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US 12,240,080 B2Granted
Waterjet cutting apparatus and related methods
AssigneeAurora Flight Sciences Corporation
InventorDevin Richard Jensen
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Abstract
Waterjet cutting apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a tank defining a volume to contain a fluid therein, a fixture extending from the tank, and a tube extending from the tank, the tube to isolate the fixture and a part supported by the fixture from turbulence of the fluid disposed in the tank.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a tank defining a volume to contain a fluid therein;
- a fixture extending from the tank;
- and
- a tube extending from the tank, the tube to isolate the fixture and a part supported by the fixture from turbulence of the fluid disposed in the tank.
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A system comprising:
- a tank to receive a fluid;
- means for supporting a part during a waterjet cutting process, the supporting means coupled to a surface of the tank;
- and
- means for isolating the supporting means and the part from fluid turbulence during the waterjet cutting process, the isolating means disposed in the tank, the part and at least a portion of the supporting means disposed beyond the isolating means.
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A method comprising:
- positioning, via a controller, a nozzle of a waterjet cutter relative to a part, the part supported by a fixture coupled to a surface of a tank, the tank defining a volume to contain a fluid therein, the fixture extending from the tank, at least a portion of the fixture surrounded by an isolation tube, the isolation tube extending from the tank;
- and
- causing, via the controller, the nozzle to move relative to the part to cause at least a portion of the part to be cut, the isolation tube to reduce vibrations of the tank transferred to the fixture and the part during the cutting of the part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.