Patent ID: 8097204

Claim:
A bevel head attachment for mounting on a carriage of a cutting machine for controlling the tilt angle of a cutting torch held by the bevel head attachment, the bevel head attachment comprising: a horizontal support tray having an opening therethrough; a rotation assembly mounted under the support tray, the rotation assembly including a fixed arm, a rotating arm mounted for rotation relative to the fixed arm about a vertical axis, and a first motor operable to rotate the rotating arm about the vertical axis, wherein the rotation assembly has a passage therethrough aligned on the vertical axis and overlapped at least partially by the tray opening; a tilt assembly coupled to the rotating arm of the rotation assembly for rotation with the rotating arm, the tilt assembly including an input shaft, a second motor operable to pivot the input shaft, an output shaft parallel to the input shaft, and a linkage transmitting pivotal motion of the input shaft to the output shaft; and a torch holder coupled to the output shaft of the tilt assembly for pivotal motion with the output shaft.