Apparatus for working on a tube portion using a laser beam, and use thereof on pipe tubes on a marine pipe-laying or pipe recovery barge
US5986236A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/04
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The laser apparatus (L, G, T) is placed on a stand (B) which carries the support for the working head (T) of the apparatus in rotary manner, and the apparatus together with its stand are housed in a container (C) through which the tube passes, which container is fixed to the tube while work is taking place, the mass of the container together with that of its contents considerably damping the transmission of stresses from the tube to the working head.
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