公开(公告)号：US20220347783A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17733001

申请日：2022-04-29

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Mark Christopher ,  Adam Richard Schmitz ,  Connor Denis Uitenbroek

IPC: B23K9/12 ,  B23K37/02 ,  B23K9/133

Abstract: An example wire feeder includes: a wire supply support configured to supply welding wire; a wire drive assembly configured to feed wire to a welding gun from the wire supply support; a support base defining a lower surface, the wire supply support and the wire drive assembly supported by the support base, the support base being pivotable from an operational position to a travel position; a handle at a first end of the support base; and at least one reduced friction element extending from a second end of the support base so that the support base is in contact with a support surface when the support base is in the operational position, and the reduced friction element is in engagement with the support surface and the support base is out of contact with the support surface when the support base is pivoted to the travel position.

公开(公告)号：US20220258271A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17582894

申请日：2022-01-24

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Mark Christopher

IPC: B23K9/133 ,  B23K9/12

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for feeding welding wire for welding-type applications. The wire-feeder system comprises a spool hub configured to support a wire spool and a multiple-angle hub stand. The multiple-angle hub stand is configured to support the spool hub and the wire spool relative to a mounting surface. The multiple-angle hub stand comprises a lock configured to secure the spool hub relative to the mounting surface at one of a plurality of selectable angles.

公开(公告)号：US20190351501A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16417425

申请日：2019-05-20

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Michael P. Vandenberg ,  Brian J. Hammers ,  Andrew D. Nelson ,  John C. Leisner ,  Mark Christopher ,  Tiffany Carter

IPC: B23K9/10 ,  B23K9/32

Abstract: Welding power supplies and user interfaces for welding power supplies are disclosed. An example interface includes control circuitry configured to: in response to inputs from first, second, third, and fourth buttons, select a welding process, electrode wire type, electrode wire size, and shielding gas composition from respective sequences; select a welding program based on the selections; in response to input from the first input device, select a wire feed speed; based on the selected wire feed speed, automatically select a voltage based on a relationship between the wire feed speed and the voltage, the relationship based on at least one of the selected welding process, the electrode wire type, the electrode wire size, or the shielding gas composition; and control at least one of an output of power conversion circuitry based on the selected voltage, or a feed speed of a wire feeder based on the selected wire feed speed.