Patent ID: 6405917
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B23K,B65B

Abstract:
A welding head for a looping machine, comprising:a strap guide (7), slidably guided in the welding head (1), for passing a looping strap (5) through the welding head (1) and for releasing the looping strap (5) from the welding head (1) by a lateral slide motion; a strap fixing element (14) for holding lapping strap sections (3, 4) which are to be welded together; a welding set (17) for melting the strap sections (3, 4) which are to be welded together; a pressing arrangement (15) for joining the melted strap sections (3, 4) which are to be welded together; and a separate ejection lever (30) for lifting the welded looping strap (5) out of the welding head (1), which ejection lever (30) is integrated into the welding head (1) and mechanically operated by said lateral slide motion of said strap guide (7).