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US 11,045,895 B2Granted
Position sensing a location pin in a welding electrode
AssigneeNBN Innovations, LLC
InventorTimothy P. Granger
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing, a pin, a mechanism and a sensor. The housing is configured to receive a weld head. The pin is configured to move linearly relative to said housing. The mechanism is configured to convert a position of said pin into a displacement. The sensor is configured to generate a value representative of said position of said pin based on said displacement.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to receive a weld head;
- a pin configured to move linearly relative to said housing;
- a mechanism configured to slidably engage said pin, and convert a position of said pin into a displacement;
- a spring configured to bias said mechanism against said pin;
- a tube disposed in said housing on an opposite side of said mechanism as said pin, wherein said tube is configured to transfer a coolant;
- and
- a sensor configured to generate a value representative of said position of said pin based on said displacement.
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A method for position sensing in a welding electrode, the method comprising:
- converting a position of a pin relative to a housing into a displacement using a mechanism that slidably engages said pin, wherein said pin is configured to move linearly relative to said housing;
- and said housing is configured to receive a weld head;
- biasing said mechanism against said pin;
- transferring a coolant through a tube in said housing, wherein said tube is on an opposite side of said mechanism as said pin;
- and
- sensing a value representative of said position of said pin based on said displacement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.