Suction Device, Laser Processing Machine, and Method for Suctioning
AssigneeBystronic Laser AG
InventorsThomas Seiler, Christian Flückiger
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a suction device configured for a laser processing machine with a laser processing head which can be moved over a workpiece holder, with a fan and several flaps which are to be opened selectively to generate an air flow and which are in communication with the fan, and with a control configured to detect the position and operating state of the laser processing head and to control the flaps as a function of the detected position and the operating state of the laser processing head.
Claims17
A suction device configured for a laser processing machine with a laser processing head which can be moved over a workpiece holder, the suction device comprising:
- a fan and several flaps which are to be opened selectively in order to generate an air flow and which are in communication with the fan,
- a control configured to detect the position of the laser processing head and to control the flaps as a function of the detected position and of the laser processing head, and
- wherein the control is further configured to detect the operating state of the laser processing head and to control the flaps as a function of the detected position and the operating state of the laser processing head, and
- wherein the control is further configured to determine a future position and the operating state of the laser processing head corresponding to this position on the basis of a processing plan.
A laser processing machine with a laser processing head which can be moved in a processing space over a workpiece holder, the laser processing machine comprising:
- a fan and several flaps which are to be opened selectively in order to generate an air flow and which are in communication with the fan,
- a control configured to detect the position of the laser processing head and to control the flaps as a function of the detected position and of the laser processing head, and
- wherein the control is further configured to detect the operating state of the laser processing head and t control the flaps as a function of the detected position and the operating state of the laser processing head,
- wherein the control is further configured to determine a future position and the operating state of the laser processing head corresponding to this position on the basis of a processing plan, and
- wherein the processing space is further configured to receive a workpiece to be machined.
A method for suctioning air in a laser processing machine with a laser processing head which can be moved over a workpiece and with flaps which are to be opened selectively in order to generate an air flow, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting the position and operating state of the laser processing head,
- determining a future position and the operating state of the laser processing head (106) corresponding to this position on the basis of a processing plan—in particular, a cutting plan,
- controlling the flaps (126) as a function of the operating state or of the position and the operating state.
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