# US 9,004,478 B2 · Welding workbench assembly with wraparound dual stage barriers

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- Number: US 9,004,478 B2
- Document ID: US9004478B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/477,236
- Filed: 2012-05-22
- Published: 2013-11-28
- Granted: 2015-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2012-05-22
- Assignees: Lincoln Global, Inc.
- Applicants: David E. Osicki
- Inventors: David E. Osicki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9004478B2

## CPC

- B23K 37/0461: {Welding tables}
- B25H 1/02: of table type
- B25H 1/20: with provision for shielding the work area
- B25J 9/0096: {co-operating with a working support, e.g. work-table}
- B25J 9/1687: {Assembly, peg and hole, palletising, straight line, weaving pattern movement}
- B25J 19/06: Safety devices
- Y10S 901/42: Welding
- Y10S 901/49: Protective device
- B23K: SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B25H: WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS (storing or packaging B65)
- B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50})
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A welding workbench assembly comprises a base. The welding workbench assembly further comprises a first wraparound barrier comprising at least three panels, including a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel. The second panel is adjacent to the first panel at a first end of the first panel and the third panel is adjacent to the first panel at a second end of the first panel. The welding workbench assembly further comprises a second wraparound barrier comprising at least three panels, including a fourth panel, a fifth panel, and a sixth panel. The fifth panel is adjacent to the fourth panel at a first end of the fourth panel and the sixth panel is adjacent to the fourth panel at a second end of the fourth panel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A welding workbench assembly comprising:
a base;
a first wraparound barrier comprising at least three panels, including a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel, wherein the second panel is adjacent to the first panel at a first end of the first panel and wherein the third panel is adjacent to the first panel at a second end of the first panel;
a second wraparound barrier comprising at least three panels including a fourth panel, a fifth panel, and a sixth panel, wherein the fifth panel is adjacent to the fourth panel at a first end of the fourth panel and wherein the sixth panel is adjacent to the fourth panel at a second end of the fourth panel;
a lifting apparatus coupled to the base and configured to stagger the first wraparound barrier and the second wraparound barrier vertically with respect to the base;
a welding table connected to the base via a support apparatus; and
a welding robot disposed on the table.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The welding workbench assembly of claim 1, wherein the lifting apparatus is configured to lift the first wraparound barrier to a first height wherein a bottom of the first wraparound barrier is proximate to a top of the table, and wherein the lifting apparatus is configured to lift the second wraparound barrier to a second height wherein a top of the second wraparound barrier is higher than a top of the first wraparound barrier.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The welding workbench assembly of claim 1, wherein the first panel is substantially parallel to the fourth panel, wherein the second panel is substantially parallel to the fifth panel, and wherein the third panel is substantially parallel to the sixth panel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The welding workbench assembly of claim 1, wherein the second panel is substantially perpendicular to the first panel and wherein the third panel is substantially perpendicular to the first panel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The welding workbench assembly of claim 1, wherein the second wraparound barrier at least partially overlaps the first wraparound barrier, wherein the length of the fourth panel is greater than the length of the first panel, wherein the length of the fifth panel is greater than the length of the second panel, and wherein the length of the sixth panel is greater than the length of the third panel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The welding workbench assembly of claim 1, wherein lifting apparatus is configured to stagger at least one of the order, the timing, and the speed of movement of the first wraparound barrier and the second wraparound barrier.

### Claim 7

A workbench assembly comprising:
a base;
an inner barrier comprising at least three panels, including a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel, wherein the second panel is connected substantially perpendicular to the first panel at a first end of the first panel and wherein the third panel is connected substantially perpendicular to the first panel at a second end of the first panel;
an outer barrier comprising at least three panels, including a fourth panel, a fifth panel, and a sixth panel, wherein the fifth panel is connected substantially perpendicular to the fourth panel at a first end of the fourth panel and wherein the sixth panel is connected substantially perpendicular to the fourth panel at a second end of the fourth panel;
a lifting apparatus connected to the base and configured to stagger the inner barrier and the outer barrier and to move the inner barrier and the outer barrier vertically with respect to the base;
a table connected to the base via a support apparatus; and
a robot disposed on the table.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The workbench assembly of claim 7, wherein the lifting apparatus is configured to lift the inner barrier to a first height such that a bottom of the first inner barrier is proximate to a top of the table, and wherein the lifting apparatus is configured to lift the outer barrier to a second height such that a top of the outer barrier is higher than a top of the first inner barrier.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The workbench assembly of claim 7, wherein the outer barrier substantially replicates the inner barrier such that the first panel corresponds to the fourth panel, the second panel corresponds to the fifth panel, and the third panel corresponds to the sixth panel.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The workbench assembly of claim 9, wherein the outer barrier at least partially overlaps the inner barrier, wherein the length of the fourth panel is greater than the length of the first panel, wherein the length of the fifth panel is greater than the length of the second panel, and wherein the length of the sixth panel is greater than the length of the third panel.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The workbench assembly of claim 7, wherein lifting apparatus is configured to stagger at least one of the order, the timing, and the speed of movement of the inner barrier and the outer barrier.

### Claim 12

A workbench assembly comprising:
a base;
a first wraparound barrier comprising a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel, wherein the second panel is adjacent to the first panel at a first end of the first panel and wherein the third panel is adjacent to the first panel at a second end of the first panel;
a second wraparound barrier, comprising a fourth panel, a fifth panel, and a sixth panel, wherein the fifth panel is adjacent to the fourth panel at a first end of the fourth panel and wherein the sixth panel is adjacent to the fourth panel at a second end of the fourth panel;
means for staggering the first wraparound barrier and the second wraparound barrier vertically with respect to the base;
a welding table coupled to the base via a support apparatus; and
a welding tool disposed on the table.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The workbench assembly of claim 12, wherein the means for staggering is configured to lift the first wraparound barrier to a first height wherein a bottoms of the panels of the first wraparound barrier are proximate to a top of the table, and wherein the means for staggering is configured to lift the second wraparound barrier to a second height wherein a tops of the panels of the second wraparound barrier are higher than the tops of the panels of the first wraparound barrier, respectively.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The workbench assembly of claim 12, wherein the first panel is substantially parallel to the fourth panel, wherein the second panel is substantially parallel to the fifth panel, and wherein the third panel is substantially parallel to the sixth panel.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The workbench assembly of claim 12, wherein the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel are configured to form three sides of a box shape.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The workbench assembly of claim 12, wherein the length of the fourth panel is greater than the length of the first panel, wherein the length of the fifth panel is greater than the length of the second panel, and wherein the length of the sixth panel is greater than the length of the third panel, wherein the second wraparound barrier at least partially overlays the first wraparound barrier.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The workbench assembly of claim 12, wherein the means for staggering is configured to stagger at least one of the order, the timing, and the speed of movement of the first wraparound barrier and the second wraparound barrier respectively.