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- レーザ発生コンポーネントと、
光学コンポーネントと、
支持物を、前記支持物上に配置された部品とともに保持する固定具と、
制御機構と、を備え、
前記制御機構は、前記支持物のうち前記部品に隣接するいずれかの部分の完全性を維持しながら前記部品厚さを切断しきるように、前記部品に照射されるレーザエネルギと前記部品材料厚さとの比が切断経路に沿う各点において所定の許容範囲内に維持されるように、前記支持物の物性及び前記部品の物性に基づいて、前記レーザ発生コンポーネント、前記光学コンポーネント、及び前記固定具のうちの少なくとも1つを調節する、
レーザ切断システム。 - 前記制御機構は、前記固定具の速度を調節する固定具制御機構を含み、前記制御機構は、レーザビームが前記部品を切断する際の切断経路に沿う複数の点における前記部品材料厚さに関するデータを受け取り、前記厚さデータに基づいて、前記レーザビームの通過後の前記部品の移動速度を、前記部品に照射される前記レーザエネルギと前記部品材料厚さとの前記比が前記所定の許容範囲内に維持されるように調節する、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記制御機構は、レーザパワー調節制御機構を含み、前記レーザパワー調節制御機構は、前記レーザビームが前記部品を切断する際の前記切断経路に沿う複数の点における前記部品材料厚さに関するデータを受け取り、前記厚さデータに基づいて、前記レーザビームのパワーを、前記部品に照射される前記レーザエネルギと前記部品材料厚さとの前記比が前記所定の許容範囲内に維持されるように調節する、請求項1及び2のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記制御機構は、1つ以上の前記光学コンポーネントの位置を調節する光学制御機構を含み、前記制御機構は、前記レーザビームが前記部品を切断する際の切断経路に沿う複数の点における前記部品材料厚さに関するデータを受け取り、前記厚さデータに基づいて、前記1つ以上の前記光学コンポーネントの位置を、前記部品に照射される前記レーザエネルギと前記部品材料厚さとの前記比が前記所定の許容範囲内に維持されるように調節する、請求項1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記レーザエネルギが前記部品と接触する箇所に向けられているガスノズルを含む、請求項1乃至4のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記ガスノズルは、ガス一定量供給ノズルである、請求項5に記載のシステム。
- 前記レーザエネルギが前記部品と接触する箇所に近接して配置され、前記レーザエネルギが前記部品と接触したときに発生する残骸を除去する吸引機構を含む、請求項1乃至5のいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記固定具は、前記レーザビームの切断箇所に対して、少なくとも3つの運動軸で可動である、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記切断箇所における前記レーザビームに対する、前記切断箇所における前記部品の速度はほぼ一定に維持される一方、前記部品は、少なくとも3つの運動軸で可動であり、前記レーザビームのパワーは、前記部品材料又はモールド材料又はバッキング材料のうちの少なくとも1つの、1つ以上の特性に関する情報に基づいて、所与の範囲内に制御される、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 専用支持物及び前記支持物上に配置される専用部品の仮想バージョンを作成することと、
前記専用部品を切断する為のエネルギがレーザ発生コンポーネントから向けられる仮想切断経路を画定することと、
前記仮想切断経路に沿う複数の点における複数の部品材料厚さ推定値を決定することと、
前記部品に照射されるレーザエネルギと前記部品材料厚さとの比が、実際の切断経路に沿う各点において所定の許容範囲内に維持されて、前記支持物の完全性を維持しながら前記部品を切断しきるように、前記支持物の物性及び前記部品の物性に基づいて、前記レーザ発生コンポーネント、光学コンポーネント、及び前記専用モールドを保持する固定具のうちの少なくとも1つを調節する調節命令のセットを定義することと、
を含むレーザ切断方法。 - 前記調節命令のセットを定義することは、前記モールド上に配置された前記部品とともに前記固定具を移動させる、動き及び速度の調節命令のセットを定義することを含み、前記命令は、前記部品に照射される前記レーザエネルギと前記部品材料厚さとの前記比が前記所定の許容範囲内に維持されるように、前記レーザビームの通過後の前記部品の移動速度を、前記決定された部品材料厚さ推定値に基づいて調節する、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記動き及び速度の調節命令のセットを定義することは、前記固定具の動き及び速度を、前記レーザ発生コンポーネントの方向に対して5つの軸で画定することを含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記支持物は、前記部品の成形に使用されたモールドである、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記専用モールド上に配置される前記専用部品の作成の為に前記専用モールドを作成することは、仮想のプロジェクト開発計画又は治療計画を作成することを含み、前記モールドは、前記仮想の開発計画又は治療計画の間の前記モールドのフォームファクタを表す、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 幾つかの専用モールドを作成することを含み、各専用モールドは、前記仮想のプロジェクト開発計画又は治療計画のそれぞれの部分における固有部品を表す、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 前記仮想の治療計画又は開発計画に基づいて仮想モールドを作成することを含み、前記仮想切断経路に沿う複数の点における前記複数の部品材料厚さ推定値は、前記仮想モールドの分析に基づいて決定される、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 前記仮想の治療計画に基づいて複数の仮想モールドを作成することを含み、前記仮想切断経路に沿う複数の点における前記複数の部品材料厚さ推定値は、各仮想モールドの分析に基づいて、各仮想モールドについて個別に決定される、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 前記調節命令のセットを定義することは、各仮想モールドに対する、動き及び速度の調節命令のセットを定義することを含む、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 幾つかの専用モールドを作成することを含み、各専用モールドは、歯をインクリメンタルに動かす治療計画に沿う、歯の固有配置を表す、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 複数の切断経路を画定することを含み、前記複数の切断経路のうちの1つが、患者の歯肉線に沿う前記部品の一部分を表す、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 複数の切断経路を画定することを含み、前記複数の切断経路のうちの1つが、患者の歯肉線に沿わない、前記部品上の切断を表す、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 前記レーザ発生コンポーネントは、レーザビームを発生させ、
前記部品は、前記レーザビームにより切断され、
前記光学コンポーネントは、所望のエッジ条件又はエッジ特性のうちの少なくとも一方を確保しながら前記部品を切断しきる為に、所定レンジのエネルギを切断経路において発生させるべく前記レーザビームを集束させ、
前記制御機構は、照射されるレーザエネルギを部品材料厚さに合わせて調節する制御装置であって、前記切断経路に沿う複数の点における前記部品材料厚さに関するデータを受け取り、前記部品に照射される前記レーザエネルギと前記部品材料厚さとの比を、所定の許容範囲内に維持するように及び前記支持物を切断しないように調節する制御装置を備える、
請求項1に記載のシステム。 - 前記レーザエネルギは、前記部品を切断しきり、前記部品の支持物の外面まで切り込むが、前記支持物を切断しきることはない、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記制御機構は、前記レーザエネルギが、前記所望のエッジ条件又はエッジ特性のうちの少なくとも一方を確保しながら前記部品上の前記切断経路に沿う各点において前記部品の全ての材料を気化させるように、前記固定具の速度を調節する、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記レーザエネルギを調節する前記制御装置は、レーザ発生コンポーネントの電力、レーザ発生コンポーネントの移動、光学コンポーネントのタイプ、光学コンポーネントの移動、固定具の移動、ガスのタイプ、ガスの圧力、ガスの温度、及び吸引力のうちの少なくともいずれかを、前記部品に照射されるレーザエネルギと部品材料厚さとの比が所定の許容範囲内に維持されるように調節する機構を提供する、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記部品が一定のフィード速度で移動する場合に、前記部品厚さに対して照射される前記レーザエネルギが維持される、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記レーザ発生コンポーネントの電力を増やすことによって、前記部品厚さに対して照射される前記レーザエネルギが維持される、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記光学コンポーネントを調節して、発生させるレーザエネルギを強くしたり弱くしたりして前記部品に照射することにより、前記部品厚さに対して照射される前記レーザエネルギが維持される、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記比は、1つ以上の部品材料特性、及び前記部品の支持物の1つ以上の特性のうちの少なくとも1つに基づいて決定される、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記部品材料特性、前記支持物材料特性、及び前記バッキング材料特性は、前記材料の組成、及び前記部品材料厚さのうちの少なくとも一方からなる、請求項29に記載のシステム。
- 前記部品に照射される前記エネルギは、所定の範囲内になるように制御され、これは、前記レーザビームのパワーを変調すること、及び/又は、前記部品特性及び前記所望の切断経路に基づいて、前記固定具の速度及び/又は前記固定具に対する前記レーザ発生コンポーネントの速度を制御することによって行われる、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 切断される前の前記部品材料厚さを動的に与える走査装置を更に含む、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記切断経路に沿っての前記部品材料厚さを測定又は検知するセンサを更に含む、請求項22に記載のシステム。
- 前記切断経路に沿っての前記部品材料厚さに関する情報を記憶する記憶手段を更に含む、請求項33に記載のシステム。
- 前記切断経路に沿っての前記部品材料厚さは、切断動作の開始前にあらかじめ決定されている、請求項33に記載のシステム。
- 前記センサは、ある場所において、前記レーザビームが前記部品のその場所を切断する直前に、前記切断経路に沿っての前記部品材料厚さを測定するように配置される、請求項21に記載のシステム。
- 前記支持物は、前記部品の成形に使用されるモールドである、請求項1、21、又は22に記載のシステム。
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