Fluid jet cutting apparatus
AssigneeGerber Garment Technology, Inc.
InventorDavid R. Pearl
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Abstract
A fluid jet cutting apparatus comprises a computer positioned fluid jet cutting tool supported for movement above and relative to a bed of parallel plates which have upper knife edge portions disposed in a common plane to define a fluid penetrable material supporting surface. Energy absorbing material such as liquid, and/or metal wool, gravel or shot may be disposed below the material supporting surface and between the bed plates to absorb residual energy from the fluid jet cutting stream after it has cut through material resting on the supporting surface.
Claims23
Fluid jet cutting apparatus comprising a bed assembly including a plurality of spaced apart members having sharp upper portions disposed in a common generally horizontal plane and defining a fluid permeable sheet material supporting surface, a fluid jet cutting tool mounted above said supporting surface and including a jet nozzle directed toward said fluid permeable supporting surface for discharging a high velocity stream of cutting fluid to impinge upon material supported on said fluid permeable supporting surface, and controlled positioning means for moving said fluid jet cutting tool relative to said fluid permeable supporting surface with said jet nozzle directed toward said fluid permeable supporting surface.
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