lever opening in the crank plate. The lever is mounted to pivot between (i) an adjustment position in which motion of the lever to rotate the crank plate causes motion of the mechanical link and adjustment of the position of the moveable core shunt, and (ii) a locking position in which the lever engages at least one of the locking detents in the base and prevents motion of the crank plate and mechanical link.

Locking crank mechanism

This invention relates to an electric battery charger for a storage battery such as an automotive battery in which the improvement consists of the visual display of such indicia that it informs the operator of the condition of charging present between the battery charger and the battery to be charged as to whether the battery is being properly charged, whether it can be charged and that it is fully charged.

Means indicating a condition of charge in a battery charger

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

William P Weller