Patent · US Expired

Method of drilling holes with precision laser micromachining

US6951627B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 24, 2002
Grant dateOct 4, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23K2103/50
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is an apparatus and a method for drilling holes in a work piece with a laser. A laser beam is received by the optical system and directed along an optical path. The system directs the laser beam through a moveable mask aperture creating a sub-beam, that is reduced in size by a lens system as it is imaged onto a work piece. Multiple features are formed in the work piece by moving the mask.

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