Patent ID: 8847116
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. An adaptor cartridge for connecting a welding apparatus to a wire feeder comprising: a cartridge body having a front side and a rear side, the cartridge body defining an aperture having an inner profile wherein the cartridge body is interchangeably mounted to a housing of the wire feeder; mechanical, welding current, and control signal connections disposed within the adaptor cartridge; and an adaptor fitting defining an outer profile, the outer profile configured to mate with the inner profile of the aperture through the cartridge body, the adapter fitting further defining a conduit therein, the conduit of the adaptor fitting being configured to receive a welding wire therethrough, the adaptor fitting disposed in the cartridge body, extending through the aperture at least from the front side to the rear side of the cartridge body, and disposed inside the housing of the wire feeder when the cartridge body is mounted to the housing of the wire feeder.