Patent ID: 6943318
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A welding tip for arc welding comprising: a contact formed with a wire insertion hole permitting a welding wire to pass therethrough and adapted to be mounted to a welding torch body, a metal guide mounted to a distal end of the contact, and an insulating guide accommodated in the metal guide and formed with a wire guide hole permitting the welding wire to pass therethrough, wherein the contact comprises a tip body adapted to be mounted to the welding torch body and a tip end member formed integrally with the tip body; wherein the tip end member is divided into at least first and second parts by at least one slit formed along an axis of the tip end member over an entire length thereof and communicating with the wire insertion hole; and wherein a spring member is fitted on the tip end member to apply a spring force to the tip end member; and wherein a distal end of the insulating guide projects from a distal end of the metal guide.