Multi-Part Laser Marking Housing for Beam-Tight Safe Loading
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing laser marking devices lack an optimized protective device design that ensures high safety standards and efficient handling, while also requiring minimal installation space and maintaining high production cycle rates.
Innovation Solution
A multi-part housing design for the laser marking device, comprising movable housing parts that form a laser beam-tight enclosure, with labyrinth seals and a position sensor to ensure safe operation and efficient handling, allowing for a compact and cost-effective setup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a protective device is provided to shield the working region in a laser beam-tight manner, then safety is improved, but the number of individual housing components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a movable first housing part and a fixed second housing part, allowing the working region to be sealed when needed while remaining open for loading. This segmentation enables the safety function without requiring a completely enclosed structure throughout operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The first housing part is designed to be movable between an open position (for component loading) and a closed position (for laser marking). This dynamic configuration allows the same housing structure to provide both access and laser beam-tight sealing, reducing the need for multiple separate components.
2Reliability
If the housing is designed to be completely closed, then laser beam tightness is improved, but handling and component introduction become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The first housing part can be moved between open and closed positions, allowing easy component introduction when open and complete laser beam tightness when closed. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction between accessibility and sealing.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable first housing part is extracted from the fixed second housing part during the loading phase, creating an open working region for easy component handling. During the marking phase, the first housing part is returned to seal the working region completely.
3Volume of moving object
If a compact design is used to minimize installation space, then space utilization is improved, but the mechanism for opening/closing the housing becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The movable first housing part is guided by simple guiding elements that constrain its movement along a predetermined path. This simple guiding mechanism enables the compact design to achieve both space efficiency and operational simplicity without requiring complex actuation systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a structurally simple, safe, and efficient laser marking device that minimizes installation space requirements and ensures high cycle rates with enhanced safety and handling capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
a laser device (3) for generating a laser marking beam for marking the component (2)
Implementation Method 2
labyrinth seals
Data Source
AI summary
A device for marking a component. The device includes a laser device for generating a laser marking beam, a support surface for providing the component to be marked, and a housing for housing a working region between the laser device and the component to be marked. The housing has a multi-part design, and the housing includes at least a first housing part and a second housing part. The two housing parts are designed to be movable relative to each other and are arranged such that in a loading position, the housing provides an open working region, by means of which the component to be marked can be introduced into the working region, and in a working position, the housing completely closes the working region.