US3803379A
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Laser working machine with workpiece support
Assignee: GLENVILLE GAGE Co Inc
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Filing: 1971-04-13
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Granted: 1974-04-09
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Expires: 1991-04-13
Abstract
Abstract Laser material working operations are accurately accomplished by an extremely rigid construction of the optical supporting bed and the material handling frame in combination with accurately machined locator pins and holes for preventing relative movement between the bed and frame due to shocks, vibrations and the like generally perpendicular to the laser beam, and resilient vibration isolating pads supporting the weight of the thus unitized bed and frame structure. The elongated bed if a rigid box beam and the stationary portion of the material holding frame is a one pieced steel casting. The locator holes are drilled and reamed in the frame for a force fit with the locator pins, are drilled and reamed in the bed for a tight slip-fit with the locator pins, and extend axially parallel with the laser beam. Threaded fasteners extending through over size holes secure the bed and frame together and separately to the floor through the intermediary of the resilient pads. The bed is provided with a single piece slide rail for carrying thereon the laser producing means, a focusing lens, a diverter for selectively diverting the entire laser beam to be dissipated in a heat sink between operations for allowing continuous laser production, and a partially silvered mirror for reflecting a minor portion of the beam to an instrument to produce a reading of the laser beam intensity. The material is held adjustably on a vertical carrier provided by means of two columns adding to the rigidity of the vertical carrier and the stationary frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Ray R Mc
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:17
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/08; B23K26/083; B23K26/0853; B23K26/70; B23K26/702
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A laser material working machine, comprising: a rigid bed having a rigid mounting surface; means on said mounting surface for mounting means to produce a laser beam along a predetermined path adjacent said mounting surface; rigid frame means for holding material to be worked upon by the laser beam; means for rigidly directly connecting said rigid frame means to said rigid bed to prevent relative vibrations and movements therebetween generally in a plane perpendicular to the predetermined laser beam path; said directly connecting means including at least one locator hole in each of said rigid bed and rigid frame means being aligned, said locator holes being accurately machined with a smooth bore, and said locator holes being generally parallel with the laser beam predetermined path; and said directly connecting means further including at least one locator pin tightly engaging the aligned locator holes to prevent any relative movement or vibration between said rigid frame means and rigid bed perpendicular to the laser beam predetermined path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A laser material working machine, comprising: a rigid bed having a rigid mounting surface; means on said mounting surface for mounting means to produce a laser beam along a predetermined path adjacent said mounting surface; rigid frame means for holding material to be worked upon by the laser beam; means for rigidly directly connecting said rigid frame means to said rigid bed to prevent relative vibrations and movements therebetween generally in a plane perpendicular to the predetermined laser beam path; said directly connecting means including at least one locator hole in each of said rigid bed and rigid frame means being aligned, said locator holes being accurately machined with a smooth bore, and said locator holes being generally parallel with the laser beam predetermined path; and said directly connecting means further including at least one locator pin tightly engaging the aligned locator holes to prevent any relative movement or vibration between said rigid frame means and rigid bed perpendicular to the laser beam predetermined path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
The machine of claim 1, wherein one locator hole is of a first predetermined diameter and the other locator hole is of a second different predetermined diameter, and said locator pin is of a uniform diameter larger than said first locator hole to provide an accurate press fit therebetween and of substantially the same diameter as said second locator hole to provide an accurate slip fit therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The machine of claim 1, including vibration isolating resilient pad means for supporting the entire weight of said rigid frame means and rigid bed relative to a stationary support surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The machine of claim 1, including at least one additional identical locator pin and at least one additional pair of aligned locator holes respectively identical to and transversely spaced a substantial distance from the corresponding first-mentioned locator holes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The machine of claim 4 wherein said directly connecting means further includes claimping means clamping said rigid bed and rigid frame means together in a direction generally parallel to the laser beam predetermined path, said clamping means further having lost motion perpendicular thereto to permit relative movement in a plane perpendicular to the laser beam predetermined path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The machine of claim 5, wherein said clamping means include a plurality of threaded fasteners extending through oversized holes in one of said rigid bed and rigid frame means, and being threadably engaged within the other of said rigid bed and rigid frame means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
The machine of claim 5, wherein said locator holes of each aligned pair are of different first and second predetermined diameters, and said locator pins are all of one predetermined diameter larger than said locator hole first predetermined diameter to provide an accurate press fit therebetween and of substantially the same diameter as said locator hole second predetermined diameter to provide an accurate slip fit therebetween.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
The laser machine of claim 1, wherein said rigid bed includes a one piece metallic box beam having opposed parallel elongated sides, opposed parallel elongated top and bottom plates extending in length parallel to said side plates and parallel to the laser beam predetermined path, and rectangular end metallic plates rigidly interconnecting said side, top and bottom plates; and said bed further including a way rigidly mounted on said top plate to extend the full length of said box beam and having at least one dove tail connecting means extending upwardly along its entire length.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The machine of claim 1, wherein said rigid frame means is a one piece massive casting.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
264 words
A laser material working machine, comprising: a rigid bed having a rigid mounting surface; means on said mounting surface for mounting means to produce a laser beam along a predetermined path adjacent said mounting surface; rigid frame means for holding material to be worked upon by the laser beam; means for rigidly directly connecting said rigid frame means to said rigid bed to prevent relative vibrations and movements therebetween generally in a plane perpendicular to the predetermined laser beam path; said rigid frame means being of an integral rigid stationary construction having opposed side portions and opposed top and bottom portions interconnected to form a central open area surrounding the laser beam predetermined path and said portions lying generally in a palne perpendicular to said laser beam predetermined path, and further including two parallel column ways extending in said central open area on each side of the laser beam predetermined path and each column way being fixedly connected to opposed portions; movable material holding means including an integral rigid frame having opposed side portions and opposed top and bottom portions rigidly connected together to be open in the center for passage therethrough of the laser beam, and said movable material holding means lying within said stationary rigid frame means central open area; a pair of bearing members slideably engaging each of said column ways and being rigidly connected to opposed portions of said movable material holding means; and means adjustably interconnecting said stationary frame means and said movable material holding means for powered relative movement therebetween in a direction parallel to said column ways.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
264 words
A laser material working machine, comprising: a rigid bed having a rigid mounting surface; means on said mounting surface for mounting means to produce a laser beam along a predetermined path adjacent said mounting surface; rigid frame means for holding material to be worked upon by the laser beam; means for rigidly directly connecting said rigid frame means to said rigid bed to prevent relative vibrations and movements therebetween generally in a plane perpendicular to the predetermined laser beam path; said rigid frame means being of an integral rigid stationary construction having opposed side portions and opposed top and bottom portions interconnected to form a central open area surrounding the laser beam predetermined path and said portions lying generally in a palne perpendicular to said laser beam predetermined path, and further including two parallel column ways extending in said central open area on each side of the laser beam predetermined path and each column way being fixedly connected to opposed portions; movable material holding means including an integral rigid frame having opposed side portions and opposed top and bottom portions rigidly connected together to be open in the center for passage therethrough of the laser beam, and said movable material holding means lying within said stationary rigid frame means central open area; a pair of bearing members slideably engaging each of said column ways and being rigidly connected to opposed portions of said movable material holding means; and means adjustably interconnecting said stationary frame means and said movable material holding means for powered relative movement therebetween in a direction parallel to said column ways.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
80 words
The laser machine of claim 10, wherein said movable material holding means includes a cantilevered support base rigidly extending from said movable material holding means botton portion; and further including a cross-slide table having means on its top for directly mounting a material to be operated upon by said laser beam and adjustably mounting said table with respect to said cantilevered support base in two mutually perpendicular directions, each of which being perpendicular to the extent of said column ways.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-04-08 | 1977-10-08 | 1978-04-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-04-08 | 1981-10-08 | 1982-04-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-04-08 | 1985-10-08 | 1986-04-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |