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US 11,766,735 B2Granted
Modular welding system
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsNicholas James Dessart, Ryan Lawrence Peterson, Nicholas Alexander Matiash, Michael Allen Sammons
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Abstract
A welding system includes power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to weld power and a first housing surface. The first housing surface includes a first mating geometry configured to mate with a first complementary geometry of a first modular surface of a first modular component of the welding system.
Claims20
A wire feeder, comprising:
- a wire drive configured to supply a welding wire to a welding tool;
- and
- a wire feeder housing disposed about the wire drive, the wire feeder housing comprising a mating geometry configured to mate with a complementary geometry of a modular component of a welding system, wherein the mating geometry comprises:
- a first flange extending from a first edge of a base of the wire feeder housing, and
- a second flange extending from a second edge of the base of the wire feeder housing, and
- an aperture in the base of the wire feeder housing, the aperture being configured for alignment with a lifting or alignment mechanism of a welding power supply.
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A welding wire feeder, comprising:
- a wire drive configured to supply a welding wire to a welding tool;
- and
- a wire feeder housing disposed about the wire drive, the wire feeder housing comprising a top portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion, the bottom portion comprising a mating geometry configured to mate with a complementary geometry of a modular component of a welding system, and
- wherein the mating geometry comprises:
- a first flange extending from a first edge of a base of the wire feeder housing, and
- a second flange extending from a second edge of the base of the wire feeder housing, and
- an aperture in the base of the wire feeder housing, the aperture being configured for alignment with a lifting or alignment mechanism of a welding power supply.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.