Measurement device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018266816-A1
Application number	US-201815918307-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 12, 2018
Priority date	Mar 15, 2017
Publication date	Sep 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An on-machine measurement device comprises: a moving mechanism that makes scanning irradiation with a laser beam by moving a cutting target as a measurement target relative to a laser source; a half mirror that causes the beam from the laser source to enter the cutting target vertically; a lens that focuses the beam scattered, diffracted, and reflected on the cutting target; a projection plane for a focal image of the beam having passed through the lens; a light-receiving element array that converts an optical signal at the projection plane to an electrical signal and outputs an analog signal; and a calculator that stores received beam information in chronological order acquired by the light-receiving element array, converts the received beam information stored in chronological order to space information to generate an optical diffraction image, and acquires a beam intensity distribution based on the generated optical diffraction image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A measurement device that measures a target to be machined by a machine tool as a measurement target, comprising:
a laser source that emits a laser beam; a moving mechanism that makes scanning irradiation with the laser beam by moving the measurement target relative to the laser source; a half mirror that causes the beam from the laser source to enter the measurement target vertically; a lens that focuses the beam scattered, diffracted, and reflected on the measurement target; a projection plane for a focal image of the beam having passed through the lens; a light-receiving element unit that converts an optical signal at the projection plane to an electrical signal and outputs an analog signal; an A/D converter that converts the analog signal from the light-receiving element unit to a digital signal; and a calculator connected to the A/D converter, wherein the calculator stores received beam information in chronological order acquired by the light-receiving element unit through the scanning irradiation with the laser beam, converts the received beam information stored in chronological order to space information to generate an optical diffraction image, and acquires a beam intensity distribution based on the generated optical diffraction image.

2 . The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein
the moving mechanism allows the positions of the half mirror, the laser source, the lens, and the projection plane relative to each other so as to maintain a determined focal length.

3 . The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the laser source is capable of emitting a pulsed wave or a coherent continuous wave.

4 . The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the calculator calculates the geometric dimensions and surface roughness of a fine structure based on the acquired beam intensity distribution.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Iijima Kazunori

Classifications

• B23Q17/249

  using image analysis, e.g. for radar, infrared or array camera images · CPC title

• G01B11/02

  for measuring length, width or thickness (G01B11/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01B11/303 Primary

  using photoelectric detection means · CPC title

• B23Q17/2471 Primary

  of workpieces · CPC title

• G01B11/24

  for measuring contours or curvatures · CPC title