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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2005
Tatsuya Ikeda, Hyogo, JP;
Kei Aimi, Osaka, JP;
Yasushi Mukai, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides an arc welding robot capable of collecting and displaying waveform data in a welding operation without using an external device. The arc welding robot comprises: a manipulatorincluding a welding torchmounted thereon; a control unitfor operating the manipulatorin a given operation pattern in accordance with a previously taught operation program, the control unitincluding therein a welding control partfor welding a member to be weldedunder a given welding condition, and a RAMfor recording waveform data relating to at least one of a welding current instruction value, a welding current output value, a welding voltage instruction value, a welding voltage output value, a welding speed, a wire feed speed, the number of times of short circuits and a wire feed motor current during a given period; and, display means for graphically displaying the waveform data recorded in the RAM