DEVICE FOR LASER CUTTING A WORKPIECE AND FOR COLLECTING THE ELEMENTS PRODUCED, AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD
The invention relates to a device for capturing and transporting elements produced when cutting a workpiece (4) using a power laser, said workpiece notably comprising radioactive elements, the device comprising a power laser able to cut the workpiece, comprising a laser-irradiation head (1) emitting a laser beam (2), and a stream of flushing air (3) and a bell for collecting the elements produced by the cutting operation which is connected removably to the laser-irradiation head (1), said bell comprising a) a hollowed part (5) comprising a discharge (7) and b) a blowing nozzle (6) able to emit a stream (8) of compressed air aimed towards the discharge (7) of the hollowed part (5). The invention also relates to a method for the laser cutting of a workpiece (4) and for collecting the elements produced during the cutting of the workpiece by implementing said device.