Patent ID: 9003936
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B24C,B26D,B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting head of a waterjet cutting system, the cutting head comprising: a nozzle having an orifice through which fluid passes during operation to generate a high-pressure fluid jet for processing a workpiece; an environment control device positioned to act on a surface of the workpiece at least during a measurement operation, the environment control device configured to establish a measurement area on the surface of the workpiece via a discharged fluid stream or suction; and a measurement device positioned relative to the environment control device to selectively obtain information from within the measurement area with a laser beam dischargeable by the measurement device to impinge on the workpiece, the obtained information being indicative of a position of a tip of the nozzle of the cutting head relative to the workpiece.