Apparatus and method for automated servicing of a welding torch

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B - Operations, Transporting

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B23K 9/32 (2006.01) B23K 37/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2560246

An apparatus and method are providing for automated servicing of MIG welding torches and components thereof including the nozzle, the retaining head assembly, and the contact tip. The invention is directed to removing and cleaning a nozzle from a first end proximal to the torch, cleaning a retaining head assembly of deposited welding wire, or removing a used contact tip to be replaced with a replacement contact tip obtained from a magazine or combinations thereof. The invention can feature severing a welding wire or applying an anti-spatter solution to the torch or its components. The invention is also directed a plurality of maintenance operations being performed as to a stationary torch in an automated environment.

La présente invention concerne appareil et procédé d'interventions automatiques sur chalumeaux soudeurs à protection par gaz inerte et certains de ses composants dont le gicleur, l'ensemble tête, et le tube contact. L'invention concerne plus particulièrement le démontage et le nettoyage du gicleur d'une première extrémité proche du chalumeau, le nettoyage de l'ensemble tête du fil électrode déposé, ou le démontage d'un tube contact utilisé à remplacer par un tube contact de rechange prélevé dans un magasin ou une combinaison des uns et des autres. L'invention peut comporter la coupe d'un fil électrode ou l'application d'une solution anti-projections sur le chalumeau ou ses composants. L'invention concerne également une pluralité d'opérations de maintenance à effectuer comme sur un chalumeau fixe en environnement automatisé.

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