Patent ID: 6087611
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B23K,B25H

Abstract:
A support device for a welding tong station suspended in a production/assembly line, the device comprisinga bracket having at least one connection member for a tong;balancing means for balancing said tong in a vertical position, said bracket being secured to a mast;a plurality of operatively associated components including a transformer, an electrical cabinet, a fluid panel, and a programmable control; said components being fixed on one of the mast and the bracket;said bracket having at its free end an articulated arm carrying the connection member and the balancing means for the tong;said arm being articulated on the bracket about an axis parallel to the mast; andabutments disposed on one of said mast and a pivotal axle thereof, for limiting the angular swinging of the bracket.