公开(公告)号：US12042887B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US16872891

申请日：2020-05-12

申请人： ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

发明人： Leland D. Falde ,  Stephen P. Ivkovich ,  Vincent N. Romano ,  Craig Jeffords

IPC分类号： B23K9/095 ,  B23K31/12 ,  G05B19/418

CPC分类号： B23K9/0953 ,  B23K9/0956 ,  B23K31/125 ,  G05B19/41875 ,  G05B2219/32368 ,  G05B2219/45135

摘要： Systems and methods for weld monitoring systems with unknown downtime disabling are described. In some examples, a local monitoring station may perform activity tracking as part of a larger weld monitoring system. A welding device may send welding data to the local monitoring system, which may be used to determine a current activity. A user may also manually input an activity to use as the current activity. If the local monitoring station is unable to determine a current activity from the welding data or user input, then the local monitoring station determines that an unknown downtime has occurred. If the local monitoring station cannot determine a reason for the unknown downtime, the welding device may be disabled until the user provides a reason for the unknown downtime.

公开(公告)号：US11931831B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US16358208

申请日：2019-03-19

申请人： OTOS WING.CO., LTD.

发明人： Moon Young Huh

IPC分类号： B23K9/095 ,  B23K31/12 ,  G05B19/406

CPC分类号： B23K9/0953 ,  B23K9/0956 ,  B23K31/125 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G05B2219/45135

摘要： A status alarm mask may include a main body to cover a face and eyes of a user. The mask may include a filter unit placed at a front surface portion of the main body to protect the eyes. The mask may include a communication module configured to establish a communication session with a welding torch held by the user and receive at least one inclination value of the welding torch being operated by the user, through the communication session. The mask may include a controller configured to determine whether a work of the torch is in progress, on the basis of an operation of the filter unit and to generate notification output data when the work of the torch is in progress. The mask may include an output unit placed at a location not overlapping with the filter unit and configured to receive and output the notification output data.

公开(公告)号：US20240082963A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18272639

申请日：2022-02-01

申请人： Sreevidhya KARIAT ,  MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.

发明人： Sreevidhya KARIAT

IPC分类号： B23K31/12 ,  G05B19/418

CPC分类号： B23K31/125 ,  G05B19/41875 ,  G05B2219/32368 ,  G05B2219/45135

摘要： A weld quality inspection system for indicating a quality of a weld during a welding process on at least one work piece. The weld quality inspection system includes an infrared camera configured to provide visual data of a weld pool. A microphone is configured to provide audio data of an arc of a welder. At least one operational technology (OT) data source is configured to provide OT data. A controller is configured to receive the visual data, the sound data and the OT data to determine if conditions associated with a bad weld are met and to provide feedback to an operator or robot in response to a detection that the conditions are met.

公开(公告)号：US11806814B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US16279645

申请日：2019-02-19

申请人： ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. ,  Seabery North America, Inc.

发明人： William Joshua Becker ,  Olivia Arreola ,  Pavel Gunia ,  Pedro Marquinez

IPC分类号： B23K31/12 ,  G01M99/00 ,  G06T7/292 ,  G05B19/4063

CPC分类号： B23K31/125 ,  G01M99/005 ,  G05B19/4063 ,  G06T7/292 ,  G05B2219/31455 ,  G05B2219/34215 ,  G05B2219/45135

摘要： Apparatus, systems, and/or methods are disclosed relating to welding systems that monitor welds performed by an operator. In some examples, the welding system monitors one or more welds performed using a welding tool, evaluates characteristics of the one or more welds in comparison to certain predetermined criteria, and determines a performance score for the operator based on the evaluation. In some examples, the characteristics of the one or more welds include the location of each of the one or more welds and/or the order in which the one or more welds are executed. In such an example, the predetermined criteria may include target locations for each of the one or more welds and/or a target order of execution. In some examples, the welding system may respond to deviations from the target locations and/or target order, such as by reducing a performance score, disabling weld operations, providing guidance to the operator.

公开(公告)号：US20230294780A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US17983700

申请日：2022-11-09

申请人： HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ,  KIA CORPORATION

发明人： Seung Ho Lee

IPC分类号： B62D65/02 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05B19/4155

CPC分类号： B62D65/022 ,  B62D65/026 ,  B25J9/0093 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G05B2219/45135

摘要： A vehicle body production system includes a plurality of turntables including a plurality of jigs disposed therein and configured to weld and assemble a panel, a supply robot configured to grip the panel and supply the panel to the turntable, an assembly robot provided beside the turntable and configured to weld and assemble the panel supplied to the turntable, a take-out robot configured to take out the welded and assembled panel, and a control unit configured to control the supply robot to grip a plurality of panels and supply the plurality of panels to the turntable depending on a vehicle type, to control the assembly robot to sequentially weld and assemble the supplied panels while rotating the turntable depending on the vehicle type, and to control the take-out robot to take out the welded and assembled panels.

公开(公告)号：US20180373225A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15631139

申请日：2017-06-23

申请人： General Electric Company

发明人： Richard Roy Worthing, JR. ,  Mark Dean Pezzutti ,  Lyle Timothy Rasch

IPC分类号： G05B19/408 ,  B23K9/10 ,  B23K9/127 ,  B23P6/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/4083 ,  B23K9/04 ,  B23K9/095 ,  B23K9/0953 ,  B23K9/0956 ,  B23K9/1062 ,  B23K9/1274 ,  B23K26/032 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K2101/001 ,  B23P6/007 ,  F01D5/005 ,  F05D2230/232 ,  F05D2270/8041 ,  G05B2219/31308 ,  G05B2219/45135

摘要： An automated welding system includes a mounting platform configured to receive an object, a welding tool, an imaging device configured to acquire at least one image associated with the object, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the at least one acquired image, analyze at least one pixel in the at least one acquired image, identify, based upon the analyzing, an area to be welded in the at least one acquired image, wherein the area to be welded includes a defect, and generate, based upon the identifying, control instructions for controlling at least one of the mounting platform and the welding tool to weld the area to be welded.

公开(公告)号：US20180059648A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15687490

申请日：2017-08-27

申请人： ESAB AB

发明人： Stefan Rickfjord

IPC分类号： G05B19/414 ,  G05B19/4063

CPC分类号： G05B19/4148 ,  G05B19/4063 ,  G05B19/4185 ,  G05B2219/2228 ,  G05B2219/25296 ,  G05B2219/31196 ,  G05B2219/31233 ,  G05B2219/36086 ,  G05B2219/45135 ,  Y02P90/18 ,  Y02P90/185

摘要： Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for network charting and configuration in a welding or cutting system. A system master node of a welding system may receive a system composition. The system master node may determine one or more capabilities or limitations of other nodes within the welding system. The system master node may determine a configuration of the welding system. The system master node may create a network map including the determined one or more capabilities or limitations and the determined configuration of the welding system. The system master node may store the network map. The system master node may send network map to one or more of the other nodes in the welding system.

公开(公告)号：US09700953B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-11

申请号：US14314702

申请日：2014-06-25

申请人： Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

发明人： Eric Flewelling ,  Paul C. Edwards, II

IPC分类号： B23K9/095 ,  B25J9/16

CPC分类号： B23K9/0956 ,  B25J9/1684 ,  G05B2219/45135 ,  Y10S901/42

摘要： An apparatus for adaptive welding is provided. The apparatus includes an arc welding robot having a repositionable arc welding gun. The arc welding robot is configured to position the arc welding gun at a location of a joint formed at an interface of at least a first workpiece and a second workpiece. The apparatus further includes a thermographic imager that is configured to measure a temperature of at least one of the first workpiece and the second workpiece at the location. The apparatus also includes a controller that is in signal communication with the arc welding robot and the thermographic imager. The controller is configured to select a weld schedule for forming a weld at a location based at least in part on the temperature measured with the thermographic imager and a joint profile of the location before the weld is formed.

公开(公告)号：US20170165776A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US15443445

申请日：2017-02-27

申请人： ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

发明人： William J. Becker ,  James M. Walker ,  Jeremy J. Erdmann

IPC分类号： B23K9/095 ,  G09B19/24 ,  G05B19/12 ,  G01B11/00

CPC分类号： B23K9/0956 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G01B11/254 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/128 ,  G05B2219/45135 ,  G05B2219/49304 ,  G09B5/00 ,  G09B19/24

摘要： A method used in a welding system includes detecting multiple markers on a welding torch. The markers are detected using one or more cameras. The method also includes blocking live welding using the welding torch while the one or more cameras are unable to detect at least one of the multiple markers on the welding torch.

公开(公告)号：US09589481B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-07

申请号：US14149325

申请日：2014-01-07

申请人： Illinois Tool Works Inc.

发明人： William J. Becker ,  James M. Walker ,  Jeremy J. Erdmann

IPC分类号： G09B19/24 ,  G09B5/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G01B11/25

CPC分类号： B23K9/0956 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G01B11/254 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/128 ,  G05B2219/45135 ,  G05B2219/49304 ,  G09B5/00 ,  G09B19/24

摘要： A method used in a welding system includes detecting multiple markers on a welding torch. The markers are detected using one or more cameras. The method also includes blocking live welding using the welding torch while the one or more cameras are unable to detect at least one of the multiple markers on the welding torch.

摘要翻译： 焊接系统中使用的方法包括检测焊枪上的多个标记。 使用一个或多个相机检测标记。 该方法还包括使用焊枪阻挡实时焊接，同时一个或多个照相机不能检测焊枪上的多个标记中的至少一个。