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US 11,858,058 B2Granted
Integrated electrode maintenance for robotic welding cell including weld cap dispenser
AssigneeDoben Limited
InventorsDavid M. Simone, Daniel P. Vanderzwet, Philip W. Brown
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Abstract
A cap dispenser for a welding gun includes a sleeve that slidably receives a drawer that is configured to house a column of weld caps. The cap dispenser also includes a spring that cooperates with a slide block that is arranged in the drawer. The spring urges the slide block toward an aperture in the drawer that is configured to receive a welding gun electrode.
Claims14
A method of dispensing caps for a welding gun comprising the steps of:
- providing a column of weld caps within an exchangeable dispenser off-line and away from a holder;
- installing the exchangeable dispenser into the holder;
- biasing a weld cap to an aperture in the holder;
- inserting a weld gun electrode through the aperture to engage the weld cap;
- closing the welding gun onto the weld cap to seat the weld cap onto the weld gun electrode;
- and
- removing the exchangeable dispenser from the holder by pulling a spring-loaded catch and loading more weld caps into the exchangeable dispenser off-line and away from the holder.
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A method of dispensing caps for a welding gun comprising the steps of:
- biasing a weld cap to an aperture in an exchangeable dispenser;
- inserting a weld gun electrode through the aperture to engage the weld cap;
- closing the welding gun onto the weld cap to seat the weld cap onto the weld gun electrode;
- and
- swapping out an empty cap dispenser with a full cap dispenser while the welding gun is operating, wherein the swapping out step is performed by pulling a spring-loaded catch.
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A method of dispensing caps for a welding gun comprising the steps of:
- biasing a weld cap to an aperture in an exchangeable dispenser mounted to a holder;
- inserting a weld gun electrode through the aperture to engage the weld cap;
- closing the welding gun onto the weld cap to seat the weld cap onto the weld gun electrode;
- and
- swapping out an empty cap dispenser in the holder with a full cap dispenser while the welding gun is operating, wherein the swapping out step is performed outside the robotic welding cell while the welding gun is operating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.