Welding helmet with integral user interface
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1. A welding helmet comprising:
- a main body portion;
a visual display portion connected to the main body portion, the visual display portion defining a viewing area; and
an information generating mechanism which generates an image on the visual display portion, said image being viewable during a welding operation, wherein a focus of the image is at a focus range associated to a work area of the welding operation.
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Abstract
A welding helmet is capable of providing an image representative of information from an associated welding operation where the image appears in the same focal range as the welding work area.
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13 Claims
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1. A welding helmet comprising:
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a main body portion; a visual display portion connected to the main body portion, the visual display portion defining a viewing area; and an information generating mechanism which generates an image on the visual display portion, said image being viewable during a welding operation, wherein a focus of the image is at a focus range associated to a work area of the welding operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A welding helmet comprising:
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a main body portion; a visual display portion connected to the main body portion, the visual display portion defining a viewing area; an information generating mechanism which generates an image on the visual display portion, said image being viewable during a welding operation, wherein a focus of the image is at a focus range associated to a work area of the welding operation; and a camera adapted to view the work area, wherein the camera is connected to the visual display portion to calibrate a depth of the image relative to the work area.
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13. A welding helmet comprising:
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a main body portion; a visual display portion connected to the main body portion, the visual display portion defining a viewing area; an information generating mechanism which generates an image on the visual display portion, said image being viewable during a welding operation, wherein a focus of the image is at a focus range associated to a work area of the welding operation; and a sensor located outside of said main body portion and in communication with said visual display portion to calibrate a depth of the image.
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