Patent ID: 7098423

Claim:
A laser machining apparatus comprising: a machining table for fixing a part of a first sheet-like workpiece having a first end coupled to a supply roll and a second end coupled to a take-up roll, and for fixing a part of a second sheet-like workpiece having a first end coupled to the supply roll and a second end coupled to the take-up roll; a first laser condensing and positioning mechanism operable to position and condense a laser beam to the first sheet-like workpiece; and a second laser condensing and positioning mechanism operable to position and condense the laser beam to the second sheet-like workpiece; wherein the first sheet-like workpiece and the second sheet-like workpiece fixed on said machining table are machined by relatively moving said machining table and said first and second laser condensing and positioning mechanisms; wherein, and when the machining ends, the first and second sheet-like workpieces are repeatedly moved in a longitudinal direction to fix a next area to be machined; wherein said first and second laser condensing and positioning mechanisms are disposed apart from one another in the longitudinal direction and in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; and wherein the first and second sheet-like workpieces are machined while being arranged on said machining table next to one another in the width direction and substantially parallel to one another.