Air flow methods and systems for a welder-generator
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1. A welder-generator system comprising:
- a welding device comprising;
an engine with a first side and a second side, wherein a fan is integral with the first side;
a generator;
a muffler;
weld components; and
an airflow path established through the welder-generator system such that when the fan generates airflow it flows from a front of the welding device to the weld components, to the generator, to the engine, to the muffler and out a back of the welding device in the recited order.
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Abstract
Configurations of internal components of a welder-generator are provided to improve efficiency of the cooling of the internal components. configurations are provided in which a single fan, such as an engine fan, drives a single airflow path through the welder-generator. Configurations are provided in which a primary engine fan drives a first airflow path and a secondary generator fan drives a second airflow path through the welder-generator. Internal components are thermally aligned such that air circulates first through components with low critical operating temperatures and last through components with higher critical operating temperatures.
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1. A welder-generator system comprising:
a welding device comprising; an engine with a first side and a second side, wherein a fan is integral with the first side; a generator; a muffler; weld components; and an airflow path established through the welder-generator system such that when the fan generates airflow it flows from a front of the welding device to the weld components, to the generator, to the engine, to the muffler and out a back of the welding device in the recited order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A welder-generator system comprising:
a welding device comprising; an engine with a first side and a second side, wherein a first fan is integral with the first side; a generator, wherein a second fan is integral with the generator; a muffler; weld components; a first airflow path established through the welder-generator system such that when the first fan generates airflow it flows from a front of the welding device, to the weld components, to the engine, to the muffler, and out a back of the welding device in the recited order; and a second airflow path established through the welder-generator system such that when the second fan generates airflow it flows from the back of the welding device, through the generator, to the muffler, and out the back of the welding device in the recited order. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A welder-generator system comprising:
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an enclosure; an engine disposed within the enclosure; a generator coupled to the engine and disposed within the enclosure; weld components disposed within the enclosure; a first air circulation device configured to establish a first airflow path to the weld components and to the engine in the recited order; and a second air circulation device configured to establish a second airflow path through the generator, wherein the first airflow path and the second airflow path combine to form a third airflow path that flows through a muffler and out of the enclosure in the recited order. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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