System for controlling the proper functioning of industrial screwdrivers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10935450-B2
Application number	US-201716306541-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2017
Priority date	Jul 20, 2016
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

System for verifying the proper functioning of industrial screwdrivers placed on a test bench that has a plurality of hydraulic brakes (F), with which the screwdriver is associated, suitably controlled by a hydraulic circuit comprising one pump (P), which withdraws the fluid from a reservoir (T) and provides it to a pressure regulating valve (VP), which in turn provides it to the brakes. Each brake is provided with measuring transducers (TR), connected to an electronic driver board (SP). A computer (U) communicates with such card and comprises a suitable driving program stored thereon, the driving program, once an operator has selected the brake to be used for testing the screwdriver, being able to progressively increase the braking capacity of the brakes by adjusting the pressure, until reaching a complete stop of the electronic screwdriver.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. System for verifying the proper functioning of industrial screwdrivers comprising a test bench,
said bench comprising
a plurality of hydraulic brakes (F), with which the screwdriver is associated, suitably controlled by a hydraulic circuit comprising at least one pump (P), which withdraws the fluid from a reservoir (T) and provides it to a pressure regulating valve (VP), which in turn provides it to the brakes,
each brake being provided with measuring transducers (TR), connected to an electronic driver board (SP), which also controls such regulating valve (VP),
a computer (U) that communicates with such board and that comprises a suitable driving program stored thereon,
such driving program, once an operator has selected the brake to be used for testing the screwdriver, being able to progressively increase the braking capacity of the brakes by adjusting the pressure, until reaching a complete stop of the electronic screwdriver,

a hydraulic distributor (D) is present between such brakes (F) and the regulating valve (VP), such hydraulic distributor comprising solenoid valves able to select, operate and control the hydraulic pressure of each brake to which it is selectively connected
wherein such hydraulic distributor (D) comprises a number of solenoid valves (E 1 . . . En) corresponding to the number of braking devices present (F 1 . . . Fn), the electronic board (SP) is concerned with enabling the solenoid valve associated with the brake selected for the test, in this manner the hydraulic power flows from the manifold to the only braking device involved in the test, wherein such solenoid valves are normally closed three-way solenoid valves.

2. System according to claim 1 , further comprising a manifold (C) for the collection of the fluid placed in the hydraulic circuit downstream of the brakes.

3. System according to claim 1 , wherein the pump is provided with an accumulator (A) and a selector (S) for changing the maximum pressure of the circuit.

Assignees

• Atlas Copco Ind Technique Ab

Inventors

• Cattaneo Massimiliano
• Celico Fadini Gianmaria

Classifications

• G01M99/007

  by applying a load, e.g. for resistance or wear testing (G01M99/001 takes precedence; testing the elasticity of structures G01M5/00) · CPC title

• G01L25/003 Primary

  for measuring torque · CPC title