Title:
レーザ光線を用いた車両マーキング装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005518943
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for marking vehicles using a laser. In order to allow any part of the vehicle to be marked using a simple, strong laser beam delivery conduit, the laser is mounted on a structure 101 which extends over a vehicle station 102. The structure defines at least three laser mounting positions and preferably four laser mounting positions A, B, C, D, spaced apart from one another in two dimensions for mounting at least one laser apparatus 107. The laser apparatus 107comprises a laser emitter 108 for producing a laser beam adapted to mark a part of the vehicle and laser beam delivery means 110 for delivering a laser beam from the laser emitter 108 to a selectable point of the vehicle station 102. The laser apparatus 107 is movable between at least two and preferably all four of the laser mounting positions A, B, C, and D.
Inventors:
Bell, John, Thomas
Heart, jeffrey, francis
Heart, jeffrey, francis
Application Number:
JP2003571031A
Publication Date:
June 30, 2005
Filing Date:
February 21, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Retainagroup Limited
International Classes:
B23K26/00; B23K26/08; B23K26/10; B23K26/42; B41M5/26; B44B7/00; B60R13/10; (IPC1-7): B23K26/00; B23K26/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadahiko Ito
Shinsuke Onuki
Tadashige Ito
Shinsuke Onuki
Tadashige Ito