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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2002
Toshihiko Inoue, Komaki, JP;
Masaki Itoh, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toshihiko Asari, Komaki, JP;
Naoomi Miyagawa, Gifu, JP;
Abstract
A saddle is movable along a guide means provided, passing through an neighborhood of machining area MA of a plurality of machine tools . The saddle is provided with a machining head , being free to selectively insert in and retreat from the machining area MA, and a plurality of kinds of nozzles for ejecting laser beam. The nozzle suitable for a portion of workpiece to be hardened is selected so as to attach it to the machining head . When hardening is instructed, the nozzle is moved to a desired position with respect to the workpiece in the state of the workpiece located on the machine tool , and the laser beam is ejected from the nozzle so as to harden the workpiece