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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Lincoln Global, Inc., City of Industry, CA (US);
Victor B. Miller, Jamul, CA (US);
Jamil C. Snead, San Diego, CA (US);
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC., City of Industry, CA (US);
Abstract
A weld head angle adjustment system includes a weld head, a base unit, and an angle adjustment mechanism. The weld head includes a welding torch and an arc voltage control assembly that is operatively connected to the welding torch and configured to move the welding torch. The angle adjustment mechanism is operatively connects the weld head to the base unit and is designed to change an angle between the welding torch and the base unit while ensuring that an orientation between the welding torch and the arc voltage control assembly remains fixed as the angle between the welding torch and the base unit is changed. In some embodiments, the angle adjustment mechanism includes a bolt that connects the weld head to the base unit. The angle adjustment mechanism is configured such that the angle between the welding torch and the base unit can be adjusted when the bolt is in a first state and the angle is fixed when the bolt is in a second state.