Title:
WELDING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES HAVING A CONFIGURABLE PERSONAL COMPUTER USER INTERFACE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/039878
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present application relates to welding systes. A welding system (10) includes a welding power source (12) having a user interface (22)disposed thereon and a weld controller (20) disposed therein and being adapted to generate a welding power output for use in a welding operation. The welding system (10) also includes a personal computer (28) having control circuitry (30) disposed therein and being removably interfaced with the welding power source (12) via a docking mechanism (3). When the personal computer (28) is docked within the docking mechanism (32), the personal computer (28) is enabled for receiving operator input, and the control circuitry (30) communicates with the weld controller (20) to coordinate control of a welding operation in accordance with the operator input.
Inventors:
BECKER WILLIAM JOSHUA (US)
STEIN ALAN EDWARD (US)
LUCK JOHN ALAN (US)
STEIN ALAN EDWARD (US)
LUCK JOHN ALAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/058592
Publication Date:
June 19, 2014
Filing Date:
September 06, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS (US)
International Classes:
B23K9/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010142858A1 | 2010-12-16 |
Foreign References:
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| US20080116186A1 | 2008-05-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HAUPTMAN, Benjamin J. (Suite 1400Alexandria, Virginia, US)
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