Method and device for detecting a focal position of a laser beam
US-2021003445-A1 · Jan 7, 2021 · US
Laser processing machine and laser processing method
US2022241894A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2022241894-A1 |
| Application number | US-202017615711-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | Jun 6, 2019 |
| Publication date | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | — |
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A laser processing machine includes a coupler that is an optical device capable of changing a beam profile of a laser beam emitted from a fiber laser oscillator, a focusing lens configured to focus the laser beam emitted from the coupler, the focusing lens including a first lens region with a first focal length on an inner peripheral side thereof and a second lens region with a second focal length on an outer peripheral side thereof, the second focal length being different from the first focal length, and a moving mechanism configured to move the focusing lens in an optical axis direction.
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1 . A laser processing machine comprising: an optical device capable of changing a beam profile of a laser beam emitted from a fiber laser oscillator; a focusing lens configured to focus the laser beam emitted from the optical device, the focusing lens including a first lens region with a first focal length on an inner peripheral side thereof and a second lens region with a second focal length on an outer peripheral side thereof, the second focal length being longer than the first focal length; and a moving mechanism configured to move the focusing lens in an optical axis direction. 2 . The laser processing machine according to claim 1 , wherein a focusing position of the first lens region of the focusing lens is on an optical axis of the laser beam, and a focusing position of the second lens region is at a position deviated from the optical axis. 3 . The laser processing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the optical device changes a beam parameter product of the laser beam emitted from the fiber laser oscillator to change a spreading angle and a beam diameter. 4 . The laser processing machine according to claim 1 , wherein: the optical device and the focusing lens are connected by a process fiber including an inner core provided on an inner peripheral side thereof and an outer core provided on an outer peripheral side thereof; and the optical device changes the beam profile of the laser beam to be emitted by causing the laser beam into at least one of the inner core and the outer core. 5 . The laser processing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the optical device changes the beam profile by a presence or absence of an axicon lens configured to change a spreading angle of the laser beam emitted from the fiber laser oscillator. 6 . The laser processing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the optical device changes the beam profile of the laser beam to be emitted by bending, at a predetermined angle, a process fiber connecting the optical device and the focusing lens. 7 . A laser processing method carried out by the laser processing machine according to claim 1 , the laser processing method comprising moving, by the moving mechanism, the focusing lens in the optical axis direction so that a length between the focusing lens and an object to be processed is between the first focal length and the second focal length when a laser beam is made incident on the first lens region and the second lens region of the focusing lens by the optical device. 8 . A laser processing method carried out by the laser processing machine according to claim 1 , the laser processing method comprising moving, by the moving mechanism, the focusing lens in the optical axis direction so that a length between the focusing lens and an object to be processed is the second focal length when a ring-shaped laser beam is made incident on the second lens region of the focusing lens by the optical device.
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Seam welding · CPC title
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by welding · CPC title
- B23K26/0648Primary
comprising lenses · CPC title
Automatically focusing the laser beam · CPC title
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- A laser processing machine includes a coupler that is an optical device capable of changing a beam profile of a laser beam emitted from a fiber laser oscillator, a focusing lens configured to focus the laser beam emitted from the coupler, the focusing lens including a first lens region with a first focal length on an inner peripheral side thereof and a second lens region with a second focal len…
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- Amada Co Ltd
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