Remote control for exothermic reaction mold

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11633803-B2
Application number	US-201916502103-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2019
Priority date	Feb 16, 2016
Publication date	Apr 25, 2023
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023

Abstract

A programmable exothermic reaction controller includes input/output control circuitry for inputting and outputting information to/from the controller, processing circuitry including user programmable parameters, wherein the parameters are programmable using the input/output control circuitry and an output connector connectable to an ignitor cable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A programmable exothermic reaction controller for an exothermic reaction mold, comprising:
an ignition box;
an igniter cable connected at one end to the ignition box; and
a controller unit connected to the cable at another end, the controller unit comprising:
an input device for receiving user programmable parameters input from a user;
input/output control circuitry for inputting and outputting information to/from the controller and interfacing with the input device; and
processing circuitry including the user programmable parameters, wherein the parameters are programmed into the programmable exothermic reaction controller through the input device using the input/output control circuitry,
the input/output control circuitry configured for:
initiating an ignition procedure for the exothermic reaction mold;
receiving from the input device a password from the user;
determining if the password is correct;
when it is determined that the password is correct, receiving from the input device the parameters from the user, the parameters including at least one of a length of the igniter cable, a time to ignition, and an output voltage;
generating a voltage pulse signal based on the parameters; and
providing the voltage pulse signal to the ignition box to initiate an exothermic reaction.

2. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 1 , wherein the timer is programmable in predetermined increments of time.

3. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 1 , wherein the length of the ignitor cable is programmable in predetermined lengths.

4. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 1 , wherein the user programmable parameters comprise units of measurement of the length of the ignitor cable.

5. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 4 , wherein the units of measurement comprise inches, feet, yards.

6. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 4 , wherein the units of measurement comprise centimeters, meters.

7. A programmable exothermic reaction controller having a display readable by a user for an exothermic reaction mold, comprising:
an ignition box;
an igniter cable connected at one end to the ignition box; and
a controller unit connected to the cable at another end, the controller unit comprising:
an input device for receiving user programmable parameters input from a user;
input/output control circuitry for inputting and outputting information to/from the controller and interfacing with the input device; and
processing circuitry including the user programmable parameters, wherein the parameters are programmed into the programmable exothermic reaction controller through the input device using the input/output control circuitry,
the input/output control circuitry configured for:
initiating an ignition procedure for the exothermic reaction mold;
receiving from the input device a password from the user;
determining if the password is correct;
when it is determined that the password is correct, receiving from the input device the parameters from the user, the parameters including at least one of a length of the igniter cable, a time to ignition, and an output voltage;
generating a voltage pulse signal based on the parameters; and
providing the voltage pulse signal to the ignition box to initiate an exothermic reaction.

8. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 7 , wherein the ignitor cable is connected to an ignition box.

9. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 7 , wherein the ignitor cable is removably connected to an ignition box.

10. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 7 , wherein the ignition of the exothermic powder causes a material to liquefy and flow from a crucible into a mold holding at least two parts to be joined.

11. The programmable exothermic reaction controller as recited in claim 7 , wherein the material is primarily steel.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Abedraboh Mamoon Tawfig
• Lehmann Todd Carlton

Classifications

• B23K23/00 Primary

  Alumino-thermic welding · CPC title

• B23K2101/10

  Pipe-lines · CPC title

• B23K2101/32

  Wires · CPC title