EP 0325583 A4 19891219 - LASER SUSTAINED PLASMA TORCH AND METHOD FOR USING SAME.
Title (en)
LASER SUSTAINED PLASMA TORCH AND METHOD FOR USING SAME.
Title (de)
VOM LASER UNTERSTÜTZE PLASMAFLAMME UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG.
Title (fr)
CHALUMEAU A PLASMA ENTRETENU PAR UN LASER ET PROCEDE D'UTILISATION DU CHALUMEAU.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 87728686 A 19860623
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO8707862A1] Apparatus (10) generating a laser sustained plasma torch includes a laser (12), producing laser radiation (14) which is focused to a focal region (17) at least partially within a plasma torch nozzle means (24). The plasma torch nozzle means (24) is supplied with pressurized gas and includes an outlet (26) so that a plasma (37) sustained by the focused laser radiation is at least partially confined within the plasma torch nozzle means (24). The plasma (37) produced by the torch is employed as a working medium in materials processing applications such as welding, drilling, cutting, flame spraying, heat treating, and surface alloying.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B23K 10/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/14 (2006.01); H05H 1/22 (2006.01); H05H 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
B23K 9/00 (2013.01 - KR); B23K 26/348 (2015.10 - EP); G21B 1/23 (2013.01 - EP); H05H 1/26 (2013.01 - EP); Y02E 30/10 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- No further relevant documents have been disclosed.
- See references of WO 8707862A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 8707862 A1 19871230; EP 0325583 A1 19890802; EP 0325583 A4 19891219; JP H01503612 A 19891207; KR 880701151 A 19880725
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 8701504 W 19870622; EP 87904598 A 19870622; JP 50416587 A 19870622; KR 880700162 A 19880213