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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1993
Saechsishe Werkzeug und Sondermaschinen GmbH, Neukirch, DE;
Abstract
A water jet cutting apparatus has a line catcher for water and abrasive passing through the worktable comprising a carriage on the frame is movable above a pervious worktable and carries a water jet cutting head. A pan ia supported on the frame and spaced below the worktable, and a collector extends transversely of the frame between the worktable and pan for movement along the length of the worktable in alignment with the cutting head, and has a drain. An insert member is supported in the collector and drains into the collector. A settling tank cooperates with a sludge pump with a conduit from the pan to the settling tank to transport water and abrasive material to the tank. A rinsing pump has a conduit from the settling tank to the collector to draw water from the settling tank and flush abrasive from the collector outwardly of the drain into the pan.