Patent ID: 8692156

Claim:
A robotic welding assembly comprising: a robot having a welding torch; a robot pedestal operatively connected to the robot; a support frame having at least one surface forming a central opening located substantially at a center of the support frame, where at least one of the robot and the robot pedestal extend through the central opening, and where the support frame is configured to rotate around the at least one of the robot and the robot pedestal about a central axis passing through the central opening; a first welding table assembly operably connected to the support frame, the first welding table assembly including: a first motor configured to rotate the first welding table assembly about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the central axis and extending toward the central opening, a first welding table, and a second motor configured to rotate the first welding table about a second axis independently of the rotation of the first welding table assembly about the first axis, wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the first axis remains substantially perpendicular to the central axis while the first welding table rotates about the second axis, and wherein the second axis remains substantially perpendicular to the first axis while the first welding table assembly rotates about the first axis; and a second welding table assembly operably connected to the support frame, the second welding table assembly including: a third motor configured to rotate the second welding table assembly about a third axis substantially perpendicular to the central axis and extending toward the central opening, a second welding table, and a fourth motor configured to rotate the second welding table about a fourth axis independently of the rotation of the second welding table assembly about the third axis, wherein the fourth axis is substantially perpendicular to the third axis, wherein the third axis remains substantially perpendicular to the central axis while the second welding table rotates about the fourth axis, wherein the fourth axis remains substantially perpendicular to the third axis while the second welding table rotates about the third axis, and wherein the first welding table and the second welding table are configured to rotate with the support frame around the at least one of the robot and the robot pedestal.