STRAIN RELIEF MECHANISM FOR A PLASMA ARC TORCH

• Main Authors: MORRIS, RONALD, E, EICKHOFF, STEPHEN, T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 20.03.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; TRANSPORTING; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM

The present invention relates to a strain relief mechanism for a plasma arc torch. In particular, the invention relates to a strain relief system including a positive axial restraint component for restraining axial movement of a lead relative to a housing and a positive rotational restraint component for restraining rotational movement of the lead relative to the housing, wherein the positive axial restraint component and the positive rotational restraint component are independent components arranged in a spaced relationship relative to each other. La présente invention concerne un dispositif de collier de serrage pour chalumeau à arc de plasma. L'invention concerne plus particulièrement un système de collier de serrage comportant un limiteur positif axial limitant le déplacement axial d'un conducteur par rapport à un carter, et un limiteur positif de rotation limitant la rotation du conducteur par rapport au carter. En l'occurrence, les limiteurs sont indépendants l'un de l'autre disposés à distance l'un de l'autre.