Patent ID: 8642922

Claim:
A welding torch comprising: a torch housing comprising a base body, said base body comprising an outermost wall of the welding torch; and a drive unit arranged in said torch housing for feeding a welding wire, said drive unit comprising: a drive roller: a pressure roller; and a drive motor, said drive motor comprising: i) a stator housing; ii) stator winding or stator magnets directly installed in the base body of the torch housing; iii) a rotor; and iv) bearings provided on or within said base body of said torch housing to stabilize and position said rotor; wherein said base body forms said stator housing of said drive motor, such that said stator winding or stator magnets are directly installed in said outermost wall of the welding torch and wherein said stator winding or stator magnets are in direct contact with said outermost wall of the welding torch.