IP Library Granted Patent US 11,148,232
Granted Patent B2
US 11,148,232 · App. 16/184,598 · Granted Oct 19, 2021

Laser machining system and laser machining method

Inventor: Matthias Strebel (Gaggenau, DE)
Assignee: PRECITEC GMBH & CO. KG
B23K31/125B23K26/032B23K26/044B23K26/067B23K26/0643B23K26/0648B23K26/0652B23K26/082B23K26/28
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Patent No.
US 11,148,232
App. No.
16/184,598
Granted
Oct 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention pertains to a laser machining system includes first deflection optics, second deflection optics, and a coupling device. The first deflection optics deflect a machining laser beam in two directions in space. The second deflection optics deflect a measuring beam in two directions in space independently of the machining laser beam. The coupling device is arranged in a beam path of the machining laser beam and couples the measuring beam into the beam path of the machining laser beam.

Claims (11)

1. A laser machining system, comprising:

first deflection optics configured to adjust deflection of a machining laser beam from a laser source with two degrees of freedom such that the machining laser beam carries out a two-dimensional motion on at least one workpiece, the first deflection optics including at least one mirror, the first deflection optics configured for a two-dimensional oscillation of the machining laser beam;

second deflection optics configured to adjust deflection of a measuring beam from an optical coherence interferometer with two degrees of freedom independently of the machining laser beam such that the measuring beam carries out a motion on the at least one workpiece, the optical coherence interferometer separate from the laser source, the second deflection optics designed for a linear or circular motion of the measuring beam; and

a coupling device between the first deflection optics and the second deflection optics, the coupling device arranged in a beam path of the machining laser beam downstream of the first deflection optics and configured to couple the measuring beam into the beam path of the machining laser beam.

2. The laser machining system according to claim 1 , wherein the first deflection optics comprise two independent first deflection mirrors mounted so as to be rotatable about a respective rotational axis in order to adjust deflection of the machining laser beam with the two degrees.

3. The laser machining system according to claim 1 , wherein the second deflection optics comprise two independent second deflection mirrors mounted so as to be rotatable about a respective rotation axis in order to deflect the measuring beam in the two directions.

4. The laser machining system according to claim 1 , wherein the second deflection optics are configured to deflect the measuring beam on the at least one workpiece independently of an advancing direction of the machining laser beam.

5. The laser machining system according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling device is a beam splitter.

6. The laser machining system according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling device is configured to superimpose the machining laser beam and the measuring beam coaxially.

7. The laser machining system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical coherence interferometer is configured to determine a seam progression on a workpiece with the measuring beam.

8. The laser machining system according to claim 7 , wherein the laser machining system is configured to control the first deflection optics in such a way that the machining laser beam tracks a seam progression on the workpiece.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2018
From: STREBEL, MATTHIAS
To: PRECITEC GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 047845/0366 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 126 867.7 · Nov 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190143458A1 · May 16, 2019