Patent ID: 6903299
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A resistance welding tip assembly comprising: a welding tip support, a sleeve constructed of an electrical insulating material, said sleeve having a throughbore with a preset axis, said sleeve being movably mounted to said welding tip support along said preset axis between an extended position and a retracted position, a spring disposed between said welding tip support and said sleeve which urges said sleeve towards said extended position, an elongated welding tip secured to said welding tip support and extending through said sleeve throughbore, said welding tip having a cross-sectional size and shape substantially the same as said sleeve throughbore, wherein with said sleeve in said extended position, a free end of said welding tip is recessed within said sleeve throughbore and with said sleeve in said retracted position, said free end of said welding tip is positioned adjacent an end of the sleeve throughbore.