Global Patent Index - EP 1968906 A1

EP 1968906 A1 20080917 - DEVICE FOR SEVERING COMPONENTS MADE FROM BRITTLE MATERIAL

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR SEVERING COMPONENTS MADE FROM BRITTLE MATERIAL

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM DURCHTRENNENDEN BEARBEITEN VON BAUTEILEN AUS SPRÖDBRÜCHIGEM MATERIAL

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR USINER DES COMPOSANTS EN MATERIAU FRAGILE, DE FAÇON A LES SECTIONNER

Publication

EP 1968906 A1 20080917 (DE)

Application

EP 06829344 A 20061216

Priority

  • EP 2006011714 W 20061206
  • DE 102005063046 A 20051229
  • DE 102006018622 A 20060421

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007079847A1] The invention relates to a device for severing components (4) that are made from brittle material, for example, glass, ceramics, glass ceramics, by producing a thermally-induced stress fracture on the component (4) in a separation zone. The device comprises a laser (6) for directing a laser beam (8) onto the component (4) to be machined in such a manner that the component (4) partly transmits the laser beam (8) with partial absorption at least twice simultaneously or serially along the separation zone essentially at the same point or at points with little distance to each other. The device (2) comprises a bearing surface (14) on which the component (4) to be machined is received during machining, and means for subjecting the component (4) to mechanical stress in order to promote the thermally induced stress fracture. According to the invention, the bearing surface (14) has at least tow bearing surface sections (13, 15) that can be displaced relative to each other between a first position and a second position, the component (4), in the first position, being received in a manner substantially free from mechanical stress, and, in a second position, being subjected to mechanical stress in order to promote the thermally induced stress fracture.

IPC 8 full level

C03B 33/09 (2006.01); B23K 26/40 (2006.01); C03B 33/033 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B23K 26/40 (2013.01 - EP US); B23K 26/50 (2015.10 - KR); B28D 5/0011 (2013.01 - EP US); B28D 5/0052 (2013.01 - EP US); C03B 33/033 (2013.01 - EP KR US); C03B 33/09 (2013.01 - KR); C03B 33/091 (2013.01 - EP US); B23K 2103/50 (2018.07 - EP US); Y10T 225/304 (2015.04 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007079847A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007079847 A1 20070719; DE 102006018622 B3 20070809; EP 1968906 A1 20080917; JP 2009522129 A 20090611; KR 20080095846 A 20081029; TW 200732262 A 20070901; US 2009014492 A1 20090115

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2006011714 W 20061206; DE 102006018622 A 20060421; EP 06829344 A 20061216; JP 2008547867 A 20061206; KR 20087016195 A 20080703; TW 95149278 A 20061227; US 21617808 A 20080630