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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
William J. Becker, Manitowoc, WI (US);
David P. Marcusen, Hortonville, WI (US);
Nicholas Jon Peterson, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mark S. Payne, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); G09B 19/24 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B23K 37/047 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 9/1087 (2013.01); B23K 37/047 (2013.01); B23K 37/0461 (2013.01); G09B 19/003 (2013.01); G09B 19/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A welding system includes a motion tracking system comprising a camera having a lens. The welding system also includes a cover disposed over the lens of the camera. The cover is configured to enable infrared light to pass therethrough and to block environmental elements from contacting the lens of the camera. The cover is disposed over the lens of the camera at an angle relative to a face of the camera, and the angle is between approximately 10 and 60 degrees.