Vision enhanced under water waterjet
US6358120B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63C11/52
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An enhanced visibility underwater waterjet cutting system is provided wherein the waterjet cutting assembly and the video camera for remotely viewing the operating system is enclosed within an enclosure spacedly set against the workpiece and a stream of clean water is injected into the enclosure to set up a flow of clean water past the camera and to the waterjet cutting tip to exhaust the cuttings away from the enclosure and camera to allow a continuous view of the cutting surface of the workpiece without clouding up the water in the enclosure.
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