LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND OVERLAY WELDING METHOD
First Claim
1. A laser processing system comprising:
- a laser processing head including,a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light,a powder supply unit which receives powder supplied from a powder supply device to the laser processing head, can supply the powder to a laser spot on the workpiece, and includes,a powder discharge unit which can discharge the powder toward the laser spot on the workpiece, anda powder-supply control mechanism which controls the amount of the powder to be supplied to the powder discharge unit, by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of the powder supplied from the powder supply device;
the powder supply device which supplies the powder to the laser processing head; and
a controller which controls the distributing by the powder-supply control mechanism.
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Abstract
A laser processing system includes a laser processing head, a powder supply device, and a controller. The powder supply device supplies powder to the laser processing head. The laser processing head includes: a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light; and a powder supply unit which receives the powder supplied from a powder supply device to the laser processing head, and can supply the powder to a laser spot on the workpiece. The powder supply unit includes: a powder discharge unit which can discharge the powder toward the laser spot on the workpiece; and a powder-supply control mechanism which controls the amount of the powder to be supplied to the powder discharge unit, by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of the powder supplied from the powder supply device. The controller controls the distributing by the powder-supply control mechanism.
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23 Claims
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1. A laser processing system comprising:
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a laser processing head including, a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light, a powder supply unit which receives powder supplied from a powder supply device to the laser processing head, can supply the powder to a laser spot on the workpiece, and includes, a powder discharge unit which can discharge the powder toward the laser spot on the workpiece, and a powder-supply control mechanism which controls the amount of the powder to be supplied to the powder discharge unit, by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of the powder supplied from the powder supply device; the powder supply device which supplies the powder to the laser processing head; and a controller which controls the distributing by the powder-supply control mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A laser processing system comprising:
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a laser processing head including, a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light, and a powder supply unit which receives a plurality of types of powders respectively supplied from a plurality of powder supply devices to the laser processing head, can supply the plurality of types of powders to a laser spot on the workpiece, and includes, a powder discharge unit which can discharge the plurality of types of powders toward the laser spot on the workpiece, and a plurality of powder-supply control mechanisms which respectively control the amounts of the plurality of types of powers to the powder discharge unit, by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of each of the plurality of types of powders supplied from the plurality of powder supply devices; the powder supply device which supplies the plurality of types of powders to the laser processing head; and a controller which controls the distributing by the plurality of powder-supply control mechanisms. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An overlay welding method executed in a laser processing system including a laser processing head and a powder supply device which supplies powder to the laser processing head, where the laser processing head includes a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light and a powder discharge unit which can discharge the powder to a laser spot on the workpiece, the overlay welding method comprising the steps of:
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supplying, by the powder supply device, the powder to a powder-supply control mechanism arranged in the laser processing head; controlling, by the powder-supply control mechanism, the amount of the powder to be supplied to the powder discharge unit by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of the powder supplied from the powder supply device; and discharging, by the powder discharge unit, the powder the amount of which is controlled by the powder-supply control mechanism, to the laser spot on the workpiece. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An overlay welding method executed in a laser processing system including a laser processing head and a plurality of powder supply devices which respectively supply a plurality of types of powders to the laser processing head, where the laser processing head includes a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light and a powder discharge unit which can discharge the plurality of types of powders to a laser spot on the workpiece, the overlay welding method comprising the steps of:
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supplying the plurality of types of powders from the plurality of powder supply devices to a plurality of powder-supply control mechanisms arranged in the laser processing head, respectively; controlling, by the plurality of powder-supply control mechanisms, the amounts of the plurality of types of powders to be supplied to the powder discharge unit, by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of each of the plurality of types of powders supplied from the plurality of powder supply devices, respectively; and discharging, by the powder discharge unit, the plurality of types of powders the amounts of which are controlled by the plurality of powder-supply control mechanisms, to the laser spot on the workpiece. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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