Weld shielding apparatus and method of use
AssigneePacesetter, Inc.
InventorsJustin King, Russell Bruch, Nicholas R. Hamor, Kurt Erickson
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Abstract
A resistance weld shielding control system includes a computer that is executed to control a fixture to receive and hold at least one part to be welded. The computer also controls one or more electrodes to apply electrical energy to the part for welding the at least one part, and controls a gas delivery system to direct an inert gas onto the part for shielding the part from the ambient atmosphere via a nozzle. The nozzle is configured in the fixture such that the fixture holds the nozzle in a fixed physical relationship to the part.
Claims18
A weld shielding control system, comprising:
- a control circuit comprising at least one memory for storing instructions that when executed by at least one processor, is executed to:
- control a fixture to receive and hold at least one part;
- control at least one electrode to apply electrical energy to the at least one part for welding the at least one part;
- and
- control a gas delivery system to direct an inert gas onto the at least one part for shielding the at least one part from the ambient atmosphere when the at least one part is being welded via a nozzle configured in the fixture such that the fixture holds the nozzle in a fixed physical relationship to the at least one part.
A method comprising:
- controlling, using instructions stored in at least one memory and executed by at least one processor, a fixture to received and hold at least one part;
- controlling, using the instructions, at least one electrode to apply electrical energy to the at least one part for welding the at least one part;
- and
- controlling, using the instructions, a gas delivery system to direct an inert gas onto the at least one part for shielding the at least one part from the ambient atmosphere when the at least one part is being welded, via a nozzle configured in the fixture such that the fixture holds the nozzle in a fixed physical relationship to the at least one part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.