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Process for the laser beam machining, especially laser beam welding, of components

US7696452B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KUKA Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Rippl · Augsburg, DE
Anton Englhard · Woldegk, DE
Martin Eberl · Bernried, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 2004
Grant date	Apr 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 29, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B2219/40416
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for laser beam machining, in particular laser beam welding of bodywork components (14), with the aid of a remote laser head (3). The laser head is guided by a robot (5) including a multi-axial robot hand (7). During the welding process, the emitted laser beam (12) is guided along the welding path (19) on the component (14) by orientation modifications and with a variable irradiation angle beta. said orientation modifications only being produced by pivoting displacements (7) of the manipulator hand (7) about at least one of its hand axes IV, V, VI.

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