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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2005
Applicant:
Charles L. Kaufman, Neenah, WI (US);
Inventor:
Charles L. Kaufman, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/133 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for coordinating wire feeder motor operation. A wire feeder system includes a push motor configured to push a welding wire at a desired speed to and a pull motor configured to pull the welding wire from the push motor and dispense the welding wire from the wire feeder system. The system also includes a controller configured to control the pull motor to pull the welding wire at a start speed greater than the desired speed during a startup period.