Motorized systems and associated methods for controlling an adjustable dump orifice on a liquid jet cutting system
US12403621B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24C7/0023
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Automatically controlled adjustable dump orifices (ADO) for use with liquid jet cutting systems are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the automatically controlled ADOs described herein include a motor (e.g., an electric motor) and a coupling configured to operably couple the motor to a valve. The valve is configured to cooperate with a dump orifice connected in fluid communication with a high-pressure pump of the cutting system. The motor is operable to move the valve in a first direction to increase the pressure of high-pressure liquid (e.g., water) flowing through the dump orifice and in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, to reduce the pressure of the high-pressure liquid flowing through the dump orifice.
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