Method for Operating a Welding Device, and Welding Robot
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsThomas HAUNSTETTER, Sebastian REICHENBACH
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Abstract
A method for operating a welding device for resistance welding includes carrying out a verification measurement by moving electrodes of the welding device toward one another and measuring a force in combination with measuring a distance between the electrodes. Electrode wear is ascertained by using the measured distance. The electrodes or component parts of the electrodes are changed or cleaned depending on the ascertained electrode wear.
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A method for operating a welding device for resistance welding, comprising the steps of:
- carrying out a verification measurement by moving electrodes of the welding device toward one another and measuring a force in combination with measuring a distance between the electrodes;
- ascertaining electrode wear by using the measured distance;
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- changing or cleaning the electrodes or component parts of the electrodes depending on the ascertained electrode wear.
A method for using an electromechanical drive of a welding device, comprising the step of:
- using the electromechanical drive of the welding device to monitor wear of electrodes of the welding device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.