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US 12,594,587 B2Granted
Carrier system and method for laser cleaning adhesive fasteners having axial components
AssigneeAdapt Laser Systems LLC
InventorsSteven L Silva, Tyler J O'Neill, Reid M Hulshof
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Abstract
A laser ablation system including a multi-angle support structure in the form of a carrier which positions multiple nut plates in an axial position along the same incident angle of the laser beam path. Aligning the axis of the nut plate along the radius of the delivered laser beam path minimizes the need for part manipulation during the laser ablation process to achieve similar cleaning results.
Claims7
A laser cleaning system comprising:
- a laser source configured to produce a beam;
- a galvo-scanning optic;
- a carrier comprising a plurality of mounting surfaces each configured to receive one of a plurality of components each comprising axial protrusions;
- wherein each respective one of said plurality of mounting surfaces is oriented relative to a base plane of said carrier such that a target cleaning surface of the component is positioned substantially normal to an incident angle with said optic's laser induced angle at its scan location;
- wherein said orientation aligns the axial protrusion of each component with the axis of said beam of laser source, thereby preventing shadowing of said target cleaning surface;
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- wherein each of said plurality of components is cleaned by said beam of said laser source generated by said laser source through said optic wherein each respective one of said plurality of mounting surfaces is oriented at a distinguishable angle from each respective adjacent one of said plurality of mounting surfaces such that said target surface of each of said mounted component is substantially normal to said beam axis at its respective scan location.
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A carrier adapted for use within a laser cleaning system, the carrier comprising:
- a plurality of mounting surfaces each configured to receive one of a plurality of components each comprising axial protrusions;
- each respective one of said plurality of mounting surfaces is oriented such that a target surface of a component mounted upon said respective one of said plurality of mounting surfaces is normal to a local incident angle of a laser beam produced by a laser source at its respective orientation;
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- each of said plurality of components is cleaned via a single pass across each respective said target surface by said laser source through said optic wherein each respective one of said plurality of mounting surfaces is oriented at a distinguishable angle from each respective adjacent one of said plurality of mounting surfaces such that said target surface of each of said mounted component is substantially normal to said laser beam at a respective scan location.
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A method of cleaning an element with a laser, the method comprising the steps:
- providing a laser source;
- providing a galvo-scanning optic;
- providing a carrier comprising a plurality of mounting surfaces each configured to receive one of a plurality of components each comprising at least one respective axial protrusion;
- wherein each respective one of said plurality of mounting surfaces is oriented relative to a base plane of said carrier such that a target cleaning surface of the component is positioned substantially normal to an incident angle with said optic's laser induced angle;
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- cleaning each of said plurality of components by said laser source laser generated by said laser source through said optic wherein each respective one of said plurality of mounting surfaces is oriented at a distinguishable angle from each respective adjacent one of said plurality of mounting surfaces such that said target cleaning surface of each of said mounted component is substantially normal to said laser at a respective scan location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.