LASER PROCESSING METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of laser processing which laser-processes at least part of an object while supplying said object with an assist gas, said method comprising the steps of:
- preparing said object for laser processing;
forming a flow pathway in a process target area of said object prepared, said flow pathway making a concentration of the assist gas, passing through said flow pathway, become higher than that of the assist gas in the other area, when the assist gas is supplied to said object; and
irradiating said process target area of said object with a laser beam of a predetermined wavelength while supplying said object with the assist gas.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a laser processing method capable of arbitrarily controlling a concentration distribution of an assist gas supplied for an object having a complicated surface, together with a laser beam. In the case of laser-processing a tape-shaped cord including several coaxial cables, the method is applied for cutting ground lines surrounding each coaxial cable. Prior to a laser irradiation, at the tip portion of the cord, a flow pathway for the assist gas is ensured between the coaxial cables by removing the resin covering each surface of the coaxial cables. Since each coaxial cable has a non-flat shape, a first surface domain, on which the laser beam is incident at an approximate right angle, and a second surface domain, on which the laser beam is incident at a smaller angle, exist in each surface of the coaxial cables. The second surface domain constitutes part of a wall of the flow pathway for the assist gas, and therefore the concentration of the assist gas in the vicinity of the second surface domain increases rather than that of the assist gas in the vicinity of the first surface domain. As a result, a sufficient laser processing efficiency can be ensured even in the second surface domain on which a laser processing efficiency remarkably decreases.
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1. A method of laser processing which laser-processes at least part of an object while supplying said object with an assist gas, said method comprising the steps of:
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preparing said object for laser processing; forming a flow pathway in a process target area of said object prepared, said flow pathway making a concentration of the assist gas, passing through said flow pathway, become higher than that of the assist gas in the other area, when the assist gas is supplied to said object; and irradiating said process target area of said object with a laser beam of a predetermined wavelength while supplying said object with the assist gas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of laser processing which laser-processes at least part of an object while supplying said object with an assist gas, said method comprising the steps of:
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preparing a metal plate as said object for laser processing, said metal plate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing said first major surface; forming a through hole, which communicates between said first major surface and said second major surface, in a process target area as a flow pathway for the assist gas, said through hole making a concentration of the assist gas, passing through said through hole, become higher than that of the assist gas in the other area, when the assist gas is supplied to said object; and irradiating said process target area of said object with a laser beam of a predetermined wavelength while supplying the assist gas to said through hole of said object, said laser beam being scanned such that an irradiated area moves along the edge of said through hole while overlapping at least part of the edge of said through hole. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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