CPC B41J 2/47 (2013.01) [B41J 2/442 (2013.01); B41J 2/471 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A laser marking apparatus comprising:
a laser light output section that generates laser light based on excitation light and outputs the laser light;
a laser light scanning section that scans a surface of a workpiece with the laser light output from the laser light output section;
a print data generation section that generates print data;
a marking control section that controls the laser light output section and the laser light scanning section based on the print data generated by the print data generation section to perform marking using the laser light on the workpiece arranged on a print surface;
a print pattern reception unit that receives an input of a print pattern that needs to be marked;
a storage section that stores movement path information related to a movement path of the workpiece that moves with a change in a posture in a three-dimensional space, the workpiece being a sheet-like flexible workpiece conveyed by a conveyance support section, the movement path information related to the conveyance support section; and
a print pattern correction section that corrects the print pattern received by the print pattern reception unit based on the movement path information stored in the storage section,
wherein the print data generation section generates the print data based on the print pattern corrected by the print pattern correction section.
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