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US 10,369,668 B2Granted
Welding system
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Jack, Stephen Cole
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Abstract
A welding system is disclosed that includes a power supply, a controller in communication with the power supply, and a welder in communication with the controller. The controller detects a configuration of the welder that includes at least a 1G configuration. Upon the controller detecting the 1G configuration, the controller inverts a height adjustment and automatically calculates a contact tip to work distance.
Claims19
A welding system comprising:
- a power supply;
- a controller in communication with the power supply;
- a welder in communication with the controller, wherein the welder is configurable to an angular configuration and a fixed configuration, wherein the fixed configuration comprises a 1G configuration;
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- detect a configuration of the welder,
- upon detection of the fixed configuration, invert a height adjustment and automatically calculate a contact tip to work distance, wherein the contact tip to work distance comprises a distance between a contact tip of the welder and a workpiece;
- and
- adjust at least one of the contact tip to work distance or an arc current level based on the inverted height adjustment.
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A welding system for welding a workpiece comprising:
- a power supply;
- a controller in communication with the power supply;
- a positioner assembly in communication with the controller, the positioner assembly including at least a first positioner, the first positioner including a chuck, the chuck being mounted on a drive shaft and driven by a drive motor to rotate the chuck;
- a welder in communication with the controller;
- and
- a support configured to hold the welder in an inverted configuration;
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- detect the inverted configuration of the welder;
- upon detection of the inverted configuration, invert a height adjustment and automatically calculate a contact tip to work distance, wherein the contact tip to work distance comprises a distance between a contact tip of the welder and a workpiece;
- and
- adjust at least one of the contact tip to work distance or an arc current level based on the inverted height adjustment.
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A method comprising:
- detecting, by a controller, an inverted configuration of a welder;
- inverting, by the controller, a height adjustment control of the welder and automatically calculating a contact tip to work distance, in response to detection of a first configuration, wherein the contact tip to work distance comprises a distance between a contact tip of the welder and a workpiece;
- and
- adjusting at least one of the contact tip to work distance or an arc current level based on the inverted height adjustment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.