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US 2019/0054560 A1Published application
System and method for communication with welding gas line
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMarc Lee Denis
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Abstract
A welding system includes a gas line coupled to components of the welding system and a first gas line transducer coupled to the gas line. The gas line is configured to convey a gas between components of the welding system. The first gas line transducer is configured to communicate via radio signals transmitted through the gas line.
Claims20
A welding system comprising:
- a gas line coupled to components of the welding system, wherein the gas line is configured to convey a gas between components of the welding system;
- a first gas line transducer coupled to the gas line, wherein the first gas line transducer is configured to communicate via radio signals transmitted through the gas line.
A welding system comprising:
- a first component of the welding system comprising communications circuitry and a gas port, wherein the gas port is configured to convey a gas for a welding or cutting operation;
- a first gas line transducer coupled to the communications circuitry, wherein the first gas line transducer is configured to transmit radio signals into the gas port, the first gas line transducer is configured to receive radio signals from a second component of the welding system, and the received radio signals are conveyed by a gas line coupled to the gas port.
A method of communicating between components of a welding system, comprising:
- transmitting radio signals into a gas line coupled between components of the welding system, wherein radio signals are transmitted into the gas line proximate to a first end of the gas line;
- internally reflecting a portion of the radio signals within the gas line between the first end and a second end of the gas line;
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- receiving the portion of the radio signals proximate to the second end of the gas line, wherein the received radio signals correspond to data settings of the components of the welding system.
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