Optical processing apparatus

Details Optical processing apparatus Optical processing apparatus

2004-04-28

2010-02-16

Elve, M. Alexandra (Department: 3742)

Electric heating

Metal heating

By arc

C219S121820, C219S121830, C219S121780

Reexamination Certificate

active

07663073

ABSTRACT:
An optical processing apparatus includes an emitter for emitting light, a first light path for directing the light to a position to be processed on a workpiece, and a processing head. The processing head includes an optical system provided in the first light path, for shaping the light, a second light path having a portion shared with the first light path, the second light path directing light reflected from the workpiece, and an optical receiver for receiving the reflected light from the second light path. The optical processing apparatus further includes an actuator for changing a positional relationship between the optical system and the workpiece, a feeder for supplying a solder to the workpiece, a first shifter for moving the processing head in a first direction in parallel to an optical axis of the light emitted from the emitter, a second shifter for positioning the feeder in the first direction away from the processing head when the processing head is moved away from the workpiece by the first shifter, and a third shifter for moving the feeder against the processing head in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction while the processing head is moved by the first shifter. The optical processing apparatus allows the spot of the incident light and the position of soldering to be readily set depending on the configuration of a workpiece and can thus solder the workpiece at higher quality under soldering conditions optimized for the workpiece.

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