Patent ID: 7419085

Claim:
An optical processing apparatus comprising: light energy output means for producing light energy; a first optical path for guiding the light energy into a work; optical means disposed in the first optical path for shaping the light energy; a second optical path sharing part of the first optical path for guiding the light from the work to photo receiving means; driving means for changing the relative positions of at least the optical means and the work; wire solder feed means for feeding a wire solder closely to a processing position of the work; wire solder leading end position detecting means for detecting at least the position of a leading end portion of the wire solder, and detecting failure of soldering when the leading end portion of the wire solder is not positioned at the processing position; and a solder fusing part provided at a position different from the processing position, wherein the wire solder leading end position detecting means comprises the photo receiving means for viewing an image of the work and the leading end portion of the wire solder to detect the failure of soldering, the driving means is operable to move the leading end of the wire solder to the processing position of the work to allow the photo receiving means to capture an image of the processing position, move the leading end portion of the wire solder to the solder fusing part responsive to the captured image before the wire solder is applied to the processing position so as to remove the leading and portion of the wire solder, and after the leading end portion of the wire solder is removed, move the wire solder to the processing position and allow the light energy emitted to the wire solder to apply the wire solder to the processing position.