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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Kenichi Nishihara, Komatsu, JP;
Satoshi Ohnishi, Komatsu, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Nishihara, Komatsu, JP;
Satoshi Ohnishi, Komatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Komatsu Industries Corporation, Komatsu-shi, Ishikawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2006.01); B23K 37/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/30 (2014.01); B23K 37/06 (2006.01); B23K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/06 (2013.01); B23K 37/006 (2013.01); B23K 26/427 (2013.01); B23K 10/00 (2013.01); B23K 7/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Adhesion and accumulation of spatter onto a covering member that encloses the outer periphery of a torch is minimized and flying of spatter is confined within a narrow area. To this end, a covering member for enclosing a specified angular range of the outer periphery of a plasma torchis provided and an opening portionis formed between every adjacent shielding platesin the covering member.