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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Hsu, Mentor, OH (US);
Dennis Sigl, Greenville, WI (US);
Herbert Alexius Bankstahl, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B65H 51/32 (2006.01); B23K 9/133 (2006.01); B65H 51/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/125 (2013.01); B23K 9/124 (2013.01); B23K 9/133 (2013.01); B23K 9/1336 (2013.01); B65H 51/10 (2013.01); B65H 51/32 (2013.01); B65H 2701/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A consumable filler metal delivery system includes a reciprocating wire feeding gear assembly configured to move a wire forward and backward with a net forward motion and a motor configured to drive the reciprocating wire feeding gear assembly, wherein the motor is configured to rotate only in one direction during operation of the consumable filler metal delivery system.