Patent ID: 8827500

Claim:
An apparatus ( 10 ) for interrupting a laser light beam, comprising: a light beam deflection device ( 24 ), wherein the light beam deflection device ( 24 ) is arrangeable in the light path of the light beam, wherein the light beam deflection device ( 24 ) is arranged on a bendable material strip ( 18 ), wherein the material strip ( 18 ) is held on one side on one end and magnetizable or magnetic sections ( 20 , 22 ) are arranged on the area facing away from the held end of the material strip ( 18 ), on both sides of the material strip ( 18 ), wherein a magnet ( 40 , 42 ) is provided for each section arranged on the material strip ( 18 ), wherein the sections ( 20 , 22 ) are or can be brought in engagement with the magnetic field of each magnet ( 40 , 42 ), wherein a mono-stable electromagnet is provided for a section ( 20 , 22 ) arranged on the material strip ( 18 ) and a bi-stable electromagnet is provided for the other, second section arranged on the material strip ( 18 ).