Lighthouse scanner with a rotating mirror and a circular ring target

The present invention introduces a scanning arrangement and a method suitable for coating processes applying laser ablation. The arrangement is suited to prolonged, industrial processes. The arrangement comprises a target, which has an annular form. The laser beam direction is controlled by a rotati...

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Hauptverfasser:	Piirto Jarkko, Liimatainen Jari, Clarke Fergus, Kekkonen Ville
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT CHEMISTRY CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL COATING METALLIC MATERIAL CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR METALLURGY OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION TRANSPORTING WELDING WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention introduces a scanning arrangement and a method suitable for coating processes applying laser ablation. The arrangement is suited to prolonged, industrial processes. The arrangement comprises a target, which has an annular form. The laser beam direction is controlled by a rotating mirror locating along the center axis of the annular target. The scanning line will rotate circularly along the inner target surface when the mirror rotates. The focal point of the laser beams may be arranged to locate on the inner target surface to ensure a constant spot size. A ring-formed, a cylinder-shaped or a cut conical-shaped target may be used. The inner surface of the target may thus be tapered in order to control the release direction of the ablated material towards a substrate to be coated.