Method of voltage measurement over the welding seam in a roller head welding machine and device for performing the method

• US 5,313,041 A
• Filed: 03/18/1993
• Issued: 05/17/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Elpatronic AG, Grupo Kenney
• Original Assignee: Elpatronic AG
• Inventors: Lachmuth, Theodor, Levy, Gideon, Baessler, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaw, Clifford C.
• Application Number:
  US08/033,048
• Time in Patent Office: 425 Days
• Field of Search: 219/109, 219/110, 219/81
• US Class Current: 219/109
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 11/258 the measured parameter being a voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 11/309 Wire electrodes

Abstract

The measurement of the voltage over the welding point in order to supervise the welding quality takes place by means of voltage taps on the wire electrodes. As a result, the additional parasitic resistances during measurement by means of conventional voltage taps on the roller head or the roller head mounting are completely eliminated, which improves the measuring accuracy.

Claims

1. Method for measuring the voltage over the welding seam in a roller head welding machine or spot welding machine with first and second wire electrodes guided respectively upon first and second rollers mounted at opposite sides of a welding seam, characterized in that a welding voltage is measured by placing a first voltage tap in sliding contact with the first wire electrode;

and a parasitic voltage is measured by placing a second voltage tap in contact with the first roller or mounting for the first roller guiding the first wire electrode.

2. A method for measuring the voltage over the welding seam as defined in claim 1 wherein further

the welding voltage is measured by placing a second voltage tap in sliding contact with the second wire electrode.

3. A method for measuring the voltage over the welding seam as defined in claim 2 wherein

the parasitic voltage at the second roller is measured by placing a further voltage tap in contact with the second roller or mount for the second roller guiding the second wire electrode.

4. Measuring device for measuring the voltage generated across a welding seam by the welding head of a welding machine employing two wire electrodes, guided respectively by two electrode rollers on roller mounts in the head characterized by at least one voltage-measuring means comprised by sliding contacts contacting one and another of the wire electrodes respectively, and an another voltage-measuring means comprised by one of the sliding contacting the one of the electrodes wires and a voltage tap connected to the roller or roller mount guiding the one of the electrode wires.

5. Measuring device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the sliding contacts are arranged as stationary contacts.

6. Measuring device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the sliding contacts are arranged as spring-loaded contacts.

7. Measuring device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that a stationary sliding contact is provided for the one wire electrode and a spring-loaded sliding contact for the other wire electrode.

8. A measuring device as claimed in claim 4 characterized in that the voltage tap is a further sliding contact connected to a top roller of the welding head guiding said one of the wire electrodes;

and further voltage-measuring means is comprised by the other of the sliding contacts contacting said other of the wire electrodes and a fixed contact connected with a mounting for a bottom roller of the welding head guiding said other of the wire electrodes.