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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuo Shibata, Ibaraki, JP;
Kenji Mori, Ibaraki, JP;
Akira Hirai, Ushiku, JP;
Tsugio Udagawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshio Akatsu, Ushiku, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21912434 ; 318577 ; 901 42 ; 901 47 ;
Abstract
The welding position detecting apparatus incorporates a detecting portion including light emitter for emitting a light stripe onto a beveling surface of a work to be welded and a camera for receiving a reflected light from the beveling surface, a support member to which the detecting portion is mounted, which is disposed for rotation about an axis of the welding torch, and a motor for rotating the support member, whereby the detecting portion is rotated to a desired angular position about the axis of the welding torch.