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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Koji Funami, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuki Fujiwara, Osaka, JP;
Kota Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Kazumichi Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present disclosure includes a laser welding method in which a joint surface between a plurality of workpiece members is welded by radiating laser beam LB, and a locus of laser beam LB is controlled so as to perform wobbling scanning Sw by a combination of scanning motion Sa moving along first direction x parallel to the joint surface and swing motion Sb including first swing component Bx along first direction x and second swing component By along second direction y perpendicular to first direction x, the method including a defect determination step of determining occurrence of a welding defect; and an output control step of increasing or decreasing an output of laser beam LB when laser beam LB is radiated again toward the welding defect in a case where the welding defect occurs.