A method for drilling using a cutting tool capable of being rotated and translated about/along the same axis by a drilling device, which includes a cutting motor capable of causing the cutting tool to rotate about the axis and a feed motor capable of causing the cutting tool to translate along the axis. The method includes adapting control of the motors. The speeds of the cutting motor and the feed motor are controlled as long as the torque and the thrust are below the torque threshold and the thrust threshold, respectively; when the torque or the thrust reaches or exceeds the torque threshold or the thrust threshold, the current of the motor generating the torque or the thrust whose threshold has been exceeded is controlled, whereas the other motor is still subject to speed control, so the feed per revolution of the cutting tool is equal to a predetermined value.
B23Q 15/12 - Adaptive control, i.e. adjusting itself to have a performance which is optimum according to a preassigned criterion
B23B 35/00 - Methods for boring or drilling, or for working essentially requiring the use of boring or drilling machinesUse of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
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DRILLING DEVICE WITH IMMOBILISING MEANS THAT CAN BE ACTUATED BY A DRIVE MOTOR OF THE DRILL SPINDLE
The present invention relates to a drilling device intended to be rigidly attached to a drilling jig of a structure to be drilled, the device comprising at least: • a body; • a drill spindle (13) having a longitudinal axis, wherein the drill spindle is capable of moving a cutting tool, and wherein the spindle is rotatably and translatably movable along the axis between a retracted position and a deployed position; • motor means comprising: - a feed motor (12) capable of translating the spindle; and - a rotation motor (11) capable of rotating the spindle; • immobilising means (18, 19) for immobilising the body with respect to the jig, wherein the immobilising means comprise at least one first immobilising element that is movable between: - an unlocked position, in which the body can be moved relative to the jig; and - a locked position, in which the body is immobilised with respect to the jig; • actuating means (20, 21, 24, 22, 14) for actuating the first immobilising element, wherein the actuating means are able to act on the first immobilising element in order to place it in either of its locked or unlocked positions; and wherein the actuating means comprise the feed motor or the rotation motor.
Drill device comprising: - a casing housing motor means and control means for controlling the motor means, the control means comprising electronic components; - a terminal member capable of carrying a cutting tool and of being driven in motion by the motor means; - a suction pipe for removing chips generated during drilling, wherein the pipe has a first end provided with a suction port located near the terminal member and a second end provided with a connection port intended to be connected to a remote suction unit capable of generating a vacuum inside the suction pipe; - cooling means for cooling the motor means and/or the electronic components. According to the invention, the cooling means comprise at least one portion of the pipe, wherein a vacuum generated inside the pipe by the suction unit connected via the connection port of the pipe induces a flow of air that cools the motor means and/or the electronic components.
B23B 45/00 - Hand-held or like portable drilling machines, e.g. drill gunsEquipment therefor
B23B 47/34 - Arrangements for removing chips out of the holes madeChip-breaking arrangements attached to the tool
B23Q 11/00 - Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling workSafety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
B23Q 11/12 - Arrangements for cooling or lubricating parts of the machine
B23Q 11/14 - Methods or arrangements for maintaining a constant temperature in parts of machine tools
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MULTI-TASK DEVICE COMPRISING A CAMERA AND A SINGLE SPINDLE FOR PLACING THE CAMERA IN A FOCUSSING POSITION
A multi-task device including: a single drive spindle movable in rotation and/or in translation along a same axis and able to cooperate individually with movable members in order to drive them in a rotation movement and/or translation movement allowing them to perform their given task; a camera having a depth of field, the camera being mounted movably between at least: a stowage position wherein it does not extend in the axis of the single spindle; an intermediate position wherein it extends in the axis of the single spindle. The spindle is able to act on the camera so as to move it into at least one focussing position wherein the surface of the structure to be worked is situated in the depth of field of the camera.
The invention relates to a device for storing and distributing assembly components comprising: - reservoirs, - associated with each of the reservoirs, means for removing components from the reservoir, - means for conveying the removed components to at least one remote workstation, - means for transferring the removed assembly components to the conveying means. According to the invention, the reservoirs are arranged radially about a central axis and the transfer means comprise gripping means for gripping at least one assembly component removed by the removal means, the gripping means being respectively carried by an arm rotatable about the central axis so as to transfer, to the distribution means, each removed assembly component from one of the reservoirs from which it is removed.
B65G 29/00 - Rotary conveyors, e.g. rotating discs, arms, star-wheels or cones
B23P 19/00 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
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DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT EXTRACTOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY MOVABLE PARTS
The extractor is movable along a vertical axis within the reservoir between a position for picking up a plurality of components in the reservoir and a position for removing the plurality of components from the reservoir. According to the invention, the movable extractor comprises at least a first and a second movable part, the first and second parts being moved simultaneously between the first and second positions, the first part comprising a first housing that is able to receive multiple components of the plurality of components, and the second part comprising a second housing that is able to receive one component from the plurality of components. The two parts are movable in translation relative to one another along the vertical axis. At least one of the parts is configured to assume a unitary distribution position.
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
B23P 19/00 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
The invention relates to a method for drilling an element to be drilled by means of a cutting tool (13) capable of being rotated and translated about/along the same axis by a drilling device (10), said device comprising: a cutting motor (14) capable of causing the cutting tool (13) to rotate about the axis; a feed motor (16) capable of causing the cutting tool (13) to translate along the axis; said method comprising a step of adapting the control of said motors (14, 16), said adaptation step meaning that: the speed of the cutting motor (14) and of the feed motor (16) is controlled as long as the torque and the thrust are below the torque threshold (C) and the thrust threshold (P), respectively; when the torque or the thrust reaches or exceeds the torque threshold (C) or the thrust threshold (P), the current of the motor generating the torque or the thrust whose threshold has been exceeded is controlled, whereas the other motor is still subject to speed control, in such a way that the feed per revolution of the cutting tool is equal to a predetermined value (ATR).
B23B 35/00 - Methods for boring or drilling, or for working essentially requiring the use of boring or drilling machinesUse of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
B23Q 17/09 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring cutting pressure or cutting-tool condition, e.g. cutting ability, load on tool
G05B 19/416 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control of velocity, acceleration or deceleration
A device for setting a temporary fastener. The temporary fastener includes a body with an expandable/retractable end and a rotary element capable of being driven in rotation so as to cause the expandable/retractable end to expand/retract. The device includes a support module that is able to house a temporary fastener and has a holder for holding the temporary fastening inside the module. The holder is movable between at least: a locking position in which the holder is deployed inside the module so as to cooperate with a temporary fastener placed in the module in order to prevent it from moving in translation inside the module, and a rest position in which the holder is retracted so as to allow a temporary fastener to pass through the module.
A multi-task device includes an element for securing the device to a motorized handler; an element for securing the device to a structure that is to be worked; at least two functional modules, each including at least one mobile member able to allow a given task to be accomplished; and a single drive and control assembly for driving and controlling the functional modules. The drive and control assembly includes: a single drive spindle; a drive capable of driving the movement of the spindle; a measurement element measuring at least one physical parameter indicative of at least one characteristic of operation of the functional modules; and a controller controlling the drive and the measurement element. The device further includes a coupling gear able to connect the single drive spindle, for the purposes of transmitting movement, alternatively to the at least one mobile member of the functional modules.
B23Q 39/02 - Metal-working machines incorporating a plurality of sub-assemblies, each capable of performing a metal-working operation the sub-assemblies being capable of being brought to act at a single operating station
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DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT AT LEAST ONE TASK ON A STRUCTURE TO BE WORKED, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A TELESCOPIC PRESSING ELEMENT
The present invention relates to a device for carrying out at least one task on a structure to be worked, said device comprising: • - a frame (2); • - means (3) for attaching said frame (2) to motorized handling means that are capable of at least partially moving said device in space relative to a structure to be worked; • - means (5) for positioning and/or securing said device to said structure to be worked; • - a spindle (7) that can be rotated and/or translated along the same axis in order to carry out said at least one task; • - a pressing element (6), coaxial to said spindle (7), that is capable of applying a compressive force against the surface of said structure to be worked when said device is secured to said structure by said attachment means (3); said pressing element (6) comprising a first and a second element (61, 62) that are connected by a ball joint (630), said second element (62) comprising a free end (620) that is capable of coming into contact with said surface, and said first element (61) being translatable along the axis of said spindle (7) such that the second element (62) is oriented perpendicularly to said surface when it is compressed against said surface.
The present invention relates to a multi-task device (1) comprising: • - a single drive spindle (7) movable in rotation and/or in translation along the same axis and able to cooperate individually with movable members in order to drive them in a rotation movement and/or translation movement allowing them to perform their given task, • - a camera (83) having a depth of field, said camera (83) being mounted movably between at least: • - a stowage position, in which it does not extend in the axis of the single spindle (7); • - an intermediate position, in which it extends in the axis of the single spindle (7), the spindle (7) being able to act on the camera (83) so as to move it into at least one focussing position in which a surface of a structure to be worked is situated in the depth of field of the camera (83).
The present invention relates to a device for transferring at least one fastener between at least one supply zone and one distribution zone, said device comprising: - means for receiving said at least one fastener at said supply zone, - means for moving said at least one fastener from said supply zone to said distribution zone, said receiving means comprising at least one support element provided with a plurality of openings for receiving a fastener, said support element being mounted in mobile fashion so as to be able to move said openings in alternation between said reception zone and said distribution zone.
B21J 15/32 - Devices for inserting or holding rivets in position with or without feeding arrangements
B23P 19/00 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
B25B 23/04 - Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for feeding screws or nuts
The present invention relates to a coating device for coating a fastener (216) with a coating material, said device comprising - distribution means for distributing said coating material, comprising at least one distribution nozzle (1050); - holding means for holding said fastener; - drive means for causing relative movement of said fastener and of said distribution nozzle relative to one another; - control means for controlling said distribution means and said drive means and able to synchronize the operation thereof in order to apply at least one line of coating material on said fastener.
B05C 5/02 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work from an outlet device in contact, or almost in contact, with the work
B05C 11/10 - Storage, supply or control of liquid or other fluent materialRecovery of excess liquid or other fluent material
B05C 13/02 - Means for manipulating or holding work, e.g. for separate articles for particular articles
The present invention relates to a device (1) for setting a temporary fastener (2000), said temporary fastener comprising a body (2002) with an expandable/retractable end and a rotary element (2003) capable of being driven in rotation so as to cause said expandable/retractable end to expand/retract, said device comprising a support module (300) that is able to house a temporary fastener, said module comprising means for holding said temporary fastening inside said module, said holding means being movable between at least: • - a locking position in which they are deployed inside said module so as to cooperate with a temporary fastener placed in said module in order to prevent it from moving in translation inside said module, and • - a rest position in which they are retracted so as to allow a temporary fastener to pass through said module.
The present invention relates to a device for setting a rivet in an opening formed in a work structure, the device comprising at least: - a rivet support module capable of holding a rivet; - means for moving the module between at least one rivet loading station and a workstation for setting the rivet; - means for inserting a rivet into the module at the loading station; and - means for discharging a rivet held in the module outside the latter at the workstation such that the rivet can be set in the opening.
B21J 15/32 - Devices for inserting or holding rivets in position with or without feeding arrangements
B23P 19/00 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
B25B 23/04 - Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for feeding screws or nuts
The present invention relates to a multi-task device comprising: - means for securing said device to motorized handling means able to move said multi-task device at least partially in space with respect to a structure that is to be worked; - means for securing said device to said structure that is to be worked; - at least two functional modules, each of said functional modules comprising at least one mobile member able to allow a given task to be accomplished; said device comprising a single drive and control assembly for driving and controlling said functional modules, said drive and control assembly comprising: - a single drive spindle; - drive means capable of driving the movement of said spindle; - measurement means measuring at least one physical parameter indicative of at least one characteristic of operation of said functional modules; - control means controlling said drive means and said measurement means; said device further comprising coupling gear able to connect said single drive spindle, for the purposes of transmitting movement, alternatively to said at least one mobile member of said functional modules.
B23Q 39/02 - Metal-working machines incorporating a plurality of sub-assemblies, each capable of performing a metal-working operation the sub-assemblies being capable of being brought to act at a single operating station
B23Q 39/00 - Metal-working machines incorporating a plurality of sub-assemblies, each capable of performing a metal-working operation
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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLAMPING AN EFFECTOR ON A SKIN
The present invention concerns a drilling device comprising a casing and a spindle (10) capable of bearing a cutting tool, the spindle being rotatably and translationally mounted along a same axis inside the casing, the device comprising drive means connected to the spindle by means of a transmission capable of generating a combined rotation and translation movement of the spindle along said axis, the device comprising a stop (47) borne by the spindle and delimiting a predetermined maximum translational travel of the spindle in the drilling direction, the maximum travel being reached when the stop is located in a drilling end position, the device comprising vibratory means (280, 40, 41) for generating an axial advance, inducing a periodic oscillation of the translation of the spindle in two opposing directions so as to generate a vibratory advance movement of the spindle along said axis. According to the invention, the device comprises automatic disengaging means of the vibratory means for generating an axial advance, after the stop is in the drilling end position, the automatic disengaging allowing rotation of the spindle along said axis over at least one predetermined angle without any advance.
A method is provided for assessing wear of a drill bit throughout its use for carrying out the drilling of elements to be drilled constituted by at least one layer and at least one material. The wear of the drill bit expresses its capacity to perform a drilling that meets at least one criterion of quality of a drilling. The method includes at least: measuring or detecting at least one parameter having an effect on the wear of the drill bit, the parameter being chosen from: the depth of drilling performed by the drill bit, and the entry of the drill bit into the element to be drilled; and determining at least one state of wear of the drill bit, each state of wear being determined as a function of one of the parameters and being characteristic of one of the criteria of quality of a drilling.
B23Q 17/09 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring cutting pressure or cutting-tool condition, e.g. cutting ability, load on tool
B23B 49/00 - Measuring or gauging equipment on boring machines for positioning or guiding the drillDevices for indicating failure of drills during boringCentring devices for holes to be bored
G05B 19/4065 - Monitoring tool breakage, life or condition
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Drill comprising mechanical elements for regulating the lubrication flow rate according to the cutting forces
A drill including a drill spindle capable of driving a cutting tool in movement. The drill has at least one channel for distributing a lubricant to the cutting tool, a pump to supply the channel with lubricant and control element(s) for controlling the flow rate of the pump. Such a drill further has mechanical element(s) for determining at least one piece of information representing the torque exerted on the spindle along its axis during drilling. The control element(s) act on the flow rate of the pump as a function of the torque exerted on the spindle along its axis during drilling.
B23Q 11/10 - Arrangements for cooling or lubricating tools or work
B23B 45/00 - Hand-held or like portable drilling machines, e.g. drill gunsEquipment therefor
B23Q 17/09 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring cutting pressure or cutting-tool condition, e.g. cutting ability, load on tool
F16N 13/16 - Actuation of lubricating-pumps with fluid drive
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
B23B 45/04 - Hand-held or like portable drilling machines, e.g. drill gunsEquipment therefor driven by fluid-pressure or pneumatic power
B23B 51/04 - Tools for drilling machines for trepanning
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Drilling device and method for adjusting cutting operational parameters during drilling of a multilayer element
A method for drilling an element to be drilled by a drilling device and a cutting tool including drill margins and cutting edges. The method includes determining at least one load value representing overall drag due to internal friction of the drilling device and to friction of drill margins in the element to be drilled. Determining includes: stopping a drilling operation in progress; partial retraction of the cutting tool on a predetermined distance, the predetermined distance being chosen such that the cutting edges are no longer in contact with the element to be drilled; driving the cutting tool with predetermined cutting parameters; measuring at least one load value during the driving of the cutting tool with the cutting parameters before its cutting edges again come into contact with the element to be drilled and after stabilization of the load values, the measured load value representing the overall drag.
B23Q 17/09 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring cutting pressure or cutting-tool condition, e.g. cutting ability, load on tool
B23Q 15/12 - Adaptive control, i.e. adjusting itself to have a performance which is optimum according to a preassigned criterion
B23B 35/00 - Methods for boring or drilling, or for working essentially requiring the use of boring or drilling machinesUse of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
G05B 19/416 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control of velocity, acceleration or deceleration
B23B 49/00 - Measuring or gauging equipment on boring machines for positioning or guiding the drillDevices for indicating failure of drills during boringCentring devices for holes to be bored
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Drilling device with automatic or controlled feed speed with self-aligning spindle
A drilling device with automatic or controlled feed speed. The drilling device includes a casing that houses a drilling spindle that is to drive a cutting tool in motion to drill a workpiece having a target surface. The spindle is tiltable inside the casing relative to the axis of the casing. The device has a self-alignment, which self-aligns the spindle relative to the target surface. The self-alignment moves the spindle into a position in which its axis is essentially perpendicular to the target surface under the effect of an application of a thrust force of the drilling device against the target surface essentially along the axis of the casing.
B23Q 15/14 - Control or regulation of the orientation of the tool with respect to the work
B23Q 5/04 - Driving main working members rotary shafts, e.g. working-spindles
B23B 39/14 - General-purpose boring or drilling machines or devicesSets of boring or drilling machines with special provision to enable the machine or the drilling or boring head to be moved into any desired position, e.g. with respect to immovable work
B23B 47/00 - Constructional features of components specially designed for boring or drilling machinesAccessories therefor
B23Q 5/40 - Feeding other members supporting tools or work, e.g. saddles, tool-slides, through mechanical transmission feeding continuously by feed shaft, e.g. lead screw
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METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF WEAR OF A DRILL, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE
The present invention relates to a method for assessing the wear of a drill throughout the use thereof for drilling elements to be drilled composed of at least one layer and at least one material, the wear of said drill showing the ability thereof to create a bore that complies with at least one quality criterion of a bore, said method including at least: a step of measuring or detecting at least one parameter which affects the wear of said drill, said parameter being selected from the group that includes the depth of the bore drilled by said drill and the penetration of said drill into an element to be drilled; and a step of determining at least one state of wear of said drill, each state of wear being determined in accordance with one of said parameters and characterizing one of said quality criteria of a bore.
B23B 49/00 - Measuring or gauging equipment on boring machines for positioning or guiding the drillDevices for indicating failure of drills during boringCentring devices for holes to be bored
B23Q 17/09 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring cutting pressure or cutting-tool condition, e.g. cutting ability, load on tool
G05B 19/4065 - Monitoring tool breakage, life or condition
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Dual-motor drilling machine with controlled feed speed
B23B 39/10 - General-purpose boring or drilling machines or devicesSets of boring or drilling machines characterised by the drive, e.g. by fluid-pressure drive, pneumatic power drive
B25F 5/00 - Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
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