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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Hobart Brothers Company, Troy, OH (US);
Inventors:
Eugene G. Gibbons, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Darrell L Sickels, Troy, OH (US);
Marlin E. Burns, Troy, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hobart Brothers Company, Troy, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/28 (2006.01); B23K 9/133 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/124 (2013.01); B23K 9/1336 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive assembly is provided for driving welding wire through a welding wire feeder. The drive assembly comprises an insulating base and a conductive base secured to one another. Both bases have features that allow for mounting in the wire feeder and for mounting various drive components. The conductive base is energized during operation, and the isolative base insulates the conductive base from components of the wire feeder enclosure. Features of the assembly improve operation and facilitate assembly.