Laser Marking System With 90-Degree Deflection Lens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing laser systems require repeated orientation adjustments for creating parallel laser markings, leading to increased user effort and potential errors.
Innovation Solution
A laser system with a deflection unit that includes a deflection lens capable of deflecting the laser beam by 90°, allowing for minimal user adjustment effort by maintaining the initial orientation of the laser device and using independent leveling devices for the beam source and deflection lens to ensure accurate horizontal alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the laser device is re-oriented with respect to the reference surface for each parallel marking, then the marking precision is maintained, but the user effort and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into two independent functional units: a laser device for creating the first marking and a deflection unit for creating subsequent parallel markings. Each unit can be independently adjusted and leveled, allowing the deflection unit to maintain parallel orientation without requiring the user to re-orient the entire laser device for each marking.
2Manufacturing precision
If the laser device is re-oriented with respect to the reference surface for each parallel marking, then the parallel orientation accuracy is maintained, but the complexity of operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The deflection unit is equipped with its own independent leveling device that automatically ensures the deflected laser beam remains parallel to the first marking. This self-leveling capability eliminates the need for the user to manually re-orient the laser device for each marking, reducing operational complexity while maintaining high parallel orientation accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If a fixed orientation system is used for multiple parallel markings, then the user effort is reduced, but the risk of orientation deviations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The deflection unit incorporates an adjustable mechanism that allows it to be positioned at different locations while maintaining parallel orientation through its independent leveling device. This dynamic adjustability enables the system to adapt to different marking positions without compromising orientation consistency, reducing both user effort and the risk of deviations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Reduces user effort and minimizes deviations in parallel markings, enabling precise and efficient creation of laser markings on substrates indicating dividing wall positions.
Implementation Method 1
a deflection unit with a deflection lens that deflects the laser beam along a second optical axis
Data Source
AI summary
A laser system (1) for creating a laser marking (23) on a substrate (4, 7), having a laser device (2) with a beam source (11) that emits a laser beam (14) along a first optical axis (16), and having a deflection unit (3) with a deflection lens (19) that deflects the laser beam (14) along a second optical axis (22), whereby the first and second optical axes (16, 22) are arranged at an angle of 90°, and the deflection unit (3) can be adjusted with respect to the laser device (2).