Patent ID: 6036082
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A method of welding components of a workpiece together comprising the steps of:(a) providing a welding table adapted to support the components of said workpiece, said welding table including a first, second and third work surface;(b) providing a loading station to load said workpiece components onto at least one work surface, a welding station to weld together said workpiece components, and an unloading station to unloaded said welded workpiece from at least one work surface;(c) rotating said welding table about a longitudinal axis to move said first work surface to said loading station, said first work surface at said unloading station being offset from a vertical axis of said structure at about 0-90.degree.;(d) loading said workpiece components onto said first work surface at a loading station;(e) securing said workpiece components onto said first work surface at said loading station;(f) rotating said structure about said longitudinal axis to move said first work surface from said loading station to said welding station, said first work surface at said welding station being offset from said vertical axis at about 0-60.degree.;(g) positioning a welder onto said workpiece in a preselected manner to weld said workpiece components together at said welding station;(h) rotating said welding table about said longitudinal axis to move said first work surface from said welding station to said unloading station, said first workpiece support surface at said unloading station being offset from said longitudinal axis at about 0-30.degree.; and(j) unloading said welded workpiece from said first work surface at said unloading station.