Laser Oscillator Mounting Guides for Precise Scanner Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing laser markers face challenges in accurately positioning the laser oscillator during replacement to prevent damage from contact with the scanner.
Innovation Solution
The laser marker incorporates a base with guide portions and a restriction part, allowing the laser oscillator to be removably mounted with high accuracy by engaging second guide portions with first guide portions and using an expander inserted into the scanner's insertion part, ensuring precise alignment and contact with the scanner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the laser oscillator is removably mounted to the base by sliding, then the ease of operation for replacement is improved, but the positioning precision between the laser oscillator and scanner deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Guide portions are introduced as intermediary elements between the laser oscillator and base to achieve precise positioning. The first guide portions on the base and second guide portions on the laser oscillator work together as a mediating mechanism that enables accurate alignment during removable mounting, resolving the contradiction between ease of replacement and positioning precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide portions are pre-configured on both the base and laser oscillator before mounting occurs. This preliminary arrangement of guiding structures ensures that when the laser oscillator is slid onto the base for replacement, the positioning is automatically accurate without requiring additional adjustment steps, thus maintaining both ease of operation and positioning precision.
2Reliability
If the laser oscillator is positioned during replacement, then the reliability to prevent damage is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide portions serve as intermediary structures that automatically ensure proper positioning and prevent damage during replacement. By introducing these guiding elements, the system achieves reliable damage prevention without requiring complex active control mechanisms or additional positioning steps, thus limiting the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning function is segmented into separate guide portion structures on the base and laser oscillator, rather than integrating a complex active positioning system. This segmentation allows each component to have a simple, dedicated function that contributes to overall reliability while keeping individual component complexity low.
Data Source
AI summary
A laser marker includes: a base including: a first guide portion; and a restriction part; a laser oscillator configured to emit laser light, the laser oscillator being removably mounted to the base by sliding in a mounting direction with being placed on the base, the laser oscillator including: a second guide portion extending in the mounting direction, the second guide portion being configured to be engaged with the first guide portion; a contact part configured to be in contact with the restriction part in a case the laser oscillator is mounted to the base; and an expander; and a scanner having an insertion part, the expander being inserted into the insertion part in a case the laser oscillator is mounted to the scanner, and the scanner being configured to scan the laser light emitted from the laser oscillator.