IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0988135
(2004-11-15)
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등록번호 |
US-7259355
(2007-08-21)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Bender,David J.
- Muter,Bryce
- Osicki,David E.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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A cabinet for an engine welder including an output power module driven by a DC input signal from a rectifier having an AC input signal created by an alternator rotated by an internal combustion engine. The cabinet has a front panel with a pivotally mounted door with an open and closed position. The
A cabinet for an engine welder including an output power module driven by a DC input signal from a rectifier having an AC input signal created by an alternator rotated by an internal combustion engine. The cabinet has a front panel with a pivotally mounted door with an open and closed position. The door is used to expose a large accessible compartment. This compartment contains major components of the welder, such as the rectifier, the power source module, the control module of the engine and a support structure for the capacitors and diodes used to control the alternator.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A cabinet for an engine welder comprising an output power module driven by a DC input signal from a rectifier having an AC input signal created by an alternator rotated by an internal combustion engine, said output power module being in the form of a module with power s
The invention claimed is: 1. A cabinet for an engine welder comprising an output power module driven by a DC input signal from a rectifier having an AC input signal created by an alternator rotated by an internal combustion engine, said output power module being in the form of a module with power switches and a control circuit for said switches, said engine including a control module and a set of gages and where said alternator is controlled by capacitors and diodes associated with output windings of the alternator, said cabinet having two side walls, a back panel and a front panel with one of said side walls and said back panel being generally closed, said front panel having a pivotally mounted first door with an open and closed position, an auxiliary door pivoted on said first door to expose weld control adjusting devices carried on said first door, and a fastening element, said first door exposing an accessible compartment when pivoted to its open position, said accessible compartment containing at least two items from a group consisting of said rectifier, said output power module exposing said switches and control circuit, said control module of said engine, and a support structure for said capacitors and diodes, said fastening element for mounting each gage of said set of gages onto said pivoted door, said gages being oriented for visual inspection from a first surface of said first door when said first door is in its closed position closing said accessible compartment. 2. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 wherein said accessible compartment contains all of said items. 3. A cabinet as defined in claim 2 wherein said output power module is a chopper with two output terminals for connection to a welding station. 4. A cabinet as defined in claim 3 wherein said chopper includes a resistor between said terminals. 5. A cabinet as defined in claim 4 wherein said resistor is in said accessible compartment. 6. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 wherein said accessible compartment contains a majority of said items. 7. A cabinet as defined in claim 6 wherein said output power module is a chopper with two output terminals for connection to a welding station. 8. A cabinet as defined in claim 7 wherein said chopper includes a resistor between said terminals. 9. A cabinet as defined in claim 8 wherein said resistor is in said accessible compartment. 10. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 wherein said output power module is a chopper with two output terminals for connection to a welding station. 11. A cabinet as defined in claim 10 wherein said chopper includes a resistor between said terminals. 12. A cabinet as defined in claim 11 wherein said resistor is in said accessible compartment. 13. A cabinet as defined in claim 11 wherein said first door includes a projecting stop member engaging said cabinet when said first door is in said open position. 14. A cabinet as defined in claim 11 wherein said cabinet includes a battery access tray slidably mounted below said first door and on said front panel. 15. A cabinet as defined in claim 11 including an access door on said second side wall of said cabinet movable to an open position exposing at least a portion of said engine. 16. A cabinet as defined in claim 10 wherein said first door is removable from said cabinet. 17. A cabinet as defined in claim 10 wherein said first door includes a projecting stop member engaging said cabinet when said first door is in said open position. 18. A cabinet as defined in claim 17 including an access door on said second side wall of said cabinet movable to an open position exposing at least a portion of said engine. 19. A cabinet as defined in claim 10 wherein said cabinet includes a battery access tray slidably mounted below said first door and on said front panel. 20. A cabinet as defined in claim 19 including an access door on said second side wall of said cabinet movable to an open position exposing at least a portion of said engine. 21. A cabinet as defined in claim 10 including an access door on said second side wall of said cabinet movable to an open position exposing at least a portion of said engine. 22. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 wherein said first door is removable from said cabinet. 23. A cabinet as defined in claim 22 wherein said first door includes a projecting stop member engaging said cabinet when said first door is in said open position. 24. A cabinet as defined in claim 23 wherein said cabinet includes a battery access tray slidably mounted below said first door and on said front panel. 25. A cabinet as defined in claim 22 wherein said cabinet includes a battery access tray slidably mounted below said first door and on said front panel. 26. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 wherein said first door includes a projecting stop member engaging said cabinet when said first door is in said open position. 27. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 wherein said cabinet includes a battery access tray slidably mounted below said first door and on said front panel. 28. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 including an access door on said second side wall of said cabinet movable to an open position exposing at least a portion of said engine. 29. An engine welder comprising: an output power module including power switches and a control circuit for the switches; a rectifier having a DC output signal that is delivered to the output power module; an alternator having an AC output signal that is delivered to the rectifier; a capacitor associated with the alternator; a diode associated with the alternator; an internal combustion engine operatively connected to the alternator; a cabinet having two side walls, a back panel, a front panel, a first door and a second door, wherein one of the side walls and the back panel being generally closed, the first door pivotally mounted to the front panel and movable between a horizontal open position and a vertical closed position, the first door exposing an accessible compartment when pivoted to its open position, wherein the output power module, the rectifier, the capacitor, and the diode are mounted and structurally fixed in the accessible compartment, the second door pivotally attached to the first door; and a bracket attached to an inner surface of the first door, the bracket being configured to retain at least one of the output power module, the rectifier, and the alternator adjacent the inner surface of the door. 30. The engine welder of claim 29, further comprising a control module for the engine, the control module being mounted and structurally fixed in the accessible compartment. 31. The engine welder of claim 29, wherein the first door includes a stop that coacts with a wall of the cabinet to hold the first door in a horizontal position when in the open position. 32. The engine welder of claim 29, further comprising a control board for the output power module, wherein the control board attaches to the bracket. 33. An engine welder comprising: an output power module including power switches and a control circuit for the switches; a rectifier having a DC output signal that is delivered to the output power module; an alternator having an AC output signal that is delivered to the rectifier; a capacitor associated with the alternator; a diode associated with the alternator; an internal combustion engine operatively connected to the alternator; a cabinet housing the output power module, the rectifier, the alternator, the capacitor, the diode, and the engine, the cabinet defining an accessible compartment, at least two of the output power module, the rectifier, the capacitor, and the diode being disposed in the accessible compartment; a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet, the door and the cabinet being configured such that when the door is pivoted into an open position, the at least two of the output power module, the rectifier, the capacitor, and the diode are accessible to be repaired or replaced; and a bracket attached to an inner surface of the door, the bracket being configured to retain at least one of the output power module, the rectifier, and the alternator adjacent the inner surface of the door. 34. The welder of claim 33, wherein at least three of the output power module, the rectifier, the capacitor, and the diode are disposed in the accessible compartment. 35. The welder of claim 33, wherein each of the output power module, the rectifier, the capacitor, and the diode are disposed in the accessible compartment. 36. The welder of claim 33, wherein the door is a first door and the welder further includes an auxiliary door pivoted on the first door to expose weld control adjusting devices. 37. The engine welder of claim 33, wherein the door comprises a first door, the welder further comprising a second door pivotally attached to the first door. 38. The engine welder of claim 33, wherein the output power module is a chopper with two output terminals for connection to a welding station. 39. The engine welder of claim 33, wherein the chopper includes a resistor between the terminals. 40. The engine welder of claim 39, wherein the resistor is in the accessible compartment. 41. The engine welder of claim 33, wherein the first door is removable from the cabinet. 42. The engine welder of claim 33, wherein the first door includes a projecting stop member engaging the cabinet when the first door is in the open position. 43. The engine welder of claim 33 further comprising a battery access tray slidably mounted below the first door. 44. The engine welder of claim 33 further comprising an access door on a side wall of the cabinet movable to an open position exposing at least a portion of the engine.
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