Fluid jet receiver positioner

摘要

A cutting machine utilizing a movable nozzle for producing a high velocity fluid jet for cutting and a movable receiver for dissipating the cutting jet after it passes through sheet material in a cutting operation is provided with two mechanically independent carriages on which the nozzle and receiver are separately mounted. The cutting machine includes controls operatively connected with the nozzle and receiver moving mechanism for coordinating the movement of the nozzle and receiver to maintain the receiver in constant registration with the cutting jet exiting the sheet material.