Patent ID: 6096994
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
An apparatus for automatically setting at least one welding condition parameter, comprising:a welding information recording portion for recording welding operation information including welding machine information, shielding gas information, and welding wire information;welding information inputting and outputting means for inputting and outputting said welding operation information;welding operation information setting means for setting said welding operation information based on data from said welding information inputting and outputting means and said welding information recording portion, said set welding operation information including at least one welding condition parameter;retrieval means for retrieving corresponding welding information from said welding information recording portion based on set information including set welding operation information;information controlling means for controlling said retrieval means to retrieve corresponding welding information existing in said welding information recording portion and for providing the corresponding welding information to said welding information inputting and outputting means;said welding information inputting and outputting means including:a weld display for graphically displaying weld result data as at least one of a bead shape and a penetration shape of a weld to be made using the corresponding welding information;a weld adjusting device for adjusting said at least one of said bead shape and the penetration shape by adjusting a predetermined parameter in accordance with user input; anda welding condition parameter display for displaying an estimated welding condition parameter estimated to provide ofadjustment of said at least one of the bead shape and the penetration shape in accordance with said user input; anda computing device for calculating said estimated welding condition parameter, based on the predetermined parameter set by said weld adjusting, which will produce adjustment of said at least one of the bead shape and the penetration shape in accordance with said user input.