Patent ID: 9610647
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B23K

Claim:
1. A welding torch, in particular a handheld welding torch, for a melting welding wire, the welding torch comprising: a torch housing; a protective hose; a wire core arranged within the protective hose and guiding the welding wire; a first fastening device fastening an end of the protective hose to the torch housing; and a second fastening device fastening an end of the wire core to the torch housing; wherein the protective hose and the wire core are fastened within the torch housing independently from one another; wherein the protective hose is fastened rotatably and pivotably to the torch housing via the first fastening device; wherein the wire core is fastened rotatably to the torch housing via the second fastening device; and wherein the second fastening device comprises a clamp arranged rotatably within the torch housing and is arranged downstream of the first fastening device with respect to a conveying direction of the welding wire.