US 12,465,995 B2
Remote power supply parameter adjustment
Marc Lee Denis, Lena, WI (US)
Assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/669,034.
Application 17/669,034 is a continuation of application No. 14/516,333, filed on Oct. 16, 2014, granted, now 11,247,289, issued on Feb. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2022/0161349 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 9/06 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 9/1087 (2013.01) [A61F 9/06 (2013.01); A61F 9/067 (2013.01); B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 9/1056 (2013.01); B23K 9/32 (2013.01); B23K 9/322 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A welding system, comprising:
a power supply configured to provide a welding power output;
a welding helmet comprising: an electronic display configured to display one or more indications of one or more parameters of the power supply and at least one control element corresponding to at least one parameter of the one or more parameters, wherein displaying the at least one control element comprises displaying one or more manipulatables corresponding to the at least one control element; and
a first inertial measurement unit positioned on the welding helmet and configured to detect movement of the welding helmet by an operator; and a processing system communicatively coupled to the first inertial measurement unit and configured to adjust the at least one parameter of the one or more parameters based at least in part on data from the first inertial measurement unit,
wherein the first inertial measurement unit is configured to detect at least one specific movement of the welding helmet corresponding to a user input by the operator to adjust a welding parameter of the power supply,
wherein the at least one specific movement of the welding helmet comprises an interaction by the operator with at least one of the one or more manipulatables displayed by the electronic display, and
wherein the processing system is configured to update the at least one control element to reflect the adjusted welding parameter in response to the at least one specific movement of the welding helmet.