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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1985
Siegfried Gugel, Erlangen, DE;
Dieter Pellkofer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Siegfried Forner, Erlangen, DE;
Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft, Mulheim/Ruhr, DE;
Abstract
Welding tongs for connecting two abutting pipe ends to each other by arc welding, includes two rigid jaws, a clamping device in the form of two symmetrical clamping jaws guided in the rigid jaws in radial direction of the surface of a pipe, the clamping jaws having contact surfaces adapted to the surface of a pipe for holding at least one pipe end, two angle levers each being connected to a respective one of the clamping jaws, a tie rod connected to the angle levers, a pair of levers connected to the tie rod and operating in vicinity of an extended position thereof, an operating handle connected to the pair of levers, a spring member biased between the clamping jaws and the pair of levers, a track, a welding electrode disposed on the track, and a motor connected to the electrode for moving the electrode along the track.