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Laser working method

US9012805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2007
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

A converging point of processing laser light is made to accurately follow a laser light irradiation surface of an object to be processed. An object to be processed 1 is irradiated with measuring laser light along a line to cut 5, astigmatism is added to a reflected light component of the measuring laser light reflected by a front face 3 of the object 1 irradiated with the measuring laser light, a displacement sensor signal corresponding to a converged light image of the reflected light component having the astigmatism added thereto is detected, and the displacement sensor signal is made to become a feedback reference value corresponding to the quantity of the reflected light component, so as to locate the converging point of the processing laser light at a predetermined position with respect to the front face 3. This allows tire converging point of the processing laser light to follow the front face 3 of the object 1 reliably and accurately even when an area exhibiting an extremely low reflectance to the measuring laser light exists in a part of the front face 3 and lowers the quantity of the reflected light component of the measuring laser light.

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