Abstract: A method for cutting a window in a sheet of material that is held in a vertical plane. The cut is obtained by moving a cutting head that emits a fluid along a closed cutting run (14) that defines the outline of a piece of waste material (18). The run (14) returns to its starting point situated above a horizontal axis (22) passing through the barycenter (20) of the piece of waste material (18) and preferably situated in the vicinity of a vertical (24) passing through the barycenter.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 11, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 2, 2002
Assignees:
Amada Company, Limited, Crea S. R. L.
Inventors:
Alberto Arduino, Luciano Sponza, Paolo Gian Prunotto