Patent ReferencesMethod of treating object by laser beam and apparatus therefor Patent #: 4315130 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/581267 filed on 02/17/1984US Classes:219/121.74, With mirror219/121.63, Welding219/121.68, Etching or trimming359/863Including a curved mirrorExaminersPrimary: Albritton, C. L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB23K 26/073 (20060101)B23K 26/06 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1983-02-18 JPAbstractIn a laser machining system for the heat treatment of an object, a pair of cylindrical concave mirrors are used to receive a source laser beam and irradiate a linear laser beam on to the object. The system is further provided between the latter cylindrical mirror and the object with at least a pair of slant-type plane mirrors for conditioning the linear beam. The plane mirrors have means for variably making the lengthwise dimension of the output linear beam smaller than that of the incident linear beam, so that a linear laser beam of various lengthwise dimensions can be produced. | |