Method and apparatus for controlling the cutting of an object
US4693153A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/364
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling the cutting of an object comprising pressurizing a fluid; forming from said pressurized fluid a fluid jet adapted to cut the object; directing the said object-cutting jet towards the object and, when it is not desired to cut the object, preventing the object-cutting jet from reaching the object while maintaining the pressurization of the fluid.
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