US 12,415,227 B2
Remotely operable welding machine controller device
Ruben Rivera, Evans, CO (US)
Filed by Ruben Rivera, Evans, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,977.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017341 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B23K 9/10 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 9/1087 (2013.01) [B23K 9/1043 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remotely operable welding machine controller device comprising:
a housing defining an interior space;
a potentiometer attached to the housing and positioned in the interior space;
a power cord attached to and extending from the housing, the power cord being electrically engaged to the potentiometer, wherein the power cord is configured for operationally engaging the potentiometer to a source of alternating current;
a motor positioned in the interior space and operationally engaged to a slider of the potentiometer, such that the motor is positioned for selectively motivating the slider along turns of a resistance wire of the potentiometer for adjusting a magnitude of current in a circuit in which the resistance wire is included;
a power supply attached to the housing, the power supply being operationally engaged to the motor for selectively powering the motor;
a remote control communicatively engaged to the motor, wherein the remote control is configured for being manipulated by a user for selectively actuating the motor for adjusting the magnitude of the current in the circuit;
an amperage controller attached to the housing and operationally engaged to the potentiometer, wherein the amperage controller is configured for manual adjustment of a setpoint of an amperage of the current in the circuit; and
a knob rotationally attached to the housing and operationally engaged to the slider, wherein the knob is configured for grasping in a hand of the user, positioning the user for adjusting a voltage of the current in the circuit.