Patent ID: 11969814
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A system, comprising: a first receptacle adapted to receive a welding electrode tip for disposal, wherein the first receptacle comprises an input chamber adapted to receive the welding electrode tip from an automated electrode tip changing unit adapted to remove and dispose of the welding electrode tip in the input chamber, and an output chamber adapted to receive the welding electrode tip from the input chamber; and a second receptacle operatively connected to the first receptacle and adapted to receive the welding electrode tip from the first receptacle, wherein the second receptacle and the first receptacle are operatively connected via a hose through which a propellant moves the welding electrode tip from the output chamber of the first receptacle to the second receptacle.