JP2006184196A - Device for laser marking - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for laser marking irradiated with vertical pointer light while compactifying a gimbal mechanism, and capable of enhancing precision by making a jumper line for supplying electric power to a laser beam source not act as resistance against oscillation of a laser unit assembly. <P>SOLUTION: A gimbal block 60 is interposed between the gimbal mechanism and the laser unit assembly 80, the gimbal block 60 is supported to a support body rotatably around the first horizontal-directional axis 62 as the center, suspends the laser unit assembly 80 oscillatably by the second horizontal-directional axis 64 orthogonal to the first axis 62, and has a vertical-directional hole 66 for transmitting the vertical pointer light from a laser beam source unit assembled to the laser unit assembly 80. The jumper line for the power supply may be preferably penetrated through the hole 66. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a laser marking device that projects laser line light for marking on irradiated objects such as walls, ceilings, and floors in a construction site and the like, and in particular, a plurality of laser lines for irradiating vertical lines. The present invention relates to a line light adjusting mechanism of a laser marking device provided with a light source unit.

  A laser marking device generally uses a semiconductor laser as a laser light source for irradiating line light. Since the laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser is diffused light, it is made into a substantially parallel light beam by a collimating lens, and is diffused only in one direction by transmitting it through a cylindrical rod lens. The laser marking device is designed to project a vertical emission line or a horizontal emission line by a laser beam by projecting on an irradiated object such as a ceiling or a floor. The laser marking device is suspended by a gimbal mechanism so that the pendulum always maintains a predetermined posture. The pendulum is configured by assembling a laser light source unit in which a semiconductor laser, a collimating lens, a rod lens, and the like are integrally held by a cylindrical body. The pendulum is suspended as described above, so that the light source unit always maintains a predetermined posture, and even if the installation position of the laser marking device is tilted, the vertical or horizontal line light is correct. It will be flooded.

  The light source unit in the laser marking device can irradiate laser line light over a wide range by having a rod lens. However, there is a case where irradiation of laser line light is required over a wider range, for example, 360 degrees. . In order to meet such a requirement, it is necessary to assemble a plurality of light source units on the pendulum and adjust the laser line light emitted from each light source unit so as to continue with high accuracy.

  In some cases, a laser marking device capable of irradiating vertical lines in directions orthogonal to each other may be required. Even in response to such a demand, it is necessary to assemble a plurality of light source units to the pendulum and adjust so that the laser line light emitted from each light source unit is orthogonally crossed with high accuracy.

  As described above, in the laser marking device, the vertical line or the horizontal line is adjusted so that it is accurately irradiated, and a plurality of light source units are used to irradiate a continuous line or a line orthogonal to each other. In this case, it is necessary to accurately adjust the relationship between the light source units. Therefore, various adjustment mechanisms for irradiating line light with high accuracy have been proposed.

  As an example of an adjustment mechanism in a conventional laser marking device, a pair of angle adjustments is made by fitting a cylindrical lens holder rotatably in a circular hole of a shaft-shaped main body of a beam projector and screwing it into the shaft-shaped main body. Adjust the rotational position of the lens holder by adjusting the screw for the lens, and adjust the attitude of the cylindrical lens held in the direction perpendicular to the central axis of the lens holder to adjust the level of the irradiated line light. Or there exists what adjusted the perpendicularity (for example, refer patent document 1). An adjustment mechanism has also been proposed that allows the axial direction of the cylindrical lens to be adjusted arbitrarily by tilting the lens holder that holds the cylindrical lens in any direction with the ball as a fulcrum (see, for example, Patent Document 2). ).

Japanese Patent No. 3049016 Japanese Patent No. 3148585

  The adjustment mechanisms described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 both assume that one light source unit is adjusted independently, and do not assume that the relationship between a plurality of light source units is adjusted. . Therefore, in the case where a plurality of light source units are incorporated in a pendulum in an attempt to irradiate a plurality of line lights continuously or to irradiate a plurality of line lights in directions orthogonal to each other, each light source unit is described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2. Incorporating the adjustment mechanism that has been used has the disadvantage that the structure becomes complicated and large. Further, according to the conventional adjustment mechanism as described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it is necessary to adjust the light source unit before incorporating it into the pendulum, and the light source unit is adjusted after incorporating into the pendulum. I can't. Therefore, it is necessary to make adjustments using an adjustment jig or the like, and there is a problem that adjustment work becomes troublesome.

  The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and even if a large number of light source units are incorporated in a pendulum, the adjustment mechanism is not enlarged and the configuration is simple. It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser marking device that can be adjusted with a simple operation without using a jig even after the light source unit is incorporated into a pendulum.

  A laser marking device according to the present invention is a laser marking device in which a light source unit that emits laser light is assembled, and has a pendulum suspended swingably by a gimbal mechanism. The light source unit is a unit The unit holder is attached to the receiving portion of the pendulum so that the position of the unit holder can be adjusted by the position adjusting mechanism and the elastic plate is interposed, and the elastic body is moved by the adjusting operation by the position adjusting mechanism. And maintaining the adjustment position is the main feature.

  The unit holder is capable of adjusting the position of the pendulum relative to the receiving part of the pendulum by the position adjusting mechanism, and is attached to the receiving part of the pendulum with the elastic plate interposed therebetween, so as to maintain the adjusted position after the position adjustment. Further, a fixing operation at the adjustment position is unnecessary. Therefore, the position of the light source unit can be adjusted together with the unit holder in a state where the unit holder is attached to the receiving part of the pendulum, no jigs for adjustment are required, and the position adjustment work of the light source unit is facilitated. There are advantages. In addition, since the unit holder position adjustment mechanism has a simple structure, it is easy to mount a plurality of light source units on the pendulum, and a laser marking device capable of continuously irradiating a plurality of line lights over a wide range. Alternatively, it is possible to provide a laser marking device capable of irradiating a plurality of line lights orthogonally at a low cost.

  Embodiments of a laser marking device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4, reference numerals 1, 2, and 3 denote light source units, respectively. Each light source unit 1, 2, 3 has, for example, a semiconductor laser as a laser light source, a collimating lens that makes divergent light from the semiconductor laser a parallel light beam, and a rod lens that diffuses this parallel light beam only in one direction ( (Also called “cylindrical lens”) 13, 23, 33. In each light source unit 1, 2, 3, the optical elements are assembled in a cylindrical casing. The housing of each light source unit 1, 2, 3 can be rotated obliquely upward with respect to the unit holders 11, 21, 31 and can be rotated around the optical axis of each light source unit with respect to the unit holders 11, 21, 31. It is attached.

  The cylindrical lenses 13, 23, and 33 of the light source units 1, 2, and 3 are mounted in the horizontal direction, and the laser light from the laser light source is diffused only in the vertical direction, and the laser is spread from the floor surface of the building to the wall surface and the ceiling surface. Line light can be irradiated. As shown in FIG. 4, the light source unit 1 irradiates a front vertical line. The light source unit 2 emits a left vertical line (also referred to as “left large line”), and the light source unit 3 emits a right vertical line (also referred to as “right large line line”). Various adjustment mechanisms described in detail later are incorporated so that the left vertical line and the right vertical line are continuous in a straight line, and the left vertical line and the right vertical line are orthogonal to the front vertical line. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each unit holder 11, 21, 31 is integrally formed with cylindrical convex portions 12, 22, 32 that protrude downward from the center of the bottom surface. Each unit holder 11, 21, 31 is attached to the upper surface of receiving portions 41, 42, 43 formed integrally with the bottom surface of the pendulum 4 extending horizontally from the upper end portion of the pendulum 4. Vertical holes 44, 45, 46 are formed in the center of each of the receiving portions 41, 42, 43 to fit the convex portions 12, 22, 32 of the unit holders 11, 21, 31. The hole 44 of the receiving portion 41 is a circular hole that allows the convex portion 12 to rotate within the hole 44 in a horizontal plane. On the other hand, the holes 45 and 46 of the receiving portions 42 and 43 have the cylindrical lenses 23 and 33 included in the light source units 2 and 3 as well as the convex portions 22 and 32 can rotate in the horizontal plane within the holes 45 and 46. It is a long hole that can move in a direction parallel to the central axis of the.

  Disc-shaped elastic plates 71, 72, 73 are disposed on the receiving portions 41, 42, 43 from the lower surface side, and screws 81, 82, 83 penetrating through the center holes of the elastic plates 71, 72, 73 are respectively provided. It is screwed into the convex parts 12, 22, 32 of the unit holders 11, 21, 31 located in the holes 44, 45, 46 of the receiving parts 41, 42, 43. When the screws are screwed into the convex portions 12, 22, 32, the elastic plates 71, 72, 73 are deflected and stored, and the bottom surface of each unit holder 11, 21, 31 is received by the stored force. It is press-contacted to the upper surface of the parts 41, 42, 43. In this state, the unit holders 11, 21, 31 cannot move relative to the receiving portions 41, 42, 43, but the above-mentioned stored force is maintained by operating a position adjusting mechanism described later. The unit holders 21 and 31 can be moved within the range allowed by the long holes 45 and 46.

  As shown in detail in FIG. 3, protrusions 50, 50 that are paired upward are formed integrally at both ends in the width direction at the tip of the receiving portion 41, and the protrusions 50, 50 are formed in FIGS. 1, 2. The vertical line adjusting screws 61, 61 are screwed in as shown in FIG. The vertical line adjustment screws 61 and 61 are in contact with the front left and right sides of the unit holder 11 holding the light source unit 1, and loosening one of the adjustment screws 61 and 61 and tightening the other makes the unit holder 11 convex. The position in the rotation direction around the portion 12 can be adjusted. It is not necessary to loosen the screw 81 for this rotation adjustment, and the unit holder 11 can be adjusted while being urged by the elastic plate 71. There is no need to tighten the screw 81 after the adjustment, and the adjusted position is maintained by the urging force of the elastic plate 71.

  As shown in FIG. 3, protrusions 52, 52 are formed integrally at the tip of the receiving part 42 at both ends in the width direction, and an upward protrusion 51 is also formed on one side of the receiving part 42. It is integrally formed. The projections 52 and 52 are screwed with perpendicularity adjusting screws 63 and 63 of the line light irradiated by the light source unit 2 with respect to the vertical line light irradiated by the light source unit 1. An adjustment screw 62 for adjusting the position of the vertical line light irradiated by the light source unit 2 is screwed. The pair of screws 63, 63 abuts on both sides of the front surface of the unit holder 21 holding the light source unit 2, and adjustment of these screws 63, 63 causes the unit holder 21 to rotate in the rotational direction around the protrusion 22. The position can be adjusted. The screw 62 is in contact with the side surface of the unit holder 21, and by adjusting the screw 62, the unit holder 21 can be translated in the direction of the long hole 45, and the position of the vertical line light by the light source unit 2 can be translated. It is like that.

  The relationship between the receiving portion 43 and the light source unit 3 is the same as the relationship between the receiving portion 42 and the light source unit 2. That is, the receiving portion 43 is integrally formed with protrusions 54 and 54 that form an upward pair at both ends in the width direction, and an upward protrusion 53 is also integrally formed on one side of the receiving portion 43. A perpendicularity adjusting screw 65, 65 of the vertical line light irradiated by the light source unit 3 with respect to the vertical line light irradiated by the light source unit 1 is screwed into each of the protrusions 54, 54. An adjustment screw 64 for adjusting the position of the line light irradiated by the light source unit 3 is screwed. By adjusting the screws 65, 65, the position of the unit holder 31 in the rotational direction around the protrusion 32 can be adjusted. By adjusting the adjustment screw 64, the unit holder 31 is translated in the direction of the long hole 46, and the position of the line light by the light source unit 3 can be translated.

  As can be understood from the above description, the adjusting screw 62 and the adjusting screw 64 constitute a parallel movement mechanism that moves the unit holders 21 and 31 in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the light source units 2 and 3. The pair of adjustment screws 63, 63 and the other pair of adjustment screws 65, 65 constitute a rotational position adjustment mechanism for the unit holders 21, 31 on the receiving portions 42, 43. It is not necessary to loosen the screws 82 and 83 in the adjustment by the parallel movement mechanism and the rotation position adjustment mechanism, and the adjustment can be performed while the unit holders 21 and 31 are urged by the elastic plates 72 and 73. There is no need to tighten the screws 82 and 83 after the adjustment, and the adjusted position is maintained by the urging force of the elastic plates 72 and 73.

  In each of the light source units 1, 2, and 3, the casing as a holding body of the optical element that constitutes the light source unit is attached to the unit holders 11, 21, 31 so as to be rotatable around the optical axis, and the optical axis is An adjustment mechanism is provided for adjusting the rotational position around the center. 1, 2, and 4, there are adjustment screw holding plates 91, 92, 93 and adjustment screws 95, 96, 97 screwed in pairs at both ends of the adjustment screw holding plates 91, 92, 93. The adjustment mechanism is configured. The adjustment screw holding plates 91, 92, and 93 are fixed to a portion corresponding to the back of the casing by screwing or the like at the center in the length direction. The tips of the adjustment screws 95, 96, 97 screwed in pairs to both ends of the adjustment screw holding plates 91, 92, 93 are in contact with the upper surfaces of the unit holders 11, 21, 31. Therefore, the rotational positions of the housings of the light source units 1, 2, 3 can be adjusted by loosening one of the pair of adjusting screws and tightening the other. The posture of the cylindrical lenses 13, 23, 33 changes with the rotation of the casing. Therefore, the cylindrical lenses 13, 23, and 33 can be accurately adjusted in the horizontal direction so that the line lights irradiated by the respective light source units 1, 2, and 3 are correctly vertical. That is, the adjusting screws 95, 96, 97 that make a pair constitute an irradiation line verticality adjusting mechanism by the light source units 1, 2, 3.

  The pendulum 4 is suspended in a swingable manner so that it can always take a vertical posture near the upper end by a gimbal mechanism. The pendulum 4 has a main body portion 48 extending downward from the gimbal mechanism, and a weight mounting portion 49 is integrally formed at the lower end portion of the main body portion 48. A window hole 55 for attaching another light source unit is formed in the middle portion in the length direction (vertical direction) of the main body portion 48 of the pendulum 4. A light source unit 75 for irradiating a horizontal laser line is attached to the window hole 55. The light source unit 75 also includes a semiconductor laser as a laser light source, a collimating lens, and a cylindrical lens oriented in the vertical direction. Although a circuit board is disposed on the lower surface side of each of the receiving portions 41, 42, 43 of the pendulum 4, illustration thereof is omitted. In the formation part of the receiving parts 41, 42, and 43 of the pendulum 4, holes 47 for passing other appropriate jumper wires for supplying power to each light source from the outside are formed in the vertical direction.

  In the embodiment described above, adjustment after assembly as a laser marking device can be performed, for example, by the following procedure. First, the vertical adjustment screw 95 of the light source unit 1 for front vertical line irradiation is operated to adjust the front vertical line so that it irradiates the vertical line correctly. Subsequently, the pair of adjustment screws 61 are adjusted to appropriately set the rotation position of the light source unit 1.

  Next, by adjusting the verticality adjusting screw 96 of the light source unit 2 for left large rectangular (left vertical) line irradiation, adjustment is performed so that the left large rectangular line correctly irradiates the vertical line. Subsequently, the adjustment screw 62 constituting the parallel movement mechanism is adjusted so that the irradiation position of the left large rectangular line becomes an appropriate position. Further, by operating the pair of adjusting screws 63 and 63 constituting the rotational position adjusting mechanism, the vertical line light irradiated by the light source unit 2 is accurately orthogonal to the vertical line light irradiated by the light source unit 1. Adjust as follows.

  Further, with respect to the light source unit 3 for irradiating a right large (left vertical) line, the same procedure as the adjustment of the light source unit 2 is performed, the verticality adjustment of the irradiation line by the verticality adjustment screw 97, and the line irradiation by the adjustment screw 64 The perpendicularity adjustment with respect to the vertical line irradiated by the light source unit 1 by the position adjustment and adjustment screws 65 and 65 is performed. Note that the line irradiation position adjustment by the adjustment screw 64 is an adjustment for keeping the vertical line irradiated by the other light source unit 2 in a straight line with high accuracy. Further, the adjustment by the adjusting screws 65 and 65 is also an adjustment for making the vertical line irradiated by the other light source unit 2 and the vertical line irradiated by the other light source unit 2 in a straight line with high accuracy, and the perpendicularity of the vertical line irradiated by the light source unit 1 Also for adjustment.

  In the embodiment described above, in order to irradiate the line light in the vertical direction on both the left and right sides and irradiate it as one line light of approximately 360 degrees, the light source units 2 and 3 for illuminating the vertical line in the left and right direction are paired. In contrast to this, the light source unit for line irradiation in the front-rear direction is only one light source unit 1. Therefore, a total of three vertical line irradiation light source units are used.

  However, the laser marking device according to the present invention is established if there are at least two light source units for vertical line irradiation, and the present invention is also applicable to those having four or more vertical line light source units. Can be applied. For example, the present invention can be applied to a light source unit for left / right vertical line irradiation and a light source unit for front / rear vertical line irradiation, each having two in total, and the intended purpose can be achieved. . Further, the present invention can be applied to a light source unit for left / right vertical line irradiation and two light source units for front / rear vertical line irradiation, for a total of four, thereby achieving the intended purpose. Can do.

  Further, in the case of having at least two light source units and irradiating a continuous vertical line with the two light source units, at least one of the at least two light source units emits light from each light source unit. As long as it has a parallel movement mechanism that moves the unit holder in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the light source unit so that the vertical lines to be continuous are continuous. The two light source units do not need to have a parallel movement mechanism.

  Similarly, in the case of having at least two light source units and irradiating a continuous vertical line with the two light source units, at least one of the at least two light source units is irradiated from each light source unit. What is necessary is just to have the rotation position adjustment mechanism of the unit holder on a receiving part so that a vertical line may continue. Both of the two light source units do not have to have a rotational position adjusting mechanism.

  Further, in the case of a laser marking device having at least two light source units for irradiating vertical lines orthogonal to each other, at least one of the at least two light source units is irradiated from each light source unit. It suffices to have a mechanism for adjusting the rotational position of the unit holder on the receiving portion so that they are orthogonal to each other. It is not always necessary that the two light source units have a rotational position adjusting mechanism.

It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the principal part of the Example of the laser marking device concerning this invention from the downward direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the principal part of the Example same as the above from the lower part. (A) which shows the pendulum in the said Example is a top view, (b) is a left view, (c) is a front view, (d) is a center part vertical side view. It is a perspective view which shows the example of laser beam irradiation by the said Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Light source unit 2 Light source unit 3 Light source unit 4 Pendulum 11 Unit holder 12 Convex part 21 Unit holder 22 Convex part 31 Unit holder 32 Convex part 41 Receiving part 42 Receiving part 43 Receiving part 44 Hole 45 Long hole 46 Long hole 61 Rotation position adjustment Adjustment screw as mechanism 62 Adjustment screw as translation mechanism 63 Adjustment screw as rotation position adjustment mechanism 64 Adjustment screw as translation mechanism 65 Adjustment screw as rotation position adjustment mechanism 71 Elastic plate 72 Elastic plate 73 Elastic plate

Claims (9)

A laser ink dispenser having a pendulum suspended by a gimbal mechanism and assembled with a light source unit that emits laser light,
The light source unit is attached to a unit holder,
The unit holder is attached to the receiving part of the pendulum so that the position can be adjusted by a position adjusting mechanism and the elastic plate is interposed,
The laser marking device characterized in that the elastic plate allows the unit holder to move and maintains the adjusted position by the adjusting operation by the position adjusting mechanism. The laser marking device according to claim 1, wherein the unit holder is attached to the receiving portion of the pendulum by fitting the hole and the convex portion, and the position of the unit holder can be adjusted within a range in which the convex portion can move within the hole. The laser marking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the position adjustment mechanism is a translation mechanism that moves the unit holder in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the light source unit. 3. The laser marking device according to claim 1, wherein the position adjustment mechanism is a rotation position adjustment mechanism of the unit holder on the receiving portion. The laser marking device according to claim 1, further comprising a light source unit rotational position adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting a rotational position of the light source unit around the optical axis with respect to the unit holder. In order to irradiate a continuous vertical line, it has at least two light source units, and at least one of the at least two light source units has a unit holder so that the vertical lines irradiated from the respective light source units are continuous. The laser marking device according to claim 1, further comprising a translation mechanism that moves the lens in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the light source unit. In order to irradiate a continuous vertical line, it has at least two light source units, and at least one of the at least two light source units has a receiving portion so that the vertical lines irradiated from the respective light source units are continuous. 2. The laser marking device according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism for adjusting the rotational position of the unit holder above. In order to irradiate perpendicular lines that are orthogonal to each other, at least two light source units are provided, and at least one of the at least two light source units is configured so that the vertical lines irradiated from the respective light source units are correctly orthogonal. The laser marking device according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism for adjusting the rotational position of the unit holder on the receiving portion. Two first light source units for irradiating a continuous vertical line and one second light source unit for irradiating a vertical line orthogonal to the vertical line, the first light source unit being The parallel movement mechanism for moving the unit holder in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the light source unit so that the vertical lines irradiated from the light source unit are continuous, and the vertical lines irradiated from the first and second light source units are correctly orthogonal. The laser marking device according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation position adjusting mechanism for the unit holder on the receiving portion.

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