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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christophe Girold, Piolenc, FR;
Assignee:
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/000 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a plasma torch comprising an interchangeable cartridge ( ) consisting of six components only: an electroplating copper anode nozzle ( ); an electroplating cathode support ( ); a doped tungsten cathode ( ); a plastic cathode diffusing-centring device ( ); a plastic assembling device ( ); a ceramic insert ( ). Said components are assembled by pressing and the assembly of the components form volumes ( ) constituting the anode cooling circuit and the plasma forming gas intake conduits ( ). The intake and discharge of fluid are provided by a connecting and maintaining structure designed for the easy mounting of the cartridge ( ).