Control device, control method, and control program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10048671-B2
Application number	US-201414893782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2014
Priority date	May 27, 2013
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control method of a fastening tool that applies torque to a fastening member in a pulse-like fashion, comprising:
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 the fastening member;
determining whether the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse coincides with a value obtained by multiplying the elevated value of torque per pulse by N;
setting time for fastening the fastening member at an N+1th pulse, and a value obtained by subtracting a product of the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse and the time for fastening the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, from a time integrated value of torque applied to the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, based on the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse so that last fastening torque at the N+1th pulse coincides with a value obtained by multiplying the elevated value of torque per pulse by N+1 in response to the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse being determined not to coincide with the value obtained by multiplying the elevated value of torque per pulse by N; and
controlling the fastening tool based on the pulse interval, the time for fastening the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, the value obtained by subtracting the product of the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse and the time for fastening the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, from the time integrated value of torque applied to the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, so as to allow last fastening torque at an N+Mth pulse (M is a natural number of 1 or more) to reach the target fastening torque which coincides with a value obtained by multiplying the elevated value of torque per pulse by N+M.

2. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where rigidity of a fastened member, to which the fastening member is fastened, is varied, and the target fastening torque is the same, the time for fastening the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, and the value obtained by subtracting the product of the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse and the time for fastening the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, from the time integrated value of torque applied to the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, are set so that time to reach the target fastening torque is equalized for the varied rigidity of the fastened member at the same target fastening torque.

3. A control device of a fastening tool that applies torque to a fastening member in a pulse-like fashion, comprising:
a control part configured to set time for fastening the fastening member at an N+1th pulse, and a value obtained by subtracting a product of last fastening torque at an Nth pulse and the time for fastening the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, from a time integrated value of torque applied to the fastening member at the N+1th pulse, based on the last fastening torque at an Nth pulse so that last fastening torque at the N+1th pulse coincides with a value obtained by multiplying a previously-set elevated value of torque per pulse by N+1, and target fastening torque is reached with a previously-set pulse interval of neighboring pulses.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Sanyo Machine Works

Inventors

• Ando Shiro
• Ashikaga Makoto
• Tasaka Masahiro
• Ryota Hisashi

Classifications

• G05B2219/37344

  Torque, thrust, twist, machining force measurement · CPC title

• B23P19/066

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• B25B21/02

  with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket · CPC title

• B25B23/1405

  for impact wrenches or screwdrivers · CPC title

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title