Patent ID: 11958144
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A wire feeder mounting assembly for a robotic welding torch, comprising:
a stationary mounting bracket fixedly connectable to a robotic arm of the robotic welding torch;
a moveable adapter plate configured to mount a wire feeder, the moveable adapter plate being separate from and configured to move relative to the stationary mounting bracket;
a stationary track coupling the stationary mounting bracket to the moveable adapter plate, the stationary track being defined by one or more stationary bolts, the moveable adapter plate being moveable along said stationary bolts; and
one or more resilient members biasing said moveable adapter plate relative to the stationary mounting bracket, each of the one or more stationary bolts extending through at least one of the one or more resilient members,
the one or more resilient members biasing the moveable adapter plate towards the stationary mounting bracket and the one or more resilient members biasing the moveable adapter plate away from the stationary mounting bracket as the moveable adapter plate moves along the stationary bolts based on movement of the robotic arm.