Laser light profile measuring device and laser light profile measuring method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12339160-B2
Application number	US-202318149928-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2023
Priority date	Feb 7, 2022
Publication date	Jun 24, 2025
Grant date	Jun 24, 2025

Abstract

A laser light profile measuring device of the present disclosure includes a reflection attenuation part reflecting and attenuating at least part of laser light incident from a first direction in a direction different from the first direction to generate measurement target laser light traveling in the first direction, a capture unit placed on one side of the reflection attenuation part in the first direction and which captures the measurement target laser light, a cooling body covering at least part of the reflection attenuation part and the capture unit in a circumferential direction with respect to the first direction, a refrigerant supply unit forcibly feeding a refrigerant toward the cooling body, and a rotation support part supporting the reflection attenuation part, the cooling body, and the refrigerant supply unit to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laser light profile measuring device comprising:
an optical attenuator reflecting and attenuating at least part of laser light incident from a first direction in a direction different from the first direction to generate measurement target laser light traveling in the first direction;
a camera placed on one side of the optical attenuator in the first direction and configured to capture the measurement target laser light;
a cooling body covering at least part of the optical attenuator and the camera in a circumferential direction with respect to the first direction;
a blower fan configured to forcibly feed a refrigerant toward the cooling body; and
a pedestal on which the optical attenuator, the cooling body, and the blower fan are rotatably supported about a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction, wherein
the cooling body includes fins extending in the first direction and disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and
a circumferential thickness of each of the fins gradually increases from a radially inside toward an outer side such that spaces between adjacent ones of the fins have a rectangular shape when viewed from the first direction.

2. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein
the cooling body includes a plurality of fins disposed at intervals in the first direction and the circumferential direction, and
the fins adjacent in the first direction have different positions from each other in the circumferential direction.

3. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 2 , wherein
a first end surface of the fin facing one side in the first direction is curved to be convex toward one side in the first direction when viewed from the circumferential direction, and
a second end surface of the fin facing the other side in the first direction is curved to be concave toward one side in the first direction when viewed from the circumferential direction.

4. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical attenuator and the camera are covered by the cooling body throughout in the circumferential direction.

5. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein
an opening through which the laser light reflected by the optical attenuator passes is formed in the cooling body, and
a dump part attenuating the reflected laser light is placed on an outer circumferential side of the opening.

6. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 5 , wherein the dump part includes a conical part with a diameter which gradually increases toward a forward side in a traveling direction of the reflected laser light.

7. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 5 , wherein
the cooling body further includes a transmission window blocking the opening to be allowed to transmit the reflected laser light therethrough, and
wherein a space defined by the transmission window and the dump part is filled with a liquid.

8. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is supported to be allowed to rotate around the rotation axis by the pedestal.

9. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is placed on a floor surface so as to restrict the rotation while being isolated from the pedestal and is supported to be parallel to a square-shaped processing region on which a workpiece is disposed.

10. A laser light profile measuring device comprising:
an optical attenuator reflecting and attenuating at least part of laser light incident from a first direction in a direction different from the first direction to generate measurement target laser light traveling in the first direction;
a camera placed on one side of the optical attenuator in the first direction and configured to capture the measurement target laser light;
a cooling body covering at least part of the optical attenuator and the camera in a circumferential direction with respect to the first direction;
a blower fan configured to forcibly feed a refrigerant toward the cooling body; and
a pedestal on which the optical attenuator, the cooling body, and the blower fan are rotatably supported about a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction, wherein
an opening through which the laser light reflected by the optical attenuator passes is formed in the cooling body, and
a dump part attenuating the reflected laser light is disposed on an outer circumferential side of the cooling body.

11. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 10 , wherein
the cooling body includes fins extending in the first direction and disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction, and
a circumferential thickness of each of the fins gradually increases from a radially inside toward an outer side.

12. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 10 , wherein
the cooling body includes a plurality of fins disposed at intervals in the first direction and the circumferential direction, and
the fins adjacent in the first direction have different positions from each other in the circumferential direction.

13. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 12 , wherein
a first end surface of the fin facing one side in the first direction is curved to be convex toward one side in the first direction when viewed from the circumferential direction, and
a second end surface of the fin facing the other side in the first direction is curved to be concave toward one side in the first direction when viewed from the circumferential direction.

14. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 10 , wherein the optical attenuator and the camera are covered by the cooling body throughout in the circumferential direction.

15. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 10 , wherein the dump part includes a conical part with a diameter which gradually increases toward a forward side in a traveling direction of the reflected laser light.

16. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 10 , wherein
the cooling body further includes a transmission window blocking the opening to be allowed to transmit the reflected laser light therethrough, and
a space defined by the transmission window and the dump part is filled with a liquid.

17. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 10 , wherein the camera is supported to be allowed to rotate around the rotation axis by the pedestal.

18. The laser light profile measuring device according to claim 10 , wherein the camera is placed on a floor surface so as to restrict the rotation while being isolated from the pedestal and is supported to be parallel to a square-shaped processing region on which a workpiece is disposed.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd
• Aist

Inventors

• Narita Ryuichi
• Watanabe Toshiya
• Fukuyama Misaki
• Kaneko Takeshi
• Numata Takayuki

Classifications

• G01J1/0403

  Mechanical elements; Supports for optical elements; Scanning arrangements · CPC title

• G01J1/0252

  Constructional arrangements for compensating for fluctuations caused by, e.g. temperature, or using cooling or temperature stabilization of parts of the device; Controlling the atmosphere inside a photometer; Purge systems, cleaning devices (protection against electromagnetic interferences G01J2001/0276) · CPC title

• B23K26/342

  Build-up welding · CPC title

• B23K26/127

  in an enclosure · CPC title

• B23K26/082

  Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head · CPC title