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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Thermal Dynamics Corporation, West Lebanon, NH (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Wayne Barnett, Plainfield, NH (US);
Christopher V. Braudis, Sr., Canaan, NH (US);
Nakhleh Hussary, Grantham, NH (US);
Dirk Ott, Canaan, NH (US);
Assignee:
Victor Equipment Company, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B23K 10/00 (2006.01); B23K 7/10 (2006.01); B23K 37/02 (2006.01); H05H 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/006 (2013.01); B23K 7/102 (2013.01); B23K 37/0241 (2013.01); H05H 1/34 (2013.01); H05H 2001/3457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plasma arc torch is provided that includes a torch body and a torch height controller. The torch height controller includes a movable part mounted to the torch body and a fixed part connected to a robotic arm. The movable part and the torch body are biased toward a workpiece and are translational relative to the fixed part.