TORCH CHANGE MODULE, WELDING TORCH, PIPE ELBOW, TORCH MOUNTING, TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR A WELDING TORCH, RECEIVING MODULE, TORCH CHANGE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING A PIPE ELBOW OR A TORCH MOUNTING OF A WELDING TORCH

摘要

The invention relates to a torch change module (27) for a welding torch (10), which welding torch (10) comprises at least one pipe elbow (28) and a torch mounting (29), which can be connected to a welding device (1) by way of a tube assembly (23) having leads run therein for supplying the welding torch (10) with power and protective gas (8), and to such a welding torch (10), a pipe elbow (28), a torch mounting (29), a tube assembly (23), to a method for automatically changing a pipe elbow (28) or a torch mounting (29), to a receiving module (77), and to a torch change system. According to the invention, an intermediate piece (30) for connecting the pipe elbow (28) to the torch mounting (23) or for connecting the torch mounting (29) to the tube assembly (23) is provided for automatically changing the pipe elbow (28) or the torch mounting (29), which intermediate piece (30) comprises a retaining module (31), which can be displaced between a fixing position and a release position, wherein the displacement of the retaining module (31) can be controlled by a lead running in the tube assembly (23).