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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Applicant:
Thomas J. Dougherty, Waukesha, WI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Dougherty, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls—SAFT Advanced Power Solutions LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 26/02 (2014.01); B23K 26/12 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/1405 (2013.01); B23K 26/023 (2013.01); B23K 26/123 (2013.01); B23K 2203/10 (2013.01); B23K 2203/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A workpiece cutting apparatus includes a laser source, a first suction system, and a first finger configured to guide a workpiece as it moves past the laser source. The first finger includes a first end provided adjacent a point where a laser from the laser source cuts the workpiece, and the first end of the first finger includes an aperture in fluid communication with the first suction system.