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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Lincoln Global, Inc., City of Industry, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edward A. Enyedy, Eastlake, OH (US);
Michael A. Kindig, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Jason Leach, Cleveland, OH (US);
Robert J. Thayer, Lakewood, OH (US);
Assignee:
Lincoln Global, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/133 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/124 (2013.01); B23K 9/125 (2013.01); B23K 9/133 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); B23K 9/32 (2013.01); B23P 19/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A modular welding system which can switch between right-handed and left-handed wire feeders by use of the modular design and without having a duplicative dual feed system is disclosed. This aspect is applicable to robotic welding as well as boom-mounted welding operations.