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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1991
Yukio Nishikawa, Ikeda, JP;
Yuji Uesugi, Osaka, JP;
Katsuhiro Kuriyama, Takarazuka, JP;
Tadao Shioyama, Sakurai, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A laser cutting method for a glass material, includes steps of forming a continuous scribing line at least on one side face of the glass material, and projecting a laser beam onto the scribing line. A laser cutting apparatus for effecting the laser cutting method, includes a laser oscillating source for emitting the laser beam, a light condensing device for condensing the laser beam onto a surface of the glass material, a scribing device for forming the scribing line on the surface of the glass material, and a displacing device for displacing the laser beam on the scribing line following movement of the scribing point.