GB1382541A - Material cutting system - Google Patents

Material cutting system

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Publication number
GB1382541A
GB1382541A GB244573A GB244573A GB1382541A GB 1382541 A GB1382541 A GB 1382541A GB 244573 A GB244573 A GB 244573A GB 244573 A GB244573 A GB 244573A GB 1382541 A GB1382541 A GB 1382541A
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computer
cut
cutting
controlled
laser beam
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GB244573A
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Raytheon Co
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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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
    • B23K26/14—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
    • B23K26/1462—Nozzles; Features related to nozzles
    • B23K26/1464—Supply to, or discharge from, nozzles of media, e.g. gas, powder, wire
    • B23K26/147—Features outside the nozzle for feeding the fluid stream towards the workpiece
    • 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
    • B23K26/04—Automatically aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam, e.g. using the back-scattered light
    • 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
    • B23K26/082—Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head
    • 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
    • B23K26/083—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least one axial direction
    • B23K26/0838—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least one axial direction by using an endless conveyor belt
    • B23K26/0846—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least one axial direction by using an endless conveyor belt for moving elongated workpieces longitudinally, e.g. wire or strip material
    • 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
    • B23K26/16—Removal of by-products, e.g. particles or vapours produced during treatment of a workpiece
    • 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
    • B23K26/18—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using absorbing layers on the workpiece, e.g. for marking or protecting purposes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27M—WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B27B - B27L; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES
    • B27M1/00—Working of wood not provided for in subclasses B27B - B27L, e.g. by stretching
    • B27M1/08—Working of wood not provided for in subclasses B27B - B27L, e.g. by stretching by multi-step processes
    • 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
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/30—Organic material
    • B23K2103/38—Fabrics, fibrous materials
    • 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
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/50—Inorganic material, e.g. metals, not provided for in B23K2103/02 – B23K2103/26
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26F—PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING
    • B26F2210/00—Perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out, severing by means other than cutting of specific products
    • B26F2210/12—Perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out, severing by means other than cutting of specific products of fabrics

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)
  • Control Of Cutting Processes (AREA)
  • Details Of Cutting Devices (AREA)

Abstract

1382541 Cutting cloth by laser beam HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO 17 Jan 1973 [19 Jan 1972 (2)] 2445/73 Heading B4B [Also in Division G3] A laser beam cutter comprises a focused laser beam, the position of which relative to a material to be cut is controlled by a computer in accordance with stored data representing a plurality of separate spaced apart cutting-path patterns. As shown, Fig. 1, a beam of radiant energy from a CO 2 laser 11 is projected into a cutting area 13 by optical devices 14, 15 which move in response to signals from an electronics system 19 controlled by a digital computer 21. A textile material to be cut is fed from a spreader 43 and supported in a single layer on a conveyer 17 which is driven in steps to bring successive portions of the material into the cutting area. A laser power supply 27 and a material handling electronics system are controlled by a panel 29 responsive to outputs from the computer. The laser beam along path 11a is turned by a pentaprism 14 along a path 11b and received by an optical system 15a, Fig. 3, wherein it is reflected by a focusing mirror 57 on to a mirror 58 and is brought to a focus at the plane of the textile material to be cut. In an alternative arrangement, the mirror 57 is replaced by a lens system. The enclosure 15a is ventilated with air or nitrogen which is partially outleted to extinguish any flames in the cutting area. The instructions to the computer 21, Fig. 1, are provided from a tape 25 through a reader and comprise data relating to a plurality of textile parts for making up suits which are arranged to minimize wastage. A plurality of cutting areas 13 are provided on the conveyer and the description in the Specification sets out the procedure whereby parts are allotted to a particular area. In a complete system, Fig. 5, a slotted conveyer 17, having a honeycomb sub-structure which is evacuated for removal of debris, is supported on pillars 97. At the delivery end is provided a fabric spreader 43 and at a pick-up section 90 a scrap-bin 85. Each cutter 13A, 13B has a fixed laser source 11A, 11B and is preceded by a printer 91A, 91B, to identify the part when cut. Each cutter and printer is moved by a cross-arm assembly 127 which is positioned in accordance with signals from servo amplifiers 77 controlled by a computer 21, 23 in a control booth 123.
GB244573A 1972-01-19 1973-01-17 Material cutting system Expired GB1382541A (en)

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US21900772A 1972-01-19 1972-01-19
US21895872A 1972-01-19 1972-01-19

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JP (1) JPS4882491A (en)
BE (1) BE794242A (en)
CH (1) CH547157A (en)
FR (1) FR2173951B1 (en)
GB (1) GB1382541A (en)
IT (1) IT976922B (en)
NO (1) NO139420C (en)
SE (1) SE414465B (en)

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US9364967B2 (en) 2007-12-20 2016-06-14 Airbus Operations Gmbh Device for cutting to size and handling a substantially extensive blank from a CFK semi-finished product and method
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CN110394559A (en) * 2018-04-23 2019-11-01 通快机床两合公司 Storage medium for the method for machining plate-like material, processing facility and data processor
CN110886081A (en) * 2019-10-14 2020-03-17 广东溢达纺织有限公司 Bobbin cutting equipment and bobbin cutting method
CN112522938A (en) * 2020-11-30 2021-03-19 广东元一科技实业有限公司 Method and device for cutting peripheral area of sheet material
WO2021206732A1 (en) * 2020-04-10 2021-10-14 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Blocking fluid progression among layers of fluidic devices
CN114378452A (en) * 2021-12-30 2022-04-22 深圳泰德激光技术股份有限公司 Laser cutting method and device based on assembly line and storage medium
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3003273A1 (en) * 1979-01-31 1980-08-07 Gerber Garment Technology Inc DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WORKING ON FOLLOWING FLAT MATERIAL SEGMENTS
WO1993007327A1 (en) 1991-10-02 1993-04-15 Morrison Technology Limited Cutting patterned fabrics
US9364967B2 (en) 2007-12-20 2016-06-14 Airbus Operations Gmbh Device for cutting to size and handling a substantially extensive blank from a CFK semi-finished product and method
CN110291543A (en) * 2016-12-16 2019-09-27 力克公司 The method for dividing the predetermined arrangement of component to be cut in flexible sheet material
CN110291543B (en) * 2016-12-16 2023-07-14 力克公司 Method for dividing a predetermined arrangement of components to be cut in a flexible sheet
US11919188B2 (en) 2017-11-30 2024-03-05 Hefa Holding Gmbh Method for cutting cut parts and cutting device
CN110116268B (en) * 2018-02-05 2023-02-17 三星显示有限公司 Laser cutting device and suction unit
CN110116268A (en) * 2018-02-05 2019-08-13 三星显示有限公司 Laser cutting device and sucking unit
CN110394559A (en) * 2018-04-23 2019-11-01 通快机床两合公司 Storage medium for the method for machining plate-like material, processing facility and data processor
CN110886081B (en) * 2019-10-14 2023-06-02 广东溢达纺织有限公司 Barrel strip cutting equipment and barrel strip cutting method
CN110886081A (en) * 2019-10-14 2020-03-17 广东溢达纺织有限公司 Bobbin cutting equipment and bobbin cutting method
WO2021206732A1 (en) * 2020-04-10 2021-10-14 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Blocking fluid progression among layers of fluidic devices
CN112522938A (en) * 2020-11-30 2021-03-19 广东元一科技实业有限公司 Method and device for cutting peripheral area of sheet material
CN114378452A (en) * 2021-12-30 2022-04-22 深圳泰德激光技术股份有限公司 Laser cutting method and device based on assembly line and storage medium
CN114378452B (en) * 2021-12-30 2024-04-09 深圳泰德激光技术股份有限公司 Laser cutting method, device and storage medium based on assembly line
CN115673568A (en) * 2022-11-14 2023-02-03 三维天工（北京）科技有限公司 Artificial intelligence laser processing system
CN115673568B (en) * 2022-11-14 2024-01-05 三维天工（北京）科技有限公司 Artificial intelligence laser processing system

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FR2173951B1 (en) 1978-11-24
FR2173951A1 (en) 1973-10-12
IT976922B (en) 1974-09-10
SE414465B (en) 1980-08-04
NO139420C (en) 1979-03-21
BE794242A (en) 1973-05-16
NO139420B (en) 1978-11-27
DE2301736A1 (en) 1973-08-02

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee