EP2323804A1 - Element zur formung einer linse, vorrichtung, element dieser vorrichtung und stecker zur umsetzung des verfahrens - Google Patents

Element zur formung einer linse, vorrichtung, element dieser vorrichtung und stecker zur umsetzung des verfahrens

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EP2323804A1
EP2323804A1 EP09800111A EP09800111A EP2323804A1 EP 2323804 A1 EP2323804 A1 EP 2323804A1 EP 09800111 A EP09800111 A EP 09800111A EP 09800111 A EP09800111 A EP 09800111A EP 2323804 A1 EP2323804 A1 EP 2323804A1
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Prior art keywords
laser radiation
contact surface
lens
lens portion
laser
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French (fr)
Inventor
Philippe Blivet
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Parker Hannifin Manufacturing France SAS
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Legris SA
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a device implementing a laser welding operation.
  • the invention also relates to such a device and an element of such a device.
  • Such an element is, for example, a connector that can be used for producing a member of a fluid transport circuit, such as a transmitting member or a fluid receiving member.
  • Laser welding is a fastening method which is now widely used to attach to each other a material element opaque to laser radiation and an element of material transparent to laser radiation.
  • the opaque material will heat up under the effect of laser radiation and cause conduction heating of the transparent material. If the power of the radiation is sufficient, the heating will cause a local melting of the materials in the vicinity of the point of focus of the radiation.
  • the formation of a weld bead is obtained by the relative displacement of the focusing point of the radiation and the elements.
  • the laser radiation is derived from an optical assembly comprising a radiation source and one or more lenses for focusing the laser radiation.
  • the radiation source is for example made of laser diodes.
  • the focusing lens focuses the radiation into the desired weld area and is optionally movable to create a weld bead.
  • the focusing lens is particularly useful in the case of use of laser diodes as a source of radiation because laser diodes produce a more divergent beam than conventional YAG or CO2 lasers.
  • the focusing lens is normally made of a material transparent to the radiation but always has impurities that will react with the laser radiation, eventually leading to an alteration of the optical properties of the lens requiring the replacement thereof.
  • Lens cooling devices are generally provided to prevent heating under the effect of laser radiation which could damage the lens.
  • the lens should normally be as close as possible to the welding zone but this promotes its fouling and makes it difficult to move the elements to be welded and maintenance operations.
  • Moving the lens is complex and requires the use of moving optical elements, such as mirrors and prisms, to conduct radiation from the radiation source to the lens.
  • An object of the invention is to propose a means to overcome all or part of these disadvantages.
  • the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a first and second elements assembled by laser welding, the first element being made of material at least partially opaque to laser radiation and the second element being made of a transparent material.
  • the device comprising the first element and the second element in contact with each other by a contact surface, the steps of: body of the first element of a material such that the body is at least partially opaque to laser radiation at least at the contact surface, making a body of the second element of a material such that the body is transparent to laser radiation at least between the contact surface and an input surface of the laser radiation in the body, providing a portion of the body to form at least one refractive lens of said laser radiation,
  • the lens portion being arranged to shape the laser radiation in at least one laser radiation impact zone on said contact surface.
  • the heating and melting of the contact surface of the first element will cause by conduction the heating and melting of the contact surface of the second element.
  • shapeing is meant any optical treatment capable of modifying the shape, density or energy distribution of the laser radiation in the area of impact of the laser radiation on the contact surface.
  • the lens is directly integrated with one of the elements to be welded. The lens is thus disposed as close to the welding zone without hindering the movements of the elements to be welded or the maintenance operations. The lens is furthermore used only once so that it is not subject to significant wear.
  • the optical properties of the lens may be poorer than those of a conventional external lens.
  • the integration of the lens in the second element makes it possible to correct, at least in part, the relative positioning errors, in the six degrees of freedom, of the elements with respect to the radiation source, increasing the tolerance of the method to these positioning errors. but also to the dimensional variations of the elements.
  • Radiation that does not pass through the lens further increases the temperature of the first element and decreases the temperature gradient on the contact surface thereof between the welded zones and the non-welded zones.
  • the lens portion is arranged to concentrate the laser radiation in the impact zone.
  • the lens then allows the realization of a spot weld.
  • the lens portion is arranged to produce a plurality of solder points.
  • the lens thus allows the simultaneous realization of several soldering points from a single radiation.
  • the lens portion is arranged such that the weld points overlap and preferably each weld point has an elongate shape.
  • the lens thus arranged allows the realization of a continuous weld.
  • the laser radiation has a transverse dimension greater than a maximum transverse dimension of the lens portion.
  • the elements applied against each other regardless of the angular orientation of the elements relative to the laser radiation. It is thus possible to perform a series welding by limiting as much as possible the positioning stresses of the elements with respect to the laser radiation.
  • the invention also relates to a device obtained by the method of the invention, this device comprises at least a first element and a second element in contact with each other by a contact surface and welded one. at the other at the contact surface, characterized in that:
  • the first element has a body made of a material at least partially opaque to laser radiation at least at the level of the contact surface
  • the second element has a body made of a material transparent to laser radiation at least between the contact surface and an input surface of the laser radiation in the body, the body comprising a portion forming at least one refractive lens of said laser radiation towards the contact surface of the first element.
  • the invention further relates to an element used in the manufacture of such a device, this element has a body made of a material transparent to a laser radiation to which the body would be subjected, the material being transparent to laser radiation at least between an input surface of the laser radiation in the body and an output surface of the laser radiation, the body having a portion forming at least one refractive lens of said laser radiation for shaping an area of impact of the laser radiation on a surface contact of another element that would be applied against the exit surface of the laser radiation.
  • the invention also relates to a coupling comprising a body delimiting a reception recess of a pipe end, the body being made of a material transparent to a laser radiation to which the body would be subjected, the material being transparent to laser radiation at least between a outer surface of the body and a recess wall, the body having a portion forming at least one refractive lens of said laser radiation for shaping an impact area of the laser radiation with an outer surface of a driving end that would be received in the room.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view in perspective illustrating the principle of a welding operation according to a first mode of implementation of the method of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view along plane II of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of a first variant embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is a view analogous to FIG. 1 of a second variant embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 1, illustrating the principle of a welding operation according to a second mode of implementation. implementation of this process
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic sectional view along plane VI of FIG. 5,
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing a welding operation according to a third mode of implementation.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the application of the first embodiment to the welding of a coupling on a pipe end, the first variant is shown on the left side of the coupling and the second variant on the part.
  • FIG. 9 is a partial view in section along the plane IX of FIG. 8. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the process according to the invention is intended for the manufacture of a device comprising at least a first element 1 and a second element 2, here plates, in contact with each other by a contact surface 3, 4.
  • the method comprises a step of manufacturing the elements 1, 2 and a step of welding the elements 1, 2 to one another by means of laser radiation.
  • the process of the invention begins with the production of elements 1 and 2.
  • the first element 1 is here produced by a conventional method of injecting a thermoplastic material in a mold not shown to form the body of the first element 1.
  • the material used is a material opaque to laser radiation.
  • the second element 2 (shown for clarity in transparency in Figure 1 and in general perspective views) is here produced by a conventional method of injecting a thermoplastic material in a mold not shown to form the body of the second element 2.
  • the material used is a material transparent to laser radiation.
  • the mold has an imprint arranged to form on a portion 5 of the body of the second element 2 of the lens 6 of focusing of said laser radiation.
  • the lens 6 opens on a surface 7 of the opposite body and here parallel to the contact surface 4.
  • the thermoplastic materials used are of course weldable one on the other. In this case, the same material is used for both elements.
  • This material, which is transparent to the base of the laser radiation, has been made opaque for the first element by adding a filler such as carbon black.
  • the contact surface 4 of the second element 2 is applied to the contact surface 3 of the first element 1.
  • a source 8 of laser radiation here a strip of laser diodes, is directed towards the surface 7.
  • the laser radiation is of the infrared type and comprises a plurality of parallel beams each directed towards one of the lenses 6.
  • Each lens 6 focuses the laser radiation on the contact surface 3 of the first element 1 so as to melt the contact surface 3 of the first element 1.
  • the heat thus produced is transferred by conduction to the contact surface 4 of the second element 2 causing the melting of said contact surface 4 and the welding of the second element 2 to the first element 1.
  • the application force exerted on the elements allows to control the interpenetration of materials and the entanglement of their macromolecular chains.
  • the surface 7 forms an input surface of the laser radiation in the second element 2 and the contact surface 4 forms an exit surface of the laser radiation from the second element.
  • Each lens 6 is here of convex shape to concentrate the laser radiation in a reduced area of the contact surface 3 so as to have a fast melting with a relatively low power. More specifically, each lens 6 has an elliptical profile and is wider than it is tall to change the energy distribution of the laser radiation in the area of impact of the laser radiation on the contact surface 3 by concentrating the energy in the center of the laser. the impact zone. The lenses 6 thus produce a plurality of melting points spaced apart from each other.
  • the lens 6 may have an elongated shape parallel to the surface 7 and a relative displacement of the elements and the laser radiation is then performed to subject the entire lens 6 to the laser radiation.
  • the relative displacement is obtained by moving the output of the laser radiation source along the lens 6 or by moving the elements relative to the output of the laser radiation source. It is thus obtained a continuous weld.
  • the laser radiation is produced in the form of a single beam of rectangular section covering several lenses 6.
  • the laser radiation is emitted on the lenses 6 in a direction inclined with respect to the contact surface 3, 4.
  • the lenses 6 are concave in shape to enlarge the laser beam they transmit so as to produce partially overlapping weld points to form a continuous weld.
  • the lens 6 has an elongate shape and extends along a closed line.
  • the lens 6 thus has the shape of the weld bead to be produced.
  • the laser radiation source is arranged to form laser radiation in the form of a sheet of rectangular cross-section such that the laser radiation has a transverse dimension A (the length of the rectangular section) greater than a maximum transverse dimension B of the portion 5 forming the lens 6. This allows to achieve the welding seam by scrolling, facing the laser radiation, the elements 1, 2 superimposed regardless of their orientation.
  • the dimension A is here equal to the largest dimension of the device.
  • the elements 1, 2 applied to one another are arranged on a conveyor belt 30 which runs under the radiation source.
  • the belt 30 here has edges 31 separated by a distance equal to the dimension A.
  • the devices formed by the elements 1, 2 with the element 2 directed towards the laser radiation source can be arranged on the carpet with any orientation.
  • the connector 20 comprises a body 21 defining at each of its ends a recess 22.1, 22.2 for receiving a pipe end 23.1, 23.2.
  • the body 21 is made of a material transparent to laser radiation to which the body would be subjected during the manufacturing process.
  • the material being transparent to laser radiation at least between an outer surface 24 of the body and a wall 25.1, 25.2 of the recess 22.1, 22.2.
  • the body 21 comprising a portion forming at least one focusing lens 26 of said laser radiation in the recess 22.1, 22.2 near the wall 25.1,
  • the lenses 26 are here two in number at each end of the body 1 and each has the shape of a convex annular bead ensuring a focus of the laser radiation and an enlargement thereof in a circumferential direction of the wall 25.1, 25.2.
  • the pipe ends 23.1, 23.2 are force-fitted into the recesses 22.1, 22.2 so that the outer surface of each pipe end 23.1, 23.2 is applied with a pressing force against the wall 25.1, 25.2 of the recesses 22.1,
  • Laser radiation comprising a beam for each lens 26 (recessing 22.1) or a beam for two lenses 26 (recessing 22.2) are then emitted in a radial direction of the fitting 20 on the lenses 26.
  • the focusing point is on the outer surface at each end of line 23.1,
  • the surface 24 forms an entrance surface of the laser radiation in the connector and the wall 25.1, 25.2 forms an exit surface of the laser radiation out of the connection.
  • the body of the first member may be partially opaque at least at the contact surface and the body of the second member may be partially transparent but at least between the contact surface and an entry surface of the laser radiation in the body.
  • the lens portion may comprise one or more lenses.
  • the lens portion 6 is arranged to produce a weld spot or a plurality of overlapping or non-overlapping spots.
  • Each impact zone forming the weld points can have a circular or elongated shape or other.
  • the lens may also have a profile in a portion of a circle or parabola.

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