Patent ID: 6761776
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A torch cutter exhaust system comprising:a torch; an exhaust shroud partially encircling a discharge tip of the torch and mounted to the torch for movement therewith, the exhaust shroud having a hollow, crescent-shaped body with an intake port and an output port, the body having a base and two spaced apart free ends, with an opening between the free ends to provide access to the torch; a table located beneath the torch to support a stock material while the stock material is being cut by the torch; a gantry movably mounted to the table and onto which the torch and exhaust shroud are mounted; a duct mounted to the gantry and having an input end and an output end, the input end of the duct being connected to the output port of the exhaust shroud; and a flexible exhaust hose located alongside the table having an input end connecting to the output end of the duct and an output end for connection to a vacuum source such that the vacuum source creates a low pressure area in the immediate vicinity of the discharge tip of the torch, the input end of the exhaust hose moving in unison with the gantry.