Patent ID: 11931832
Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A welding system, comprising:
a welding power supply configured to generate a welding waveform;
a wire feeder operatively connected to the welding power supply to conduct the welding waveform to a wire electrode, wherein the wire feeder comprises a drive motor that advances the wire electrode through a torch;
a controller operatively connected to the drive motor to control operations of the drive motor; and
an article of clothing comprising a sensor that generates a signal detectable by the controller,
wherein the controller is configured to determine a contact event between the wire electrode and the article of clothing based on said signal, and automatically stop advancement of the wire electrode through the torch upon determining the contact event between the wire electrode and the article of clothing.