WELDING-TYPE POWER SOURCE HAVING AN INTEGRATED COOLING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: GADAMUS, JEFFERY J, SAMMONS, MICHAEL, WERBA, DAVID A, STEIN, ALAN E, PAQUETTE, JUSTIN L. (LARRY), LAUER, LEROY H., JR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 09.09.2008
• Subjects: CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; TRANSPORTING; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM

A cooling system connected to provide coolant to a welding-type component automatically circulates coolant through the welding component upon activati on of the welding component. A controller is configured to regulate the cooling system such that upon activation of the welding-type component coolant is caused to at least flow through the welding-type component, and circulate after deactivation of the welding torch until a temperature of the coolant falls below a certain value or a specified time period has expired. The cooling system is constructed to be integrally disposed within a power source housing.