Patent ID: 6271496
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A welding machine comprising:a machine frame,a tooling module having a module frame and being movable between an un-installed and installed location relative to said machine frame,a welding transformer mounted on said machine frame, said transformer having a pair of primary terminals and a pair of secondary terminals,said tooling module including tooling for electric welding and including a module connector plate,a machine connector plate mounted on said machine frame and having a first connector member mounted thereon,said module connector plate having second connector member mounted thereon,first and second fixed contactor members which are fixed relative to said machine frame and connected, respectively, to said pair of secondary terminals,first and second movable contactor members which are mounted on said module frame for movement therewith and electrically connected with said tooling,said first and second movable contactor members being operably connected, respectively, with said first and second fixed contactor members when said tooling module is in said installed location,guide means for guided movement of said tooling module on said machine frame between said un-installed and installed locations,said module connector plate being located in alignment with said machine connector plate when said tooling module is in said installed location,and an actuator for moving said machine connector plate toward said module connector plate with said module in said installed location for operative engagement of said first and second connector members.