GB2309188B - Laser beam machine - Google Patents

Laser beam machine

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Publication number
GB2309188B
GB2309188B GB9703780A GB9703780A GB2309188B GB 2309188 B GB2309188 B GB 2309188B GB 9703780 A GB9703780 A GB 9703780A GB 9703780 A GB9703780 A GB 9703780A GB 2309188 B GB2309188 B GB 2309188B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
laser beam
beam machine
machine
laser
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9703780A
Other versions
GB2309188A (en
GB9703780D0 (en
Inventor
Hisao Tanaka
Takeshi Irino
Akira Ishimori
Akaru Usui
Shigehiro Yoshiyasu
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Original Assignee
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Priority claimed from JP04083995A external-priority patent/JP3237441B2/en
Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Publication of GB9703780D0 publication Critical patent/GB9703780D0/en
Publication of GB2309188A publication Critical patent/GB2309188A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2309188B publication Critical patent/GB2309188B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • 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
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/064—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
    • 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
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/064—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
    • B23K26/0648—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms comprising lenses
    • 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
    • B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
    • B23K26/0665—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by beam condensation on the workpiece, e.g. for focusing
    • 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
    • B23K26/10—Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece using a fixed support, i.e. involving moving 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
    • B23K26/12—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure
    • B23K26/123—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring in a special atmosphere, e.g. in an enclosure in an atmosphere of particular gases
    • 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
    • B23K26/142—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 for the removal of by-products
    • 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
    • B23K26/1476—Features inside the nozzle for feeding the fluid stream through the nozzle
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4206—Optical features
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4296—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with sources of high radiant energy, e.g. high power lasers, high temperature light sources

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
GB9703780A 1995-02-28 1996-02-28 Laser beam machine Expired - Fee Related GB2309188B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP04083995A JP3237441B2 (en) 1995-02-28 1995-02-28 Laser processing equipment
GB9604254A GB2298607B (en) 1995-02-28 1996-02-28 Laser beam machines

Publications (3)

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GB9703780D0 GB9703780D0 (en) 1997-04-16
GB2309188A GB2309188A (en) 1997-07-23
GB2309188B true GB2309188B (en) 1997-09-17

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GB9703780A Expired - Fee Related GB2309188B (en) 1995-02-28 1996-02-28 Laser beam machine
GB9703782A Expired - Fee Related GB2309189B (en) 1995-02-28 1996-02-28 Laser beam machines

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GB9703782A Expired - Fee Related GB2309189B (en) 1995-02-28 1996-02-28 Laser beam machines

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Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2094993A (en) * 1980-10-23 1982-09-22 Amada Co Ltd Improvements in or relating to laser processing apparatus
GB2229125A (en) * 1989-01-09 1990-09-19 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Laser beam machine

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US3696230A (en) * 1970-01-19 1972-10-03 Hughes Aircraft Co Laser lens cooling and cleaning system
DK149266C (en) * 1983-01-19 1986-11-03 Sektionen For Almen Procestekn CUTTING HEAD FOR WORKING WITH A LASER RADIATION
FR2652025A1 (en) * 1989-09-15 1991-03-22 Electricite De France APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WELDING METAL PARTS BY LASER BEAM.

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2094993A (en) * 1980-10-23 1982-09-22 Amada Co Ltd Improvements in or relating to laser processing apparatus
GB2229125A (en) * 1989-01-09 1990-09-19 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Laser beam machine

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GB2309189A (en) 1997-07-23
GB2309188A (en) 1997-07-23
GB9703782D0 (en) 1997-04-16
GB9703780D0 (en) 1997-04-16
GB2309189B (en) 1997-09-17

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746 Register noted 'licences of right' (sect. 46/1977)

Effective date: 20030930

PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20080228