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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
May. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Satoshi Takeshita, Fukuoka, JP;
Takashi Sanada, Fukuoka, JP;
Atsushi Ichibangase, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Fukuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A welding torch having a flange portion to be coupled to a wrist of a robot. A shock sensor is attached to the flange portion. A nozzle is attached to the shock sensor. The welding torch includes a wire feeding pipe socket arranged at a center of the flange portion. A cooling pipe socket is arranged at a position offset from a central portion of the flange portion. A cooling hose for feeding cooling water from the flange portion to the nozzle is provided while bypassing the shock sensor.