JPH03221279A - Marking mask and tea-co2 laser marking device provided with this mask - Google Patents

Marking mask and tea-co2 laser marking device provided with this mask

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Publication number
JPH03221279A
JPH03221279A JP2013720A JP1372090A JPH03221279A JP H03221279 A JPH03221279 A JP H03221279A JP 2013720 A JP2013720 A JP 2013720A JP 1372090 A JP1372090 A JP 1372090A JP H03221279 A JPH03221279 A JP H03221279A
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marking
mask
laser
substrate
tea
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Toshio Yokota
利夫 横田
Masayoshi Mikami
正芳 三上
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Ushio Denki KK
Ushio Inc
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Ushio Inc
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/435Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/44Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source per colour, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
    • B41J2/442Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source per colour, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements using lasers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/435Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/465Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using masks, e.g. light-switching masks

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute bright bridgeless marking by composing a marking mask of a substrate having a high optical transmission factor and a mask part for working and marking the surface of the substrate and forming it in the pattern shape and having a low optical transmission factor. CONSTITUTION:The marking mask is composed of the substrate 11 having a high optical transmission factor of the light near 10.6mum and the mass part 12 having a low optical transmission factor of the light near 10.6mum, gold is vapor-deposited on the substrate 12 made from silicon, its upper part is coated with resist, exposed, developed, etched and the vapor-deposited gold is formed in a prescribed pattern to make the mask part 12. The laser beam emitted from a laser beam oscillator 2 is condensed to a specified direction, transmits a marking mask 1, changes into light of a specified pattern, is reduced by a lens 5, irradiates a work 7 and marks it.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、TEA−CO,レーザを照射してマーキング
を行うTEA−Co、レーザマーキング装置及びこの装
置に使用されるマーキング用マスクに関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a TEA-CO, a TEA-Co that performs marking by laser irradiation, a laser marking device, and a marking mask used in this device.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

近年、レーザによるマーキングは、従来のインクによる
捺印や機械による刻印などの方法に代わって盛んに注目
されている。マーキングミスが少なく、処理が高速に行
える上、運転コストが安いためである。
In recent years, laser marking has been attracting a lot of attention as an alternative to conventional methods such as ink marking and mechanical marking. This is because there are fewer marking errors, processing can be done at high speed, and operating costs are low.

現在開発されているレーザマーキング装置は、TEA 
 Cow レーザまたはYAGレーザを用いたものが主
なものである。このうち、発振波長との関係から、各々
のレーザでマーキングできる材料が限定される。即ち、
例えばYAGレーザはガラスには透過率が高いためマー
キングできず、TEA−Cot レーザは、金属には反
射率が高いためマーキングできない。
The laser marking equipment currently being developed is TEA
The main ones use a Cow laser or a YAG laser. Among these, the materials that can be marked with each laser are limited due to the relationship with the oscillation wavelength. That is,
For example, a YAG laser cannot mark glass because it has a high transmittance, and a TEA-Cot laser cannot mark a metal because it has a high reflectance.

TEA−CO,レーザマーキング装置は、YAGレーザ
ではマーキングできないガラス等のマーキングができる
ことや、発振装置が比較的安価であることなどから、そ
の応用が広がっている。
TEA-CO and laser marking devices are being widely used because they can mark glass and other materials that cannot be marked with YAG lasers, and because their oscillation devices are relatively inexpensive.

マーキングをjテうためは、発振されたレーザを所定の
パターンに成形して照射する必要があり、このため、マ
ーキング用マスクが使用される。
In order to make a marking, it is necessary to shape the oscillated laser into a predetermined pattern and irradiate it, and for this purpose, a marking mask is used.

第3図は、TEA−Co、レーザマーキング装置に使用
される従来のマーキング用マスクの説明図である。従来
のマーキング用マスクは、銅やステンレス等の金属板2
1に、所望のパターンの穴22を設けたものである。
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional marking mask used in TEA-Co and laser marking devices. Conventional marking masks are made of metal plates such as copper or stainless steel.
1 is provided with holes 22 in a desired pattern.

〔発明が解決しようとする技術的課題〕従来のTEA−
Co、レーザマーキングに使用されるマスクは、打ち抜
き式のものであるため、例えば「Ajの文字のパターン
とするときは、第3図に示すように、ブリッジ23が必
要となる。
[Technical problem to be solved by the invention] Conventional TEA-
Since the mask used for Co and laser marking is a punch-type mask, for example, when forming a pattern of letters "Aj", a bridge 23 is required as shown in FIG. 3.

従って、このままでは、マーキングされるパターンも正
しいr A Jの文字でなく、ブリッヂ23の部分が転
写されたものとなってしまう。
Therefore, if left as is, the pattern to be marked will not be the correct letters r A J, but will instead be a portion of the bridge 23 that has been transferred.

そこで、従来より、このブリッヂを打ち消してマーキン
グする方法が幾つか考えられている0例えば、パルス状
のレーザを2シッント打ち、2シヨントめは結像レンズ
等を移動させて二つの像をずらして重ねたり(特開昭6
3−1)1058号公報)、結像レンズによるレーザの
儂をぼやかしたり(特開昭63−1)8278号公報)
する方法であるる。
Therefore, conventionally, several methods have been considered to cancel this bridge and mark. For example, a pulsed laser is fired for two shots, and for the second shot, an imaging lens is moved to shift the two images. Layering (Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication No. 6)
3-1) Publication No. 1058), blurring the image of the laser using an imaging lens (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-1) No. 8278)
This is the way to do it.

しかしながら、結像レンズ等を移動させて二つの像をず
らして重ねる方法は、複雑な機構、動作を必要とし、マ
ーキング装置のコストが高くなる他、2ショット以上打
つ動作が必要なため、処理時間が長くなるという問題が
あり、また結像レンズによるレーザの像をぼやかす方法
は、当然のことながら、鮮明なマーキングという点では
満足できるものではない。
However, the method of shifting and overlapping two images by moving an imaging lens, etc. requires complicated mechanisms and operations, which increases the cost of the marking device, and requires more than two shots, which takes processing time. There is a problem that the laser image becomes long, and the method of blurring the laser image using an imaging lens is, of course, not satisfactory in terms of clear marking.

〔発明の目的〕[Purpose of the invention]

本発明は、かかる課題を解決するためになされたもので
あり、処理時間が長くならず、安価でかつ鮮明なブリッ
ヂレスのマーキングを行うことを目的とする。
The present invention was made in order to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to perform inexpensive and clear bridgeless marking without prolonging the processing time.

〔構成〕〔composition〕

上記目的を達成するため、本発明のマーキング用マスク
は、10.6μm付近の光の透過率が高い基板と、該基
板の表面を加工してマーキングしようとするパターンの
形状に形威された、1000μm付近の光の透過率の低
いマスク部とからなることを特徴とし、本発明のTEA
−Co、レーザマーキング装置は、TEA−−Co、レ
ーザ発振装置と、特許請求の範囲第(1)項記載のマー
キング用マスクと、該マーキング用マスクを透過したレ
ーザを結像させる結像レンズとを具備したことを特徴と
する。
In order to achieve the above object, the marking mask of the present invention includes a substrate having a high transmittance of light in the vicinity of 10.6 μm, and a pattern formed by processing the surface of the substrate to form a marking. The TEA of the present invention is characterized by comprising a mask portion with low light transmittance in the vicinity of 1000 μm.
-Co, a laser marking device includes a TEA--Co, a laser oscillation device, a marking mask according to claim (1), and an imaging lens that forms an image of the laser transmitted through the marking mask. It is characterized by having the following.

(作用〕 上記構成にかかる本発明のマーキング用マスク及びTE
A−Co、レーザマーキング装置は、基板を透過した光
によってマーキングがされる。
(Function) The marking mask and TE of the present invention having the above structure
The A-Co laser marking device performs marking using light transmitted through the substrate.

(実施例) 以下本発明の詳細な説明する。(Example) The present invention will be explained in detail below.

第1図は本実施例のマーキング用マスクを説明するため
の斜視図である。第1図において、1)は10.6μm
付近の光の透過率が高い基板、12は10.6μm付近
の光の透過率の低いマスク部を示す、10.6μm付近
の光の透過率が高い基板1)には、本実施例では、シリ
コンが使用されている・ 10.6μm付近の光の透過
率の低し1マスク部12には、金が用いられている。第
1図に示すマーキング用マスクは、シリコンからなる基
板12に金を蒸着し、その上にレジスト塗布して、露光
、現像、エツチングを行い、蒸着された金を所定のパタ
ーンに成形して、マスク部12とすることにより作成さ
れる。シリコンからなる基板14の表面は、無反射コー
ティングが施されており、10.6μm付近の光の透過
率が高く、充分実用に耐えうる。他の実施例としては、
Ge。
FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining the marking mask of this embodiment. In Figure 1, 1) is 10.6 μm
In this example, the substrate 1) has a high transmittance for light in the vicinity of 10.6 μm, and 12 indicates a mask portion that has a low transmittance for light in the vicinity of 10.6 μm. Gold is used for the mask portion 12, which has a low transmittance for light around 10.6 μm. The marking mask shown in FIG. 1 is made by depositing gold on a silicon substrate 12, applying a resist thereon, exposing it to light, developing it, etching it, and shaping the deposited gold into a predetermined pattern. It is created by forming the mask portion 12. The surface of the substrate 14 made of silicon is coated with an anti-reflection coating, has a high transmittance for light around 10.6 μm, and is suitable for practical use. Other examples include:
Ge.

Zn5e、CdTl、GaAs、NaC1,KCl等が
10,6μmの光の透過率が高く、基板1)として使用
可能である。
Zn5e, CdTl, GaAs, NaCl, KCl, etc. have high transmittance for light of 10.6 μm and can be used as the substrate 1).

一方、周知のように銅、鉄などを始めとしたほとんど金
属は、10.6μm付近の光の透過率が低く、上記実施
例の金の他、各種の金属がマスク部12として使用可能
である。また、マスク部12は、上記の10.6μm付
近の光の透過率が低い物質を被着させて設ける場合の他
、基Illの表面をサンドブラスト法により、マーキン
グしようとするパターンの形状のスリガラス部分を形威
することによっても構成可能である。
On the other hand, as is well known, most metals including copper and iron have low transmittance for light around 10.6 μm, and various metals can be used as the mask portion 12 in addition to gold in the above embodiment. . In addition to the case where the mask part 12 is provided by depositing a substance with a low transmittance of light in the vicinity of 10.6 μm, the mask part 12 can also be formed by sandblasting the surface of the base Ill to form a ground glass part in the shape of a pattern to be marked. It can also be constructed by imposing the following.

第2図は、第1図のマーキング用マスクを使用したTE
A−Co、レーザマーキング装置の実施例の概略説明図
である。2はTEA−Co、レーザ発振装置、3は折り
返しミラー、4はシリンドリカルレンズ、lはマーキン
グ用マスク、5は結像レンズとしてのメニスカスレンズ
、6は搬送系、7はマーキングされるワークを示す。
Figure 2 shows TE using the marking mask shown in Figure 1.
A-Co is a schematic explanatory diagram of an embodiment of a laser marking device. 2 is a TEA-Co, a laser oscillation device, 3 is a folding mirror, 4 is a cylindrical lens, l is a marking mask, 5 is a meniscus lens as an imaging lens, 6 is a conveyance system, and 7 is a workpiece to be marked.

第2図において、TEA−Cotレーザ発振装置2から
出射されたパルス状のレーザは、シリンドリカルレンズ
3により特定方向に集光され、マーキング用マスクlを
照射する。マーキング用マスクlを透過したレーザは、
所望のパターンの光となり、メニスカスレンズ5で縮小
されて、ワーク7に照射される。レーザが照射されたワ
ーク7は、表面の材料の蒸発や変色により、マーキング
がされることになる。
In FIG. 2, a pulsed laser emitted from a TEA-Cot laser oscillation device 2 is focused in a specific direction by a cylindrical lens 3, and irradiates a marking mask l. The laser transmitted through the marking mask l is
The light has a desired pattern, is reduced by the meniscus lens 5, and is irradiated onto the workpiece 7. The workpiece 7 irradiated with the laser will be marked by evaporation or discoloration of the material on the surface.

第2図のマーキング用マスク1は、第1図に示すように
ブリッヂが形成されていないので、第2図のワーク7に
マーキングされるパターンには、ブリッヂが転写される
ことはない。
Since the marking mask 1 shown in FIG. 2 does not have a bridge formed thereon as shown in FIG. 1, no bridge is transferred to the pattern to be marked on the workpiece 7 shown in FIG.

第2図に示すTEA−Co、レーザ発振装置の実施例に
おいて、ロフト番号等のマーキングの場合は、マーキン
グ用マスク1を円板状にするとともに回転軸を設け、搬
送系6の搬送信号に同期してマーキング用マスクlを回
転させて駆動するようにしても良い。
In the embodiment of the TEA-Co laser oscillator shown in FIG. 2, in the case of marking such as a loft number, the marking mask 1 is made into a disk shape and a rotating shaft is provided, synchronized with the carrier signal of the carrier system 6. Alternatively, the marking mask l may be rotated and driven.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明した通り、本発明によれば、2シッット打って
像をずらして重ねたり、像をぼやかしたりしてブリッヂ
を消す必要がなくなるので、処理時間が長くならず、安
価でかつ鮮明なブリッヂレスのマーキングを行うことが
できる。
As explained above, according to the present invention, it is no longer necessary to erase the bridge by shifting and overlapping the images or blurring the images by hitting two shots, so the processing time is not long, and the bridgeless image is inexpensive and clear. can be marked.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本実施例のマーキング用マスクを説明するため
の斜視図である。第2図は第1図のマーキング用マスク
を使用したTEA−Co、レーザマーキング装置の実施
例の概略説明図である。第3図G;!TEA−Co、レ
ーザマーキング装置に使用される従来のマーキング用マ
スクの説明図であ図中、 1 2 −−−−・ 10.6μm付近の光の透過率の 高い基板 10.6μm付近の光の透過率の 低いマスク部 TEA−Co、レーザ発振装置 折り返しミラー シリンドリカルレンズ マーキング用マスク 結像レンズとしてのメニスカスレ ンズ 搬送系 マーキングされるワーク を示す。 9 矛 1つ 茎 1!l1 X3@
FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining the marking mask of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an embodiment of a TEA-Co laser marking device using the marking mask shown in FIG. 1. Figure 3 G;! TEA-Co is an explanatory diagram of a conventional marking mask used in a laser marking device. A mask portion TEA-Co with low transmittance, a laser oscillator folded mirror cylindrical lens, a mask for marking, a meniscus lens transport system as an imaging lens, and a work to be marked are shown. 9 One spear, one stalk! l1 X3@

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)10.6μm付近の光の透過率が高い基板と、該
基板の表面を加工してマーキングしようとするパターン
の形状に形成された、10.6μm付近の光の透過率の
低いマスク部とからなることを特徴とするマーキング用
マスク。
(1) A substrate with high transmittance of light around 10.6 μm and a mask portion with low transmittance of light around 10.6 μm formed in the shape of a pattern to be marked by processing the surface of the substrate. A marking mask characterized by comprising:
(2)TEA−CO_2レーザ発振装置と、特許請求の
範囲第(1)項記載のマーキング用マスクと、該マーキ
ング用マスクを透過したレーザを結像させる結像レンズ
とを具備したことを特徴とするTEA−CO_2レーザ
マーキング装置。
(2) A TEA-CO_2 laser oscillation device, a marking mask according to claim (1), and an imaging lens that forms an image of the laser beam transmitted through the marking mask. TEA-CO_2 laser marking device.
JP2013720A 1990-01-25 1990-01-25 Marking mask and tea-co2 laser marking device provided with this mask Pending JPH03221279A (en)

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5378137A (en) * 1993-05-10 1995-01-03 Hewlett-Packard Company Mask design for forming tapered inkjet nozzles

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5378137A (en) * 1993-05-10 1995-01-03 Hewlett-Packard Company Mask design for forming tapered inkjet nozzles
US5417897A (en) * 1993-05-10 1995-05-23 Hewlett-Packard Company Method for forming tapered inkjet nozzles

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