Abstract
The assignee for this patent, patent number 11958144, is Illinois Tool Works Inc . (Glenview, Illinois,United States).Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Athrough-arm robotic MIG welding torch system generally incl udes a multi-axis robotic arm and a weldingtorch mounted to a distal end of the robotic arm. A power cable connects the welding torch to a source ofwelding po wer, consumable electrode wire, shielding gas, and optionally cooling liquid. Th e power cablemay be a unicable design in which welding power, electrode wire, s hielding gas, and optionally coolingliquid are all transferred within a single cable assembly from the source to the welding torch. The powercable extends fro m the source and internally through the robotic arm to the welding torch.
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