Patent ID: 7159294
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A laser beam machine, comprising: a bed, a pallet which is disposed on the bed and holds a workpiece, a column which moves along an X axis, that is, in a longitudinal axis of the bed, a saddle which is supported by the column and moves along a Y axis orthogonal to the X axis, a machining head equipped with a laser machining tool and an assist gas jet, the machining head being supported by the saddle and moving along a Z axis perpendicular to a plane formed by the X axis and Y axis, the laser machining tool being profile-controlled relative to the workpiece, and a burr removal apparatus for removing whisker-like burrs formed on a top surface of the workpiece during laser machining in order to reduce malfunctions of the profile control due to the whisker-like burrs, without necessitating cessation of the laser machining of the workpiece.