Invention Application
- Patent Title: SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO WELD BY PREHEATING WELDING WIRE AND INDUCTIVELY HEATING A WORKPIECE
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Application No.: US16227914Application Date: 2018-12-20
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Publication No.: US20190193191A1Publication Date: 2019-06-27
- Inventor: Todd Earl Holverson , James Francis Rappl
- Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Main IPC: B23K13/01
- IPC: B23K13/01 ; B23K9/235 ; B23K13/08 ; B23K37/047

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatus to weld by preheating welding wire and inductively heating a workpiece are disclosed. An example welding system includes: a welding current source configured to provide welding current to a welding circuit, the welding circuit comprising an electrode wire and a first contact tip of a welding torch; an electrode preheating circuit configured to provide preheating current through a first portion of the electrode wire via a second contact tip of the welding torch; and at least one induction heating coil configured to apply induction heat to a workpiece, the welding current source, the electrode preheating circuit, and the induction heating coil configured to perform a preheating operation and a welding operation on the workpiece.
Public/Granted literature
- US11224934B2 Systems, methods, and apparatus to weld by preheating welding wire and inductively heating a workpiece Public/Granted day:2022-01-18
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