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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1979
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1978
Stephen J Bartholet, Orange, CA (US);
Odetics, Inc., Anaheim, CA (US);
Abstract
A machine for welding a conductor to a terminal in which a pair of elongated conductive electrodes having adjacent ends are mounted for axial movement toward and away from each other on opposite sides of the terminal. The opposite ends of a cable are attached to the electrodes for moving same toward the terminal. A motor applies a tension force to the cable and a sensor operatively coupled to the cable senses the tension force therein and generates an electrical signal proportional thereto. This signal is compared to another electrical signal proportional to the desired force between the electrodes and the terminal and the difference signal is utilized to control the motor.