Thread connection for a torch system
First Claim
1. A consumable connector component of a consumable of a material processing head for attaching the consumable to a corresponding component of the material processing head, the consumable connector component comprising:
- a cylindrical body including a proximal end and a distal end disposed along a longitudinal axis;
a plurality of segments disposed radially about the body, each segment including at least one thread disposed on a surface of the body; and
a plurality of smooth regions disposed radially about the surface of the body near the proximal end, each of the smooth regions radially located between a pair of the segments; and
wherein the at least one thread of a first segment of the plurality of segments forms a pitch path that is not rotationally continuous with a pitch path formed by the at least one thread of an adjacent segment of the plurality of segments.
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Abstract
A connector component (102) is provided for assembly into a material processing torch head. The connector component (102) comprises a generally cylindrical body (104) that includes a proximal end (106) and a distal end (108) defining a longitudinal axis. At least two thread regions (112) are disposed at a radial location on a surface of the body near the proximal end. Each thread region includes at least one thread (114) disposed on the surface of the body. In addition, at least two non-thread regions (116) are oriented longitudinally at a radial location on the surface of the body (104).
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48 Claims
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1. A consumable connector component of a consumable of a material processing head for attaching the consumable to a corresponding component of the material processing head, the consumable connector component comprising:
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a cylindrical body including a proximal end and a distal end disposed along a longitudinal axis; a plurality of segments disposed radially about the body, each segment including at least one thread disposed on a surface of the body; and a plurality of smooth regions disposed radially about the surface of the body near the proximal end, each of the smooth regions radially located between a pair of the segments; and wherein the at least one thread of a first segment of the plurality of segments forms a pitch path that is not rotationally continuous with a pitch path formed by the at least one thread of an adjacent segment of the plurality of segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A connector component configured for assembly into a material processing head, the connector component comprising:
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a generally cylindrical body including a proximal end and a distal end defining a longitudinal axis; at least one thread region disposed at a radial location on a surface of the body near the proximal end, wherein each thread region includes at least one thread element disposed on the surface of the body, the at least one thread element forms a discontinuous rotational pitch path about the longitudinal axis; and at least one non-threaded region disposed at a radial location on the surface of the body, wherein each non-threaded region is radially adjacent to a thread region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A connector component configured for assembly into a torch, the connector component comprising:
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a body including a proximal end and a distal end disposed along a longitudinal axis; at least two thread regions disposed radially about the longitudinal axis on a surface of the body near the proximal end, wherein each thread region includes at least one thread disposed on the surface of the body; and at least two smooth regions each disposed radially about the longitudinal axis between a pair of thread regions on the surface of the body, wherein the at least one thread in a first thread region of the at least two thread regions is physically and orientationally separate from the at least one thread of an adjacent thread region of the at least two thread regions, such that a thread pitch path of the at least one thread in the first thread region is discontinuous from a thread pitch path of the at least one thread of the adjacent thread region. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A consumable electrode component of a plasma arc troch configured for attaching to another component of the plasma arc torch, the consumable electrode component comprising:
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a cylindrical body including a proximal end and a distal end disposed along a longitudinal axis; at least two thread regions disposed radially about the longitudinally axis on a surface of the body near the proximal end, wherein each thread region includes at least one thread disposed on the surface of the body; at least two smooth regions disposed radially about the surface of the body about the proximal end, each smooth region disposed between a pair of the thread regions wherein a pitch of the at least one thread in a first thread region of the at least two thread regions does not create a continuous rotational path with a pitch of the at least one thread of an adjacent thread region of the at least two thread regions. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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Specification