Carbon fiber reinforced plastic stack machining method using a monitoring sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10265779-B2
Application number	US-201615124664-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2016
Priority date	May 29, 2015
Publication date	Apr 23, 2019
Grant date	Apr 23, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a carbon fiber reinforced plastic machining method using a monitoring sensor which includes the step (S 10 ) of electrically connecting a spindle and the monitoring sensor by a computer numerical control (CNC) device, the step (S 20 ) of determining a start position in relation to machining of the spindle and a machining finish position, and the step (S 30 ) of controlling the movement speed and rotation speed of the spindle in accordance with the determination result.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of machining carbon fiber reinforced plastic using a monitoring sensor, comprising:
(a) electrically connecting a spindle and the monitoring sensor by a computer numerical control (CNC) device,
wherein the monitoring sensor includes
a load cell configured to check loads on the spindle generated in accordance with a vertical oscillation, a feeding movement and a rotation movement on the spindle,
a torque sensor configured to measure torque of the spindle,
a displacement sensor configured to detect a variation of an upper portion of the spindle and outputs certain waveforms, and
a dynamometer configured to measure thrust force and twist force on the spindle, and
wherein the CNC device is configured to operate a servo mechanism by commanding a position of the spindle in relation to a machining material by numerical information corresponding thereto and generating command pulses corresponding to a shape of the machining material, a condition of machining, and signals from the monitoring sensor, and control a feeding speed and a rotation speed of the spindle;
(b) determining a machining start position in relation to machining of the spindle and a machining finish position; and
(c) controlling the feeding speed and the rotational speed of the spindle in accordance with the machining start position in relation to machining of the spindle and the machining finish position,
wherein the machining material includes carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) or different-kind-bonding substance, the different-kind-bonding substance being a combination of the carbon fiber reinforce plastics and different-kind materials,
wherein when the spindle is at the machining start position or the machining finish position or at a boundary portion of the different-kind-bonding substance, the rotational speed of the spindle is increased and the feeding speed of the spindle is reduced, and
wherein when the spindle is in an inner portion of the carbon fiber reinforced plastics of the machining material, the feeding speed of the spindle is increased.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the machining start position in relation to machining of the spindle and the machining finish position are determined by the monitoring sensor.

3. A carbon fiber reinforced plastic machining device comprising:
a monitoring sensor including
a load cell configured to check loads on the spindle generated in accordance with a vertical oscillation, a feeding movement and a rotation movement on the spindle,
a torque sensor configured to measure torque of the spindle, and
a dynamometer configured to measure thrust force and twist force on the spindle; a displacement sensor configured to detect a variation of an upper portion of the spindle and outputs certain waveforms; and
a computer numerical controller configured to receive signals from the monitoring sensor, operate a servo mechanism by commanding a position of the spindle in relation to a machining material by numerical information corresponding thereto and generating command pulses corresponding to a shape of the machining material or a condition of machining, and control a feeding speed and a rotation speed of the spindle,
wherein the machining material includes carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) or different-kind-bonding substance, the different-kind-bonding substance being a combination of the carbon fiber reinforce plastics and metals or a combination of a first carbon fiber reinforce plastics and a second carbon fiber reinforce plastics,
wherein when the spindle is at a machining start position in relation to machining of the spindle or a machining finish position or at a boundary portion of the different-kind-bonding substance, the rotational speed of the spindle is increased and the feeding speed of the spindle is reduced, and
wherein when the spindle is in an inner portion of the carbon fiber reinforced plastics of the machining material, the feeding speed of the spindle is increased.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring sensor determines an entering stage, a cutting stage, and a finishing stage of the spindle.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining an inlet portion and a quality of the different-kind-bonding substance using the monitoring sensor;
performing machining in accordance with the inlet portion and the quality of the different-kind-bonding;
detecting a boundary surface using the monitoring sensor;
changing a first process condition based on the boundary surface condition;
performing machining in accordance with the changes of the first process condition;
determining an outlet portion using the monitoring sensor;
changing a second process condition in accordance with the outlet portion; and
performing machining in accordance with the changes of the second process condition.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the machining is hole machining.

7. The device of claim 3 , wherein
the monitoring sensor determines a hole inlet, a hole outlet, and a boundary surface of different-kind-bonding substance;
the computer numerical controller controls the feeding speed and the rotational speed of the spindle in accordance with the hole inlet, the hole outlet, and the boundary surface of different-kind-bonding substance; and
the spindle machines the different-kind-bonding substance by receiving signals from the monitoring sensor and the computer numerical controller.

Assignees

• Korea Inst Ind Tech

Inventors

• Kim Tae Gon
• Lee Seok Woo
• Park Kyung Hee
• Kim Hyo Young

Classifications

• B23B39/08 Primary

  Devices for program control · CPC title

• B23B35/00

  Methods for boring or drilling, or for working essentially requiring the use of boring or drilling machines; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods · CPC title

• B23Q17/09

  for indicating or measuring cutting pressure or {for determining} cutting-tool condition, e.g. cutting ability, load on tool (arrangements preventing overload of tools B23Q11/04; devices for indicating failure of drills during boring B23B49/00) · CPC title

• B23B2226/275

  Carbon fibre reinforced carbon composites · CPC title

• B23B2260/128

  Sensors · CPC title