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US 2023/0415290 A1Published application
Cutting fluid catch mechanism
OwnerBrad Buchholtzinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for attachment to a metalworking device or a chip conveyor designed to capture fluid used in the machining process so that the fluid can be reused. More specifically, the cutting fluid catch mechanism provides a slanted surface such that the metal swarf, the pieces of metal or debris resulting from machining operations slides down the slanted surface but the cutting fluid is captured by the catch mechanism and directed to a cutting fluid reservoir where it can be filtered and reused.
Claims10
A drip tray comprising:
- a generally rectangular planar surface, the generally rectangular planar surface having a drip end, the drip end comprising a first relatively short upwardly angled section, the short upwardly angled section being angled upwardly relative to the generally rectangular planar surface and a curved section that is curved downwardly relative to the short upwardly angled section such that the curved section curves below the plane of the generally rectangular planar surface;
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- a drip reservoir, the drip reservoir being attachable to the generally rectangular planar surface such that a liquid flowing over the curved section of the generally rectangular planar surface enters the drip reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.