Method of laser processing mold surface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9409319-B2
Application number	US-201314045564-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2013
Priority date	Jun 26, 2013
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A method of laser processing a mold surface may include a first stage of extracting mapping data for forming an embossing pattern on the mold surface using laser processing, a second stage of extracting scanning data obtained by scanning the mold surface and matching the scanning data with the mapping data so as to extract processing data for laser processing, a third stage of performing a reverse engineering process for verifying error between the mold surface and the processing data when processing the mold surface to form the embossing pattern using the processing data, and a fourth stage of, when the error may be within an allowable tolerance, performing the laser process using a verified processing data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of laser processing a mold surface comprising:
a first stage of extracting mapping data for forming an embossing pattern on the mold surface using laser processing;
a second stage of extracting scanning data obtained by scanning the mold surface and matching the scanning data with the mapping data so as to extract processing data for laser processing;
a third stage of performing a reverse engineering process verifying error between the mold surface and the processing data when processing the mold surface to form the embossing pattern using the processing data; and
a fourth stage of, when the error is within an allowable tolerance, performing the laser process using a verified processing data,
wherein the first stage comprises
extracting surface data of the mold surface, which is CAD data showing the mold in a 3D form;
configuring a curvature and a shape of the mold surface as a 3D mesh-form expressed in the embossing pattern, based on the surface data of the mold surface; and
determining whether the direction of the embossing pattern is harmonious with the shape of the mold surface,
wherein in the second stage, when the error of the mapping data lies beyond an allowable tolerance, surface data of a section that is beyond the allowable tolerance is corrected so as to extract the processing data, and
wherein the reverse engineering process comprises
dividing an embossing section of the mold surface to be embossed into a plurality of patches;
applying wax onto the embossing section;
partially laser-processing the respective patches to form the embossing pattern thereon; and
determining whether the same embossing patterns have been normally formed to the respective patches of the mold surface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the patches are tilted at an angle such that a direction thereof does not run parallel with the embossing pattern.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the laser processing is performed such that a portion of the mold surface with a first curvature has first patches, and a portion of the mold surface with a second curvature that is smaller than the first curvature has second patches wider than the first patches.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the embossing pattern is of a grid-type multiple-pattern including a plurality of first grid structures indicative of the mold surface and a plurality of second grid structures intersecting partially with the first grid structures.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth stage comprises:
dividing an embossing section of the mold surface to be embossed into a plurality of patches; and
partially laser-processing the respective patches to form the embossing pattern thereon.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of the patches are tilted at an angle such that a direction thereof does not run parallel with the embossing pattern.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein in the fourth stage, the laser processing is performed such that a portion of the mold surface with a first curvature has first patches, and a portion of the mold surface with a second curvature that is smaller than the first curvature has second patches wider than the first patches.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suh Chang Soo

Classifications

• B29C33/3842 Primary

  Manufacturing moulds, e.g. shaping the mould surface by machining · CPC title

• B29C33/424

  Moulding surfaces provided with means for marking or patterning (for injection moulding B29C45/372) · CPC title