US4734640A
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Welding current measuring apparatus
Assignee: Dengensha Toa Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-03-14
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Granted: 1988-03-29
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Expires: 2006-03-14
Abstract
Abstract A welding current measuring apparatus for a resistance welding machine comprises a current detector for use in measuring and detecting welding current flowing through the resistance welding machine, a memory for successively storing and holding the current values detected over the whole energizing time, and a device for specifying a desired energizing cycle interval to compute and display current values after completion of welding, wherein any energizing cycle interval is specified at will after completion of welding so that the current values or the current waveform in the specified interval can be displayed.
Inventors
- 👤 Reiji Kitahori
- 👤 Masato Furudate
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:09
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R19/00; G01R19/165; G01R19/25; B; B23; B23K; B23K11/00; B23K11/24; B23K11/25; B23K11/252; B23K11/257
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A welding current measuring apparatus for a resistance welding machine, comprising: a current detector for detecting welding current flowing through said resistance welding machine; memory means for successively storing and holding the current values detected; and means for specifying a desired energizing cycle interval for computing and displaying the currents after completion of welding; said energizing cycle interval being specified after completion of welding so that the value of a current flowing in said specified interval may be displayed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A welding current measuring apparatus for a resistance welding machine, comprising: a current detector for detecting welding current flowing through said resistance welding machine; memory means for successively storing and holding the current values detected; and means for specifying a desired energizing cycle interval for computing and displaying the currents after completion of welding; said energizing cycle interval being specified after completion of welding so that the value of a current flowing in said specified interval may be displayed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A welding current measuring apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an arithmetic unit for obtaining mean, maximum and minimum values or any one thereof, of the welding current caused to flow in the specified interval; means for supplying a reference value for setting up a monitoring level of the welding current passing through said welding machine; a comparator for comparing the output obtained from said arithmetic unit with said reference value; and a display unit for displaying a compared result.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
136 words
A welding current measuring apparatus for a resistance welding machine, comprising: a current detector for detecting welding current flowing through said resistance welding machine; a memory means for storing the current values detected by said detector over all energizing intervals; a setting means for specifying a desired energizing cycle interval after completion of welding and supplying reference values for setting up a monitoring level of the welding current; a selection means for selecting and drawing current values in the desired energizing cycle interval from said memory means; an arithmetic unit for obtaining mean, maximum and minimum values of welding current in the desired energizing cycle interval; a comparator for comparing the values obtained from said arithmetic unit with said reference values and a display unit for displaying the current values in the desired energizing cycle interval.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
136 words
A welding current measuring apparatus for a resistance welding machine, comprising: a current detector for detecting welding current flowing through said resistance welding machine; a memory means for storing the current values detected by said detector over all energizing intervals; a setting means for specifying a desired energizing cycle interval after completion of welding and supplying reference values for setting up a monitoring level of the welding current; a selection means for selecting and drawing current values in the desired energizing cycle interval from said memory means; an arithmetic unit for obtaining mean, maximum and minimum values of welding current in the desired energizing cycle interval; a comparator for comparing the values obtained from said arithmetic unit with said reference values and a display unit for displaying the current values in the desired energizing cycle interval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
119 words
A welding current measuring apparatus for a resistance welding machine, comprising: a current detector for detecting welding current flowing through said resistance welding machine; memory means for successively storing and holding the current detected; a setting means for setting an energizing cycle interval for which a display of waveforms of the welding current is carried out; a selecting circuit for drawing current value data in the energizing cycle interval set by said setting means; and a waveform displaying unit for displaying current value data outputted from said selecting circuit as a current waveform; wherein any energizing cycle interval is specified after completion of welding so that the current flowing in the specified interval is displayed as the current waveform.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
119 words
A welding current measuring apparatus for a resistance welding machine, comprising: a current detector for detecting welding current flowing through said resistance welding machine; memory means for successively storing and holding the current detected; a setting means for setting an energizing cycle interval for which a display of waveforms of the welding current is carried out; a selecting circuit for drawing current value data in the energizing cycle interval set by said setting means; and a waveform displaying unit for displaying current value data outputted from said selecting circuit as a current waveform; wherein any energizing cycle interval is specified after completion of welding so that the current flowing in the specified interval is displayed as the current waveform.
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