Caulking method

US2016296992A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016296992-A1
Application numberUS-201615081274-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 25, 2016
Priority dateApr 7, 2015
Publication dateOct 13, 2016
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Abstract

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A caulking method includes: determining a caulking depth which becomes equal to or larger than a necessary release torque that has been set in advance, determining a stroke amount of a push-in part which becomes equal to or larger than the caulking depth that has been determined; determining the stroke amount of a drive unit which becomes equal to or larger than the stroke amount of the push-in part that has been determined, and controlling the drive unit at a target control stroke amount that is equal to or larger than the stroke amount of the drive unit that has been determined but is smaller than the stroke amount of the drive unit at which the caulk part is damaged.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A caulking method that strokes a push-in part by a drive unit of a caulking device to caulk-fix a caulk part of a first member to be caulked to a second member to be caulked, the method comprising the processes of: determining, when torque necessary for releasing a state in which the caulk part is caulk-fixed to the second member to be caulked is denoted by a necessary release torque and an amount of displacement in a stroke direction of the push-in part…

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  • B23P11/005Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B21D39/048Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US2016296992A1 cover?
A caulking method includes: determining a caulking depth which becomes equal to or larger than a necessary release torque that has been set in advance, determining a stroke amount of a push-in part which becomes equal to or larger than the caulking depth that has been determined; determining the stroke amount of a drive unit which becomes equal to or larger than the stroke amount of the push-in…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23P11/005. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Oct 13 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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