Patent ID: 7612312
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A mobile laser welding system, comprising: a cart having a plurality of wheels rotationally mounted thereon; a laser source mounted on the cart and configured to supply laser light; a fluid source mounted on the cart and configured to supply cooling fluid; a filler medium supply source mounted on the cart and configured to supply a filler medium; an accessible enclosure mounted on the movable cart, the enclosure comprising a plurality of panels coupled together to define an inner volume, the accessible enclosure including a plurality of glove openings and a sealed opening; a laser welding wand holder extending from the sealed opening into the enclosure inner volume; a laser source interlock coupled to the laser source and configured, upon energization, to enable laser light emission therefrom; a switch coupled to each of the panels and configured to close upon its associated panel being coupled to another panel, each switch electrically coupled in series with one another between a power source and the laser source interlock; a plurality of flexible gloves, each glove coupled to, and configured to seal, one of the glove openings and extend within the enclosure inner volume; and a laser welding wand configured to be received in the laser welding wand holder and configured to be grasped by hand, the wand coupled to receive the laser light from the laser source, the cooling fluid from the fluid source, and the filler medium from the filler medium supply source.