Method for detecting butt position of weld joint, device for detecting butt position of weld joint, and method for manufacturing weld joint

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10006759-B2
Application number	US-201114113914-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2011
Priority date	Apr 28, 2011
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

A butt position detecting method for a weld joint, when an arrangement direction of a first member and a second member is defined as a first direction, and a direction that is perpendicular to the first direction is defined as a second direction, the first member has a corner portion and a chamfer portion, and a two-dimensional displacement sensor is arranged at a position offset from the butt portion toward the first member side in the first direction, and such that an angle θs at which the second direction and an optical axis direction of irradiation light of the two-dimensional displacement sensor intersect with each other and an angle θa at which the second direction and a formation direction of the chamfer portion of the first member intersect with each other satisfy a condition expression: 0°<θs<θa.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A butt position detecting method for a weld joint comprising detecting a position of a butt portion, which is formed by butting a joint surface of a first member and a joint surface of a second member against each other, by irradiating the butt portion with irradiation light of a two-dimensional displacement sensor having a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, wherein:
when an arrangement direction of the first member and the second member is defined as a first direction, and a direction which is perpendicular to the first direction and in which the two-dimensional displacement sensor and the first member are arranged is defined as a second direction,
the first member has a corner portion that is formed at an end of the joint surface of the first member in the second direction, and a chamfer portion that forms the corner portion in a boundary region with the joint surface of the first member;
the second member has a corner portion that is formed at an end of the joint surface of the second member in the second direction, and a chamfer portion that forms the corner portion in a boundary region with the joint surface of the second member;
the corner portion of the second member is arranged at a position that is located outside the corner portion of the first member with respect to the second direction; and
the two-dimensional displacement sensor is arranged at a position offset from the butt portion toward a first member side in the first direction such that the chamfer portion of the second member, the corner portion of the second member, and the joint surface of the second member are irradiated with the irradiation light, and such that an angle θs at which the second direction and an optical axis direction of the irradiation light intersect with each other and an angle θa at which the second direction and a formation direction of the chamfer portion of the first member intersect with each other satisfy a condition expression: 0°<θs<θa,
wherein the position of the butt portion is detected by specifying a position of the corner portion of the second member in a two-dimensional cross-sectional profile that is measured by the two-dimensional displacement sensor in a state where the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are provided only on the first member side.

2. The butt position detecting method for the weld joint according to claim 1 , wherein a lower-limit of a dimension that indicates a position of the corner portion of the second member in the second direction is set larger than an upper-limit of a dimension that indicates a position of the corner portion of the first member in the second direction.

3. The butt position detecting method for the weld joint according to claim 1 , wherein the first member is a differential case, and the second member is a ring gear.

4. The butt position detecting method for the weld joint according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting portion emits the irradiation light and the light receiving portion receives a light reflected by the second member.

5. A butt position detecting device for a weld joint comprising:
a two-dimensional displacement sensor configured to irradiate a butt portion, which is formed by butting a joint surface of a first member and a joint surface of a second member against each other with irradiation light, the two-dimensional displacement sensor having a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion; and
a controller configured to detect a position of the butt portion, wherein:
when an arrangement direction of the first member and the second member is defined as a first direction, and a direction which is perpendicular to the first direction and in which the two-dimensional displacement sensor and the first member are arranged is defined as a second direction,
the first member has a corner portion that is formed at an end of the joint surface of the first member in the second direction, and a chamfer portion that forms the corner portion in a boundary region with the joint surface of the first member;
the second member has a corner portion that is formed at an end of the joint surface of the second member in the second direction, and a chamfer portion that forms the corner portion in a boundary region with the joint surface of the second member,
the corner portion of the second member is arranged at a position that is located outside the corner portion of the first member with respect to the second direction; and
the two-dimensional displacement sensor is arranged at a position offset from the butt portion toward a first member side in the first direction such that the chamfer portion of the second member, the corner a first member side portion of the second member, and the joint surface of the second member are irradiated with the irradiation light, and such that an angle θs at which the second direction and an optical axis direction of the irradiation light intersect with each other and an angle θa at which the second direction and a formation direction of the chamfer portion of the first member intersect with each other satisfy a condition expression: 0°<θs<θa,

wherein the position of the butt portion is detected by specifying a position of the corner portion of the second member in a two-dimensional cross-sectional profile that is measured by the two-dimensional displacement sensor in a state where the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are provided only on the first member side.

6. The butt position detecting device of claim 5 , wherein the light emitting portion emits the irradiation light and the light receiving portion receives a light reflected by the second member.

7. A manufacturing method for a weld joint in which a first member and a second member are joined through welding of a butt portion, which is formed by butting a joint surface of the first member and a joint surface of the second member against each other, performed by a welding equipment, the method comprising:
irradiating the butt portion with irradiation light of a two-dimensional sensor to detect a position of the butt portion, the two-dimensional sensor having a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, wherein:
when an arrangement direction of the first member and the second member is defined as a first direction, and a direction which is perpendicular to the first direction and in which the two-dimensional displacement sensor and the first member are arranged is defined as a second direction,
the first member has a corner portion that is formed at an end of the joint surface of the first member in the second direction, and a chamfer portion that forms the corner portion in a boundary region with the joint surface of the first member;
the second member has a corner portion that is formed at an end of the joint surface of the second member in the second direction, and a chamfer portion that forms the corner portion in a boundary region with the joint surface of the second member;
the corner portion of the second member is arranged at a position that is located outside the corner portion of the first member with respect to the second direction; and
the two-dimensional displacement sensor is arranged at a position offset from the butt portion toward the first member side in the first direction such that the chamfer portion of the second member, the corner portion of the second member, and the joint surface of the second member are irradiated with irradiation light of the two-dimensional displacement sensor, and such that an angle θs at which the second direction and an optical axis direction of irradiation light intersect with each other and an angle θa at which the second direction and a formation direction of the chamfer portion of the

Assignees

• Iwatani Shingo
• Uchida Keisuke
• Tamoto Hideki
• Horie Ryota
• Suzuki Katsunori
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Iwatani Shingo
• Uchida Keisuke
• Tamoto Hideki
• Horie Ryota
• Suzuki Katsunori

Classifications

• B23K2201/06

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B23K3/00

  Tools, devices or special appurtenances for soldering, e.g. brazing, or unsoldering, not specially adapted for particular methods · CPC title

• G01B11/14 Primary

  for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures (G01B11/26 takes precedence; rangefinders G01C3/00) · CPC title

• G01B11/25

  by projecting a pattern, e.g. {one or more lines,} moiré fringes on the object (G01B11/255 takes precedence {; image analysis for depth or shape recovery G06T7/50}) · CPC title

• G01B5/0037

  Measuring of dimensions of welds · CPC title