Patent ID: 6109544
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B23K,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A take-up apparatus comprising:a flat casing, said casing having a receiving chamber surrounded by a front side wall, a rear side wall, a top side wall, a bottom side wall, and two opposing lateral side walls, said casing having an outlet formed in said front side wall;a twin line welding hose disposed in said receiving chamber of said casing, said twin line welding hose having an input end firmly secured to one end of said rear side wall of said casing and extending out through a hole formed in said rear side wall of said casing for respective connection to external gas supply containers, said twin line welding hose having an output end extending from said receiving chamber through said outlet in said front side wall for coupling a torch; and,an upper guide member and a lower guide member mounted inside said casing adjacent said outlet and at different elevations for guiding said twin line welding hose in and out of said casing, said upper guide member and said lower guide member defining a gap therebetween into which a portion of said twin line welding hose is disposed, said lower guide member being rotated on an axis and prohibited from vertical displacement, said upper guide member being revolvably supported between two axle bearings, said two axle bearings being moved in a respective vertical sliding groove inside said casing and held down by a respective spring member.