Marking apparatus with a plurality of lasers and individually adjustable sets of deflection means

摘要

The invention relates to a marking apparatus for marking an object with laser light, comprising a plurality of lasers and a control unit for individually activating each of the lasers to emit a laser beam (90a-i) according to a sign to be marked. The inventive marking apparatus is provided with a set of deflection means (30) for rearranging the laser beams (90a-i) into a desired array of laser beams, wherein the set of deflection means comprises at least two deflection means (33a-i,34a-i) per laser beam (90a-i), in particular at least two mapping mirrors (33a-i,34a-i) or at least one optical waveguide and one lens per laser beam, and each deflection means (30) is individually adjustable in its deflection direction and/or individually shiftable.