Patent ID: 9731385
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B23K

Claim:
1. A welding system for applying a weld to a workpiece, the welding system comprising: a frame; a welding torch mounted on the frame, the welding torch including an electrode; a wire guide having a passage through which a wire is configured to be conveyed toward the electrode; a wire alignment assembly including a fixture frame having a wire guide holder mounted thereon, the wire guide being supported on the wire guide holder, wherein the fixture frame provides multiple degrees of freedom for adjusting the position of the wire guide; the fixture frame being pivotally mounted on the frame to allow vertical adjustment of the wire guide and fixable in a selected rotational position relative to the frame; wherein the fixture frame further includes an adjustment member pivotable about a vertical axis to move the wire guide about a first degree of freedom and supported on the fixture frame, wherein the adjustment member is fixable in a selected position about the vertical axis; wherein the wire guide holder is supported on the adjustment member and wherein the wire guide holder is rotatable about a horizontal axis to move the wire guide about a second degree of freedom different from the first degree of freedom, and wherein the wire guide holder is selectively fixable in a selected position about the horizontal axis independently of the fixture frame.