Working head for processing a workpiece by means of a laser beam
US6297471A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K26/04
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A working head according to the invention for processing a workpiece by means of a laser beam includes a housing with an inlet opening and an outlet opening for the laser beam; a focusing optical system for focusing the laser beam at a point outside the housing at a spacing upstream of the outlet opening; and a measuring arrangement, surrounding the outlet opening, for measuring a spacing between it and the workpiece in the propagation direction of the laser beam, the laser beam traversing the focusing optical system and the outlet opening and measuring arrangement along beam axes which are at an angle to one another.
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