System and method for creating or modifying a welding sequence

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10994357-B2
Application number	US-201313802883-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Dec 20, 2006
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for welder system that relates to creating a welding sequence for a welding environment in which the welding sequence is based upon real time data collected from a performed or previously performed welding procedure. Welding procedure information is collected and utilized to create a welding sequence to perform two or more welds in which at least one parameter is based on the collected welding procedure information (e.g., real world welding procedure).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A welder system, comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for the processor to execute, the instructions comprising:
a generate component that is configured to automatically create or edit a welding sequence based on welding procedure data from a weld performed before employing the welding sequence;
a welding job sequencer component that is configured to employ the welding sequence for a welding work cell to perform at least a first weld and a second weld, wherein the welding sequence defines at least:
a first weld schedule having at least one first weld parameter; and
a second weld schedule having at least one second weld parameter, wherein at least one of said second weld parameter is different from said first weld parameter; and

the welder system configured to employ the welding sequence for the welding work cell to perform welds to assemble a workpiece by automatically adjusting parameters on a welding equipment within the welding work cell.

2. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the generate component is further configured to identify one or more parameters to use in the welding sequence based on the welding procedure data.

3. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise a collect component that is configured to receive the welding procedure data in real time while the weld is performed.

4. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the generate component is further configured to automatically evaluate the welding procedure data to determine if the welding procedure data provides a desired result.

5. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein a user verifies that the welding procedure data provides a desired result before at least one of the first weld parameter or the second weld parameter is included in the welding sequence.

6. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding procedure data is collected in a first welding environment and wherein the welding sequence is employed in a second welding environment different than the first welding environment.

7. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first weld parameter or the second weld parameter is different than a parameter associated with the weld.

8. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding sequence further defines a system check function associated with at least one of the welds; and
wherein the generate component is further configured to automatically implement the system check function into the welding sequence based on the welding procedure data.

9. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first weld schedule or the second weld schedule further comprises a weld instruction.

10. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise a train component that is configured to capture at least a portion of the welding procedure data in real time.

11. The welder system of claim 10 , wherein the captured welding procedure data comprises a snapshot of at least one of the welding equipment parameters.

12. The welder system of claim 10 , wherein the captured welding procedure data comprises a recording of at least one of an operator or a machine performing a welding procedure.

13. The welder system of claim 12 , wherein the recording includes at least one of a video, audio, or an image.

14. The welder system of claim 10 , wherein an operator approves the captured welding procedure data before the captured welding procedure data is used to create or edit the welding sequence.

15. The welder system of claim 10 , wherein an average of the captured welding procedure data is used to create or edit the welding sequence.

16. A method of welding with a welder system, comprising:
executing computer readable instructions; and
storing computer readable instructions, the instructions comprising:
automatically creating or editing a welding sequence for a welding work cell to perform at least a first weld and a second weld based on welding procedure data from a weld performed before employing the welding sequence, wherein the welding sequence defines at least:
a first weld schedule having at least one first weld parameter; and
a second weld schedule having at least one second weld parameter, wherein at least one of said second weld parameter is different from said first weld parameter; and

employing the welding sequence for the welding work cell to perform at least the first weld and the second weld by automatically adjusting a parameter on a welding equipment within the welding work cell.

17. A welder system, comprising:
means for executing computer readable instructions; and
means for storing computer readable instructions, the instructions comprising:
automatically creating or editing a welding sequence for a welding work cell to perform at least a first weld and a second weld based on welding procedure data from a weld performed before employing the welding sequence, wherein the welding sequence defines at least:
a first weld schedule having at least one first weld parameter; and
a second weld schedule having at least one second weld parameter, wherein at least one of said second weld parameter is different from said first weld parameter; and

the welder system configured to employ the welding sequence for the welding work cell to perform at least the first weld and the second weld by automatically adjusting a parameter on a welding equipment within the welding work cell.

18. The welder system of claim 8 , wherein the system check function monitors a parameter associated with at least one of the welds to determine whether the welding sequence can continue; and
wherein the generate component is further configured to automatically define a measurable of the parameter associated with at least one of the welds that is indicative of a welding sequence stop point, and wherein the measurable is automatically defined based on the welding procedure data.

19. The welder system of claim 18 , wherein the parameter comprises weld time and wherein the welding sequence stop point initiates a replenishment of a consumable.

20. The welder system of claim 18 , wherein the parameter comprises weld time and wherein the welding sequence stop point initiates at least one of an inspection or a repair.

Assignees

• Lincoln Global Inc

Inventors

• Daniel Joseph A
• Fleming Daniel
• Henry Judah

Classifications

• B23K9/173

  and of a consumable electrode · CPC title

• G05B2219/36296

  Order, select, determine, change machining sequence, order · CPC title

• G05B2219/45135

  Welding · CPC title

• G05B19/40937

  concerning programming of machining or material parameters, pocket machining · CPC title

• Y02P90/02

  Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] · CPC title