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

Claim 10:
11. A high-pressure cylinder for use with a liquid jet cutting system, the high-pressure cylinder comprising:
a first end portion;
a longitudinal axis;
a second end portion opposite the first end portion along the longitudinal axis;
wherein—
each of the first end portion and the second end portion have—
a first load bearing surface configured to contact a surface of a check valve of the liquid jet cutting system; and
a second load bearing surface positioned radially outward from the first load bearing surface, the second load bearing surface configured to contact a surface of a dynamic end portion of the liquid jet cutting system;

when the high-pressure cylinder is installed in the liquid jet cutting system in a first orientation—
the first load bearing surface of the first end portion forms a metal-to-metal seal with the surface of the check valve, and
the second load bearing surface of the second end portion reacts an axial load from the contact surface of the dynamic end portion of the liquid jet cutting system; and

when the high-pressure cylinder is installed in the liquid jet cutting system in a second orientation—
the first load bearing surface of the second end portion forms a metal-to-metal seal with the surface of the check valve, and
the second load bearing surface of the first end portion reacts an axial load from the contact surface of the dynamic end portion of the liquid jet cutting system.