Laser cutting method

US2025381622A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2025381622-A1
Application numberUS-202318878165-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateAug 1, 2023
Priority dateAug 8, 2022
Publication dateDec 18, 2025
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A laser cutting method includes a first step of forming a first slit by cutting a sheet metal from a first point that is apart from an end of a part in an outward direction of the part by a first distance, to a second point that is apart from the end in the outward direction of the part by a second distance and is apart from the first point in a direction along the end by a third distance. The laser cutting method includes a second step of forming a second slit by cutting the sheet metal, to cause the second slit to extend from the second point toward the end and to reach a kerf formation region where a kerf for cutting the outer periphery is formed. The laser cutting method includes a third step of cutting the sheet metal along the end.

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1 . A laser cutting method comprising: forming, at each of a plurality of positions on an outer periphery or an inner periphery of a part to be cut out from a sheet metal, a first slit by cutting, with a laser beam, the sheet metal from a first point that is apart from an end of the part in an outward direction of the part by a first distance, to a second point that is apart from the end in the outward direction of the part by a second distance shorter than the first distance and is apart from the first point in a direction along the end by a third distance; forming a second slit by cutting the sheet metal with the laser beam, to cause the second slit to extend from the second point toward the end and to reach a kerf formation region where a kerf for cutting the outer periphery or the inner periphery is formed; and cutting the sheet metal with the laser beam along the end, to form the kerf in the kerf formation region. 2 . The laser cutting method according to claim 1 , wherein a tip of a beam spot during formation of the second slit is positioned within the kerf formation region. 3 . The laser cutting method according to claim 2 , wherein a region surrounded by the first slit, the second slit, and the kerf form a pressing piece, and when the kerf is formed, a free end of the pressing piece is bent toward the end to press the part and is welded to the part. 4 . The laser cutting method according to claim 1 , wherein the first slit is formed as a linear slit inclined relative to the end, so that the first slit is closer to the end when it is traced from the first point to the second point.

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What does patent US2025381622A1 cover?
A laser cutting method includes a first step of forming a first slit by cutting a sheet metal from a first point that is apart from an end of a part in an outward direction of the part by a first distance, to a second point that is apart from the end in the outward direction of the part by a second distance and is apart from the first point in a direction along the end by a third distance. The …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Amada Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23K26/38. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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Publication date Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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