Position sensing a location pin in a welding electrode
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to receive a weld head;
a mechanism attached to said housing and configured to convert a position of a location pin relative to said housing into an angular rotation;
a sensor coupled to said mechanism and configured to generate a value representative of said position of said location pin based on said angular rotation, wherein said value representative of said position of said location pin indicates that a part to be welded is selectively one of (i) in a proper orientation and (ii) in an improper orientation; and
a plurality of gears connected between said mechanism and said sensor and configured to increase said angular rotation prior to said sensor.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing, a mechanism and a sensor. The housing may be configured to receive a weld head. The mechanism may be attached to the housing and configured to convert a position of a location pin relative to the housing into an angular rotation. The sensor may be coupled to the mechanism and configured to generate a value representative of the position of the location pin based on the angular rotation.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing configured to receive a weld head; a mechanism attached to said housing and configured to convert a position of a location pin relative to said housing into an angular rotation; a sensor coupled to said mechanism and configured to generate a value representative of said position of said location pin based on said angular rotation, wherein said value representative of said position of said location pin indicates that a part to be welded is selectively one of (i) in a proper orientation and (ii) in an improper orientation; and a plurality of gears connected between said mechanism and said sensor and configured to increase said angular rotation prior to said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for position sensing in a welding electrode, comprising the steps of:
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converting a position of a location pin relative to a housing into an angular rotation, wherein said housing is configured to receive a weld head; sensing a value representative of said position of said location pin based on said angular rotation, wherein said value representative of said position of said location pin indicates that a part to be welded is selectively one of (i) in a proper orientation and (ii) in an improper orientation; and increasing said angular rotation prior to said sense of said value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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