Patent ID: 11904494
Assignee: HYPERTHERM, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A high-pressure cylinder for use with a liquid jet cutting system, the high-pressure cylinder comprising:
a first end portion;
a second end portion opposite the first end portion;
an inner wall defining a central bore configured to receive a plunger and extending from the first end portion to the second end portion;
the first end portion having—
a first tapered surface extending from the inner wall, the first tapered surface configured to form a seal with a mating surface of a check valve when the high-pressure cylinder is in a first orientation; and
a first annular surface facing away from the second end portion, the first annular surface configured to bear against a mating surface of a liquid pressurization assembly when the high-pressure cylinder is in a second orientation rotated 180 degrees end-over-end from the first orientation; and

the second end portion having—
a second tapered surface extending from the inner wall, the second tapered surface configured to form a seal with the mating surface of the check valve when the high-pressure cylinder is in the second orientation; and
a second annular surface facing away from the first end portion, the second annular surface configured to bear against the mating surface of the liquid pressurization assembly when the high-pressure cylinder is in the first orientation.