Control assembly for a welding gun
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorWilliam Richard Giese
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Abstract
A welding gun includes a control switch combined with a trigger. The control switch features a slide movable to at least first and second positions. In an operating mode, the control switch switches between two differing sets of welding parameters in the first and second positions. In another operating mode, the control switch operates a safety lock-out, allowing activation of the welding gun by the trigger in one position and preventing activation in the other position. For operator convenience, the control switch may be positioned to slide transversely relative to the wire passageway of the weld gun with which the trigger is generally aligned.
Claims10
A control assembly for a welding gun including a handle, gooseneck and contact tip, said gun delivering at least one of electric power, welding wire and inert gas to a welding site for welding, said assembly comprising:
- a trigger mounted on the handle for gun activation;
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- a control switch having a slide reciprocably movable in the body and operative to select a procedure of the welding gun.
A welding gun for controlling delivery of welding materials including at least one of electric power, welding wire and inert gas to a welding site for welding of metals, the gun including a handle with a generally longitudinally extending wire passageway;
- a body mounted on the handle and longitudinally aligned with the wire passageway;
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- a control switch having a slide reciprocably movable in the body and operative as a control switch to select a procedure of the welding gun.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.