Welding gun and unidirectional welding system provided with the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10625366-B2
Application number	US-201715612994-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2017
Priority date	Dec 6, 2016
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

A welding gun is incorporated into a unidirectional welding system, where the unidirectional welding system includes: the welding gun performing welding when a set pressing force is applied; a power portion configured to generate power to be applied to the welding gun; a power connecting portion having one end portion connected to the power portion through a power wire and an opposite end portion engaged with the welding gun; and a power switch provided at the power connecting portion to selectively apply the power generated from the power portion to the welding gun.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A unidirectional welding system, comprising:
a welding gun performing welding when a set pressing force is applied, wherein the welding gun is loaded on a lower frame;
a power portion configured to generate a power to be applied to the welding gun;
a power connecting portion having one end portion connected to the power portion through a power wire and an opposite end portion engaged with the welding gun;
a power switch provided at the power connecting portion to selectively apply the power generated from the power portion to the welding gun;
a vertical beam having a lower end portion fixed to the lower frame and configured to be installed in a direction perpendicular to the lower frame;
a horizontal beam configured to extend in a horizontal direction from an upper end portion of the vertical beam;
a rail formed along the horizontal beam;
a moving beam configured to be movably installed along the rail; and
a spring balance configured to be installed at the moving beam and to pull a wire using spring tension,
wherein the spring balance includes a first spring balance and a second spring balance,
wherein the first spring balance is installed to upwardly pull the welding gun through the wire, and
wherein the second spring balance is installed to upwardly pull the power wire applying the power to the welding gun.

2. The unidirectional welding system of claim 1 , wherein the welding gun further includes a casing mounted between a gun body and a pressure head, and in which a head elastic member is disposed.

3. The unidirectional welding system of claim 2 , wherein the welding gun includes:
a welding tip configured to be installed at one end portion of the gun body; and
a detection portion configured to be provided between the gun body and the casing in order to detect movement of the pressure head when the pressure head presses the head elastic member to be compressed.

4. The unidirectional welding system of claim 3 , further comprising:
a rod having one end connected to the gun body and an opposite end fixed to the welding tip;
a housing having an inner circumferential surface corresponding to an outer circumferential surface of the rod, one end portion engaged with the gun body, and an opposite end portion including an inner circumferential surface provided with a catching portion of which an inner diameter decreases;
a surface contact supporting portion having a pipe shape and configured to be inserted between the housing and the rod and to include an expansion portion of which an outer diameter increases to be caught by the catching portion at an inserted outer circumferential surface thereof; and
a supporting portion elastic member configured to elastically support the surface contact supporting portion.

5. The unidirectional welding system of claim 1 , wherein a transfer wheel is installed at a lower portion of the lower frame so that the lower frame is transferred.

6. The unidirectional welding system of claim 1 , wherein the power portion is installed at an upper portion of the lower frame, and the power portion applies the power to the welding tip through the power wire.

7. The unidirectional welding system of claim 1 , wherein a tip dresser configured to eliminate foreign material from the welding tip is installed at the lower frame.

8. The unidirectional welding system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a supporting beam having one end portion connected with the vertical beam and an opposite end portion connected with the horizontal beam and configured to support the horizontal beam based on the vertical beam.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Ryu Hyun Jung
• Kim Jimo

Classifications

• B23K2101/006

  Vehicles · CPC title

• B23K11/24

  Electric supply or control circuits therefor · CPC title

• B23K37/0443

  Jigs · CPC title

• B23K11/28

  Portable welding equipment · CPC title

• B23K11/11 Primary

  Spot welding · CPC title