Laser machining device

• US 6,875,951 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2001
• Issued: 04/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Iwai, Yasuhiko, Takeno, Shozui, Kurosawa, Miki, Hokodate, Toshiyuki, Sakamoto, Masahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA
• Application Number:
  US10/111,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20020153361A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,348 Days
• Field of Search: 219/121.73, 219/121.74, 219/121.78, 219/121.6, 219/121.75
• US Class Current: 219/121.73
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 2103/50 Inorganic material, e.g. metals, not provided for in B23K2103/02 – B23K2103/26
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/0608 in the same heat affected zone [HAZ] B23K26/0613, B23K26/0619 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/0643 comprising mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/0648 comprising lenses
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/067 Dividing the beam into multiple beams, e.g. multifocusing
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/08 Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/082 Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/382 by boring

Abstract

A laser machining device according to the invention is provided with a laser oscillator for generating a laser beam, a main deflecting galvannometer mirror, an Fθ lens, and a sub-deflecting means arranged in an optical path between the laser oscillator and the main deflecting galvanometer mirror. A means for splitting a laser beam is provided, and the sub-deflecting means is inserted into the optical path of one of the split laser beams. At the same time, both the split laser beams are incident from the same main deflecting galvannometer mirror to the Fθ lens, and a numerical aperture in the optical system constituted by the main deflecting galvannometer mirror, the Fθ lens, and an object is set to be not more than 0.08.

Claims

1. A laser machining device comprising:

a first scanner for deflecting a traveling direction of a first laser beam to an arbitrary direction with a mirror;

a second scanner for deflecting traveling directions of a second laser beam and said first laser beam passing through said first scanner to arbitrary directions with mirrors; and

a lens for converging said second laser beam and said first laser beam passing through said second scanner.

2. A laser machining device according to claim 1, wherein the first laser beam and the second laser beam have different polarization directions, and a beam splitter which reflects one laser beam and transmits the other laser beam is arranged in front of the second scanner such that the laser beams from said beam splitter are propagated to said second scanner.

3. A laser machining device according to claim 2 comprising:

an oscillator;

a diffractive optics for splitting a linearly polarized laser beam oscillated from said oscillator into a first laser beam and a second laser beam; and

a phase plate for changing the polarization direction of said second laser beam.

4. A laser machining device according to claim 2 comprising:

an oscillator; and

a spectral beam sputter for splitting a circularly polarized laser beam oscillated from said oscillator into a first laser beam and a second laser beam having different polarization directions, respectively.

5. A laser machining device according to claim 3, wherein an aperture is formed in front of the diffractive optics, so that an image transfer optical system can be formed between the aperture and an object arranged behind the lens.

6. A laser machining device according to claim 4, wherein an aperture is formed in front of the spectral beam splitter, so that an image transfer optical system can be formed between the aperture and an object arranged behind the lens.

7. A laser machining device according to claim 5, wherein a distance in which the first laser beam is propagated from the diffractive optics to the lens is made almost equal to a distance in which the second laser beam is propagated from said diffractive optics to said lens.

8. A laser machining device according to claim 6, wherein a distance in which the first laser beam is propagated from the spectral beam splitter to the lens is made almost equal to a distance in which the second laser beam is propagated from said spectral beam splitter to said lens.

9. A laser machining device according to claim 5, wherein a numerical aperture calculated by a mirror diameter of the second scanner and a distance between the lens and the object is set to be not less than 0.08.

10. A laser machining device according to claim 6, wherein a numerical aperture calculated by a mirror diameter of the second scanner and a distance between the lens and the object is set to be not less than 0.08.

11. A laser machining device according to claim 7, wherein a numerical aperture calculated by a mirror diameter of the second scanner and a distance between the lens and the object is set to be not less than 0.08.

12. A laser machining device according to claim 8, wherein a numerical aperture calculated by a mirror diameter of the second scanner and a distance between the lens and the object is set to be not less than 0.08.

13. A laser machining device comprising:

a first scanner for deflecting a traveling direction of a first laser beam to an arbitrary direction with a mirror;

a second scanner for deflecting traveling directions of a second laser beam and said first laser beam passing through at least said first scanner to arbitrary directions with a mirror; and

a third scanner for deflecting a traveling direction of said first laser beam passing through said first scanner to an arbitrary direction with a mirror; and

a lens for converging said second laser beam passing through said second scanner and said first laser beam passing through said first, second and third scanners.

14. A laser machining device according to claim 13, wherein an aperture is formed on at least one of the traveling directions of the first laser beam in front of the first scanner, and the traveling direction of the second laser beam in front of the second scanner so that an image transfer optical system is formed between the aperture and an object arranged behind the lens.

15. A laser machining device according to claim 14, wherein a numerical aperture calculated by a mirror diameter of the second scanner and a distance between the lens and the object is set to be not less than 0.08.

16. A laser machining device comprising:

a first scanner for deflecting a traveling direction of a laser beam to an arbitrary direction with a mirror;

a second scanner for deflecting a traveling direction of said laser beam passing through said first scanner to an arbitrary direction with a mirror; and

a lens for converging said laser beam passing through said second scanner,

wherein an angle at which said laser beam is deflected by said first scanner being smaller than an angle at which said laser beam is deflected by said second scanner.

17. A laser machining device according to claim 16, wherein an aperture is formed in front of the first scanner, so that an image transfer optical system is formed between the aperture and an object arranged behind the lens.

18. A laser machining device according to claim 17, wherein a numerical aperture calculated by a mirror diameter of the second scanner and a distance between the lens and the object is set to be not less than 0.08.