WO1996005936A1 - Laser marking method - Google Patents
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- WO1996005936A1 WO1996005936A1 PCT/JP1995/001087 JP9501087W WO9605936A1 WO 1996005936 A1 WO1996005936 A1 WO 1996005936A1 JP 9501087 W JP9501087 W JP 9501087W WO 9605936 A1 WO9605936 A1 WO 9605936A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/18—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using absorbing layers on the workpiece, e.g. for marking or protecting purposes
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K1/00—Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion
- G06K1/12—Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion otherwise than by punching
- G06K1/126—Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion otherwise than by punching by photographic or thermographic registration
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
- B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
- B23K26/064—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
- B23K26/066—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms by using masks
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- the present invention relates to a laser marking method in which a laser beam is raster-scanned on a liquid crystal mask on which a required engraved pattern is displayed, and the engraved pattern is marked on a workpiece such as an IC by the laser beam passing through the liquid crystal mask.
- a laser marking method in which a laser beam is raster-scanned on a liquid crystal mask on which a required engraved pattern is displayed, and the engraved pattern is marked on a workpiece such as an IC by the laser beam passing through the liquid crystal mask.
- a required engraving pattern is displayed on the liquid crystal mask, and the laser beam is applied to the workpiece through the liquid crystal mask to mark the engraving pattern on the workpiece. I do.
- the laser beam is scanned on the liquid crystal mask by so-called raster scanning by main scanning and sub scanning.
- FIG. 9 shows the transmittance characteristics of the liquid crystal.
- the transmittance of the liquid crystal reaches a predetermined transmittance after a lapse of a predetermined time after the driving voltage is turned on. In this case, as the voltage-on time becomes longer, the transmittance gradually increases.
- the transmittance of the liquid crystal can be made constant by making the time during which the liquid crystal is kept on after the voltage is turned on as constant as possible.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a laser marking method capable of reducing variations in the transmittance of liquid crystal and forming a mark with less image unevenness. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention in a laser marking method in which a laser beam is raster-scanned on a liquid crystal mask on which a required engraving pattern is displayed, and a workpiece is masked by the laser beam passing through the liquid crystal mask,
- the engraving pattern of the liquid crystal mask is sequentially switched to the next engraving pattern for each scan line after scanning is completed.
- the display pattern of the liquid crystal mask is switched in units of one scanning line for each scanning line for which laser beam scanning has been completed.
- a laser marking method in which a laser beam is raster-scanned on a liquid crystal mask on which a required engraving pattern is displayed, and a workpiece is marked by a laser beam passing through the liquid crystal mask, The engraving pattern of the liquid crystal mask is sequentially switched to the next engraving pattern in units of liquid crystal pixels for which the process has been completed.
- the display pattern of the liquid crystal mask is switched on a pixel-by-pixel basis for each liquid crystal pixel for which laser beam scanning has been completed.
- the laser scanning is performed by switching the liquid crystal display pattern in units of one main scanning line or one pixel, so that the transmittance variation of each pixel of the liquid crystal mask can be reduced.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the entire configuration of the laser marker device.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing raster scanning.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing switching of the engraving pattern in units of one scanning line.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 6 (a), (b), (c); FIGS.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 8 Illustration for explaining the conventional technology.
- FIG. 9 A graph showing the temporal characteristics of the transmittance of the liquid crystal. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 2 shows an example of the overall configuration of a laser beam controller to which the method of the present invention is applied.
- the laser beam oscillated from a laser oscillator 1 is a scanner mirror 2 as a Y-direction deflector, a lens 3, and an X-direction.
- the light enters a liquid crystal mask 6 via a polygon mirror 4 as a deflector and a lens 5. That is, the laser beam is converted by the sub-scanning (Y direction) by the scanner mirror 12 and the main scanning (X direction) by the polygon mirror 4.
- Raster scan as shown in Figure 3 on disk 6
- the controller 7 controls raster scanning on the liquid crystal mask 6 by controlling driving of the scanner mirror motor 8 and the polygon mirror motor 9, and also controls laser oscillation by the laser oscillator 1. Further, the controller 7 executes display switching control of the engraved pattern on the liquid crystal mask 6-the laser beam passing through the liquid crystal mask 6 is turned into a mirror 10 as a Y-direction deflector, a lens 11 and an X.
- the workpiece 13 is irradiated via a lens 12 having a moving table, which is a directional deflector, whereby the marking pattern displayed on the liquid crystal mask 6 is stamped on the workpiece 13.
- the mirror 10 serving as a Y-direction deflector deflects laser light in the Y-direction by being rotationally driven by a motor 14, and the lens 12 serving as an X-direction deflector has a moving table 16 driven by a motor 15.
- the laser beam is deflected in the X direction by the movement.
- the mirror 10 and the lens 12 are provided for alignment of the laser beam with respect to the workpiece 13, and the alignment control of these is performed by the controller 7.
- the controller 7 executes laser scanning control and marking pattern display switching control as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
- the controller 7 drives the liquid crystal mask 6 to display an engraving pattern to be first imprinted on the liquid crystal mask 6 (Step 100) (:
- the controller 7 turns on the laser oscillator 1 and drives and controls the motors 8 and 9 to start raster scanning as shown in FIG. 3 by the laser beam (step 110).
- Step 120 when the controller 7 detects the end of the raster scanning of one main scanning line (step 120), the controller 7 shifts the raster scanning to the next main scanning line, and at the same time, ends the raster scanning of the main scanning line.
- the liquid crystal mask 6 is driven so as to switch the engraving pattern for the next to the engraving pattern to be displayed next (Step 130):
- the controller 7 shifts the raster scanning to the next main scanning line, and changes the engraving pattern of the main scanning line after the raster scanning is completed.
- the controller 7 drives the motors 14 and 15 to change the engraving position of the workpiece, and then raster-scans the liquid crystal mask 6 again.
- the next engraving pattern on the workpiece step 150
- Fig. 4 shows how the engraving pattern of the liquid crystal mask is switched in units of one main scanning line.
- the first engraving pattern "A” changes to the next engraving pattern "B” in units of one main scanning line.
- C being switched
- FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which step 144 is additionally inserted between steps 140 and 150 of the flowchart shown in FIG. I have.
- the liquid crystal driving voltage of the liquid crystal panel is once turned off for a predetermined time before the laser scanning of a certain marking pattern is completed and before the laser scanning of the next marking pattern is started. After that, the liquid crystal is driven according to the next engraving pattern.
- FIG. 7 shows still another embodiment of the present invention, in which the display of the engraving pattern is switched for each pixel of the liquid crystal:
- the controller 7 drives the liquid crystal mask 6 to display an engraving pattern to be imprinted first on the liquid crystal mask 6 (step 200).
- the controller 7 turns on the laser oscillator 1 and drives and controls the motors 8 and 9 to start raster scanning as shown in FIG. 3 using laser light [ Step 2 10)
- Step 220 the controller 7 shifts the laser scanning to the next pixel, and displays the engraving pattern of the pixel for which the laser scanning has been completed next.
- the liquid crystal mask 6 is driven so as to switch to the desired engraving pattern (step 230).
- Step 240 to Step 230 the controller 7 shifts the laser scanning to the next pixel and displays the engraved pattern of the one pixel that has completed the laser scanning.
- Driving LCD mask 6 to switch to the desired engraving pattern Step 240 to Step 230:
- Step 240 when the laser scanning of the current engraving pattern is completed (Step 240), the controller 7 drives the motors 14 and 15 to change the engraving position of the workpiece, and then raster-scans the liquid crystal mask 6 again. Then, the next engraving pattern is engraved on the workpiece (Step 250).
- Step 26 the same control is repeatedly executed until all the markings are completed (Step 26)
- the operation shown in FIG. 5 is performed between Step 240 and Step 250.
- a voltage off step similar to the example, that is, a step of turning off the liquid crystal drive voltage for a predetermined time may be inserted.
- the engraving pattern is switched in units of one pixel.
- the engraving pattern may be switched in units of two to three pixels, several ten pixels, or several hundred pixels.
- the present invention is effective in a laser marking method for marking an engraved pattern on a workpiece such as an IC by a laser beam having passed through a liquid crystal mask, since it is possible to perform engraving with less image unevenness.
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Priority Applications (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE69519678T DE69519678T2 (de) | 1994-08-19 | 1995-06-02 | Lasermarkierungsverfahren |
| US08/793,830 US5747772A (en) | 1994-08-19 | 1995-06-02 | Laser marking method including raster scanning of rapidly rewritten liquid crystal mask |
| EP95920243A EP0783932B1 (en) | 1994-08-19 | 1995-06-02 | Laser marking method |
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| JP6/195559 | 1994-08-19 | ||
| JP19555994A JP3265553B2 (ja) | 1994-08-19 | 1994-08-19 | レーザマーキング方法 |
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| KR (1) | KR960007081A (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2197884A1 (ja) |
| DE (1) | DE69519678T2 (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO1996005936A1 (ja) |
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| JPH09277069A (ja) * | 1996-04-12 | 1997-10-28 | Komatsu Ltd | 液晶マスク、液晶式レーザマーカ及びそれを用いた刻印方法 |
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