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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Leon Adcock, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Michael Alan Brewer, Metamora, IL (US);
Michael H. Noble, Peoria, IL (US);
Kevin Joustra, Juneau, WI (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/028 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 9/0282 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic welder includes one or more motors, one or more articulating arms connected to the one or more motors, one or more sensors configured to image a wear plate for determining welding locations for welding the wear plate to a blade of a machine, and an orbital welder to rotate a torch head for welding the wear plate to the blade.