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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Quinn W. Schartner, Kaukauna, WI (US);
James T. Olejniczak, Appleton, WI (US);
Richard M. Hutchison, Iola, WI (US);
Erik D. Miller, Verona, WI (US);
Shuang Liu, Dangtu, CN;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/1062 (2013.01); B23K 9/095 (2013.01); B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 9/1043 (2013.01); B23K 9/1056 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling arc/short between a wire and a work piece is described. A current path parallel to the wire/work is provided. The voltage drop across the parallel path can be preset, to limit the wire/work voltage, or it can be controlled to a desired level. The control can be in response to feedback.