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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1996
Donald J Sanders, Larsen, WI (US);
Michael J Collom, Green Bay, WI (US);
Mary E Barker, Appleton, WI (US);
John H Hise, Appleton, WI (US);
Bruce A Owen, Weyauwega, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for directing a selected fluid to a movable substrate includes a nozzle connected to a movable support, and a supplying mechanism for providing the fluid to the nozzle at a pressure which provides for a selected fluid flow rate from the nozzle. The supplying mechanism includes a torque conduit section which has a longitudinal torque axis thereof and is configured to absorb torsional energy produced by moving the support. An actuating servo rotates the support to move the cutter nozzle along a selected cutting path, and the actuating servo has a servo axis of rotation which is arranged substantially collinear with the longitudinal axis of the torque tube conduit section.