Contour follower
US7635289B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/0591
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collision detection sensor for a waterjet system provides a signal in the event the device approaches to within a selected distance of an obstruction in the plane of the working surface. An annular pressure switch lying in a first plane provides the signal when radial pressure is applied to a perimeter of the pressure switch via an annular trigger skirt, the trigger skirt applying the radial pressure in response to a collision of the device with an obstacle.
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