A control system 100 for a tightener (nut runner 10) of the present invention includes a marker M provided on the tightener, a camera 31 (32) that remotely images the marker M and detects a position of the tightener, and a controller that stores a target tightening torque value of a plurality of tightened members (bolts B) together with position information of the tightened members, and sets a tightening torque value of the tightener for each of the tightened members to be tightened by the tightener on the basis of the position of the tightener detected by the camera.
B25B 23/147 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers specially adapted for electrically operated wrenches or screwdrivers
G06T 7/73 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras using feature-based methods
A tightening machine of the present invention includes: a mobile receiving portion 20 that receives a positioning signal (GNSS signal) from positioning means (GNSS satellite Sa); a geomagnetic sensor 30 that detects a direction of a socket portion 41 with the mobile receiving portion 20 as a starting point; and a control portion that receives the positioning signal received by the mobile receiving portion 20 and a positioning signal received by a fixed receiving portion 22 at a fixed position away from a torque wrench 110 serving as the tightening machine, corrects a three-dimensional position of the mobile receiving portion 20 based on the positioning signals, and calculates a three-dimensional socket position of the socket portion 41 of the torque wrench 110 serving as the tightening machine based on a result of the correction and the direction of the socket portion 41 detected by the geomagnetic sensor 30.
G01D 5/14 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
B25B 21/02 - Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening toolsAttachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket
A fastening machine according to the present invention is characterized in comprising: a moving reception unit 20 that receives a positioning signal (GNSS signal) from a positioning means (GNSS satellite Sa); a geomagnetic sensor 30 that detects a direction of a socket portion 41 with respect to the moving reception unit 20; and a control unit that receives the positioning signal received by the moving reception unit 20 and a positioning signal received by a fixed reception unit 22 at a fixed position away from a torque wrench 110 as the fastening machine, corrects a three-dimensional position of the moving reception unit 20 on the basis of these positioning signals, and calculates a three-dimensional socket position of the socket portion 41 of the torque wrench 110 as the fastening machine on the basis of a result of the correction and the direction of the socket portion 41 detected by the geomagnetic sensor 30.
A tightening machine control system 100 according to the present invention has: a marker M provided on a tightening machine (nut runner 10); a camera 31 (32) that detects the position of the tightening machine by remotely photographing the marker M; and a controller that stores target tightening torque values of a plurality of members to be tightened (bolts B) together with position information of the members to be tightened, and on the basis of the position of the tightening machine detected by the camera, sets a tightening torque value of the tightening machine for each member to be tightened by the tightening machine.
An adhesive inspection device inspects an application state of an adhesive that is linearly applied in a triangular cross-sectional shape onto a surface of fixed window glass for an automobile. The adhesive inspection device includes a laser irradiation unit configured to irradiate an adhesive with line laser light from above the adhesive so that a projection line extends over a surface of the adhesive to portions of the glass on both sides of the adhesive, an imaging unit configured to image, from above the adhesive, an imaging region that includes the projection line and is located on the periphery of the adhesive, and output imaging information, and a determination unit configured to determine, based on the imaging information, a shape surrounded by the projection line formed on the surface of the adhesive and a surface of the glass.
A screw fastening apparatus for fastening a screw member having a bearing surface with respect to a member to be fastened by rotating the screw member from a theoretical seating point to a target rotational angle, including a rotational angle sensor which senses rotational angle values of the screw member for fastening the screw member, a torque detector which detects torque values for fastening the screw member, a torque value difference detector which detects a plurality of torque value differences, each of the torque value differences is a difference of the torque values detected at intervals of a constant rotational angle, a slip detector which detects a slip of the screw member with respect to the member to be fastened, from an average of the torque value differences, and a screw fastening discontinuing unit which instructs to discontinue the screw fastening when the slip is detected by the slip detector.
B23P 19/06 - Screw or nut setting or loosening machines
G01L 5/24 - Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for determining value of torque or twisting moment for tightening a nut or other member which is similarly stressed
V; rotating an adjusting screw 90 with the pressed portion faced with the cam surface and setting a valve clearance to zero; and fastening the adjusting screw 90 with a lock nut 91.
An adhesive inspection device 1 inspects an applied state of an adhesive which has been linearly applied to a surface 2a of an automotive fixed-window glass 2 so as to have a triangular cross-section. The adhesive inspection device 1 is provided with: a laser emitting unit 11 which emits line laser light L from above an adhesive 3 so that a projection line P extends over surfaces 3a of the adhesive 3 to portions, of the glass 2, at both sides of the adhesive 3; an imaging unit 12 which images, from above the adhesive 3, an imaging region T that is located around the adhesive 3 and that includes the projection line P, and which outputs imaging information; and a determination unit 14 which determines, on the basis of the imaging information, a shape enclosed by the surface 2a of the glass 2 and by the projection line P formed on the surfaces 3a of the adhesive 3.
A control method according to an aspect of the invention includes a process for setting target fastening torque, a pulse interval of neighboring pulses, and an elevated value of torque per pulse, detecting last fastening torque at an Nth pulse (N is a natural number of 1 or more) after seating of a fastening member, setting pulse loading time at an N+1th pulse and pulse strength at the N+1th pulse based on the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse so that fastening torque at the N+1th pulse coincides with a multiple of the elevated value, controlling a fastening tool based on the pulse interval, the pulse loading time, and the pulse strength so that last fastening torque at an N+Mth pulse (M is a natural number of 1 or more) reaches target fastening torque.
G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric
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
B25B 21/00 - Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening toolsAttachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose
B25B 21/02 - Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening toolsAttachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket
B25B 23/14 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers
B23P 19/06 - Screw or nut setting or loosening machines
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Method and device for assembling swash plate-type fluid machine
A method of assembling a swash plate-type fluid machine, comprising: bringing, with each of a plurality of pistons suspended by a swash plate, a shaft assembly in a vertical axis posture and a cylinder block close to each other to insert each of the pistons into a corresponding one of cylinder bores, in incorporating the shaft assembly, which has the plurality of pistons each installed on the swash plate via a pair of shoes matching with both end surfaces of the swash plate, respectively, into the cylinder block.
B23P 15/00 - Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass
F04B 27/08 - Multi-cylinder pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinders coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
B23P 19/04 - 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 for assembling or disassembling parts
F04B 53/22 - Arrangements for enabling ready assembly or disassembly
F04B 9/02 - Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being mechanical
11.
CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM
A control method according to an aspect of the invention includes a process for setting target fastening torque, a pulse interval of neighboring pulses, and an elevated value of torque per pulse, detecting last fastening torque at an Nth pulse (N is a natural number of 1 or more) after seating of a fastening member, setting pulse loading time at an N + 1th pulse and pulse strength at the N + 1th pulse based on the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse so that fastening torque at the N + 1th pulse coincides with a multiple of the elevated value, controlling a fastening tool based on the pulse interval, the pulse loading time, and the pulse strength so that last fastening torque at an N + Mth pulse (M is a natural number of 1 or more) reaches target fastening torque.
B23P 19/06 - Screw or nut setting or loosening machines
B25B 21/00 - Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening toolsAttachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose
B25B 21/02 - Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening toolsAttachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket
B25B 23/14 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers
12.
CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM
A control method according to an aspect of the invention includes a process for setting target fastening torque, a pulse interval of neighboring pulses, and an elevated value of torque per pulse, detecting last fastening torque at an Nth pulse (N is a natural number of 1 or more) after seating of a fastening member, setting pulse loading time at an N + 1th pulse and pulse strength at the N + 1th pulse based on the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse so that fastening torque at the N + 1th pulse coincides with a multiple of the elevated value, controlling a fastening tool based on the pulse interval, the pulse loading time, and the pulse strength so that last fastening torque at an N + Mth pulse (M is a natural number of 1 or more) reaches target fastening torque.
B25B 21/00 - Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening toolsAttachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose
B23P 19/06 - Screw or nut setting or loosening machines
B25B 21/02 - Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening toolsAttachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket
B25B 23/14 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers
13.
Method and device for assembling swash plate-type fluid machine
A method of assembling a shaft assembly having a plurality of pistons each installed on a swash plate via a pair of shoes matching with both end surfaces of the swash plate, respectively. The method includes: supporting a shaft having the swash plate in a vertical axis posture; incorporating the shoes between a first guide surface of a guide member and each of the pistons and between a second guide surface of the guide member and that piston, respectively; guiding the plurality of pistons to the swash plate in the vertical axis posture using the guide member; and matching the shoes with both the end surfaces of the swash plate respectively while disposing the pistons at circumferentially equidistant positions of the swash plate, respectively.
B23P 15/00 - Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass
F04B 9/02 - Piston machines or pumps characterised by the driving or driven means to or from their working members the means being mechanical
B23P 19/04 - 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 for assembling or disassembling parts
F04B 27/08 - Multi-cylinder pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinders coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
F04B 53/22 - Arrangements for enabling ready assembly or disassembly
Even when a pasting target body to which prepregs are pasted has a shape changed portion such as a curved portion, prepreg pasting states are accurately inspected. A prepreg pasting state inspection apparatus for inspecting a gap between adjacent prepregs on a pasting target body has a laser for emitting slit light along an inclined plane so that a projected pattern of the slit light is formed across the adjacent prepregs, a camera for imaging an irradiation region of the laser, and a control unit for determining whether the gap between the adjacent prepregs is within an allowance based on a signal from the camera. The apparatus also has a range sensor for measuring a distance between a reference position and the irradiation region, and focus adjusting units for adjusting focus positions of the camera and the laser based on the signal from the range sensor.
Even when a pasting target body to which prepregs are pasted has a shape changed portion such as a curved portion, prepreg pasting states are accurately inspected. A prepreg pasting state inspection apparatus 2 for inspecting a gap G between prepregs 4 adjacent on a pasting target body 3 has a laser 21 for emitting slit light LA along an inclined plane so that a projected pattern X of the slit light is formed across the adjacent prepregs 4, a camera 22 for imaging an irradiation region of the laser 21, a control unit 24 as a determination unit for determining whether the gap G between the adjacent prepregs 4 is within an allowance based on a signal from the camera 22, a range sensor 23 for measuring a distance between a reference position and the irradiation region, and focus adjusting units 25 and 26 for adjusting focus positions of the camera 22 and the laser 21 based on the signal from the range sensor 23.
G01B 11/14 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
A fastening part tightening management system (1) that manages a tightening state of a fastening part such as a screw to fix a constituent part of an aircraft in an aircraft assembling process includes a manual torque wrench (2) that tightens a fastening part up to a set torque while activating a tightening torque and detects and transmits tightening torque information acting on the fastening part, a marking pen (3) that performs marking to the fastening part, the tightening operation of which is ended by the manual torque wrench (2), detects a writing pressure in the marking, and transmits marking completion information; an information processing device (5) that determines a tightening state of the fastening part based on the tightening torque information and the marking completion information, and a mobile information terminal (4) that notifies an operator of a determination result obtained by the information processing device (5).
B25B 23/15 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers having a mechanism to mark the work when the selected torque is applied to the work
B23P 19/06 - Screw or nut setting or loosening machines
B25B 23/14 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
B43K 29/00 - Combinations of writing implements with other articles
17.
Method and device for assembling swash plate-type fluid machine
An assembly device includes a shaft assembly having a plurality of pistons installed on an outer peripheral portion of a swash plate via shoes. The assembly device has a shaft support portion which supports a shaft having the swash plate in a vertical axis posture, a guide member, a shoe incorporation mechanism, a carriage which conveys the plurality of pistons in the vertical axis posture, and a piston holding portion which holds the plurality of pistons. The guide member is equipped with a first guide surface and a second guide surface.
B25B 27/14 - Hand tools or bench devices, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same
18.
TIGHTENING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR FASTENING COMPONENTS
Provided is a tightening management system (1) for fastening components, which manages the tightening status of fastening components such as screws that are used to tighten aircraft components in an aircraft assembly process, and which comprises: a manual torque wrench (2) that tightens a fastening component to a set torque while applying a tightening torque and also detects and sends information about the tightening torque applied to the fastening component; a marking pen (3) that marks fastening components for which tightening work by the manual torque wrench (2) has been completed, detects the writing pressure at marking and sends marking completion information; an information processing device (5) that judges the tightening status of fastening components based on the tightening torque information and the marking completion information; and a mobile information terminal (4) that notifies an operator of judgment results from the information processing device (5).
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
B23P 19/06 - Screw or nut setting or loosening machines
B25B 23/14 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers
B25B 23/15 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers having a mechanism to mark the work when the selected torque is applied to the work
B43K 29/00 - Combinations of writing implements with other articles
A fastening part tightening management system (1) that manages a tightening state of a fastening part such as a screw to fix a constituent part of an aircraft in an aircraft assembling process includes a manual torque wrench (2) that tightens a fastening part up to a set torque while activating a tightening torque and detects and transmits tightening torque information acting on the fastening part, a marking pen (3) that performs marking to the fastening part, the tightening operation of which is ended by the manual torque wrench (2), detects a writing pressure in the marking, and transmits marking completion information; an information processing device (5) that determines a tightening state of the fastening part based on the tightening torque information and the marking completion information, and a mobile information terminal (4) that notifies an operator of a determination result obtained by the information processing device (5).
B23P 19/06 - Screw or nut setting or loosening machines
B25B 23/14 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers
B25B 23/15 - Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers having a mechanism to mark the work when the selected torque is applied to the work
B43K 29/00 - Combinations of writing implements with other articles
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
20.
Device and method for assembling retainer and cotter
a) of the shaft member (102) are fitted to each other, and the cotter (104) and a retainer (103) are taper-fitted to each other. Consequently, the cotter is prevented from being unstable, and hence it is possible to assemble the retainer (103) and the cotter (104) to the shaft member (102) with good accuracy.
An assembly device includes a shaft assembly having a plurality of pistons installed on an outer peripheral portion of a swash plate via shoes. The assembly device has a shaft support portion which supports a shaft having the swash plate in a vertical axis posture, a guide member, a shoe incorporation mechanism, a carriage which conveys the plurality of pistons in the vertical axis posture, and a piston holding portion which holds the plurality of pistons. The guide member is equipped with a first guide surface and a second guide surface.
B25B 27/14 - Hand tools or bench devices, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same
22.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING RETAINER AND COTTER
The large-diameter side end surface (104a) of a cotter (104) can be supported by a cotter holder (32) from the lower side by inserting a shaft member (102) into the inner periphery of the cotter (104) from a position above the cotter (104). In this state, the projecting part (104b) of the cotter (104) and the annular groove (102a) of the shaft member (102) are fitted to each other, and the cotter (104) and a retainer (103) are taper-fitted to each other whereby the cotter does not become unstable, and the retainer (103) and the cotter (104) can be accurately assembled to the shaft member (102).
B23P 21/00 - Machines for assembling a multiplicity of different parts to compose units, with or without preceding or subsequent working of such parts, e.g. with programme control
F01L 3/24 - Safety means or accessories, not provided for in preceding subgroups of this group
23.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING SWASH PLATE TYPE FLUID MACHINE
A method and a device for assembling a swash plate type fluid machine capable of automatically assembling the shaft assembly of the swash plate type fluid machine irrespective of the presence or absence of center holes at the end faces of pistons. The shaft assembly (S) formed by installing the plurality of pistons (2) on the outer peripheral part of a swash plate (3b) through shoes (4) is assembled by an assembly assembling device (A1). The assembling device (A1) comprises a shaft support part (41) supporting a shaft (3) with the swash plate (3b) in a vertical attitude, a guide member (20), a shoe installation mechanism (30), a carriage (10) for carrying the plurality of pistons (2) in a vertical attitude, and a piston holding part (41) for holding the plurality of pistons (2) guided to the outer periphery part of the swash plate (3b) on the swash plate at circumferentially equally-spaced positions in a vertical attitude. The guide member (20) comprises a first guide surface (22) and a second guide surface (23), guides the pistons (2) to the outer peripheral part of the swash plate (3b) while bringing one of the pair of shoes (4) assembled in the neck part (2a) of each of the pistons (2) in slidable contact with the first guide surface (22) and the other in slidable contact with the second guide surface (23), and aligns the pair of shoes (4) with both end faces of the swash plate (3b). The shoe installation mechanism (30) inserts the pair of shoes (4) between the pistons (2) and the first guide surface (22) and between the pistons (2) and the second guide surface (23).
F04B 27/08 - Multi-cylinder pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinders coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
B23P 21/00 - Machines for assembling a multiplicity of different parts to compose units, with or without preceding or subsequent working of such parts, e.g. with programme control
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
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Electrical communication apparatus and instruments, including remote control telemetering apparatus; electrical distribution or control machines and instruments; electronic machines and instruments; parts and fittings for electronic machines and instruments.
