Laser processing nozzle coupling
US7273997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K26/1482
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A laser processing nozzle coupling assembly for connecting a laser processing nozzle to a laser processing head includes a hollow sleeve, a laser processing nozzle adapted to be removably coupled to the sleeve, and a collar for coupling the nozzle to the sleeve. The nozzle is displaceable within the sleeve along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve, and the collar is displaceable along a surface outside the sleeve. The sleeve, the nozzle, and the collar are adapted to co-operate to release the nozzle from a locked position within the sleeve when the nozzle is displaced in a first direction within the sleeve and then displaced in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
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