Laser machining apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9687938-B2
Application number	US-201414768237-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2014
Priority date	Sep 3, 2014
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A laser machining apparatus includes: an optical-scanning laser machining device that includes a machining head, which moves in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction and emits laser light on a workpiece to machine the workpiece; a first marking device that is provided on one side of the optical-scanning laser machining device in the first direction and puts a mark on the workpiece; a second marking device that is provided on another side of the optical-scanning laser machining device in the first direction and puts a mark on the workpiece; and a pallet on which the workpiece to be machined by the optical-scanning laser machining device is loaded and which moves in the first direction between the first marking device and the second marking device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A laser machining apparatus comprising:
an optical-scanning laser machining device that includes a machining head, which moves in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction and emits laser light on a workpiece to machine the workpiece;
a first marking head that is provided on one side of the optical-scanning laser machining device in the first direction and puts a mark on the workpiece;
a second marking head that is provided on another side of the optical-scanning laser machining device in the first direction and puts a mark on the workpiece; and
a pallet on which the workpiece to be machined by the optical-scanning laser machining device is loaded and which moves in the first direction between the first marking head and the second marking head,
wherein the first marking head and the second marking head are provided on a different machining table than the optical-scanning laser machining device.

2. The laser machining apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the pallet in the first direction is larger than a sum of a movable range of the machining head in the first direction and a movable range of the first marking head in the first direction or is equal to or larger than a sum of a movable range of the machining head in the first direction and a movable range of the second marking head in the first direction.

3. The laser machining apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a movable range of the machining head in the first direction is same as at least one of a movable range of the first marking head in the first direction and a movable range of the second marking head in the first direction.

4. The laser machining apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when two workpieces are loaded on the pallet to be aligned in the first direction and a plurality of workpieces each having a size in the first direction that is equal to or smaller than a movable range of the machining head in the first direction are machined, any one of the first marking head and the second marking head puts a mark on one of the workpieces while the optical-scanning laser machining device is machining another of the workpieces.

5. The laser machining apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when a size of the workpiece loaded on the pallet in the first direction is larger than a movable range of the machining head in the first direction, after the machining head machines a partial region of the workpiece within the movable range of the machining head in the first direction, the pallet moves in the first direction such that a region of the workpiece that has been located outside the movable range of the machining head is moved to an inside of the movable range of the machining head.

6. The laser machining apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller that controls the optical-scanning laser machining device, the first marking head, and the second marking head, wherein
when a plurality of workpieces each having a size in the first direction that is equal to or smaller than a movable range of the machining head in the first direction are machined,
the controller;
causes the first marking head to put a mark on a first workpiece,
moves the pallet toward the second marking head,
causes the machining head to machine the first workpiece and the second marking head to put a mark on a second workpiece,
moves the pallet toward the first marking head, and
causes the machining head to machine the second workpiece.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Tanahashi Kunihiro
• Saruta Kenji
• Tamura Yuuki
• Sasaki Komaki

Classifications

• B23K37/0235 Primary

  the guide member forming part of a portal · CPC title

• B23K26/359 Primary

  by providing a line or line pattern, e.g. a dotted break initiation line · CPC title

• B23K26/10

  using a fixed support {, i.e. involving moving the laser beam} · CPC title

• B23K26/082

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

• B23K26/355

  Texturing · CPC title