FR2539659B1 - Appareil-manipulateur avec un faisceau de lumiere laser - Google Patents

Appareil-manipulateur avec un faisceau de lumiere laser

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FR2539659B1
FR2539659B1 FR848400370A FR8400370A FR2539659B1 FR 2539659 B1 FR2539659 B1 FR 2539659B1 FR 848400370 A FR848400370 A FR 848400370A FR 8400370 A FR8400370 A FR 8400370A FR 2539659 B1 FR2539659 B1 FR 2539659B1
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light beam
laser light
manipulator apparatus
manipulator
laser
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Expired - Lifetime
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FR848400370A
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FR2539659A1 (fr
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Daniel Joseph Plankenhorn
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/08—Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
    • B23K26/0869—Devices involving movement of the laser head in at least one axial direction
    • B23K26/0876—Devices involving movement of the laser head in at least one axial direction in at least two axial directions
    • B23K26/0884—Devices involving movement of the laser head in at least one axial direction in at least two axial directions in at least in three axial directions, e.g. manipulators, robots
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J19/00—Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewing; Safety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
    • B25J19/0025—Means for supplying energy to the end effector
    • B25J19/0029—Means for supplying energy to the end effector arranged within the different robot elements
    • B25J19/0037—Means for supplying energy to the end effector arranged within the different robot elements comprising a light beam pathway, e.g. laser
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/02—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type
    • B25J9/04—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical coordinate type or polar coordinate type
    • B25J9/046—Revolute coordinate type

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
FR848400370A 1983-01-24 1984-01-11 Appareil-manipulateur avec un faisceau de lumiere laser Expired - Lifetime FR2539659B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/460,346 US4539462A (en) 1983-01-24 1983-01-24 Robotic laser beam delivery apparatus

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FR2539659A1 FR2539659A1 (fr) 1984-07-27
FR2539659B1 true FR2539659B1 (fr) 1990-08-31

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US (1) US4539462A (fr)
JP (1) JPS59134682A (fr)
CA (1) CA1245893A (fr)
DE (1) DE3402099A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2539659B1 (fr)
GB (1) GB2134071B (fr)
IT (1) IT1183710B (fr)
SE (1) SE462469B (fr)

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GB2134071B (en) 1987-10-21
CA1245893A (fr) 1988-12-06
US4539462A (en) 1985-09-03
GB8334540D0 (en) 1984-02-01
DE3402099A1 (de) 1984-07-26
JPS59134682A (ja) 1984-08-02
IT1183710B (it) 1987-10-22
SE8400121D0 (sv) 1984-01-11
FR2539659A1 (fr) 1984-07-27
SE8400121L (sv) 1984-07-25
SE462469B (sv) 1990-07-02
IT8441511A0 (it) 1984-01-24
GB2134071A (en) 1984-08-08

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