Water jet coil-to-hose connector guide
AssigneeJohn Bean Technologies Corporation
InventorHarrison T. Gill
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Abstract
A fluid delivery/connector system (26) includes a high pressure tubular coil (30) connected to the upper end of a flexible hose (32) by an interface connector assembly (34) which is movable in the up-and-down directions to accommodate the movement of the lower end of the flexible hose which is connected to the nozzle assembly (22) of a fluid cutter system (20). The interface connector assembly (34) is mounted on a guideway (72) which enables the interface connector assembly to travel in an up-and-down direction to accommodate the movement of the nozzle assembly (22).
Claims16
A connector system for interconnecting a stationary or movable source of high pressure fluid with a movable delivery location distal from the source of the high pressure fluid, comprising:
- (a) high pressure tubing wrapped into a tube coil to define a fixed central longitudinal axis extending through the tube coil, the tube coil having a first end connectable to the source of high pressure fluid, and having a second end;
- (b) an interface connector assembly connected to the second end of the tube coil;
- (c) a guide to guide and constrain the interface connector assembly to move longitudinally in a direction parallel with the fixed longitudinal axis of the tube coil to extend and retract the length of the tube coil in a direction along the fixed longitudinal axis of the tube coil;
- (d) a flexible tube having a proximal end connected to the interface connector assembly and a distal end for discharging the high pressure fluid;
- (e) wherein the guide comprises at least one longitudinal guide member along which the interface connector assembly travels to guide and restrain the interface connector assembly to move in a direction along the fixed longitudinal axis of the tube coil;
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- (f) wherein the interface connector assembly is positioned within an envelope defined by the interior of the tube coil.
A connector system for interconnecting a stationary or movable source of high pressure fluid with a movable delivery location distal from the source of the high pressure fluid, comprising:
- (a) high pressure tubing wrapped into a tube coil to define a central longitudinal axis extending through the tube coil, the tube coil having a first end connectable to the source of high pressure fluid, and having a second end;
- (b) an interface connector assembly connected to the second end of the tube coil;
- (c) a guide to guide and constrain the interface connector assembly to move in a direction parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tube coil to extend and retract the length of the tube coil in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the tube coil;
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- (d) a flexible tube having a proximal end connected to the interface connector assembly and a distal end for discharging the high pressure fluid;
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- (e) wherein the guide comprises a carriage on which the interface connector assembly is mounted, the carriage movable along the guide.
A delivery system for transferring high pressure liquid from a first location on a processing system to a second location at a cutter head assembly distal from the first location, the cutter head assembly movable relative to the processing system during the transferring of the high pressure liquid, the delivery system comprising:
- (a) high pressure tubing formed into a tube coil to define a fixed, central longitudinal axis, one end of the tube coil connected to the first location on the processing system, and a second end at the distal end of the tube coil;
- (b) an interface connector assembly connectable to the second end of the tube coil;
- (c) a guide to guide and restrain the interface connector assembly to move longitudinally in a direction parallel with the fixed central longitudinal axis of the tube coil to extend and retract the length of the tube coil in a direction along the fixed longitudinal axis of the tube coil;
- (d) a flexible hose having a proximal end connected to the interface connector assembly and a distal end connected to the cutter head assembly;
- (e) wherein the guide comprises at least one longitudinal guide member engaged with the interface connector assembly to guide and restrain the interface connector assembly to move in a direction along the fixed longitudinal axis of the tube coil;
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- (f) wherein the interface connector assembly is positioned within an envelope formed within the interior of the tube coil.
A delivery system for transferring high pressure liquid from a first location on a processing system to a second location at a cutter head assembly distal from the first location, the cutter head assembly movable relative to the processing system during the transferring of the high pressure liquid, the delivery system comprising:
- (a) high pressure tubing formed into a tube coil to define a central longitudinal axis, one end of the tube coil connected to the first location on the processing system, and a second end at the distal end of the tube coil;
- (b) an interface connector assembly connectable to the second end of the tube coil;
- (c) a guide to guide and restrain the interface connector assembly to move in a direction parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the tube coil to extend and retract the length of the tube coil in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the tube coil;
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- (d) a flexible hose having a proximal end connected to the interface connector assembly and a distal end connected to the cutter head assembly;
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- (e) wherein the guide comprises a carriage on which the interface connector assembly is mounted, and the carriage is configured to move along the guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.