GB2160674B - Beam alignment system for laser welding system - Google Patents

Beam alignment system for laser welding system

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Publication number
GB2160674B
GB2160674B GB08514094A GB8514094A GB2160674B GB 2160674 B GB2160674 B GB 2160674B GB 08514094 A GB08514094 A GB 08514094A GB 8514094 A GB8514094 A GB 8514094A GB 2160674 B GB2160674 B GB 2160674B
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Prior art keywords
laser welding
beam alignment
alignment system
welding system
laser
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Expired
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GB08514094A
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GB2160674A (en
GB8514094D0 (en
Inventor
William Henry Kasner
Richard Albert Miller
Vincent Andrew Toth
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Westinghouse Electric 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
    • B23K26/02—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
    • B23K26/20—Bonding
    • B23K26/21—Bonding by welding
    • B23K26/22—Spot welding
    • 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
    • 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
    • B23K26/042—Automatically aligning the laser beam
    • 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
    • B23K26/0853—Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least two axial directions, e.g. in a plane
    • 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
    • B23K26/20—Bonding
    • B23K26/21—Bonding by welding

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
GB08514094A 1984-06-19 1985-06-04 Beam alignment system for laser welding system Expired GB2160674B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/622,296 US4574180A (en) 1984-06-19 1984-06-19 Beam alignment system for laser welding system

Publications (3)

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GB8514094D0 GB8514094D0 (en) 1985-07-10
GB2160674A GB2160674A (en) 1985-12-24
GB2160674B true GB2160674B (en) 1988-05-25

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US (1) US4574180A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS6114094A (enExample)
KR (1) KR860000120A (enExample)
BE (1) BE902704A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1239193A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3521918A1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES8702203A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2565868B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2160674B (enExample)
IT (1) IT1185042B (enExample)
SE (1) SE461199B (enExample)

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DE3521918A1 (de) 1985-12-19
US4574180A (en) 1986-03-04
IT8521170A0 (it) 1985-06-14
SE8502831L (sv) 1985-12-20
KR860000120A (ko) 1986-01-25
BE902704A (fr) 1985-12-19
IT1185042B (it) 1987-10-28
FR2565868B1 (fr) 1988-11-25
JPS6114094A (ja) 1986-01-22
SE8502831D0 (sv) 1985-06-07
SE461199B (sv) 1990-01-22
ES544071A0 (es) 1986-12-16
CA1239193A (en) 1988-07-12
FR2565868A1 (fr) 1985-12-20
GB2160674A (en) 1985-12-24
ES8702203A1 (es) 1986-12-16
JPH036874B2 (enExample) 1991-01-31
GB8514094D0 (en) 1985-07-10

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Effective date: 19920604