This application relates to a welding information providing device. The device can provide a high-quality image that can easily identify a welding surrounding environment in addition to a portion adjacent to welding light by synthesizing images obtained under various photographing conditions. The device can also improve welding quality by providing an efficient guiding to an operator with respect to a current welding operation state. The device can include a cartridge unit that is located on a main body and selectively shields welding light, at least one camera unit that faces outward and obtains a welding image frame of a welding operation, and a sensor unit that detects a degree of light in at least a welding operation area. The device can also include an image display and a processor that provides a welding image generated through the welding image frame to the image display unit.

A system including a head-mounted device having a face shield; a respirator coupled to or embodied in the head mounted device; a light having a light intensity; a light detector, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the at least one light detector that receive from the light detector data indicting a type and intensity of light, and determine that the light matches a particular type of light and whether it exceeds a threshold, and on the basis of this determination, modifies the intensity of the light.

A protective cartridge for a glare protection apparatus, includes an optical glare protection filter which, in particular, has at least one liquid crystal cell, including at least an open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit, which is configured to control and/or regulate a permeability of the optical glare protection filter, at least between at least one bright level and at least one dark level, depending on a captured work state, on an electronic signal of an external signal source and/or on light irradiation. The permeability of the optical glare protection filter at at least one bright level corresponds to a protection level of less than 2.5, preferably of at most 2.4, advantageously of at most 2.25, particularly advantageously of at most 2 and preferably of at most 1.7.

An auto darkening filter, comprising: a first positive liquid crystal (LCD1) a second positive liquid crystal (LCD2); a first liquid crystal control circuit (A) configured to control the first positive liquid crystal (LCD1) and the second positive liquid crystal (LCD2) based on a received control signal; a negative-phase liquid crystal (LCD3) provided between the first positive liquid crystal (LCD1) and the second positive liquid crystal (LCD2); a second liquid crystal control circuit (B) configured to control the negative-phase liquid crystal (LCD3) based on a received control signal; a UV/IR filter configured to filter a welding arc; a light control circuit configured to detect the welding arc, generate a corresponding control signal based on the detected intensity of the welding arc, and output the corresponding control signal to a main control circuit.

Provided is a light attached to a helmet where the light does not move when a face shield of the helmet is rotated up or down.

A welding helmet can record a welding time based on an arc intensity detected by a sensor mounted on the helmet. A configured level is compared with the arc intensity detected by the sensor to determine a welding duration. Individual welding times from multiple welding instances can be accumulated over a period of time to provide a total welding time for an operator. The total welding time may be stored in the welding helmet.

Protective headgear with a curved switchable shutter and curved front and rear cover plates and including at least two antireflective layers.

A personal powered air respirator, for example a welding or spraying helmet (10), includes a remote controller (30) for adjusting one or more operating parameters of the helmet and a means of displaying information regarding said parameter in, on or adjacent the interior of the vision panel (12) of the helmet. The invention allows for convenient adjustment in use. The remote controller is adapted to clothing, such as belt, glove or pocket, or may be incorporated in equipment for use with the helmet.

A glare protecting apparatus that changes light transmittance of an LCD in order to protect eyes of an operator from light generated from a welding operation, the glare protecting apparatus comprising: a light signal detector that detects light generated during the welding operation by a photosensor; an RF signal detector that detects an RF signal generated during the welding operation via an antenna; a power supply unit that supplies a certain level of drive power to the glare protecting apparatus including the light signal detector and the RF signal detector; an RF detection power-supply switching unit; and a control unit that generates an LCD control signal.

A system (2000) comprising a head-mounted device (2010); at least one position sensor coupled to the head-mounted device; at least one light-filtering shield (2012) coupled to the at least one position sensor; at least one light detector (2019); and at least one computing device (2017) configured to receive, from the light detector, an indication that an intensity of light detected by the light detector exceeds an exposure threshold; determine, from the at least one position sensor, that the light-filtering shield is not positioned at the face of a worker to filter light with the intensity that exceeds the exposure threshold; and generate, in response to the determination that the light-filtering shield is not positioned at the face of a worker wearing the head-mounted device to filter light with the intensity that exceeds the exposure threshold, an indication for output.