Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment

    公开(公告)号:US10191471B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-29

    申请号:US15486799

    申请日:2017-04-13

    Abstract: A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host machine, a check station, and a welding robot. At least one displacement sensor is positioned with respect to one of the welding equipment and the check station. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station, when a threshold condition is met, i.e., a predetermined amount of time has elapsed or a predetermined number of welds have been completed. The robot moves the horn and anvil to the check station, activates the at least one displacement sensor, at the check station, and determines a status condition of the welding equipment by processing the received signals. The status condition may be one of the alignment of the vibration welding equipment and the wear or degradation of the vibration welding equipment.

    CLAMP FORCE AND ALIGNMENT CHECKING DEVICE
    4.
    发明申请
    CLAMP FORCE AND ALIGNMENT CHECKING DEVICE 有权
    夹钳和对准检查装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150165673A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14566130

    申请日:2014-12-10

    Abstract: A check fixture measures a total clamp force applied by a welder device. The welder device includes a welding horn having a plurality of weld pads and welding anvil having a plurality of weld pads. The check fixture includes a base member operatively supporting a plurality of force sensors. The base member and the force sensors are received between the weld pads of the welding horn and the anvil pads of the welding anvil. Each force sensor is configured to measure an individual clamp force applied thereto by corresponding weld and anvil pads when the base member is received between the welding horn and the welding anvil and the welder device is in the clamped position. The individual clamp forces are used to determine whether the weld and/or anvil pads are worn or misaligned.

    Abstract translation: 检查夹具测量焊接装置施加的总夹紧力。 焊接装置包括具有多个焊盘的焊接喇叭和具有多个焊接焊盘的焊接砧座。 检查夹具包括可操作地支撑多个力传感器的基部构件。 基座部件和力传感器被接收在焊接喇叭的焊盘和焊砧的砧座之间。 每个力传感器构造成当基部构件被接收在焊接喇叭和焊接砧座之间并且焊接装置处于夹紧位置时,通过对应的焊接和砧座来测量施加到其上的各个夹紧力。 单个夹紧力用于确定焊缝和/或砧座是否磨损或不对准。

    AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF THE ALIGNMENT AND WEAR OF VIBRATION WELDING EQUIPMENT
    6.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF THE ALIGNMENT AND WEAR OF VIBRATION WELDING EQUIPMENT 有权
    自动监测振动焊接设备的对准和磨损

    公开(公告)号:US20150168942A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14557923

    申请日:2014-12-02

    Abstract: A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host machine, a check station, and a welding robot. At least one displacement sensor is positioned with respect to one of the welding equipment and the check station. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station, when a threshold condition is met, i.e., a predetermined amount of time has elapsed or a predetermined number of welds have been completed. The robot moves the horn and anvil to the check station, activates the at least one displacement sensor, at the check station, and determines a status condition of the welding equipment by processing the received signals. The status condition may be one of the alignment of the vibration welding equipment and the wear or degradation of the vibration welding equipment.

    Abstract translation: 振动焊接系统包括具有焊接喇叭和砧座的振动焊接设备,主机,检查站和焊接机器人。 至少一个位移传感器相对于焊接设备和检查站之一定位。 当满足阈值条件,即经过预定时间量或预定数量的焊接已经完成时,机器人通过臂将喇叭和砧座移动到检查站。 机器人将喇叭和砧座移动到检查站,在检查站激活至少一个位移传感器,并通过处理接收的信号来确定焊接设备的状态。 状态可以是振动焊接设备的对准和振动焊接设备的磨损或劣化之一。

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