Position sensing a location pin in a welding electrode
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to receive a weld head;
a lever rotatably attached to said housing and configured to convert a linear position of a free end of said lever relative to said housing into a first angular position of a first shaft relative to said housing;
a plurality of gears configured to transform said first angular position of said first shaft to a second angular position of a second shaft; and
a sensor coupled to said second shaft and configured to generate a value representative of said linear position of said free end of said lever by a measurement of said second angular position of said second shaft.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing, a lever, a plurality of gears and a sensor. The housing may be configured to receive a weld head. The lever may be rotatably attached to the housing and configured to convert a linear position of a free end of the lever relative to the housing into a first angular position of a first shaft relative to the housing. The gears may be configured to transform the first angular position of the first shaft to a second angular position of a second shaft. The sensor may be coupled to the second shaft and configured to generate a value representative of the linear position of the free end of the lever by a measurement of the second angular position of the second shaft.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing configured to receive a weld head; a lever rotatably attached to said housing and configured to convert a linear position of a free end of said lever relative to said housing into a first angular position of a first shaft relative to said housing; a plurality of gears configured to transform said first angular position of said first shaft to a second angular position of a second shaft; and a sensor coupled to said second shaft and configured to generate a value representative of said linear position of said free end of said lever by a measurement of said second angular position of said second shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for position sensing in a welding electrode, comprising the steps of:
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(A) converting a linear position of a free end of a lever relative to a housing into a first angular position of a first shaft relative to said housing using said lever; (B) transforming said first angular position of said first shaft to a second angular position of a second shaft using a plurality of gears; and (C) generating a value representative of said linear position of said free end of said lever by a measurement of said second angular position of said second shaft. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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means for housing configured to receive a weld head; means for converting a linear position of a free end of said means for converting relative to said means for housing into a first angular position of a first shaft relative to said means for housing; means for transforming said first angular position of said first shaft to a second angular position of a second shaft; and means for generating a value representative of said linear position of said free end of said means for converting by a measurement of said second angular position of said second shaft.
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