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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Inventors:
Yu Zhang, Hanover, NH (US);
Zheng Duan, Hanover, NH (US);
Mahyar Esmaili, Wilmot, NH (US);
Mike Kornprobst, Lebanon, NH (US);
Brett Hansen, Mapleton, UT (US);
Garrett Quillia, Enfield, NH (US);
Assignee:
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05H 1/34 (2006.01); B23K 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/34 (2013.01); B23K 10/02 (2013.01); H05H 2001/3457 (2013.01); H05H 2001/3468 (2013.01); H05H 2001/3489 (2013.01);
Abstract
A crown for a plasma arc torch is provided. The crown includes a body defining a proximal and a distal end. The body includes an electrically conductive material. The crown also includes at least one raised feature at the proximal end of the body. The raised feature is adapted to activate a consumable sensor inside of the plasma arc torch. The crown further includes a biasing surface at the proximal end of the body for physically contacting a resilient element.