Nozzle gas flow sensor
OwnerJody RICEinventor
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Abstract
A nozzle gas flow sensor and a method thereof are provided. The nozzle gas flow sensor includes circuitry configured to receive sensing signals (readings) from a sensing element, each indicative of a flow rate of shielding gas ejected from a nozzle of a torch; analyze the flow rate; and evaluate the stability of the flow rate of the shielding gas with a window of operation. The nozzle gas flow sensor may include an indicator indicative of the evaluation result. The torch may be a welding torch, a cutting torch and/or a spraying (coating) torch.
Claims30
A nozzle gas flow sensor, comprising:
- circuitry configured to:
- receive sensor readings from a sensing element, each reading indicative of a flow rate of shielding gas ejected from a nozzle of a torch;
- and
- evaluate stability of the flow rate of the shielding gas with a window of operation based on the sensor readings to output an evaluation result indicative of stable gas flow within the window of operation.
A method for a nozzle gas flow sensor, comprising:
- receiving sensor readings from a sensing element, each said reading indicative of a flow rate of shielding gas ejected from a nozzle of a torch;
- and
- evaluating stability of the flow rate of the shielding gas with a window of operation based on the sensor readings to output an evaluation result indicative of stable gas flow within the window of operation.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to execute a method that comprises:
- receiving sensor readings from a sensing element, each said reading indicative of a flow rate of shielding gas ejected from a nozzle of a torch;
- and
- evaluating stability of the flow rate of the shielding gas with a window of operation based on the sensor readings to output an evaluation result indicative of stable gas flow within the window of operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.