WELDING SYSTEMS WITH MEANS FOR ADJUST AND DISPLAYING RANGES OF PARAMETERS FOR SETTING THE LATTER; METHOD OF SETTING SUCH WELDING PARAMETERS

• Main Authors: NOWAK, ALBERT MATTHEW, PARKER, MEGAN KATHERINE, STIEVER, JOSHUA THOMAS, WOODWARD, RONALD DEWAYNE, KNOENER, CRAIG STEVEN, GRANATO, JOHN CARMEN, JR, ROMENESKO, BENJAMIN D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 04.10.2012
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; MACHINE TOOLS; MEASURING; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM

Systems and methods for setting welding parameters are provided. For example, in certain embodiments, a method includes receiving an input relating to a change in a parameter of welding power of a welding system via a welding system interface (38). The method also includes displaying a graphical representation of an acceptable range of values for the parameter of the welding power on a display device (48) of the welding system interface, wherein the acceptable range of values is based on other parameters of a welding process being performed by the welding system. The method further includes constraining subsequent manual inputs relating to changes in the parameter of the welding power to the acceptable range of values.