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Method for applying decorative contrast designs to automotive and motorcycle parts using lasers

US5817243A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1996
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R13/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for creating a decorative contrast design on motorcycle and automobile parts by acquiring a decorative design into a computer connected to a laser and X-Y positioning galvanometers and controlling the laser pulse rate and fluence as the beam is scanned across the part according to a program to effect the acquired decorative contrast design on the part surface.

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