US 12,134,151 B2
Methods and apparatus for a removable welder system
Jake Zwayer, Appleton, WI (US); and Ben Froland, Glenview, IL (US)
Assigned to ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/714,184.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/779,197, filed on Dec. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0189020 A1, Jun. 18, 2020
Int. Cl. B23K 9/10 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 9/1043 (2013.01) [B23K 9/1081 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A welding-type power system comprising:
an engine configured to drive an electric generator to provide a first power output;
a removable welder comprising an energy storage device and configured to provide a second power output;
a housing configured to house the engine, the electric generator, and comprising a dock for storage of the removable welder, the dock comprising a connector to provide the first power output to recharge the energy storage device when the removable welder is stored in the dock; and
a controller configured to control the removable welder, wherein the controller controls a power transfer to the removable welder based on one or more parameters associated with power transfer received via a user interface, and wherein the controller controls the second power output based, at least in part, on one or more parameters associated with the second power output, and
wherein the removable welder provides the second power output based on the one or more parameters associated with the second power output.