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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Bryan P. Andersen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffery J. Gadamus, Hortonville, WI (US);
Inventors:
Bryan P. Andersen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffery J. Gadamus, Hortonville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A welding apparatus having an easily replaceable fan and a method of replacing the fan is disclosed. An opening is formed through the front panel of a welding-type power source to correspond to the profile of a cooling fan. The opening allows the cooling fan to pass therethrough unobstructed. Once inside the housing of the welding-type power source, the fan is positioned to generally occlude the opening and is then mounted to an inner surface of the front panel by a fastener secured through the front panel and into the fan.