Inventors:
Craig L. Diekmann - Mentor OH, US
Lawrence A. Boehnlein - Chardon OH, US
Larry B. Solski - Avon OH, US
Dale L. Bilczo - Rocky River OH, US
Assignee:
Lincoln Global, Inc. - Monterey Park CA
International Classification:
H01F 27/24
Abstract:
An apparatus for an electric arc welder comprising a first electromagnetic device including a first core assembly, wherein the first core assembly has a first stack of laminations which are press-fitted or snapped together into interlocking engagement with a complementary second stack of laminations so as to form two flux paths through the first core assembly, each of which passes through a center portion of the first core assembly; a second electromagnetic device, such as a transformer, including a second core assembly, wherein the second core assembly has a first stack of laminations which are press-fitted or snapped together into interlocking engagement with a complementary second stack of laminations so as to form two flux paths through the second core assembly, each of which passes through a center portion of the second core assembly; and wherein the two core assemblies of the electromagnetic devices are press-fitted or snapped together into interlocking engagement with each other.