Protection barrier and laser irradiation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10133898-B2
Application number	US-201615558349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2016
Priority date	Mar 18, 2015
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A protection barrier including openings through which an irradiation target passes through the protection barrier, wherein the protection barrier is configured to surround a light path of laser light emitted from a laser device towards a recording medium disposed on the irradiation target, and surround the irradiation target, and wherein a light intensity of laser light leaked from the openings is 390 μW or less.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A protection barrier comprising:
openings through which an irradiation target passes through the protection barrier,
wherein the protection barrier is configured to surround a light path of laser light emitted from a laser device towards a recording medium disposed on the irradiation target, and surround the irradiation target, and
wherein a light intensity of the laser light leaked from the openings is 390 μW or less.

2. The protection barrier according to claim 1 , wherein when a plurality of the laser devices are disposed, the protection barrier is configured to surround a light path of the laser light scanned at the deflection angle θ towards the recording medium from each of the laser devices,
the protection barrier comprises a first inner side surface at a side of the laser device, and a second inner side surface facing the first inner side surface,
when the irradiation target is not present at a position where laser light emitted from each laser device is scanned, an angle between primary reflection light and a line parallel to a center line of the deflection angle is smaller than θ/2 in a planar view thereof, where the primary reflection light is primary reflection light of the laser light applied onto the second inner surface from the laser device disposed at a position closest to a transporting inlet for the irradiation target at a maximum deflection angle at a side of the transporting inlet,
an angle between primary reflection light and the line parallel to the center line of the deflection angle θ is smaller than θ/2, where the primary reflection light is primary reflection light of the laser light applied onto the second inner surface from the laser device disposed at a position closest to a transporting outlet for the irradiation target at a maximum deflection angle at a side of the transporting outlet, and
the primary reflection light that is whole laser light applied within the deflection angle θ and reflected by the second inner surface is applied onto a first inner surface.

3. The protection barrier according to claim 2 , wherein an angle between the primary reflection light and the line parallel to the center line of the deflection angle θ in a planar view thereof is smaller than θ/2 when the irradiation target is not present at a position where laser light is scanned, and
the primary reflection light is primary reflection light of the whole laser light applied within the deflection angle θ onto the second inner surface.

4. The protection barrier according to claim 2 , wherein the second inner surface includes an arc-shaped curved plane that is recessed relative to a direction of the laser device.

5. The protection barrier according to claim 2 , wherein the second inner surface side of the protection barrier is composed of two or more members, where one member is movable relative to the other members, and
wherein an angle formed between primary reflection light of laser light applied onto the one member and a line parallel to a center line of the deflection angle θ can be changed without changing a relative position between the other members and the deflection angle θ.

6. The protection barrier according to claim 1 , wherein the laser device is a laser device used in a laser irradiation system, which is configured to record and erase information on the recording medium repeatedly.

7. A protection barrier comprising:
a curved portion projecting outward in a first direction towards an outer side of the protection barrier, wherein the curved portion is disposed at a first surface of the protection barrier opposed to a radiation aperture of a laser device, the first direction extending from the radiation aperture towards the first surface,
wherein the protection barrier is part of a laser irradiation system containing the laser device, which is configured to irradiate a recording medium disposed on an irradiation target with the laser light, and
the protection barrier is configured to surround a light path of the laser light, which is scanned at a deflection angle θ towards the recording medium, and surround the irradiation target.

8. A laser irradiation system comprising:
a transporting device configured to transport an irradiation target;
a laser device configured to irradiate a recording medium with laser light;
a controlling device configured to control the laser device and the transporting device; and
a protection barrier including openings through which an irradiation target passes through the protection barrier,
wherein the protection barrier is configured to surround a light path of laser light emitted from a laser device towards a recording medium disposed on the irradiation target, and surround the irradiation target, and
wherein a light intensity of the laser light leaked from the openings is 390 μW or less.

Assignees

• Ishikake Satoru
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ishikake Satoru

Classifications

• G02F2001/1536

  additional, e.g. protective, layer inside the cell · CPC title

• B07C3/18

  Devices or arrangements for indicating destination, e.g. by code marks {(applying data to information carriers G06K1/12)} · CPC title

• G06K7/01

  Details · CPC title

• G06K7/10792 Primary

  Special measures in relation to the object to be scanned · CPC title

• F16P1/02 Primary

  Fixed screens or hoods · CPC title