Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torch

    公开(公告)号:US11638968B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US16984865

    申请日:2020-08-04

    发明人: Christopher Hsu

    摘要: An example system includes: a hand-held welding tool that is manually placed in a welding position, wherein the hand-held welding tool is configured to be activated to cause a contact tip or a welding heat source to automatically move from a first position and to second position during a welding operation, and wherein a welding arc is automatically and repeatedly turned off and on while the contact tip or the welding heat source moves from the first position to the second position to make a plurality of welds between the first position and the second position, wherein, as a travel speed decreases, a time period between each arc on time increases to make equally spaced welds.

    Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torch

    公开(公告)号:US10730140B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15689099

    申请日:2017-08-29

    发明人: Christopher Hsu

    摘要: Hybrid manual and automated welding systems and methods are described. A hand-held welding tool is manually positioned to engage a workpiece. The hand-held welding tool includes a motion device that is configured to automatically move a contact tip or a welding heat source during a welding operation after a manual triggering. A welding arc is automatically and repeatedly turned off and on to make a string of overlapping and equally spaced spot welds while the contact tip or the welding heat source moves from the first position to the second position.

    Sensor assisted head mounted displays for welding

    公开(公告)号:US10448692B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US15061360

    申请日:2016-03-04

    发明人: Christopher Hsu

    摘要: Sensor assisted head mounted displays for welding are disclosed. Disclosed example head mounted devices include an optical sensor, an augmented reality controller, a graphics processing unit, and a semi-transparent display. The optical sensor collects an image of a weld environment. The augmented reality controller determines a simulated object to be presented in a field of view, a position in the field of view, and a perspective of the simulated object in the field of view. The graphics processing unit renders the simulated object based on the perspective to represent the simulated object being present in the field of view and in the weld environment. The display presents the rendered simulated object within the field of view based on the position. At least a portion of the weld environment is observable through the display and the lens when the display is presenting the rendered simulated object.

    SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO PREHEAT WELDING WIRE

    公开(公告)号:US20180333798A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:US15596387

    申请日:2017-05-16

    IPC分类号: B23K9/10 B23K9/235

    摘要: A contact tip assembly with a preheating tip comprises a welding-type power source configured to provide welding-type current to a welding-type circuit, the welding-type circuit comprising a welding-type electrode and a first contact tip of a welding torch. The assembly also includes an electrode preheating circuit configured to provide preheating current through a portion of the welding-type electrode via a second contact tip of the welding torch, and a voltage sense circuit to monitor a voltage drop across the two contact tips, and the electrode preheating circuit adjusts at least one of the first current or the preheating current based on the voltage drop.

    WELDING POWER SUPPLIES, WIRE FEEDERS, AND SYSTEMS TO COMPENSATE A WELD VOLTAGE VIA COMMUNICATIONS OVER A WELD CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:US20180050410A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15238585

    申请日:2016-08-16

    IPC分类号: B23K9/095

    摘要: Methods and apparatus to communicate via a weld cable are disclosed. An example welding-type power supply includes a power converter, a receiver circuit, and a controller. The power converter converts input power to welding-type power based on a weld voltage setpoint and to output the welding-type power via a weld circuit. The receiver circuit receives a communication via the weld circuit while current is flowing through the weld circuit or after the current has stopped flowing through the weld circuit. The communication includes weld voltage feedback information measured at a device remote from the power supply while the current is flowing through the weld circuit. The controller controls the welding-type power output by the power converter according to a voltage feedback loop using the weld voltage feedback information to regulate a weld voltage at the remote device to the weld voltage setpoint.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE VISUAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH WELDING OPERATIONS
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    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE VISUAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH WELDING OPERATIONS 审中-公开
    提供与焊接操作相关的视觉信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160267806A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-15

    申请号:US15061336

    申请日:2016-03-04

    摘要: Methods and apparatus to provide visual information associated with welding operations are disclosed. An weld training system includes a display, a camera, a communications device, and a welding helmet. The communications device communicates with welding equipment. The welding helmet has a view port. The communications device is configured to hold the camera, the communications device, and the display such that, when the welding helmet is worn by a wearer, the display is viewable by the wearer, the camera has a view through the view port such that the display displays to the wearer images taken by the camera through the view port and displays a simulated object generated based on information received from the welding equipment via the communications device.

    摘要翻译: 公开了提供与焊接操作相关的视觉信息的方法和装置。 焊接训练系统包括显示器,照相机,通信设备和焊接头盔。 通信设备与焊接设备通信。 焊接头盔有一个视口。 通信装置被配置为保持相机,通信装置和显示器,使得当焊接头盔被佩戴者佩戴时,显示器可被佩戴者观看,相机具有通过视图端口的视图,使得 显示器通过视口将相机拍摄的穿戴者图像显示出来,并且经由通信装置显示基于从焊接设备接收的信息生成的模拟对象。