Carriage for Automating Welding, Brazing, Cutting and Surface Treatment Processes
First Claim
1. A welding carriage (10) comprising a number of wheels (20, 30), where each wheel is pivotal around an axle (15) and where each wheel is a magnetic wheel;
- the welding carriage further comprises means (40) for supporting a welding devicecharacterized in thatat least one of the wheels (20, 30) of the welding carriage (10) is arranged to be flexed to assume more than one angle compared to a bottom side (12b) and/or top side (12a) of the welding carriage (10).
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Abstract
This invention relates to a welding carriage operable to drive across a surface of a work piece having a joint to be welded. The welding carriage comprises a number of wheels, where each wheel is pivotal around an axle and where each wheel is a magnetic wheel; the welding carriage further comprises means for supporting a welding device wherein at least one of the wheels can be flexed inwardly or outwardly so that the welding carriage can travel over curved surfaces. The welding carriage can travel over magnetizable surfaces having any direction, e.g. orientation in space. The welding carriage can carry a laser sensor arrangement arranged to detect the position as well as the direction of a joint to be welded, so that the welding carriage is applicable for performing fully automated welding.
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14 Claims
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1. A welding carriage (10) comprising a number of wheels (20, 30), where each wheel is pivotal around an axle (15) and where each wheel is a magnetic wheel;
- the welding carriage further comprises means (40) for supporting a welding device
characterized in that at least one of the wheels (20, 30) of the welding carriage (10) is arranged to be flexed to assume more than one angle compared to a bottom side (12b) and/or top side (12a) of the welding carriage (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- the welding carriage further comprises means (40) for supporting a welding device
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8. A method (100) for operating a welding carriage (10) comprising a number of wheels (20, 30), where each wheel (20, 30) is pivotal around an axle (15) and where each wheel is a magnetic wheel;
- the welding carriage further comprises means (40) for supporting a welding device;
characterized in that the method comprises the step of flexing at least one of the wheels to assume an angle (v) compared to a bottom and/or top side of the welding carriage. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- the welding carriage further comprises means (40) for supporting a welding device;
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