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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Lincoln Global, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew A. Weeks, Walloon, AU;
Steven R. Peters, Huntsburg, OH (US);
Bruce J. Chantry, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B22F 12/55 (2021.01); B23K 9/04 (2006.01); B23K 9/09 (2006.01); B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01); B23K 9/18 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); C22C 1/05 (2023.01); B22F 10/10 (2021.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 26/211 (2014.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); G05B 19/4099 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0017 (2013.01); B22F 10/20 (2021.01); B22F 12/55 (2021.01); B23K 9/04 (2013.01); B23K 9/092 (2013.01); B23K 9/121 (2013.01); B23K 9/123 (2013.01); B23K 9/124 (2013.01); B23K 9/1735 (2013.01); B23K 9/188 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); C22C 1/05 (2013.01); B22F 10/10 (2021.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); B23K 26/1423 (2013.01); B23K 26/211 (2015.10); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); G05B 19/4099 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of welding or additive manufacturing is provided where at least two welding electrodes are provided to and passed through a two separate orifices on a single contact tip and a welding waveform is provided to the electrodes through the contact tip to weld simultaneously with both electrodes, where a bridge droplet is formed between the electrodes and then transferred to the puddle.