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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigekazu Shikoda, Akashi, JP;
Tetsuya Kubota, Kobe, JP;
Hirotaka Uehara, Ashiya, JP;
Osamu Satoh, Akashi, JP;
Tomoyuki Uno, Kobe, JP;
Mamoru Nishio, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/620 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/620 ;
Abstract
A laser beam projector to be employed in an automatic welding machine, such as a robot, includes an optical head that projects a laser beam and a holding and turning mechanism that holds and turns the optical head. The spot of the laser beam can be accurately located on the portion to be welded by turning the optical head by the holding and turning mechanism.