Control apparatus particularly useful for controlling a laser
AssigneeLaser Industries, Ltd.
InventorMartin D. Rubin
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Abstract
Laser control apparatus for controlling a laser beam with respect to a working area to trace a desired pattern on a working area comprises an input device for inputting the desired pattern; a memory for storing a line pattern; a display for displaying the pattern; and a control system for controlling the laser beam. The control system comprises a Line-Operation selector and an Area-Operation selector, the Line-Operation selector being effective to cause the line pattern stored in the memory to be reproduced by the laser beam on the object, the Area-Operation selector being effective to cause the line pattern stored in the memory to be converted to an area pattern enclosing the area bounded by the line.
Claims31
Control apparatus for controlling a laser beam with respect to an object to trace a desired pattern thereon, comprising:
- a manipulatable tracing device for manually inputting a desired pattern and for producing electrical signals in accordance with the inputted pattern;
- a memory for storing the inputted pattern;
- display means for displaying the pattern;
- and a control system for controlling the laser beam;
- said control system comprising:
- (a) mode-selector means including a Manual-Mode selector;
- (b) operation-selector means including a Set-Operation selector;
- (c) and operation-control means including a control switch;
- said Manual-Mode selector including means effective, when selected, to cause the apparatus to operate according to a Manual-Mode wherein the movement of the tracing device traces said pattern on the object;
- said Set-Operation selector including means effective, when selected, to cause the apparatus to produce a Set Operation wherein the movement of the tracing device is stored in said memory and is exhibited by the display means;
- said control switch including means effective, when actuated, to control the energization of the laser beam in accordance with said pattern traced on the object during said Manual Mode of Operation, and stored in said memory during said Set Operation.
Laser control apparatus for controlling a laser beam with respect to a working area on an object to trace a desired pattern thereon, comprising:
- an input device for inputting the desired pattern;
- a memory for storing a line pattern;
- display means for displaying the pattern;
- and a control system including a control switch for controlling the laser beam;
- said control system comprising a Line-Operation selector and an Area-Operation selector;
- said Line-Operation selector including means effective, when selected, to cause the line pattern stored in the memory to be converted to an area pattern enclosing the area bounded by the line, which area pattern is reproduced by said laser beam on said object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.