DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF SHIELDING LASER BEAM OF LASER PROCESSING MACHINE FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reliability of a function for shielding a laser beam and/or an irradiation part by the laser beam in a workpiece.;SOLUTION: In a laser processing machine 1 for processing workpieces 2, a shielding device for shielding a laser beam oriented to a workpiece and/or an irradiation part by the laser beam in the workpiece, includes a detecting device 5 that can detect the orientation with respect to a surface of the workpiece, of an end face 19 of a shielding member 14 positioned in a use position.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT