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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40212 | Method for teaching welding torch orientation First, an operator sequentially teaches the start point A, the end point F and junction points B, C, D, E on the welding path by moving the torch head by jog feed without paying attention to the torch orientation. Next, a reference plane to define the orientation of... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7295891 | Method and device for controlling movements in the case of manipulators In a method for controlling the movement of a manipulator associated with an interpretation of a given point sequence of poses (positions and orientations) by splines, the motion components are separately parameterized. Thus, marked, subsequent changes to the orient... | 11/13/2007 |
| 6953142 | Method and apparatus for locating and holding a flange Apparatus for locating and grasping a flange include a plurality of clamp arms that move from an unclamped position to a clamped position, clamping the flange to the upper surface of a support platform. A plurality of pins are adapted to move upwardly into flange ho... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6853878 | Robot controller A robot controller for teaching a robot with high efficiency. The robot controller including command storage unit (21) where a movement command and a work command are stored, command identifying unit (24) for discriminating between the movement and wor... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6201207 | Torch angle setting apparatus A torch angle setting apparatus includes vertical links arranged in a vertical direction, the respective lower end of which is supported on a frame so as to be pivotally rotatable, and coupled with horizontal links at an upper end and an intermediate posi... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6064168 | Method of controlling robot movement A method of controlling movement of a robot includes moving only the wrist portion about two of the wrist axes to achieve a repeated and cyclical movement, such as a back-and-forth movement of the tool relative to a preselected path. Since only the wrist ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5906761 | Method of determining weld path for a robot welder A method for preventing collisions between robots by causing a first robot to stop or pause so that a second robot may safely pass by or perform a specified operation. Once the second robot has completed its operation then the first robot is allowed to re... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5845053 | Method for teaching welding torch orientation First, an operator sequentially teaches the start point A, the end point F and junction points B, C, D, E on the welding path by moving the torch head by jog feed without paying attention to the torch orientation. Next, a reference plane to define the ori... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5597498 | Method for welding corrugate portions by means of welding robot for corrugation lap joint There is disclosed a method for the plasma arc welding of corrugate membranes, which can prevent a welding failure from occurring around the corrugate portion. In this welding method, NC data for robot control are modified so as to gradually change a torc... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5227601 | Adjustable welding torch mounting Automatic welding apparatus of the type comprising a carriage self-propelled along a guide track encircling end-to-end adjoining metal tube sections through a welding pass therearound for forming a weld bead joint therebetween is provided with a welding h... | 07/13/1993 |
| 4750663 | Apparatus and method for fabricating plate web girders An apparatus and method for fabricating plate web girders of the ind comprising two flanges spaced apart by a web. The apparatus comprises a plurality of welding devices each mounted on respective spaced apart guides to follow a respective portion of a we... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4664587 | Robotics tool carrier assembly A high response servodriven robotics tool carrier assembly is especially well adapted for carrying a tool, such as an arc welding torch. The robotics tool carrier assembly mounts the torch such that its tip is on the center line of the arm rotation axis o... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4593445 | Apparatus and process for refurbishing valves An apparatus and a method for remotely refurbishing valve seats are disclosed herein. The apparatus generally comprises a welding assembly having a welding head for depositing a bead of metal around the valve seat, and a positioning assembly detachably mo... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4590577 | Welding robot controlling method A welding robot controlling method for controlling a welding robot having a welding torch which has a tip thereof directed toward a teaching direction and sensor which intermittently generates a locus correction signal for the tip of the welding torch, co... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4570049 | Band welding installation for joining plates, sheet bars, and bands A band welding installation includes a welding machine having a control device and a welding torch for joining ends of pieces in a band processing line transverse to the direction of the band run. At least two sensor units are coupled ahead of the torch f... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4366363 | Workpiece tracing arc welding system An arc welding system for welding the edges of an irregularly contoured product comprising facially opposed sections held in joined position wherein, in the embodiment illustrated, a pair of arc welding torches, having arc generating tips are supported in... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4349182 | Tape-controlled metal cutting apparatus Apparatus for cutting a metal workpiece including pipe in any desired shape and in a cutting cycle governed by a numerical controller having a plurality of separate output control signal channels. The apparatus is highly versatile and automatically operab... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4296306 | Method of welding corrugated metallic materials In an automatic arc welding method for welding metallic materials having a vertically curved weld line, a change in the arc voltage is compared with a arc length setting voltage and the resulting difference signal is used to control the vertical position ... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4270037 | Arc welding machine using non-consumable electrode An arc welding machine using non-consumable electrode comprises a welding head the body of which accommodates two non-consumable electrodes arranged at an angle to a passage formed therein and intended for a filler wire to extend therethrough. The welding... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4260869 | Traveling welding carriage Traveling carriage apparatus, adapted to travel along a track disposed about or upon an object, to carry a device such as a welding torch to do work upon the object or upon other apparatus supported thereby. The apparatus is hinged end-to-end, preferably ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4260870 | Automatic welding apparatus for upward welding of curved joint Disclosed is an automatic welding apparatus for upward welding of curved joints having a plurality of welding nozzles mounted on an arm for independent or separate movement in directions tangent and normal to the welding line, the arm being carried by a c... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4219723 | Automatic welding machine with three-dimensional cam driven motion An automatic welding machine of a type, in which a welding torch is subjected to predetermined three-dimensional locus motions by means of three profile cams for controlling movement of the torch in the left-and-right, up-and-down, and front-and-back dire... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4216945 | Apparatus for automatically controlling the cutting of pipes, plates and the like An automatic control means is provided with a pipe cutting and welding apparatus. The control means has a computer which controls the operation of the motors operating the main carriage, the tool heads, and the bracket arms for cutting or welding pipes, p... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4213025 | Apparatus for connecting metallic parts by means of arc fusion welding An apparatus for connecting metallic parts, and metallic parts so produced, by means of arc fusion welding by producing a low volume welding seam (narrow gap welding), wherein the workpiece parts to be joined and forming a narrow gap are initially welded ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4151390 | Tool holder head, particularly for welding yokes and guns A tool holder head, particularly for supporting a welding yoke or gun in a welding machine, enables the welding gun to be moved in three degrees of freedom. The head comprises a bushing rigidly mounted on a movable support member of the machine and three ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4149061 | Apparatus for continuously cladding a dished surface Apparatus which rotates and tilts a dished surface and moves a welding head in unison therewith to continuously deposit weld metal at the bottom dead center of the dished surface to clad the surface.... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4118620 | Computerized system for translating a torch head A computerized system for translating a torch head tip at a constant travel speed along a contoured workpiece including a driven skate characterized by an elongated bed, a pair of independently pivotal trucks connected to the bed in supporting relation th... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4112289 | Welding apparatus Automatic welding apparatus for making uniform welds around the perimeter of a polygonal shape made up of a succession of flats and arcuate corners is described in connection with a tubular hexagonal workpiece which is rotated about its longitudinal axis ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4101755 | Automatic arc welder The present disclosure relates to an automatic arc welder for welding two metal plates together along a line of joint formed between the two metal plates. The welder has a welding unit including a welding torch mounted on a carrier member for performing t... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4008384 | Welding apparatus A system for supporting, guiding and controlling a welding head to maintain the welding head normal to the instantaneous surface contour of overlapping, convoluted metal sheets to weld the same together. The system is capable of being supported on the con... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3970232 | Welding machine A welding machine holds a plurality of metal objects in abutting engagement, moves those abutting metal objects relative to a welding torch, and provides an angular disposition of that welding torch relative to the junction between the abutting portions o... | 07/20/1976 |
