Enclosed welder with recess panel
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsJohn Patrick Laitala, Joel Raymond Ort
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Abstract
Embodiments of an enclosed welder that includes a recess disposed at a depth in a rear panel of the enclosure are provided. The recess may include at least one of an engine air filter, a blower housing, and a recoil start. The depth at which the recess is set back from the rear panel may be such that the engine air filter, the blower housing, and the recoil start each do not extend outward beyond the rear panel. A first air source may be configured to enter the enclosed welder via the air filter and combust fuel within an engine. A second air source may further be configured to enter the welder via the blower housing and cool the engine.
Claims20
A welding system, comprising:
- a housing;
- an engine disposed in the housing;
- a generator disposed in the housing and coupled to the engine for generating welding power;
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- a recess extending into the housing, wherein at least one of an air filter, a blower housing, a recoil start, or a combination thereof, is at least partially disposed within the recess and external to the housing.
A welding system, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising a rear panel;
- a single cylinder engine disposed within the enclosure;
- a generator disposed within the enclosure and coupled to the engine for generating welding power;
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- a recess extending at a depth into a portion of the rear panel, wherein a recoil start is at least partially disposed within the recess and external to the enclosure, wherein the recoil start is configured to start the single cylinder engine via manual input.
A welding system, comprising:
- an enclosure having a rear panel, the rear panel having a recess extending at a depth into a portion of the rear panel;
- an engine disposed in the enclosure;
- a welding generator disposed in the enclosure and coupled to the engine for generating welding power;
- an air filter at least partially disposed in the recess and external to the enclosure, wherein the air filter is configured to draw engine combustion air from an exterior side of the enclosure;
- a recoil start at least partially disposed in the recess and external to the enclosure, wherein the recoil start is configured to permit manual starting of the engine;
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- a blower housing at least partially disposed in the recess and external to the enclosure, wherein the blower housing is configured to draw cooling air from the exterior side of the enclosure for circulation within the enclosure for cooling of the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.