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

Claim 14:
15. A method of adjusting a position of a wire feeder of a robotic welding torch, the method comprising:
moving a welding torch of the robotic welding torch about an axis of rotation, the welding torch being connected to a power cable, and the movement of the welding torch changing a tension of the power cable;
moving a wire feeder in response to the change in tension of the power cable, the wire feeder being connected to the power cable and mounted on a moveable adapter plate configured for movement along a stationary track defined by one or more stationary bolts,
wherein moving the wire feeder comprises:
moving the moveable adapter plate toward or away from the welding torch along the stationary track,
moving the moveable adapter plate relative to a stationary mounting bracket that attaches the moveable adapter plate to a robotic arm,
biasing the moveable adapter plate towards the stationary mounting bracket by one or more resilient members, as the moveable adapter plate moves along the stationary bolts based on movement of the robotic arm, and
biasing the moveable adapter plate away from the stationary mounting bracket, by the one or more resilient members, as the moveable adapter plate moves along the stationary bolts based on movement of the robotic arm.