Laser hardening installation for laser hardening a bearing component
OwnerMichael WENDELinventor
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Abstract
A laser hardening installation for laser hardening a bearing component includes a support for supporting the bearing component, at least one laser head and at least one drive apparatus. The laser head is configured to direct a laser beam onto the bearing component to heat a region of the bearing component irradiated by the laser beam to a temperature above an austenitizing temperature of a steel of the bearing component. The drive apparatus is configured to move the bearing component and/or the at least one laser head and/or the laser beam in such a way that the bearing component and the at least one laser head and/or the laser beam move relative to one another, such that different regions of the bearing component are irradiated and heated by the laser beam.
Claims16
A laser hardening installation for laser hardening a bearing component having a closed curve profile, comprising:
- a support for supporting the bearing component,
- at least one laser head configured to direct a laser beam onto the bearing component to heat a region of the bearing component irradiated by the laser beam to a temperature above an austenitizing temperature of a steel of the bearing component, and
- at least one drive apparatus configured to move the bearing component and/or the at least one laser head and/or the laser beam in such a way that the bearing component and the at least one laser head and/or the laser beam move relative to one another, such that different regions of the bearing component are irradiated and heated by the laser beam.
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