JP6981442B2 - Laser marker - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to laser markers.

Conventionally, various techniques have been proposed for a laser marker using a fiber laser. For example, the technique described in Patent Document 1 below is a technique in which a rare earth-doped optical fiber containing a rare earth element and an excitation laser beam corresponding to a drive current are incident on the rare earth-doped optical fiber from an excitation semiconductor laser. With the rare earth element inside as an excited state, an excitation means for emitting an amplified laser light from the emission surface of the rare earth-doped optical fiber and a laser output of the laser light emitted from the rare earth-doped optical fiber are set. Laser output setting means, a galvanometer mirror device that scans the object to be marked so that the laser light from the rare earth-doped optical fiber is irradiated, and a drive current corresponding to the set laser output by the laser output setting means. Is applied to the excitation means to control the laser output of the laser beam from the rare earth-doped optical fiber, and the laser beam from the rare earth-doped optical fiber forms each line segment constituting characters, symbols, figures, etc. to be printed. It is a laser marking device provided with a control means for driving and controlling the galvano mirror device so that the object to be marked is subjected to a marking process so as to be scanned at a constant speed, and the control means is the above-mentioned lines. When irradiating a laser beam at the beginning of writing from the start point of each line segment when marking a minute, an initial drive current corresponding to a laser output higher than the set laser output is given to the excitation means, and then the setting is performed. It is characterized in that it operates so as to apply a drive current corresponding to a laser beam to the excitation means.

According to this configuration, the laser output of the laser light output from the rare earth-doped optical fiber is set by the laser output setting means in a short time as compared with the configuration in which the drive current corresponding to the set laser output is given to the excitation means from the beginning. Since the laser output is used, it is possible to prevent fading due to insufficient output of the laser beam in the vicinity of the start point of each line segment and improve the print quality.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-337970

However, if the laser output of the rare earth-doped optical fiber is lowered, it takes time to obtain the desired laser output. Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving the print quality by setting the laser on delay, the laser output of the rare earth-doped optical fiber is used. It was necessary to set the laser on delay with high accuracy based on the above relationship.

Therefore, the present disclosure has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and provides a laser marker capable of accurately setting the laser on-delay based on the relationship with the laser output of the fiber laser.

The present specification is a laser marker using a fiber laser, which is a parameter setting means for setting a print parameter composed of at least a laser on-delay and a laser output, and a first laser in which the laser on-delay depends on the laser output. It is divided into an on-delay and a second laser on-delay that does not depend on the laser output . 1 The laser on-delay setting mode is provided with an input means that can be switched between automatic setting and manual setting by the user. In the case of automatic setting, the parameter setting means stores the first laser on-delay in an expression or a storage means. while set on the basis of the table, when the manual setting, the parameter setting means, the first laser on delay, discloses a laser marker, characterized in that you set on the basis of print parameter inputted by the input means.

According to the present disclosure, the laser marker can accurately set the laser on delay based on the relationship with the laser output of the fiber laser.

It is a schematic configuration of the laser processing apparatus according to this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of the laser processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a laser on delay and a laser output. It is a figure which shows the 1st data table. It is a figure which shows the reception screen. It is a figure which shows the 1st automatic setting screen. It is a figure which shows the 2nd automatic setting screen.

(Rough configuration of laser processing equipment)
The schematic configuration of the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a PC (Personal Computer) 7, a laser processing unit 2, a laser controller 5, and the like. Further, the laser processing unit 2 includes a laser head unit 3, a power supply unit 6, and the like. Based on the information transmitted from the laser controller 5, the laser processing unit 2 two-dimensionally scans and irradiates the processing surface WA of the processing object W with the laser beam L to emit objects such as characters, symbols, and figures. Laser processing for marking is performed. In the following description, laser processing may be referred to as printing.

The PC 7 is realized by, for example, a notebook PC or the like, includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 77, a keyboard 76, a mouse 78, and the like, receives a processing command from a user, creates print data, and outputs the print data to the laser controller 5. Here, the print data is associated with XY coordinate data indicating the shape of a processing pattern drawn by the laser beam L in laser processing and processing condition data indicating processing conditions which are conditions for laser processing in the XY coordinate data. It is the data that was obtained. The laser controller 5 is realized by a computer or the like, and is connected to the laser processing unit 2 and the PC 7 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The laser controller 5 controls the laser processing unit 2 based on the print data output from the PC 7. In the following description, the direction shown in FIG. 1 is used as the direction.

The laser head unit 3 includes a main body base 11, a laser light emitting unit 12 that emits laser light L, an optical shutter unit 13, an optical damper (not shown), a half mirror (not shown), a guide light unit 15, and a reflection mirror 17. It has an optical sensor 20, a galvano scanner 18, an fθ lens 19, and the like, and is covered with a housing cover having a substantially rectangular shape (not shown).

The laser light emitting unit 12 includes an isolator 21, a beam expander 22, and the like. The laser beam emitting unit 12 is attached to the main body base 11, and the pulsed laser beam L emitted from the fiber laser module 40 for processing the processed surface WA of the object to be processed W forms the optical fiber F. It is incident through. The isolator 21 prevents the laser beam L from returning to the optical fiber F. The beam expander 22 is provided coaxially with the isolator 21 and adjusts the beam diameter of the laser beam L. The direction in which the isolator 21 emits the laser beam L is the front direction, and the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction of the laser head portion 3 is the left-right direction of the laser head portion 3.

The optical shutter unit 13 has a shutter motor 26 and a flat plate-shaped shutter 27. The shutter 27 is attached to the motor shaft of the shutter motor 26 and rotates coaxially. The shutter 27 reflects the laser beam L to the optical damper when it is rotated to a position that blocks the optical path of the laser beam L emitted from the beam expander 22. The optical damper absorbs the laser beam L reflected by the shutter 27. On the other hand, when the shutter 27 is rotated to a position that does not block the optical path of the laser beam L emitted from the beam expander 22, the laser beam L emitted from the beam expander 22 is placed on the front side of the optical shutter unit 13. It is incident on the arranged half mirror. The half mirror transmits almost all of the laser beam L incident from the rear side and reflects a part of the laser beam L to the reflection mirror 17. The laser beam L transmitted through the half mirror is incident on the galvano scanner 18. The reflection mirror 17 reflects the incident laser beam L to the optical sensor 20. The optical sensor 20 outputs a signal corresponding to the emission intensity of the incident laser beam L to the laser controller 5.

The guide light unit 15 has a guide light laser 28 (FIG. 2), a lens group (not shown), and the like. The guide light laser 28 is, for example, a red semiconductor laser that emits visible laser light. The lens group (not shown) converges visible laser light to parallel light. The guide light unit 15 is arranged on the right side of the half mirror. The half mirror reflects the guide light, which is the visible laser light emitted from the guide light unit 15, toward the galvano scanner 18. Here, the optical path of the guide light reflected by the half mirror and the optical path of the laser beam L transmitted through the half mirror coincide with each other. The guide light is used for aligning the object to be machined W during laser machining.

The galvano scanner 18 is attached to the upper side of a through hole (not shown) formed at the front end of the main body base 11. The galvano scanner 18 includes a galvano X-axis motor 31, a galvano Y-axis motor 32, a main body 33, and the like. Each of the galvano X-axis motor 31 and the galvano Y-axis motor 32 has a motor shaft and a scanning mirror attached to the tip of the motor shaft. The galvano X-axis motor 31 and the galvano Y-axis motor 32 are attached to the main body 33 so that their motor axes are orthogonal to each other and their scanning mirrors face each other. As the motors 31 and 32 rotate, each scanning mirror rotates. As a result, the laser beam L and the guide light are two-dimensionally scanned. Here, the scanning directions are the X direction from the front to the back and the Y direction from the right to the left in the direction of the laser head unit 3.

The fθ lens 19 focuses the laser beam L two-dimensionally scanned by the galvano scanner 18 and the guide light on the processing surface WA of the processing object W arranged below.

The power supply unit 6 includes a fiber laser module 40, a power supply unit 52, and the like. The power supply unit 52 is connected to a commercial power supply via a power cord (not shown). The power supply unit 52 converts the AC power to be supplied into DC power and supplies power to each unit of the laser processing unit 2. The fiber laser module 40 is optically connected to the isolator 21 via an optical fiber F. The fiber laser module 40 generates a pulsed laser beam L for processing on the processing surface WA of the processing object W in response to a command from the laser controller 5, and emits it into the optical fiber F. Thereby, in the present embodiment, the fiber laser light source is configured by the laser light emitting unit 12, the optical fiber F, the fiber laser module 40, and the like. Since the fiber laser module 40 is configured by a known technique, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Electrical configuration of laser processing equipment)
Next, the electrical configuration of the laser processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the PC 7 includes a control unit 70, a control circuit 74, and the like. The control unit 70 includes a CPU 71, a RAM 72, a ROM 73, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 75, and the like. Application software for laser processing is pre-installed on the PC7. Firmware and the like are stored in the ROM 73. The RAM 72 is used as a main storage device for the CPU 71 to execute various processes. Further, the HDD 75 stores a processing program, character parameter information, and the like. The character parameter information is parameter information for each font. For example, in the case of a stroke font, it is information such as the coordinates of a point at the center of the character and parameters of an expression representing a line connecting each point. Further, in the case of an outline font, it is information such as coordinates of points constituting the outline of a character and parameters of an expression representing a line connecting each point. Further, the HDD 75 stores a first data table 200 (FIG. 4) and a second data table 202 (FIG. 7), which will be described later, which are used in cooperation with application software for laser processing. The CPU 71, RAM 72, and ROM 73 are connected to each other by a bus line (not shown). Further, the CPU 71 and the HDD 75 are connected via an input / output interface (not shown). Further, the PC 7 has a transmission unit (not shown) for transmitting print data to the laser controller 5.

The control circuit 74 is electrically connected to the LCD 77, the keyboard 76, the mouse 78, and the like, converts the operation received by the keyboard 76 and the mouse 78 into a signal, and outputs the signal to the CPU 71. Further, the LCD 77 displays a display screen in response to a command from the CPU 71.

The laser controller 5 is realized by, for example, a computer or the like, and has a CPU 41, a RAM 42, a ROM 43, and the like. The CPU 41 controls the galvano controller 56, the guide light laser driver 58, the fiber laser module 40, and the like, which will be described later, by executing various programs stored in the ROM 43. The RAM 42 is used as a main storage device for the CPU 41 to execute various processes. The CPU 41, RAM 42, and ROM 43 are connected to each other by a bus line (not shown). The laser controller 5 creates drive information including the drive angle and rotation speed of the galvano scanner 18 and drive information including the drive current value of the fiber laser module 40 based on the print data output from the PC 7, and creates a laser processing unit. The print process that controls 2 is executed.

In addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the laser head unit 3 includes a galvano controller 56, a galvano driver 36, a guide optical laser driver 58, and the like. The galvano controller 56 outputs control signals such as a drive current value and ON / OFF to the galvano driver 36 based on the drive information input from the laser controller 5. The galvano driver 36 supplies a drive current corresponding to the control signal input from the galvano controller 56 to the galvano X-axis motor 31 and the galvano Y-axis motor 32.

(Processing conditions)
Next, the processing conditions will be described. As described above, the processing conditions are indicated by the processing condition data included in the print data, and are composed of a laser output, a laser on delay, a laser off delay, a jump delay, a polygon delay, and the like. The laser output is an output value of the laser beam L, and is expressed as a percentage of the output value. That is, the unit of laser output is a percentage. In this embodiment, when the laser output is 100%, the output value of the laser beam L is 50 W.

The laser on-delay is the time from when the focal position of the laser beam L is moved by the galvano scanner 18 to the start point of the first printed line segment of the object to be printed first in the printing process until the scanning is started. It is the waiting time until the laser output is turned on. The laser off delay is a waiting time until the laser output is turned off after the focal position of the laser beam L reaches the end point of the line segment printed at the end of the object to be printed last in the printing process. .. The jump delay is a time for waiting for scanning after printing of one line segment is completed and the focal position of the laser beam L is moved to the start position of the line segment to be printed next by the galvano scanner 18.

The polygon delay is the waiting time from off to on of the laser output at the corner where continuous line segments are connected. The unit of the laser on delay, the laser off delay, the jump delay, and the polygon delay is μs.

(Laser on delay)
In the laser processing apparatus 1, when the laser on delay is appropriately set, clean printing is started from the start point of the line segment to be printed first of the object to be printed first. However, such a laser on delay (lower limit value) is classified into a first laser on delay that depends on the laser output and a second laser on delay that does not depend on the laser output. In the following, when the first laser on delay and the second laser on delay are generically described without distinction, they are referred to as laser on delay.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the first laser on-delay belongs to the first region A having a laser output of 70% or less, while the second laser on-delay has a laser output of more than 70%. It belongs to 2 regions B. In the first region A where the laser output is 70% or less, the first laser on-delay becomes smaller as the laser output increases, and becomes a minimum value of about 180 μs when the laser output is 70%. On the other hand, in the second region B where the laser output is larger than 70%, the second laser on delay is constant at the minimum value of about 180 μs regardless of the laser output.

As shown in FIG. 4, the laser on-delay numerical value is stored in the first data table 200 in a state of a combination associated with the numerical value of the laser output. As a result, the HDD 75 stores the relationship between the first laser on delay and the second laser on delay with respect to the laser output in the first data table 200. That is, in the HDD 75, the dependence of the first laser on delay on the laser output is stored in the first data table 200.

(Setting of processing conditions)
In the laser processing apparatus 1, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) is used when processing conditions are set. Specifically, in the laser processing apparatus 1, the reception screen 80 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the LCD 77, and the processing conditions are set by the user operating the keyboard 76, the mouse 78, and the like. The program for realizing the setting of the processing conditions in the GUI is stored in the ROM 73 of the PC 7 and executed by the CPU 71 of the PC 7.

The reception screen 80 is provided with a plurality of input boxes 101 to 105, check boxes 106, two setting buttons 107 and 108, an OK button 109, a cancel button 110, and the like.

A numerical value of the laser output is input to the input box 101 in units of percentage. The value of the laser on delay is input to the input box 102 in units of μs. The value of the laser off delay is input to the input box 103 in units of μs. A numerical value of the jump delay is input to the input box 104 in units of μs. The numerical value of the polygon delay is input to the input box 105 in units of μs. That is, the laser output, the laser on delay, the laser off delay, the jump delay, and the polygon delay are manually set by the user via the respective input boxes 101 to 105.

However, if the check box 106 is selected by the user while the numerical value of the laser output is input to the input box 101, the laser on delay setting mode is switched from the above-mentioned manual setting to the automatic setting, and the input box is selected. Input to 102 becomes invalid and impossible. Further, when the setting button 107 is pressed by the user, the first automatic setting screen 82 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the LCD 77.

The first automatic setting screen 82 is provided with an OK button 111, a cancel button 112, and the like, and displays the above-mentioned first data table 200. Here, when the OK button 111 is pressed by the user, the reception screen 80 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the LCD 77, and is associated with the numerical value of the laser output input to the input box 101 in the first data table 200. The value of the laser on delay is input to the input box 102. After that, the setting mode of the laser on delay is switched from the automatic setting to the manual setting, and the input to the input box 102 becomes valid and possible.

When the numerical value of the laser output input to the input box 101 is not included in the first data table 200, in the first data table 200, each combination in which the laser on delay and the laser output are associated is used. On the other hand, by applying a known interpolation technique (for example, polynomial interpolation or the like), the relationship between the laser on delay and the laser output is interpolated. Further, the numerical value of the laser on delay is determined from the relationship between the laser on delay and the laser output interpolated in this way (for example, a linear polynomial or the like).

Further, when the numerical value of the laser output input to the input box 101 is less than 30%, the laser on delay associated with the laser output does not exist in the first data table 200, so that the user checks the check box 106. The selection is disabled.

On the other hand, on the first automatic setting screen 82 shown in FIG. 6, when the cancel button 112 is pressed by the user, the laser on delay setting mode is switched from the automatic setting to the manual setting. Further, the reception screen 80 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the LCD 77, the check box 106 is deselected, and the input to the input box 102 becomes valid and possible.

Further, on the reception screen 80 shown in FIG. 5, when the setting button 108 is pressed by the user, the setting mode of the laser output and the laser on delay is switched from the above-mentioned manual setting to the automatic setting by material selection, and each input box 101. , 102 is invalid and impossible. Further, the second automatic setting screen 84 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the LCD 77. The second automatic setting screen 84 is provided with five radio button groups 113 to 117, an OK button 118, a cancel button 119, and the like, and a second data table 202 is displayed.

In the second data table 202, each item of material, absorption rate, thermal conductivity, melting point, laser output, and laser on-delay is provided. In the item of material, as a material candidate of the object W to be processed, a character indicating aluminum and a symbol (A5250) indicating the material thereof, a character indicating stainless steel and a symbol indicating the material thereof (SUS304), and the like are stored. In the item of absorption rate, the numerical value of the absorption rate corresponding to the material (candidate) is stored in a ratio in the range of 0 to 1. In the item of thermal conductivity, the numerical value of thermal conductivity corresponding to the material (candidate) is stored in the unit of W / m / K. In the melting point item, the numerical value of the melting point corresponding to the material (candidate) is stored in the unit of degC. In each item of the laser output and the laser on delay, the numerical value of the laser on delay corresponding to the material (candidate) is stored in the state of the combination associated with the numerical value of the laser output. The laser on-delay item contains a first laser on-delay that depends on the laser output.

Here, when any one of the radio buttons constituting the radio button group 113 is selected by the user, the material corresponding to the selected radio button and the absorption rate corresponding to the material are selected. , Thermal conductivity, and melting point values are selected. Further, among the radio button groups 114 to 117, the radio button group corresponding to the selected material can be used.

Specifically, when a radio button corresponding to the material of aluminum (A5250) is selected from the plurality of radio buttons constituting the radio button group 113, the absorption rate, thermal conductivity, and melting point are 0.4. , 140 W / m / K, and 649 degC are selected, and any one of the plurality of radio buttons constituting the radio button group 114 can be selected by the user.

Here, when any one of the radio buttons constituting the radio button group 114 is selected by the user, the numerical values of the laser output and the laser on delay corresponding to the selected radio button are displayed. Be selected.

Such a point is the same for the radio buttons corresponding to other than the material of aluminum (A5250) among the plurality of radio buttons constituting the radio button group 113, and the same is true for the radio button groups 115 to 117.

Further, when the OK button 118 is pressed by the user, the reception screen 80 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the LCD 77, and each numerical value of the laser output and the laser on delay selected by the radio button groups 114 to 117 is displayed in each input box 101. , 102. After that, the laser output and laser on-delay setting modes are switched from automatic setting by material selection to manual setting, and input to each input box 101, 102 becomes valid and possible.

On the other hand, when the cancel button 119 is pressed by the user on the second automatic setting screen 84 shown in FIG. 7, the laser output and laser on-delay setting modes are switched from the automatic setting by material selection to the manual setting. Further, the reception screen 80 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the LCD 77, and the input to the input boxes 101 and 102 becomes valid and possible.

On the reception screen 80 shown in FIG. 5, when the OK button 109 is pressed by the user, the laser output, the laser on delay, the laser off delay, the jump delay, and the polygon delay are numerical values input to the respective input boxes 101 to 105. Is set to. Each numerical value of the laser output, the laser on delay, the laser off delay, the jump delay, and the polygon delay set in this way is included in the print data as the processing condition data indicating the processing conditions, and the laser is transmitted from the PC 7. It is output to the controller 5 and stored in the RAM 42 of the laser controller 5.

After that, the reception screen 80, the first automatic setting screen 82, and the second automatic setting screen 84 are erased from the LCD 77, and the setting of the processing conditions is completed.

When the material, the absorptivity, the thermal conductivity, and the melting point are selected in the second automatic setting screen 84 shown in FIG. 7, the selected material, the absorptivity, the thermal conductivity, and the melting point are also selected. , And is included in the print data as machining condition data indicating the machining conditions, is output from the PC 7 to the laser controller 5, and is stored in the RAM 42 of the laser controller 5.

On the other hand, in the reception screen 80 shown in FIG. 5, when the cancel button 110 is pressed by the user, the reception screen 80, the first automatic setting screen 82, and the second automatic setting screen 84 are erased from the LCD 77. After that, the reception screen 80, the first automatic setting screen 82, and the second automatic setting screen 84 are erased from the LCD 77, and the setting of the processing conditions is completed.

(summary)
As described in detail above, in the laser processing apparatus 1 and its PC7 according to the present embodiment, when the OK button 111 of the first automatic setting screen 82 is pressed by the user, a numerical value is displayed in the input box 102 of the reception screen 80. Entered. The input numerical value is the first value associated with the numerical value of the laser output being input to the input box 101 of the reception screen 80 in the first data table 200 showing the dependence of the first laser on delay on the laser output. It is a numerical value of laser on delay. Further, when the OK button 109 of the reception screen 80 is pressed by the user in this state, the numerical value input to the input box 102 of the reception screen 80 is set as the laser on delay.

Thereby, the laser processing apparatus 1 and the PC 7 according to the present embodiment can set the laser on delay with high accuracy based on the relationship with the laser output of the fiber laser. Further, in the laser processing apparatus 1 and the PC 7 according to the present embodiment, the laser on-delay is automatically set based on the laser characteristics, so that the print parameters can be easily set.

When the value indicating 100% of the laser output is 50 W or more, the relationship shown in FIG. 3, that is, the minimum value of the first laser on delay, which is also the numerical value of the second laser on delay, is the laser output. The relationship between the first laser on delay and the second laser on delay with respect to the laser output, which exists in the range of 50% or more and 80% or less, becomes remarkable. Therefore, the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is more effective when the value indicating 100% of the laser output is 50 W or more.

Further, the high output fiber laser may undergo structural changes such as changing the number of stages of the optical fiber F to be amplified as compared with the low output fiber laser. Therefore, in a high-power fiber laser, the boundary between the first laser on delay and the second laser on delay (near the intersection of the two graphs) may be located in the range where the laser output is 50% or more and 80% or less. expensive. Therefore, in the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the tendency of the first laser on delay can be grasped more accurately, and as a result, the accuracy of the setting of the laser on delay automatically performed can be improved.

Further, in the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the laser on delay setting mode is switched to automatic setting or manual setting depending on whether or not the check box 106 of the reception screen 80 is selected by the user. When the first laser on delay is set when the laser on delay setting mode is automatically set, the reception is based on the first data table 200 showing the dependence of the first laser on delay on the laser output. A numerical value is input to the input box 102 of the screen 80, and the first laser on delay of the input numerical value is set. On the other hand, when the first laser on delay is set when the laser on delay setting mode is set manually, the first laser on delay of the numerical value input by the user in the input box 102 of the reception screen 80 is set. Is set. In this way, the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can set the first laser on delay both automatically and manually.

Further, in the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the manual / automatic setting is switched and used. Therefore, the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has an effect of providing usability when switching to the automatic setting when the laser processing of a small amount and various kinds of processing objects W is performed offline. On the other hand, in the laser machining apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the machining object W is laser-machined in-line, the same object (machining pattern) is used for the machining object W conveyed on the line. ) May be printed repeatedly. In such a case, print data including optimization of print parameters will be created at the initial stage of introduction. Therefore, in the laser machining apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the user searches for a printing parameter suitable for the machining target W while referring to the first laser on delay automatically set for the machining target W. It has the effect of being able to be set.

Further, in the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the second laser on delay is set when the laser on delay setting mode is manually set, the user inputs the second laser on delay to the input box 102 of the reception screen 80. The second laser on delay of the set numerical value is set. In this way, the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can manually set the second laser on delay. Therefore, in a case where the same object (machining pattern) is repeatedly printed on the machining object W, the degree of freedom in chewing the laser on delay is high.

In addition, in the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the setting mode of the laser on delay is automatically set and the second laser on delay is set, the first laser on delay and the second laser are used. A numerical value is input to the input box 102 of the reception screen 80 based on the first data table 200 which also shows the relationship of the on-delay to the laser output, and the second laser on-delay of the input numerical value is set. In this way, the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can automatically set the second laser on delay. Therefore, when various printing is performed while changing the processing conditions, the printing parameters (for example, laser output) are frequently changed, and the effect is that the second laser on delay can be automatically set based on the changes. ..

Further, in the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the user can use the radio button groups 113 to 117 of the second automatic setting screen 84 to determine the material, absorption rate, thermal conductivity, and laser output of the object W to be processed. The combination of the first laser on delay and the like can be selected. The material, absorptivity, thermal conductivity, combination of the laser output and the first laser on-delay, etc. of the selected object W to be processed can be determined by the user pressing the OK button 109 on the reception screen 80. The processing condition data shown can be input to the laser processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. In this respect, laser machining is also affected by characteristics such as the material, absorptivity, and thermal conductivity of the object W to be machined, so the relationship between the laser output associated with these characteristics and the first laser on-delay is the first. 2 The first laser on delay is automatically set because it is stored in the HDD 75 via the data table 202, which has an effect that the time required for setting the print parameter can be shortened.

Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the laser processing apparatus 1 is an example of a "laser marker". The PC 7 is an example of a “laser marker control device”. The HDD 75 is an example of a “storage means”. The keyboard 76, the LCD 77, the mouse 78, the check box 106 of the reception screen 80 displayed on the LCD 77, and the radio button groups 113 to 117 of the second automatic setting screen 84 displayed on the LCD 77 are examples of "input means". Is. The first data table 200 is an example of a “table”. The PC 7, the CPU 41 of the laser controller 5, the RAM 42 of the laser controller 5, and the like are examples of “parameter setting means”.

The laser beam emitting unit 12, the optical fiber F, and the fiber laser module 40 are examples of the “fiber laser”. The processing conditions shown in the processing condition data in the print data are an example of "print parameters". The first region A is an example of "a region where the laser output is equal to or less than a predetermined value". The second region B is an example of "a region where the laser output is larger than a predetermined value". 70% is an example of "predetermined value".

(others)
The present disclosure is not limited to the present embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present embodiment.
For example, instead of the first data table 200, an approximate expression of the first straight line R1 (FIG. 3) showing the relationship between the first laser on delay and the laser output, and a second showing the relationship between the second laser on delay and the laser output. The approximate expression of the straight line R2 (FIG. 3) may be stored in the HDD 75. In such a case, the approximate expression of the first straight line R1 is an example of the "expression".

Further, only the first laser on delay may be stored in the first data table 200. In such a case, instead of the first data table 200, the approximate expression of the first straight line R1 may be stored in the HDD 75.

Further, the setting of the machining conditions and the program for realizing the setting may be executed by the laser controller 5 provided with the display device and the input device. The laser controller 5 in such a case is an example of a “laser marker control device”.

Further, in the second data table 202, the numerical value of the second laser on delay corresponding to the material (candidate) is stored in each item of the laser output and the laser on delay in the state of the combination associated with the numerical value of the laser output. May be done.

1: Laser processing device, 5: Laser controller, 7: PC, 12: Laser light emitting part, 40: Fiber laser module, 75: HDD, 76: Keyboard, 77: LCD, 78: Mouse, 80: Reception screen, 84 : 2nd automatic setting screen, 106: check box, 113 to 117: radio button group, 200: 1st data table, A: 1st area, B: 2nd area, F: optical fiber, W: object to be processed

Claims (8)

A laser marker that uses a fiber laser.
Parameter setting means for setting print parameters consisting of at least laser on-delay and laser output,
The laser on delay is divided into a first laser on delay that depends on the laser output and a second laser on delay that does not depend on the laser output, and the dependence of the first laser on delay on the laser output is expressed. Or the storage means memorized in the table and
The print parameter is input by the user, and the setting mode of the first laser on delay is provided with an input means that can be automatically set or manually set by the user.
In the case of the automatic setting, the parameter setting means sets the first laser on delay based on the formula or the table stored in the storage means, while the parameter setting means sets the first laser on delay.
In the case of the manual setting, the parameter setting means is a laser marker characterized in that the first laser on delay is set based on the print parameter input by the input means. The first laser on-delay belongs to a region where the laser output is equal to or less than a predetermined value, becomes smaller as the laser output increases, and becomes the minimum value when the laser output reaches the predetermined value.
The laser marker according to claim 1, wherein the second laser on-delay belongs to a region where the laser output is larger than the predetermined value and is the minimum value regardless of the laser output. The laser marker according to claim 2, wherein when the value indicating 100% of the laser output is 50 W or more, the predetermined value exists in the range of 50% or more and 80% or less of the laser output. The laser marker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the input means can input the second laser on-delay by a user. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the input means allows the user to input the material of the object to be machined related to the setting of the first laser on delay. Laser marker. The laser marker according to claim 5, wherein the input means can input the thermal conductivity of the object to be processed by a user. The laser marker according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the input means can input the heat absorption rate of the object to be processed by a user. A laser marker control device that uses a fiber laser.
Parameter setting means for setting print parameters consisting of at least laser on-delay and laser output,
The laser on delay is divided into a first laser on delay that depends on the laser output and a second laser on delay that does not depend on the laser output, and the dependence of the first laser on delay on the laser output is expressed. Or the storage means memorized in the table and
The print parameter is input by the user, and the setting mode of the first laser on delay is provided with an input means that can be automatically set or manually set by the user.
In the case of the automatic setting, the parameter setting means sets the first laser on delay based on the formula or the table stored in the storage means, while the parameter setting means sets the first laser on delay.
In the case of the manual setting, the parameter setting means is a laser marker control device, characterized in that the first laser on-delay is set based on the print parameter input by the input means.

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