Patent ID: 6540586
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B23Q,B24C,B26D,B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
A disengageable mount assembly for a cutting head of a waterjet cutting system, comprising:a retainer attachable to a mounting arm of a waterjet cutting system, the retaining having a seating aperture and a plurality of pin cavities disposed therein, each pin cavity having a pair of pockets disposed on opposite lateral sides thereof; a plurality of pairs of conductive strike pads, each strike pad being disposed within one of the pockets; a plurality of pairs of conductive balls, each conductive ball being disposed within one of the pockets, each ball being in contact with one of the strike pads; a clamping collar coupleable to the cutting head and at least partially disposed within the seating aperture, the clamping collar having a plurality of conductive pins projecting outwardly therefrom, each conductive pin being disengageably disposed within one of the pin cavities and disengageably contacting the pair of conductive balls; a seating force spring engageable with the mounting arm to urge the clamping collar into alignment with the retainer; a tensioner coupleable with the cutting head and engageable with the seating force spring to at least partially compress the seating force spring; and a sensing circuit attached to the retainer and having a plurality of sensing branches, each sensing branch operatively coupled to at least one of the strike pads and to at least one of the conductive balls.