公开(公告)号：US12181332B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17355657

申请日：2021-06-23

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Kevin Roy Cartwright

IPC: G01G19/414 ,  G01G19/08 ,  G01G23/18 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q30/0601

Abstract: A trolley includes a weighing balance mounted on the trolley and configured to weigh at least one item placed on the weighing balance; a display; a communication module configured to receive order data indicative of an order including one or more items, wherein at least one of the items is defined by weight; a memory configured to store the order data; a processor configured to: control the display to output an indication of at least some of the one or more items, determine a weight of one of the items defined by weight placed on the weighing balance, and control the display to output the determined weight of the at least one item from the weighing balance on the display.

公开(公告)号：US12179229B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17295746

申请日：2019-11-04

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Guohua Liu

IPC: B05C5/02 ,  B05B7/08 ,  B05C11/10 ,  B23K3/06 ,  G01F11/02 ,  G01F11/28 ,  B05B1/08 ,  H05K3/12

Abstract: A nozzle includes a nozzle passage and a fluid passage. The nozzle passage has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The fluid passage has a fluid passage inlet and a fluid passage outlet. The fluid passage inlet communicates with a fluid source so that a fluid can enter the fluid passage, and the fluid passage outlet communicates with the nozzle passage so that the fluid can enter the nozzle passage, and the airflow exerted from the airflow inlet can press the fluid in the nozzle passage out of the airflow outlet. The nozzle provided by the present application can distribute a small volume of a viscous fluid and is not apt to get blocked.

公开(公告)号：US12178378B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18441741

申请日：2024-02-14

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Harald Disch ,  Martin Schrempp ,  Adrian Boldt ,  Benjamin Franz ,  Roland Werner ,  David Reinhart ,  Björn Brodowski

IPC: A47L15/00 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/46 ,  A47L15/48 ,  B65G15/30

Abstract: A dishwasher (1) for cleaning drinking vessels, wherein the dishwasher (1) has a treatment zone (3) and a conveyor apparatus (6) for conveying the items of washware (2) to be cleaned from an introduction region (4) of the dishwasher (1) through the treatment zone (3) to a removal region (5) of the dishwasher (1). The conveyor apparatus (6) is configured to convey a previously defined or definable group of items of washware (2) to be cleaned in batches from the introduction region (4) through the treatment zone (3) and then to feed the group of items of washware (2) as cleaned items of washware (2) to the removal region (5).

公开(公告)号：US20240426555A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18734873

申请日：2024-06-05

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Yuexin CHEN

IPC: F27D21/04 ,  B23K3/04 ,  B23K3/08 ,  F27B9/02

Abstract: Disclosed example systems include: a collecting device, a weighing device, and a control device. The collecting device is disposed in a cooling zone, and is configured to collect contaminants. The collecting device is mounted on the weighing device. The weighing device is configured to weigh the collecting device to obtain weight information of the collecting device. The control device is configured to determine whether the reflow oven needs to be cleaned based on the weight information of the collecting device. The method comprises collecting contaminants in a cooling zone by a collecting device, weighing the collecting device to obtain weight information of the collecting device, and determining whether the reflow oven needs to be cleaned based on the weight information of the collecting device.

公开(公告)号：US12172248B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US18162238

申请日：2023-01-31

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Jeffery Ray Ihde ,  Thomas Don Lahti

IPC: B23K9/32

Abstract: An example welding cable connector system comprises: a male connector comprising a first conductive body for conveying welding power, a first sealed passageway disposed coaxially of the first conductive body for conveying shielding gas, and a first preassembled valve assembly coupled to threads within the first sealed passageway and configured to stop flow of the shielding gas when the male connector is not engaged; and a female connector comprising a second conductive body for conveying the welding power, a second sealed passageway disposed coaxially of the conductive body for conveying the shielding gas, and a second preassembled valve assembly coupled to threads within the second sealed passageway and configured to stop the flow of the shielding gas when the female connector is not engaged.

公开(公告)号：US20240408690A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18812064

申请日：2024-08-22

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： James Lee Uecker

IPC: B23K9/32 ,  B23K9/095 ,  B23K9/10 ,  B23K9/12 ,  B23K9/133

Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a wire electrode after a welding process has ended are described. During a welding process, a wire electrode may be fed forward from a wire feeder through a welding torch to create a molten weld pool. While, conventionally, feeding of the wire electrode stops when the welding process ends, the present disclosure contemplates instead continuing to feed the wire electrode forward after the welding process ends. More particularly, the present disclosure contemplates feeding the wire electrode into the weld pool so that the wire electrode can be “cleaned” in the molten weld pool created by the welding process. The “cleaned” wire electrode end can be more easily used to establish an electrical arc at the beginning of the next welding process.

公开(公告)号：US12162103B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US16878177

申请日：2020-05-19

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Lizotte ,  Tiejun Ma ,  Romeo Cossette

IPC: B23K9/12 ,  B23K9/095 ,  B23K9/133 ,  B23K9/14 ,  B23K37/00

Abstract: An example wire feeder includes: a frame; a receptacle configured to transfer welding-type current to a welding torch via a torch connector, and to position the torch connector to receive a wire electrode; one or more drive rolls configured to drive the wire electrode to the welding torch, the one or more drive rolls being electrically insulated from the frame, and wherein the wire electrode is electrically insulated from the frame; and a sensor configured to determine at least one of a voltage or an impedance between a first point electrically coupled to the wire electrode and a reference point.

公开(公告)号：US12162102B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US16427876

申请日：2019-05-31

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Kadlec ,  Al J. DeCoster ,  Andrew J. Pfaller

IPC: B23K9/10

Abstract: Welding power supplies and user interfaces to control output polarity for welding power supplies are disclosed. An example welding power supply includes: a first terminal and a second terminal configured to be connected to welding equipment; power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to weld power and to output the weld power via the first and second terminals; an interface, including: one or more first input devices configured to receive a selection of a wire feeding weld process; and one or more second input devices configured to receive a selection of a polarity of the weld power; and control circuitry configured to, in response to receiving, via the interface, an input associated with at least one of the wire feeding weld process or the selection of the output polarity, control the polarity of the weld power output via the power conversion circuitry to the first and second terminals.

公开(公告)号：US12162094B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17209475

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Erik Miller ,  Brian Atkinson ,  Kevin Pagano

IPC: B23K26/70

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an enclosure providing a sealed environment. The enclosure employs movable paneling that seals an area for a laser welding cell, while allowing access for an operator to load a workpiece in and unload the workpiece from a welding cell. Barriers are arranged on the enclosure, such that in a closed configuration activation of a pneumatic tube forces the barriers to extend toward a rotated paneling, such that the edges of the enclosure contact or overlap with the edges of the paneling to result in a light-tight seal. Presence of the fluid increases the pressure in the tube such that an external boundary of the tube expands, forcing the barrier toward the edges of the paneling, thereby closing the gap and providing a light-tight enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US12162092B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17069209

申请日：2020-10-13

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： William R. Giese ,  Erik Miller ,  Kirk Stema ,  Shuang Liu

IPC: B23K26/211 ,  B23K9/10 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K26/06 ,  B23K26/073 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/21 ,  B23K26/342

Abstract: A welding or cladding apparatus in which one or more energy beam emitters are used to generate a wide beam spot transverse to a welding or cladding path, and one or more wide feeders feed wire to the spot to create a wide welding or cladding puddle.