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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Pagano, Algonquin, IL (US);
Bryan Dustin Marschke, Golden, CO (US);
Thomas Roger Jaeger, Tilbury, CA;
Nauman Basit, Windsor, CA;
Kenneth S. Dobson, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/073 (2006.01); B23K 9/29 (2006.01); B23K 9/02 (2006.01); B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/073 (2013.01); B23K 9/0213 (2013.01); B23K 9/0216 (2013.01); B23K 9/125 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); B23K 9/295 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a welding torch assembly configured to establish a welding arc between an electrode and workpieces separated by a narrow groove utilizing power from a power supply while moving the electrode radially in a desired pattern by a motion control assembly within the welding torch assembly. The welding torch assembly includes a nozzle through which the electrode is fed and within which the electrode is radially moved.