WO2018216275A1 - 静電容量式ハイトセンサ及びそれを用いたレーザ加工ノズル、レーザ加工装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a capacitance type height sensor used in a laser processing apparatus, a laser processing nozzle using the same, and a laser processing apparatus.
- a capacitance type height sensor is generally used for this distance measurement.
- Patent Document 1 an alternating voltage is applied between a sensor electrode attached to the tip of a laser processing nozzle and a workpiece electrically connected to the ground, and a gap between the sensor electrode and the workpiece is detected.
- a capacitance-type height sensor is disclosed in which a voltage whose amplitude is modulated based on capacitance is detected by a conversion circuit, and the voltage is converted into a distance for measurement.
- the capacitance type height sensor is configured to measure the distance by removing the influence of the stray capacitance of the cable connected to the sensor electrode.
- the technology of the present disclosure has been made in view of such a point, and an object thereof is to provide a capacitance type height sensor that can easily and reliably detect disconnection of a cable.
- the capacitive height sensor includes a sensor electrode attached to the tip of a laser processing nozzle, and supplies a voltage signal to the sensor electrode, and detects a signal from the sensor electrode to detect the sensor.
- a capacitive height sensor having a signal processing unit for measuring the distance between the tip of the electrode and a workpiece electrically connected to the ground, and a cable for electrically connecting the sensor electrode and the signal processing unit.
- the signal processing unit includes a disconnection determination unit that determines that the cable is disconnected when the signal from the sensor electrode is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
- the predetermined value is equal to or greater than the value of the signal from the sensor electrode when the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode and the workpiece is a predetermined distance greater than the maximum distance during laser processing, and the cable is connected to the signal processing unit. It is preferable to be in a range equal to or less than the value of the signal from the sensor electrode when not.
- the laser processing nozzle is electrically connected to the sensor electrode of the capacitance type height sensor described above, and defines a laser beam emission path and a flow path of assist gas supplied during laser processing.
- a second nozzle that is provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the first nozzle with a gap and is electrically insulated from the first nozzle and the sensor electrode by an insulating member.
- the disconnection of the cable can be easily determined, and the external electromagnetic noise flying to the sensor electrode can be shielded by the second nozzle.
- first nozzle and the second nozzle are configured to have the same potential.
- This configuration improves the cable disconnection detection accuracy.
- a laser processing apparatus includes a laser light source that emits laser light, an optical fiber that guides the laser light, and the laser light guided by the optical fiber toward the workpiece.
- the robot controller that supplies a signal to drive or stop the joint axis of the robot arm and the laser light source are controlled so that the cable is disconnected by the disconnection determination unit
- a laser control unit that stops laser oscillation of the laser light source, and the robot control unit measures the distance measured by the capacitance type height sensor.
- the basis characterized in that the distance between the tip and the workpiece of the sensor electrode is at least a position control unit for controlling the position of the laser processing nozzle to be the target value.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a laser processing nozzle according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional block configuration of a signal processing unit of the capacitive height sensor.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration of a signal processing unit of the capacitive height sensor.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a laser processing nozzle according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a laser processing apparatus according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a laser processing nozzle 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the laser processing nozzle 1 is attached to the tip of a robot arm 33 (see FIG. 5) (not shown).
- the laser processing nozzle 1 includes a sensor nozzle 2 (first nozzle), a shield nozzle 3 (second nozzle), an insulating member 4 (first insulating member), and a capacitive height sensor 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as height). Sensor 10).
- the laser beam incident side in the laser processing nozzle 1 is referred to as “upper” or “upper”, and the laser beam emission side, that is, the side on which the workpiece 5 is disposed is “lower” or Sometimes called “downward”.
- the sensor nozzle 2 is a metal member having a conical portion and cylindrical portions above and below the conical portion.
- the conical portion is provided so that its diameter decreases downward.
- the lower cylindrical portion is electrically connected to the sensor electrode 11 of the height sensor 10.
- the inner space of the sensor nozzle 2 is a laser beam emission path indicated by a two-dot chain line in the drawing, and a flow path for assist gas blown to the workpiece 5 during laser processing. That is, the sensor nozzle 2 defines a laser light emission path and an assist gas flow path.
- the shield nozzle 3 is a metal member having a conical portion and cylindrical portions above and below the conical portion, similarly to the sensor nozzle 2.
- the conical portion is provided so that its diameter decreases downward.
- the shield nozzle 3 is disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the sensor nozzle 2 with a space therebetween.
- the shield nozzle 3 is configured to have the same potential as the sensor nozzle 2 and the sensor electrode 11.
- the shield nozzle 3 shields external electromagnetic noise from the sensor nozzle 2 and the sensor electrode 11 and protects the sensor nozzle 2 from mechanical shock.
- the insulating member 4 (first insulating member) is a flange made of an annular heat resistant resin or the like having a flange.
- the inner peripheral surface of the insulating member 4 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion below the sensor nozzle 2.
- the lower surface of the shield nozzle 3 is in contact with the upper surface of the collar portion. Further, the lower surface of the insulating member 4 is in contact with the sensor electrode 11.
- the sensor nozzle 2 and sensor electrode 11 and the shield nozzle 3 are electrically insulated by the insulating member 4.
- the insulating member 4 serves to seal the space between the sensor nozzle 2 and the shield nozzle 3.
- the height sensor 10 includes a sensor electrode 11, a coaxial cable 12, and a signal processing unit 13.
- the sensor electrode 11 is a substantially conical metal member provided so that the inner diameter and the outer diameter become smaller downward.
- the sensor electrode 11 is attached to the tip of the laser processing nozzle 1 and constitutes a part of the laser processing nozzle 1.
- the opening at the tip of the sensor electrode 11 corresponds to a laser beam emission port and an assist gas injection port. Further, by disposing the workpiece 5 at a predetermined position, the sensor electrode 11 is electrically coupled with a capacitance corresponding to the distance from the workpiece 5.
- the coaxial cable 12 generally includes an internal wiring 12a (internal conductor), a dielectric covering the internal wiring 12a, a shield wire 12b (external conductor) covering the dielectric, and an insulating film covering the shield wire 12b. Cable with a typical configuration.
- the coaxial cable 12 has a coaxial connector 12c at its tip.
- the internal wiring 12a is electrically connected to the sensor nozzle 2 via the coaxial connector 12c.
- the shield wire 12b is electrically connected to the shield nozzle 3 via the coaxial connector 12c. Therefore, the internal wiring 12a and the shield wire 12b of the coaxial cable 12 are configured to have the same potential. External electromagnetic noise is shielded by the shield wire 12b.
- the signal processing unit 13 has an external terminal T that serves as both a signal supply terminal that supplies a voltage signal generated inside to the sensor electrode 11 and a signal detection terminal that receives a signal returned from the sensor electrode 11.
- the external terminal T is connected to one end of the coaxial cable 12.
- the signal processing unit 13 is connected to the tip of the laser processing nozzle 1, that is, the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 electrically connected to the ground, based on the signal from the sensor electrode 11. It has a function to measure distance. Note that the signal supply terminal and the signal detection terminal may be provided separately.
- FIG. 2 shows a functional block configuration of the signal processing unit 13 of the height sensor 10.
- the signal processing unit 13 of the height sensor 10 includes a signal generation unit 14, a signal detection unit 15, a distance calculation unit 16, and a disconnection determination unit 17.
- the signal generator 14 generates a voltage signal Vo having a predetermined frequency f and amplitude, and supplies the signal Vo to the sensor electrode 11 via the external terminal T and the coaxial cable 12.
- the signal detector 15 has an external terminal T and detects the voltage signal Vin returned from the sensor electrode 11. Further, the signal detection unit 15 includes an impedance adjustment resistor 18 (see FIG. 3) connected to the external terminal T. The impedance adjusting resistor 18 may be directly connected to the path between the signal generator 14 and the external terminal T.
- the distance calculation unit 16 calculates the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 based on the voltage signal Vin detected by the signal detection unit 15, and sends the value to an external control unit or storage unit (not shown). As will be described later, the laser processing apparatus 30 (see FIG. 5) controls the position of the laser processing nozzle 1 based on the difference between the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit 16 and the target value.
- the disconnection determination unit 17 monitors the voltage signal Vin detected by the signal detection unit 15, and determines that the coaxial cable 12 is disconnected when the signal Vin is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value Vth. When it is determined that the coaxial cable 12 is disconnected, the disconnection determination unit 17 sends a disconnection detection signal directly to an external control unit or storage unit (not shown), or the above control via the distance calculation unit 16. Sent indirectly to the department or storage.
- the voltage signal Vin is a modulation signal obtained by amplitude-modulating the voltage signal Vo supplied to the sensor electrode 11 by an electrostatic capacity or the like electrically coupled to the external terminal T (signal detection terminal).
- of the modulation signal is expressed by Expression (1).
- the voltage signal Vo output from the external terminal T is a general low-pass that is determined by the resistance value R, the capacitance value C, and the frequency f of the voltage signal Vo. Amplitude modulated by the filter. The amplitude-modulated voltage signal Vo is detected at the external terminal T as the modulation signal Vin.
- the capacitance value C is expressed by the equation (2) using C 0 , C 1 , and C W shown in FIG.
- C C 0 + C 1 + C W (2) here, C 0 is a capacitance value C 1 electrically coupled to the external terminal T in the signal processing unit 13, C 1 is a floating capacitance value of the coaxial cable 12, and C W is a distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5. Capacitance value.
- the capacitance value C 0 is a value determined by the arrangement of elements in the signal processing unit 13, the wiring layout, and the like, and is substantially constant. Similarly, when the arrangement of the laser processing nozzle 1 and the coaxial cable 12 is determined, the capacitance value C 0 is also substantially constant.
- the capacitance value CW changes according to the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5. Therefore, the capacitance value CW can be calculated from the value of the signal Vin, and the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 can be calculated from this value.
- the capacitance values C 0 and C 1 are about 5 pF, and the capacitance value C W is 0 pF to several pF depending on the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5.
- these values can be appropriately changed depending on the size and internal layout of the signal processing unit 13, the cable length of the coaxial cable 12, laser processing conditions, and the like.
- the disconnection of the coaxial cable 12 can be determined from the value of the signal Vin.
- the setting range of the threshold value Vth for determining the presence or absence of disconnection is expressed by Expression (3).
- C W1 is a capacitance value when the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 is increased by a predetermined length from the distance at the time of laser processing.
- Equation (3) C W1 is electrically connected to the external terminal T when the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 is a predetermined distance larger than the maximum distance set during laser processing. Is the capacitance value coupled to. As the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 increases, the capacitance value CW decreases, so that the corresponding Vin value increases as is apparent from the equations (1) and (2). Become.
- the presence or absence of disconnection of the coaxial cable 12 can be easily determined based on the value of the signal Vin received from the sensor electrode 11 by the external terminal T that is a signal detection terminal. Further, in selecting the lower limit value of the threshold value Vth, by using the capacitance value CW1 when the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 is sufficiently larger than that during normal laser processing. Since the lower limit value of Vth is sufficiently larger than the voltage signal detected at the external terminal T (signal detection terminal) during normal laser processing, erroneous determination of disconnection can be reliably prevented.
- the upper limit value of Vth in the equation (3) is the value at the external terminal T when the coaxial cable 12 is not connected to the external terminal T (signal detection terminal). This is the value of the detected voltage signal.
- the threshold value Vth can be arbitrarily changed depending on the laser processing conditions, particularly the set distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5. Further, when the arrangement or internal configuration of each member in the laser processing nozzle 1 is changed, the threshold value Vth is changed according to the change in the capacitance value electrically coupled to the external terminal T (signal detection terminal). Needless to say, the setting range is changed.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of a specific circuit configuration of the signal processing unit 13 of the height sensor 10.
- the signal processing unit 13 includes a CPU 20, a digital-analog signal converter 21 (hereinafter referred to as DAC 21), an analog-digital signal converter 22 (hereinafter referred to as ADC 22), an impedance adjusting resistor 18, and an external unit. And a terminal T.
- CPU 20 reads a control program or the like from a storage unit (not shown) and outputs a pulse train signal having a predetermined cycle. Further, the CPU 20 receives a signal from the ADC 22 and calculates the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5. Further, if the pulse train signal received from the ADC 22 per unit time is equal to or greater than a predetermined count number, the CPU 20 determines that the coaxial cable 12 is disconnected and sends a disconnection detection signal to an external control unit or storage unit (not shown). That is, the CPU 20 corresponds to the distance calculation unit 16 and the disconnection determination unit 17 illustrated in FIG.
- the DAC 21 converts the pulse train signal supplied from the CPU 20 into an analog voltage signal having a predetermined frequency, and amplifies the analog voltage signal within a predetermined range and outputs it as a voltage signal Vo. That is, the DAC 21 corresponds to the signal generator 14 shown in FIG.
- the ADC 22 detects the modulation signal Vin sent from the sensor electrode 11 via the coaxial cable 12, converts it to a pulse train signal having a count number corresponding to the amplitude of the signal Vin, and supplies it to the CPU 20.
- the ADC 22 corresponds to a part of the signal detection unit 15 shown in FIG.
- the influence of the signal offset can be reduced. It is also possible to detect contact between the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5.
- the configuration of the signal processing unit 13 shown in FIG. 3 is merely an example, and other configurations may be used.
- an AC power supply may be used instead of the DAC 21 and an analog filter may be used instead of the ADC 22.
- FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the laser processing nozzle 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the laser processing nozzle 1 further includes a conductive portion 7.
- the conductive portion 7 is electrically insulated from the sensor nozzle 2 and the shield nozzle 3 by an annular insulating member 6 (second insulating member), and is electrically connected to the ground so that the conductive portion 7 has a ground potential. It is connected.
- the insulating member 6 also serves as a packing that prevents the assist gas from leaking out of the laser processing nozzle 1.
- C C 0 + C 1 + C 2 + C W (4) here, C 2 is a capacitance value between the conductive portion 7 and the sensor electrode 11.
- the setting range of the threshold value Vth is expressed by the equation (5).
- the total sum C of the capacitance values is made larger than the configuration shown in the first embodiment. Can do.
- the degree of change in the modulation signal Vin due to the presence or absence of disconnection of the coaxial cable 12 is greater than that in the configuration shown in the first embodiment. . That is, it is easy to determine the presence or absence of disconnection, and the disconnection detection accuracy is improved.
- the insulating member 6 (second insulating member) and the conductive portion 7 are provided in order to add a certain capacitance to the sensor electrode 11.
- a structure for adding a certain capacitance to the electrode 11 may be provided separately to increase the total sum C of the capacitance values.
- a separate capacitor may be connected between the sensor electrode 11 and the ground.
- the capacitance value C 2 is preferably smaller than the capacitance value C 0, C 1, C W .
- FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the laser processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- the laser processing apparatus 30 includes a laser light source 31, an optical fiber 32, a robot arm 33, a laser processing nozzle 1, and a control unit 34.
- a laser processing apparatus 30 also includes a supply path for assist gas supplied to the laser processing nozzle 1.
- the laser light source 31 includes a power source (not shown), a laser resonator (not shown) that receives power supply from the power source and generates laser light, and collects the laser light and couples it to the optical fiber 32. And an optical system (not shown).
- the optical fiber 32 receives the laser light generated by the laser resonator and condensed by the optical system, and guides it to the laser processing nozzle 1.
- An optical fiber 32 such as a single clad type or a double clad type is appropriately selected depending on the type of laser processing, laser light intensity, and the like. Similarly, the core diameter and the cladding diameter of the optical fiber 32 can be changed as appropriate.
- the robot arm 33 has the laser processing nozzle 1 attached to the tip, and receives the signal from the control unit 34 based on a processing program or the like, and moves the laser processing nozzle 1 so as to draw a predetermined locus. Further, during laser processing, the robot arm 33 moves the position of the laser processing nozzle 1 so that the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 that is the tip of the laser processing nozzle 1 and the workpiece 5 is a predetermined distance. To control.
- the control unit 34 includes a laser control unit 35 that controls the amount of light of the laser light source 31 and a robot control unit 36 that controls the operation of the robot arm 33.
- the laser control unit 35 controls the power supplied from the power supply, the temperature of the laser resonator, and the like so that laser light having a desired intensity is emitted.
- the robot control unit 36 supplies a signal for driving or stopping the joint axis of the robot arm 33 so that the tip of the robot arm 33, that is, the tip of the laser processing nozzle 1 draws a predetermined locus, based on a machining program or the like.
- the robot control unit 36 has a position control unit 37.
- the position controller 37 determines the position of the laser processing nozzle 1, specifically the robot arm 33 so that the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 becomes a target value based on the distance measured by the height sensor 10. Is supplied to the robot arm 33.
- the power supply of the entire laser processing apparatus 30 is turned on, and power is supplied to the laser processing apparatus 30.
- a predetermined laser processing program is activated automatically or by an operator's operation, the robot arm 33 moves to a predetermined initial position, and power is also applied to the height sensor 10 to enable measurement. Further, the power source of the laser light source 31 is also turned on.
- the laser processing device 30 moves the robot arm 33 to move the laser processing nozzle 1 closer to the workpiece 5.
- the height sensor 10 measures the actual distance between the laser processing nozzle 1 and the workpiece 5.
- the position control unit 37 compares the target distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 defined by the program with the actual distance. Further, the position control unit 37 drives the robot arm 33 so that the laser processing nozzle 1 comes to the target position according to these differences.
- the laser processing apparatus 30 supplies assist gas into the laser processing nozzle 1 and generates laser light with a laser light source 31.
- the laser beam guided into the laser processing nozzle 1 by the optical fiber 32 is irradiated to the workpiece 5. Thereby, laser processing is started.
- the height sensor 10 always measures the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5.
- the position control unit 37 controls the position of the laser processing nozzle 1, that is, the position of the robot arm 33 based on the measured actual distance.
- the laser oscillation at the laser light source 31 is stopped, and the supply of assist gas is also stopped.
- the robot arm 33 moves to a predetermined initial position and waits at that position until the next machining starts.
- the disconnection determination unit 17 of the signal processing unit 13 immediately detects the disconnection and sends a disconnection detection signal to the control unit 34.
- the laser control unit 35 of the control unit 34 receives this signal and immediately stops the laser oscillation in the laser light source 31. At the same time, the robot controller 36 of the controller 34 moves the robot arm 33 to a predetermined initial position.
- the height sensor 10 measures the distance between the tip of the sensor electrode 11 and the workpiece 5 and always determines whether or not the coaxial cable 12 is disconnected. Conventionally, the presence or absence of disconnection of the coaxial cable 12 is inspected by periodic inspection of the processing apparatus, and the disconnection of the coaxial cable 12 cannot be detected in real time.
- the laser processing apparatus 30 determines whether or not the coaxial cable 12 is disconnected in real time, and immediately stops the operation of the laser processing apparatus 30 when the disconnection is detected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the processing defects of the workpiece 5 from expanding. Further, it is possible to prevent the laser processing nozzle 1 from colliding with the workpiece 5 due to the fact that the distance cannot be measured by the height sensor 10. Thereby, damage of the laser processing nozzle 1 can be prevented.
- the laser light source 31 may break down when the laser control unit 35 suddenly stops the laser oscillation upon receiving the disconnection detection signal. In such a case, the laser control unit 35 may control the laser light source 31 so as to gradually stop the laser oscillation. Similarly, if the robot arm 33 is suddenly moved to the initial position and the robot arm 33 is likely to break down, the moving speed of the robot arm 33 can be controlled to avoid the failure.
- the robot arm 33 can be prevented from moving from the position when the disconnection detection signal is received.
- the sensor electrode 11 of the height sensor 10 and the signal processing unit 13 are connected by the coaxial cable 12.
- the present invention is not particularly limited thereto, and other types of cables may be used.
- the signal processing unit 13 of the height sensor 10 may be incorporated in the control unit 34 of the laser processing apparatus 30. However, care must be taken so that the cable length of the coaxial cable 12 does not become longer than necessary.
- the sensor nozzle 2, the shield nozzle 3, and the conductive portion 7 are preferably made of copper or a copper-based material from the viewpoint of lowering electrical resistance and increasing thermal conductivity, but other materials such as aluminum It may be a material.
- the electrostatic capacity type height sensor of the present disclosure can be easily and reliably determined whether or not the cable connected to the sensor electrode is disconnected, and is useful for application to a laser processing apparatus or the like.
- Laser processing nozzle 1 Laser processing nozzle 2 Sensor nozzle (first nozzle) 3 Shield nozzle (second nozzle) 4 Insulating member (first insulating member) 5 Workpiece 6 Insulating member (second insulating member) 7 Conductive part 10 Capacitance type height sensor 11 Sensor electrode 12 Coaxial cable (cable) 13 Signal processing unit 14 Signal generation unit 15 Signal detection unit 16 Distance calculation unit 17 Disconnection determination unit 30 Laser processing device 31 Laser light source 32 Optical fiber 33 Robot arm 34 Control unit 35 Laser control unit 36 Robot control unit 37 Position control unit T External Terminal (signal detection terminal)
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[レーザ加工ノズルの構成]
図1は本実施形態に係るレーザ加工ノズル1の構成を示す。このレーザ加工ノズル1は図示しないロボットアーム33(図5参照)の先端に取り付けられている。また、レーザ加工ノズル1はセンサノズル2(第1のノズル)とシールドノズル3(第2のノズル)と絶縁部材4(第1の絶縁部材)と静電容量式ハイトセンサ10(以下、単にハイトセンサ10という)とを備えている。
図2は、ハイトセンサ10の信号処理部13の機能ブロック構成を示す。
Rはインピーダンス調整用抵抗18の抵抗値
Cは外部端子Tに電気的に結合された静電容量値の総和
ωは電圧信号Voの角周波数であり、ω=2πfである。
ここで、
C0は信号処理部13内で外部端子Tに電気的に結合された静電容量値
C1は同軸ケーブル12の浮遊容量値
CWはセンサ電極11の先端と被加工物5との間の静電容量値
である。
CW1はセンサ電極11の先端と被加工物5との距離をレーザ加工時の当該距離より所定の長さ分大きくしたときの静電容量値である。
図4は、本実施形態に係るレーザ加工ノズル1の構成を示す。本実施形態に示す構成と実施形態1に示す構成との違いは、レーザ加工ノズル1が、導電部7をさらに備えている点にある。導電部7は、円環形状の絶縁部材6(第2の絶縁部材)によってセンサノズル2及びシールドノズル3と電気的に絶縁され、かつ導電部7がアース電位を有するようにアースに電気的に接続されている。なお、絶縁部材6はレーザ加工ノズル1からアシストガスが外部に漏れ出すのを防止するパッキンの役割も果たしている。
ここで、
C2は導電部7とセンサ電極11との間の静電容量値である。
図5は、本実施形態に係るレーザ加工装置の構成を示す。このレーザ加工装置30は、レーザ光源31と、光ファイバ32と、ロボットアーム33と、レーザ加工ノズル1と、制御部34とを備えている。なお、説明の便宜上、上記の構成部品以外の種々の部品等については図示及びその説明を省略する。また、図示しないが、レーザ加工装置30は、レーザ加工ノズル1に供給されるアシストガスの供給経路も備えている。
2 センサノズル(第1のノズル)
3 シールドノズル(第2のノズル)
4 絶縁部材(第1の絶縁部材)
5 被加工物
6 絶縁部材(第2の絶縁部材)
7 導電部
10 静電容量式ハイトセンサ
11 センサ電極
12 同軸ケーブル(ケーブル)
13 信号処理部
14 信号発生部
15 信号検出部
16 距離算出部
17 断線判定部
30 レーザ加工装置
31 レーザ光源
32 光ファイバ
33 ロボットアーム
34 制御部
35 レーザ制御部
36 ロボット制御部
37 位置制御部
T 外部端子(信号検出端子)
Claims (6)
- レーザ加工ノズルの先端に取り付けられたセンサ電極と、前記センサ電極に電圧信号を供給するとともに、前記センサ電極からの信号を検出して前記センサ電極の先端とアースに電気的に接続された被加工物との距離を計測する信号処理部と、前記センサ電極と前記信号処理部とを電気的に接続するケーブルとを有する静電容量式ハイトセンサであって、
前記信号処理部は、前記センサ電極からの信号が所定の値以上であるとき、前記ケーブルが断線していると判定する断線判定部を有していることを特徴とする静電容量式ハイトセンサ。 - 請求項1に記載の静電容量式ハイトセンサにおいて、
前記所定の値は、前記センサ電極の先端と前記被加工物との距離がレーザ加工時の最大距離よりも大きい所定の距離であるときの前記センサ電極からの信号の値以上、前記信号処理部に前記ケーブルが接続されていないときの前記センサ電極からの信号の値以下の範囲にあることを特徴とする静電容量式ハイトセンサ。 - 請求項1または2に記載の静電容量式ハイトセンサの前記センサ電極に電気的に接続され、レーザ光の出射経路及びレーザ加工時に供給されるアシストガスの流路を画定する第1のノズルと、
前記第1のノズルの外周を間隔をあけて囲むように設けられ、絶縁部材によって前記第1のノズル及び前記センサ電極と電気的に絶縁された第2のノズルとを備えることを特徴とするレーザ加工ノズル。 - 請求項3に記載のレーザ加工ノズルにおいて、
前記第1のノズルと前記第2のノズルとが同電位になるように構成されていることを特徴とするレーザ加工ノズル。 - 請求項3または4に記載のレーザ加工ノズルにおいて、
前記センサ電極に対して一定の静電容量を付加する構造をさらに備えることを特徴とするレーザ加工ノズル。 - レーザ光を出射するレーザ光源と、
前記レーザ光を導波する光ファイバと、
前記光ファイバで導波されたレーザ被加工物に向けて照射する請求項3から5のいずれか1項に記載のレーザ加工ノズルと、
先端に前記レーザ加工ノズルが取り付けられ、前記レーザ加工ノズルを移動させるロボットアームと、
前記レーザ光源及び前記ロボットアームの動作を制御する制御部と、を備え、
前記制御部は、
前記レーザ加工ノズルの先端が所定の軌跡を描くように、前記ロボットアームの関節軸を駆動または停止させる信号を供給するロボット制御部と、
前記断線判定部で前記ケーブルが断線していると判定されたとき、前記レーザ光源のレーザ発振を停止させるレーザ制御部とを有し、
前記ロボット制御部は、
前記静電容量式ハイトセンサで計測された距離に基づき、前記センサ電極の先端と前記被加工物との距離が目標値になるよう前記レーザ加工ノズルの位置を制御する位置制御部を有していることを特徴とするレーザ加工装置。
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