Real time variable laser beam spinner
US5293265A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/0875
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A real time variable laser beam spinner, wherein a manual or programmable actuator angularly displaces a mirror or optical flat during rotation in order to follow the instantaneous spin diameter requirements associated with a workpiece, whereby a variable effective spin diameter of the beam results without interrupting the work process.
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