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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Makoto Ochiai, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiaki Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Miura, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuaki Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Yoda, Yokohama, JP;
Hidehiko Kuroda, Yokohama, JP;
Itaru Chida, Kawasaki, JP;
Fukashi Osakata, Fujisawa, JP;
Satoshi Yamamoto, Kawaguchi, JP;
Kentaro Tsuchihashi, Yokohama, JP;
Ryoichi Saeki, Chigasaki, JP;
Makoto Ochiai, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiaki Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Miura, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuaki Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Yoda, Yokohama, JP;
Hidehiko Kuroda, Yokohama, JP;
Itaru Chida, Kawasaki, JP;
Fukashi Osakata, Fujisawa, JP;
Satoshi Yamamoto, Kawaguchi, JP;
Kentaro Tsuchihashi, Yokohama, JP;
Ryoichi Saeki, Chigasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A laser maintenance apparatus including a laser system which includes an optical system for emitting, in a first irradiation condition, a generation laser beam for generating an ultrasonic wave in a portion of an object on which maintenance is to be performed, and including a laser source configured to generate and detect a detection laser beam which interacts with the ultrasonic wave generated by the laser light beam in the first condition. The laser maintenance apparatus also includes a light transmitting device for transmitting laser light emitted from the laser system, a laser irradiation device for irradiating laser light transmitted by the light transmitting device to the object portion, and a transporting/scanning mechanism for transporting the light transmitting device and the laser irradiation device to a portion near the object portion, and scanning over an arbitrary range at the object portion.