公开(公告)号：US10799973B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US15690563

申请日：2017-08-30

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Brian Doyle ,  Shuang Liu ,  Erik Miller ,  Adam E. Anders

IPC: B23K9/10 ,  B23K9/12 ,  B23K9/167 ,  B23K9/095 ,  B23K9/173

Abstract: A welding-type system includes a power supply configured to control preheating of an electrode wire. A controller is configured to receive a plurality of power values corresponding to a power output of the power supply and calculate an arc power value corresponding to an arc condition at the preheated electrode wire based on a rate of change of the plurality of power values. A target power output value is determined based on the calculated arc power value, and the power output is adjusted based on the determined target power value.

公开(公告)号：US10518360B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US14986832

申请日：2016-01-04

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Robert Brown ,  William R. Giese ,  Erik Miller

IPC: B23K26/70 ,  B23Q11/08 ,  F16P3/02 ,  F16P1/06

Abstract: An enclosure for a laser in which on side of the enclosure includes a rotatable positioner and a vertically slidable door movable between open and closed positions. With the door in the open position, the positioner is free to rotate, thereby enabling an workstation to rotate into and out of the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20190076967A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16184814

申请日：2018-11-08

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Dustin Wagner ,  William Giese ,  Rick Hutchison ,  Erik Miller ,  James Uecker

IPC: B23K37/00 ,  B23K10/02 ,  B23K31/00 ,  H05B3/00 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/21 ,  B23K101/34

Abstract: A method for controlling a start of a metalworking operation. The method includes detecting an initial contact between a wire being fed from a welding apparatus and a workpiece and, in response to the detection, halting feeding of the wire from the welding apparatus. The method further includes activating a high energy heat source configured to heat a tip of the wire and resuming the feeding of the wire from the welding apparatus when the tip of the wire is heated by the high energy heat source to a plastic state. The feeding of the wire is resumed by measuring a force feedback from the wire contacting the workpiece. An apparatus for implementing the method is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20190061039A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US15690563

申请日：2017-08-30

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Brian Doyle ,  Shuang Liu ,  Erik Miller ,  Adam E. Anders

IPC: B23K9/10 ,  B23K9/12

Abstract: A welding-type system includes a power supply configured to control preheating of an electrode wire. A controller is configured to receive a plurality of power values corresponding to a power output of the power supply and calculate an arc power value corresponding to an arc condition at the preheated electrode wire based on a rate of change of the plurality of power values. A target power output value is determined based on the calculated arc power value, and the power output is adjusted based on the determined target power value.

公开(公告)号：US20170190001A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US14986832

申请日：2016-01-04

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Robert Brown ,  William R. Giese ,  Erik Miller

IPC: B23K26/70

Abstract: An enclosure for a laser in which on side of the enclosure includes a rotatable positioner and a vertically slidable door movable between open and closed positions. With the door in the open position, the positioner is free to rotate, thereby enabling an workstation to rotate into and out of the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US12090583B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17069125

申请日：2020-10-13

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Brian Doyle ,  Shuang Liu ,  Erik Miller ,  Adam E Anders

IPC: B23K9/10 ,  B23K9/095 ,  B23K9/12 ,  B23K9/167 ,  B23K9/173

CPC classification number: B23K9/1093 ,  B23K9/0953 ,  B23K9/0956 ,  B23K9/1043 ,  B23K9/124 ,  B23K9/125 ,  B23K9/167 ,  B23K9/173

Abstract: A welding-type system includes a power supply configured to control preheating of an electrode wire. A controller is configured to receive a plurality of power values corresponding to a power output of the power supply and calculate an arc power value corresponding to an arc condition at the preheated electrode wire based on a rate of change of the plurality of power values. A target power output value is determined based on the calculated arc power value, and the power output is adjusted based on the determined target power value.

公开(公告)号：US11919103B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US15655597

申请日：2017-07-20

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Shuang Liu ,  Erik Miller ,  Brian Doyle

IPC: B23K26/06 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/244 ,  B23K26/32 ,  B23K103/00

CPC classification number: B23K26/0665 ,  B23K26/0626 ,  B23K26/0648 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K26/142 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/244 ,  B23K26/32 ,  B23K2103/50

Abstract: Systems and methods of a laser welding device are disclosed. The laser welding device includes a laser generator configured to generate welding-type lasing power. A lens focuses the welding-type lasing power at a focal point on a workpiece to generate a puddle during a welding-type operation. A wire feeder is configured to feed wire to the puddle generated by the laser generator. A laser scanner controls the lens to move the focal point of the welding-type lasing power in multiple dimensions over the workpiece during the welding-type operation. In some examples, the feed wire is used in an additive manufacturing process.

公开(公告)号：US11103962B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16184814

申请日：2018-11-08

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Dustin Wagner ,  William Giese ,  Rick Hutchison ,  Erik Miller ,  James Uecker

IPC: B23K37/00 ,  B23K10/02 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/21 ,  B23K26/70 ,  B23K31/00 ,  H05B3/00 ,  B23K101/34

Abstract: A method for controlling a start of a metalworking operation. The method includes detecting an initial contact between a wire being fed from a welding apparatus and a workpiece and, in response to the detection, halting feeding of the wire from the welding apparatus. The method further includes activating a high energy heat source configured to heat a tip of the wire and resuming the feeding of the wire from the welding apparatus when the tip of the wire is heated by the high energy heat source to a plastic state. The feeding of the wire is resumed by measuring a force feedback from the wire contacting the workpiece. An apparatus for implementing the method is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20170368637A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15193865

申请日：2016-06-27

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： William R. Giese ,  Erik Miller ,  Kirk Stema ,  Shuang Liu

IPC: B23K26/211 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K9/10 ,  B23K26/08

Abstract: A welding or cladding apparatus in which one or more energy beam emitters are used to generate a wide beam spot transverse to a welding or cladding path, and one or more wide feeders feed wire to the spot to create a wide welding or cladding puddle.

公开(公告)号：US12162094B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17209475

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Erik Miller ,  Brian Atkinson ,  Kevin Pagano

IPC: B23K26/70

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an enclosure providing a sealed environment. The enclosure employs movable paneling that seals an area for a laser welding cell, while allowing access for an operator to load a workpiece in and unload the workpiece from a welding cell. Barriers are arranged on the enclosure, such that in a closed configuration activation of a pneumatic tube forces the barriers to extend toward a rotated paneling, such that the edges of the enclosure contact or overlap with the edges of the paneling to result in a light-tight seal. Presence of the fluid increases the pressure in the tube such that an external boundary of the tube expands, forcing the barrier toward the edges of the paneling, thereby closing the gap and providing a light-tight enclosure.