阅读说明：本技术 轨道焊接设备 (Track welding equipment ) 是由 马塞尔·福 马库斯·塔姆 于 2021-05-07 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及用于轨道焊接设备的轨道焊接头,轨道焊接头借助于线缆连接至焊接电源壳体中的焊接电源,焊接电源壳体设有基础控制器。轨道焊接头具有管保持装置和相对于管保持装置可旋转地支承的、用于固持焊接电极的焊接电极支架。轨道焊接头具有用于保护气体的腔室,腔室被配置成在焊接工艺期间包围轨道焊接头的焊接电极并且向外大体上封闭盖焊接电极。轨道焊接头具有电路,电路具有存储器装置,存储器装置布置在轨道焊接头中。电路用于存储焊接电极的一个或多个电极负载值。电路和/或基础控制器被配置成使得基于这些电极负载值来确定所述焊接电极的维护状态值,维护状态值是表示焊接电极的磨损的度量。(The invention relates to a rail welding head for a rail welding device, which is connected to a welding power supply in a welding power supply housing by means of a cable, the welding power supply housing being provided with a basic controller. The orbital weld head has a tube holding device and a welding electrode holder rotatably supported relative to the tube holding device for holding a welding electrode. The orbital weld head has a chamber for a shielding gas, the chamber configured to surround a welding electrode of the orbital weld head and substantially enclose the welding electrode outwardly during a welding process. The track welding head has a circuit with a memory device arranged therein. The circuit is operable to store one or more electrode load values for the welding electrode. The circuitry and/or the base controller is configured such that a maintenance state value for said welding electrode is determined based on these electrode load values, the maintenance state value being a measure representing wear of the welding electrode.)

1. A track welding head (20) for a track welding apparatus (1), which is connected by means of a cable (2) to a welding power supply (10) in a welding power supply housing (11), which is provided with a basic controller (12), wherein the track welding head (20) has a tube holding device (21) and a welding electrode holder (22) rotatably supported relative to the tube holding device (21) for holding a welding electrode (23), wherein the track welding apparatus (1) has a motor (31) which is configured to drive the welding electrode holder (22) and thereby rotate it relative to the tube holding device (21), and the track welding head (20) has an electric circuit (60),

characterized in that the circuit (60) has a memory device (61) arranged in the track welding head (20), wherein the circuit (60) is configured to store one or more electrode load values (62.1) of the welding electrode (23), and the circuit (60) and/or the base controller (12) of the track welding head (20) is configured such that a maintenance state value of the welding electrode is determined based on the electrode load value, the maintenance state value being a measure representing wear of the welding electrode (23).

2. Rail welding head (20) for a rail welding apparatus (1), in particular according to claim 1, which is connected by means of a cable (2) to a welding power supply (10) in a welding power supply housing (11) provided with a basic controller (12), wherein the rail welding head (20) has a tube holding device (21) and a welding electrode holder (22) rotatably supported relative to the tube holding device (21) for holding a welding electrode (23), wherein the rail welding apparatus (1) has a motor (31) which is configured to drive the welding electrode holder (22) and thereby rotate it relative to the tube holding device (21), and the rail welding head (20) has an electric circuit (60),

characterized in that the circuit (60) has a memory device (61) which is arranged in the track welding head (20), wherein the circuit (60) is configured to store one or more electrode load values (62.1) of the welding electrode (23), and the circuit (60) and/or the base controller (12) of the track welding head (20) is configured such that one or more electrode load values are first stored as reference values and wear of the welding electrode is determined by comparing one or more further electrode load values with the reference values.

3. The orbital weld head (20) of claim 1 or 2,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

monitoring a profile of the determined electrode load values and/or maintenance state values and evaluating a predetermined deviation from a predetermined profile as a wear of the welding electrode, or

Evaluating an electrode load value and/or a maintenance status value above or below the determined value as unacceptable wear of the welding electrode.

4. The orbital weld head (20) of claim 3,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

a monitoring module by means of which the deviation from a predetermined curve and/or the threshold value below or above the predetermined threshold value is automatically monitored and an alarm message is generated in case of an unacceptable wear being detected, wherein preferably the monitoring module is configured such that the deviation threshold value for the predetermined deviation and/or the threshold value for the threshold value above or below can be set or changed manually.

5. The orbital welding head (20) of one of the claims 1 to 4,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the one or more electrode load values comprise one or more of the following parameters:

-a voltage measured at the welding electrode,

-the resistance measured at the electrodes,

-a total electrical work provided at the welding electrode,

-the total charge flowing through the welding electrode,

-the total available electrical work provided by the welding electrode,

-a maximum current per welding operation,

-the charge per welding operation,

-electrical or active electrical work per welding operation,

-total operating time.

6. The orbital welding head (20) of one of the claims 1 to 5,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

reset means are provided for resetting the one or more electrode load values when replacing the welding electrode.

7. The orbital welding head (20) of one of the claims 1 to 6,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

an output device is provided at the orbital welding head (20) to indicate a maintenance status of the welding electrode located in the orbital welding head (20).

8. The orbital welding head of one of claims 1 to 7,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the track welding head (20) has a communication device for communicating with the base controller (12) over a bidirectional digital data link.

9. A rail welding apparatus having: welding power supply (10) in a welding power supply housing (11) provided with a basic controller (12) and a rail welding head according to one of claims 1 to 8.

10. An orbital welding apparatus (1) wherein the orbital welding head (20) is configured according to claim 8,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the base controller (12) has a base communication device for communicating with a communication device of the track welding head over the data link, wherein the base controller (12) is configured to read one or more electrode load values, which are present at the base controller (12) and/or the welding power supply (10) and/or are measured at the welding power supply (10) by means of one or more sensors, and the base controller (12) is configured to forward the electrode load values to the track welding head (20).

11. Rail welding apparatus according to claim 8 or 9,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the base controller (12) takes into account a maintenance state of the welding electrode, defined by the electrode load values stored in the rail welding head, when carrying out a welding program, wherein a respective welding program is adaptable to the maintenance state of the welding electrode and/or takes into account the maintenance state of the welding electrode when selecting one of a plurality of welding programs.

12. Method for operating a rail welding apparatus (1), wherein an electric current is delivered from a welding power source (10) to a rail welding head (20) by means of a cable (2), a welding electrode carrier (22) at the rail welding head (20) is driven by means of a motor (31) and rotated relative to a tube holding device (21) of the rail welding head (20), wherein a welding electrode (23) of the rail welding head (20) is surrounded with a shielding gas during a welding process,

characterized in that one or more electrode load values (61.1) of a welding electrode are stored by means of an electrical circuit (60) in a memory device (61) arranged in the orbital welding head (20), and that the electrode load values are used by means of the electrical circuit (60) of the orbital welding head (20) and/or by means of the base controller (12) to determine a maintenance state value of the welding electrode, which is a measure representing wear of the welding electrode (23), and/or

One or more electrode load values (62.1) of a welding electrode (23) are stored by means of a circuit (60) in a memory device (61) arranged in the orbital welding head (20) and one or more electrode load values are first stored as reference values and the wear of the welding electrode is determined by comparing one or more further electrode load values with the reference values.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first and second light sources are selected from the group consisting of,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

use of an orbital welding head according to one of claims 1 to 8 and/or an orbital welding apparatus according to one of claims 9 to 11.