Wire management for a welding system
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorsSTEPHEN R. COLE, RICHARD DEAN TRAVER
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Abstract
A welding system can manage wire feeders such that unused wire feeders are conveniently stowed. The welding system include two or more wire feeders individually attachable to a welding torch. The welding system includes one or more mount points to secure unused wire feeders and enable convenient swapping of an active wire feeder.
Claims20
A welding system, comprising:
- a welder unit coupled to at least one of a guide track or a mobile chassis;
- a weld head unit operatively coupled to the welder unit, the weld head unit supporting a welding torch;
- at least two wire feeders mounted on the welder unit, wherein each wire feeder includes a respective wire liner terminated with a respective connector;
- and
- at least one mount adapted to attach to at least one wire liner via the respective connector, wherein an active wire feeder of the at least two wire feeders is attached to the welding torch via the respective connector and remaining wire feeders of the at least two wire feeders are attached to the at least one mount.
A method of stowing at least one wire feeder of a welding system, the welding system including a welder unit coupled to at least one of a guide track or a mobile chassis, a weld head unit operatively coupled to the welder unit, the weld head unit supporting a welding torch, and at least two wire feeders mounted on the welder unit, wherein each wire feeder includes a respective wire liner terminated with a respective connector, comprising:
- attaching an active wire feeder of the at least two wire feeders to the welding torch via the respective connector;
- and
- attaching the remaining wire feeders of the at least two wire feeders to the at least one mount, wherein the at least one mount is adapted to attach to at least one wire liner via the respective connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.