Electrode torque lift
AssigneeContractors & Industrial Supply Company, Inc.
InventorTom D. Schiller
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Abstract
An electrode joining apparatus for joining a first electrode and a second electrode includes an electrode holder configured to receive the first electrode and a torque device positioned above the electrode holder. The torque device is configured to engage and rotate the second electrode relative to the first electrode. A lift is disposed on the apparatus to move the torque device relative to the electrode holder. In some embodiments, the lift includes a mechanism such as a powered actuator operable to raise the torque device above the electrode holder. In additional embodiments, the lift includes a carriage that is vertically moveable relative to the electrode holder, and the torque device is attached to the carriage.
Claims6
An electrode joining apparatus for joining a first electrode and a second electrode, comprising:
- an electrode holder including a first axial passage shaped to receive the first electrode;
- a torque device positioned above the electrode holder, the torque device configured to selectively rotate the second electrode relative to the first electrode, the torque device including a second axial passage shaped to receive the second electrode, wherein the first and second axial passages are co-axial;
- a lift including a vertically moveable carriage, wherein the torque device is attached to the carriage, and the carriage is operable to move the torque device vertically relative to the electrode holder;
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- a vertical mast on the lift, wherein the carriage is vertically moveable along the mast.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.