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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory J. Koshurba, Macomb, MI (US);
Arthur C. Mason, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Stephen D. Tracey, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
DCT, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/32 ;
Abstract
A multiple arm weld includes at least two weld gun arms where one arm retracts away from mating work pieces while at least one other arm remains operational, thus allowing a multiple arm weld gun to act as a single arm weld gun. Once one or more weld gun arms is retracted, the remaining weld gun arms may be repositioned with respect to the work pieces in a space not previously accessible to the multiple arm weld gun before retraction of an arm.