Patent ID: 7972194
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B23B,B23K

Abstract:
1. A method for dressing a pair of weld gun tips on a weld gun controlled by a robot, the method comprising the steps of: (a) placing an alignment tool in a mounting head of a tip dresser tool, with the alignment tool including a central alignment bore having a diameter corresponding in size to a diameter of the pair of weld gun tips; (b) teaching a robot path to cause the pair of weld gun tips to slide into the central alignment bore while the alignment tool is mounted in the mounting head; (c) removing the alignment tool from the mounting head; (d) inserting a cutter head into the mounting head; (e) using the taught robot path to bring the pair of weld gun tips into contact with the cutter head; and (f) dressing the weld gun tips with the cutter head.