ARC-LASER MODULE FOR ORBITAL WELDING OF FIXED RING PIPE JOINTS Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC B23K28/02 B23K26/30 B23K9/173 B23K26/02 B23K26/70 B23K101/10 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: module comprises a guide belt, a movable orbital carriage mounted on the guide belt and able of travelling along it. The carriage includes a longitudinal movement drive and a moving device consisting of a carrying roller system and a gear wheel. A joint monitoring sensor, a welding wire reeling device and a handler are installed on the carriage. The handler consists of two mutually perpendicular linear guides with motors, which can move in respect to each other. The transverse linear guide is equipped by a laser welding head, a wire feeding unit, an arc welding torch, a video camera and a controller.

EFFECT: invention allows for the increase of productivity and efficiency of welding process for fixed ring pipe joints and for the improvement of welded joint quality.

3 cl, 3 dwg