Patent ID: 11955761
Assignee: TRUMPF LASER GMBH
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A method for operating a laser arrangement, the method comprising:
generating a laser beam using a laser light source of the laser arrangement;
operating a beam shutter of the laser arrangement, the beam shutter comprising: a reflecting optical unit configured to deflect the laser beam; a holding arm which is capable of being brought into a release position and a shut-off position and on which the reflecting optical unit is held; a sensor circuit with at least one sensor component arranged between the reflecting optical unit and the holding arm; and an evaluation device that is configured to interact with the sensor circuit, at least in the shut-off position of the holding arm, wherein operating the beam shutter comprises bringing the holding arm into the shut-off position;
determining at least one characteristic property of the sensor circuit by the evaluation device; and
switching off the laser light source upon the characteristic property of the sensor circuit being determined to lie outside a permissible range.