Method and device for laser beam welding
US6444947B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K26/24
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for laser-beam welding, because the invention is especially suitable for deep welding a wide variety of materials. The object of the invention is to weld a wide variety of materials by means of laser radiation, especially by deep welding, with a reduced amount of work and at the same time good quality of the welded joint produced. The procedure adopted for this according to the invention is that the intensity of the laser radiation is set by beam-shaping in and on the surface of workpieces in such a way that a small area in the workpiece is irradiated with a great intensity, to form a steam capillary there, and a further, larger adjacent area on the workpiece surface is irradiated with a lesser intensity, and as a result a bell-shaped opening of the steam capillary is formed on the workpiece surface and the cooling rate of the melted material is reduced.
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