公开(公告)号：US20240316700A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18612050

申请日：2024-03-21

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： David Marcusen ,  Samuel Gill ,  Nathan Leiteritz ,  Darrell Sickels

IPC: B23K37/02

CPC classification number: B23K37/0241

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for utilizing wearable wire feeders. An example welding-type system may include a wire feeder device configured for operation in conjunction with a welding-type power supply unit and a welding-type torch, with the wire feeder device being a physically separate component from both of the welding-type power supply unit and the welding-type torch, and with the wire feeder device including, at least, a wire source configured to provide electrode wire, and a wire feeding mechanism configured to feed the electrode wire from the wire source. The wire feeder device may be powered by the welding-type power supply unit, and the wire feeder device may be configured to feed the electrode wire to the welding-type torch.

公开(公告)号：US20240316675A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18612038

申请日：2024-03-21

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： David Marcusen ,  Nathan Leiteritz ,  Suneesh Thovarayi ,  Darrell Sickels

IPC: B23K9/12 ,  B23K9/173

CPC classification number: B23K9/125 ,  B23K9/1735 ,  B23K9/122

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for utilizing in-line wire feeders. A welding-type system may include an in-line wire feeder device configured to feed electrode wire from a wire source. The in-line wire feeder device may include an in-line wire feeding mechanism, may be a physically separate component from both of a second wire feeder device and a welding-type torch, and may be connected in series with the second wire feeder device. The in-line wire feeder device may control feeding of the electrode wire from a wire source, with the controlling including causing the second wire feeder device to feed the electrode wire from the wire source until the electrode wire reaches the in-line wire feeding mechanism, and then afterwards deactivating at least a feeding function of the second wire feeder device, and causing the in-line wire feeding mechanism to take over feeding of the electrode wire from the wire source.