Nozzle cover
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorsDaniel R. Neveu, Thomas R. Davis
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Abstract
A nozzle cover for a laser drill includes a mount, a first shell member, and a second shell member. The mount has a first opening centered about a drill axis through which a nozzle can extend. The first shell member extends along the drill axis and has a first end attached to the mount at a first pivot and a second end with a first notch. The second shell member extends along the drill axis and has a first end attached to the mount at a second pivot and a second end with a second notch. The first shell member and the second shell member are configured to pivot between a closed position in which the first shell member and the second shell member form a hollow interior portion coaxial with the drill axis to enclose the nozzle and an open position in which the nozzle is exposed.
Claims20
A nozzle cover for a laser drill, the nozzle cover comprising:
- a mount with a first opening centered about a drill axis through which a nozzle can extend;
- a first shell member extending along the drill axis, the first shell member having a first end attached to the mount at a first pivot and a second end with a first notch;
- and
- a second shell member extending along the drill axis, the second shell member having a first end attached to the mount at a second pivot and a second end with a second notch,
- wherein the first shell member and the second shell member each have a first end attached to the mount, a second end remote from the mount, and a first side, the respective first sides abutting one another between their respective first and second ends when in a closed position,
- wherein the first and second pivots are located so that the first and second shells each pivot at their respective first ends proximal their respective first sides.
A laser drill comprising:
- a nozzle having a neck at a top end and a tip at a bottom end from which a laser is configured to extend along a drill axis;
- and
- a casing comprising:
- a mount attached to the neck of the nozzle and having a first pivot and a second pivot;
- a first half shell having a first end attached to the mount at the first pivot and a second end with a first half slot;
- and
- a second half shell having a first end attached to the mount at the second pivot and a second end with a second half slot,
- wherein the first half shell and the second half shell each have a first side, the respective first sides abutting one another between their respective first and second ends when in a closed position,
- wherein the first and second pivots are located so that the first and second half shells each pivot at their respective first ends proximal their respective first sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.