摘要 |
<p>A welding torch for gas tungsten arc welding, the welding torch including a torch head and a torch handle. The torch head includes a hollow inner body in electrical contact with one terminal of an electric power source, the inner body having an interior through which an axially positioned electrode extends, a free end of the electrode projecting beyond an electrode contact region of the inner body, and there being an inner gas chamber defined above the contact region within the interior of the inner body about the electrode. The torch head also includes a collet that provides the contact region where the inner body is in positive electrical contact with the electrode above the electrode free end, a gas shroud extending around but spaced from the electrode free end to define an outer gas chamber that allows, in use, gas to shield the electrode free end, and means for circulating coolant about or above the contact region to extract heat from the contact region. The inner body also includes at least one gas port allowing shielding gas to pass from the inner gas chamber to the outer gas chamber.</p> |