US 7,559,152 B2
Method for determining the position of a milling tool and a machining head designed for carrying out the method
Stephan Wenke, Neustadt a. Rbg. (Germany); Andreas Klocke, Lemgo (Germany); and Boris Heuer, Hannover (Germany)
Assigned to LPKF Laser & Electronics AG, Garbsen (Germany)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/360,292.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2005 008 878 (DE), filed on Feb. 24, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0185144 A1, Aug. 24, 2006
Int. Cl. B27G 23/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 33—636  [33/638] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining the position of a milling tool for micro-structuring a substrate relative to a machining head, the machining head including a tool holder securing the milling tool, the method comprising:
placing the milling tool against a reference surface of the substrate;
opening the tool holder to enable an axial mobility of the milling tool relative to the machining head; and
moving the machining head relative to the reference surface until a predetermined distance between the machining head and the reference surface is reached.