Mirror Mount Alignment Control for Laser Optical Path Distortion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laser apparatuses lack the capability to automatically diagnose and correct distortion in the optical path of laser beams, leading to adverse effects on machining quality due to external forces, wear, and aging of components.
Innovation Solution
A laser apparatus with a structure that includes a laser oscillator, mirror mount assemblies with aligners, a database for storing optical path adjustment data, and a controller to selectively drive the aligners based on this data to correct distortions in the machining optical path.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional laser apparatuses are used without automatic diagnosis and correction systems, then the device complexity is low, but the machining precision deteriorates due to optical path distortion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing optimal alignment data for mirror mount assemblies in a database. When optical path distortion is detected, the controller retrieves and applies pre-calculated correction parameters, enabling rapid compensation without real-time complex calculations. This approach maintains high machining precision while avoiding the need for complex real-time computation systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback through sensors that continuously monitor the optical path of the laser beam. When distortion is detected, the system automatically adjusts mirror mount assemblies based on stored alignment data, creating a closed-loop control system. This feedback mechanism ensures machining precision is maintained despite external disturbances, while keeping the overall system complexity manageable through automated rather than manual correction.
2Productivity
If manual alignment adjustment is performed, then the device complexity is low, but the time consumption and productivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the laser apparatus to automatically diagnose and correct its own optical path alignment issues. The system uses sensors to detect distortion, retrieves correction data from the database, and actuates mirror mount assemblies without external intervention. This automation eliminates time-consuming manual alignment adjustments, significantly improving productivity while the modular design keeps complexity manageable.
3Manufacturing precision
If aligners and mirror mount assemblies are added for automatic correction, then the machining precision is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to increased system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical alignment operations with an automated control system. Sensors electronically detect optical path distortion, the controller retrieves digital correction data from the database, and actuators automatically adjust mirror mount assemblies. This substitution of manual mechanical operations with automated electro-mechanical systems improves alignment precision while the automation actually simplifies operation, as the system performs corrections autonomously without requiring operator expertise in optical alignment.
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 apparatus can automatically diagnose and correct optical path distortions, ensuring precise alignment and maintaining machining quality by using aligners to adjust the optical path according to stored data, reducing the need for manual intervention and improving processing accuracy.
Implementation Method 1
a mount-side reflective mirror configured to reflect and transmit the laser beam
Implementation Method 2
an aligner configured to change alignment of the mount-side reflective mirror to adjust a machining optical path through which the laser beam transmitted by the mount-side reflective mirror travels
Implementation Method 3
a laser oscillator configured to generate and oscillate a laser beam
Implementation Method 4
a laser nozzle configured to condense the laser beam transmitted through the optical system and radiate the same onto an object
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a laser apparatus including: a laser oscillator configured to generate a laser beam; a plurality of mirror mount assemblies each arranged in one of predetermined reference transmission steps, each of the mirror mount assemblies including: a mount-side reflective mirror configured to reflect and transmit the laser beam; and an aligner configured to change alignment of the mount-side reflective mirror to adjust a machining optical path through which the laser beam transmitted by the mount-side reflective mirror travels; a laser nozzle assembly including a laser nozzle configured to radiate the laser beam transmitted from the mirror mount assembly located in the last step of the reference transmission steps onto an object to be processed; a database configured to store big data constructed to include optical path adjustment data indicating a pattern of selective adjustment of the machining optical path by the mount-side reflective mirror linked with the aligner according to a driving method of the aligner; and a controller configured to correct, when distortion occurs in the machining optical path, the distortion of the machining optical path by selectively driving the aligner provided in each of at least one mirror mount assembly among the mirror mount assemblies based on the big data using a driving method according to a pattern of the distortion of the machining optical path.