Patent ID: 7626136

Claim:
A powder metal cladding nozzle which is coaxially attached to a laser processing head that irradiates a process portion with a laser beam and that discharges powder metal to a laser beam irradiation portion in the process portion, comprising a body portion that has a ring-shaped powder metal holding space in which the powder metal is held; and a nozzle portion that is connected to the body portion and that has plural discharge passages which are communicated with the powder metal holding space and which open at an outlet for discharging the powder metal, wherein: the powder metal holding space is within the body portion and is divided into plural powder metal holding regions corresponding to plural supply passages that open into the powder metal holding space and that supply the powder metal to the powder metal holding space, and the body portion includes a dividing portion that divides the powder metal holding space into the plural powder metal holding regions.