US 10,870,177 B2 · Modular welding head assembly

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system of modular functional blocks that may be used to facilitate easy assembly of a welding head assembly in any one of a wide variety of configurations to allow for distribution of welding wire, gas, cooling fluid and other media throughout an interconnected assembly of the modular functional blocks. As such, the modular functional blocks can be mixed and matched into any desired configuration as needed depending on the welding process being undertaken. The modular functional blocks may be in the form of one or more different welding wire delivery blocks, gas delivery blocks, cooling water delivery blocks, shim plates, end plates, shield cup, cover plates, insulating plates, etc.

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Dependent claims

A welding head assembly comprising:

a plurality of inter-connectable modular functional blocks, each modular functional block having:
an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end;
and
a first side having a projection and a second side having a recess, the projection configured to operatively couple to another recess of another of the modular functional blocks so that the axis of a first modular functional block is not coaxial with the axis of said another modular functional block,
wherein the plurality of modular functional blocks is configurable in a plurality of different configurations, and the plurality of modular functional blocks includes one of a laser beam delivery block, a welding wire delivery block, a gas delivery block, and a liquid delivery block.

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Modular welding head assembly

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Abstract

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