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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard Martin Hutchison, Iola, WI (US);
Kevin Michael Scott, Sherwood, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/095 (2013.01); B23K 9/1093 (2013.01); B23K 9/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A welding system includes a power supply configured to output power to a welding device. The power supply is configured to alternate the power output between an arc phase and a hotwire phase. The power output in the arc phase produces an arc between a welding electrode and a workpiece, and the power output in the hotwire phase heats the welding electrode without producing an arc.