Welder with front mount fan
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1. A welding-type apparatus comprising:
- a welding-type power source capable of generating a welding-type power;
a fan assembly having a threaded opening therein;
a front panel connected to the welding-type power source, the panel having a front surface and a back surface, an opening therethrough sized to permit passage of the fan assembly through the front panel, and at least one fastening slot extending radially outward from the opening, the front panel constructed to allow mounting of the fan assembly to the back surface of the front panel; and
at least one fastener extending through the at least one fastening slot of the front panel and into the threaded opening of the fan assembly.
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Abstract
A welding apparatus having an easily replaceable fan and a method of replacing the fan is disclosed. An opening is formed through the front panel of a welding-type power source to correspond to the profile of a cooling fan. The opening allows the cooling fan to pass therethrough unobstructed. Once inside the housing of the welding-type power source, the fan is positioned to generally occlude the opening and is then mounted to an inner surface of the front panel by a fastener secured through the front panel and into the fan.
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21 Claims
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1. A welding-type apparatus comprising:
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a welding-type power source capable of generating a welding-type power; a fan assembly having a threaded opening therein; a front panel connected to the welding-type power source, the panel having a front surface and a back surface, an opening therethrough sized to permit passage of the fan assembly through the front panel, and at least one fastening slot extending radially outward from the opening, the front panel constructed to allow mounting of the fan assembly to the back surface of the front panel; and at least one fastener extending through the at least one fastening slot of the front panel and into the threaded opening of the fan assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of manufacturing a welding-type apparatus comprising:
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providing a welding-type power source capable of generating a welding-type power; providing a front panel; forming an opening through the front panel to have a profile corresponding substantially to that of a fan assembly to permit passage of the fan assembly therethrough; affixing the front panel to the welding-type power source; inserting the fan assembly through the opening of the front panel; and mounting the fan assembly on an inward-facing surface of the front panel with at least one mounting fastener inserted from the front panel and into the fan assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A welding-type device comprising:
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a welding-type power source; a front panel attached to the welding-type power source and having an orifice formed therein; and at least one mounting slot formed on the front panel, extending outwardly from the orifice, wherein the orifice is substantially free of protrusions and sized to allow a fan to be inserted therethrough and to be attached to the front panel in a position generally coextensive with the orifice. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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