Hole-shape measuring apparatus and hole-shape measuring method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9429412-B2
Application number	US-201314363038-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2013
Priority date	Jan 20, 2012
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A hole-shape measuring apparatus is provided with a hole diameter measuring mechanism which measures the diameter of a flush bolt hole, and a countersunk head depth measuring mechanism which measures a countersunk head depth. The hole diameter measuring mechanism has a hole diameter measuring rod configured so as to be inserted into a constant portion at a tip portion and displaced according to the diameter of the constant portion, and a hole diameter measuring sensor which measures the amount of displacement of the hole diameter measuring rod. The countersunk head depth measuring mechanism has a countersunk head depth measuring rod configured so as to be inserted into a countersunk head portion at a tip portion and displaced according to the countersunk head depth, and a countersunk head depth measuring sensor which measures the amount of displacement of the countersunk head depth measuring rod.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hole-shape measuring apparatus for measuring a shape of a flush bolt hole provided in a target member which includes a composite material,
wherein the flush bolt hole has
a countersunk head portion which is connected to an opening provided in a principal surface of the target member and has a shape in which a diameter decreases as a depth from the principal surface increases, and
a constant portion which is connected, at one end, to a bottom portion of the countersunk head portion and connected, at the other end, to an opening provided in a back surface of the target member and has a constant diameter,
the hole-shape measuring apparatus comprising:
a hole diameter measuring mechanism which measures a diameter of the constant portion; and
a countersunk head depth measuring mechanism which measures a depth of the countersunk head portion where a diameter becomes a reference diameter determined in advance, as a countersunk head depth,
wherein the hole diameter measuring mechanism has
a hole diameter measuring rod configured so as to be inserted into the constant portion at a tip portion and displaced according to the diameter of the constant portion, and
a hole diameter measuring sensor which measures the amount of displacement of the hole diameter measuring rod,
the countersunk head depth measuring mechanism has
a countersunk head depth measuring rod configured so as to be inserted into the countersunk head portion at a tip portion and displaced according to the countersunk head depth, and
a countersunk head depth measuring sensor which measures the amount of displacement of the countersunk head depth measuring rod, and
the hole diameter measuring rod and the countersunk head depth measuring rod are provided so as to become coaxial.

2. The hole-shape measuring apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the countersunk head depth measuring rod has a tubular shape, and
the hole diameter measuring rod is inserted into the countersunk head depth measuring rod so as to protrude from a tip of the countersunk head depth measuring rod.

3. The hole-shape measuring apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a measuring head holding mechanism; and
a measuring head which is detachably held by the measuring head holding mechanism,
wherein the hole diameter measuring rod and the countersunk head depth measuring rod are mounted on the measuring head,
the hole diameter measuring sensor and the countersunk head depth measuring sensor are mounted on the measuring head holding mechanism,
the hole diameter measuring rod and the hole diameter measuring sensor are provided so as to be connected to each other in a case where the measuring head is mounted on the measuring head holding mechanism, and
the countersunk head depth measuring rod and the countersunk head depth measuring sensor are provided so as to be connected to each other in a case where the measuring head is mounted on the measuring head holding mechanism.

4. The hole-shape measuring apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the measuring head is provided with a measurement reference plane which comes into contact with the principal surface of the target member at the time of measurement of the countersunk head depth,
a countersunk head depth measuring tip is provided at the tip of the countersunk head depth measuring rod,
the countersunk head depth measuring tip is provided with a reference diameter portion which has the reference diameter and comes into contact with a wall surface of the countersunk head portion, and
the countersunk head depth measuring rod is supported on the measuring head through an elastic member such that the countersunk head depth measuring tip protrudes from the measurement reference plane.

5. The hole-shape measuring apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a tapered portion in which a diameter decreases toward a tip side from the reference diameter portion is further formed at the countersunk head depth measuring tip, and
an angle made by the tapered portion and the principal surface is set to be smaller than an angle that the wall surface of the countersunk head portion makes with the principal surface such that the countersunk head depth measuring tip comes into contact with the wall surface of the countersunk head portion at only the reference diameter portion.

6. The hole-shape measuring apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:
an air blow mechanism,
wherein an opening for air injection is provided in the measurement reference plane, and
the air blow mechanism is configured so as to inject air through the opening for air injection.

7. The hole-shape measuring apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a main body mechanism which supports the measuring head holding mechanism so as to be able to move in a first direction perpendicular to the principal surface of the target member; and
a Z-axis position detection sensor which detects a position of the measuring head holding mechanism with respect to the main body mechanism in the first direction.

8. The hole-shape measuring apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a balance air cylinder which adjusts the position of the measuring head holding mechanism with respect to the main body mechanism.

9. The hole-shape measuring apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a pressure foot which holds down the principal surface of the target member such that the principal surface of the target member becomes a flat surface; and
a mechanism which shifts a hole drilling drill axis and a hole shape measuring axis on a pressure foot hole basis,
wherein an opening for measurement is provided in the pressure foot, and
the hole diameter measuring rod and the countersunk head depth measuring rod are inserted into the flush bolt hole through the opening for measurement.

10. A hole-shape measuring method of measuring a shape of a flush bolt hole provided in a target member which includes a composite material,
wherein the flush bolt hole has
a countersunk head portion which is connected to an opening provided in a principal surface of the target member and has a shape in which a diameter decreases as a depth from the principal surface increases, and
a constant portion which is connected, at one end, to a bottom portion of the countersunk head portion and connected, at the other end, to an opening provided in a back surface of the target member and has a constant diameter,
the hole-shape measuring method comprising:
a step of measuring a diameter of the constant portion by inserting a tip of a hole diameter measuring rod into the constant portion; and
a step of measuring a countersunk head depth of the countersunk head portion by inserting a tip of a countersunk head depth measuring rod provided so as to become coaxial with the hole diameter measuring rod into the countersunk head portion.

11. The hole-shape measuring method according to claim 10 , wherein the hole diameter measuring rod is configured so as to be displaced according to a diameter of the flush bolt hole in one direction at the time of insertion into the flush bolt hole, and
the step of measuring a diameter of the constant portion includes
a step of inserting the tip of the hole diameter measuring rod into the constant portion and measuring a diameter of the constant portion in a second direction, before the step of measuring a countersunk head depth,
a step of rotating the hole diameter measuring rod after the step of measuring a countersunk head depth, and
a step of measuring a diameter of the constant portion in a third direction by the hole diameter measuring rod after the step of rotating th

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Nakamura Mikio
• Ienaga Hirofumi
• Fujita Yoshihito
• Okamoto Kazuo

Classifications

• G01B5/12

  internal diameters · CPC title

• G01B2210/00

  Aspects not specifically covered by any group under G01B, e.g. of wheel alignment, caliper-like sensors · CPC title

• G01B5/20 Primary

  for measuring contours or curvatures · CPC title

• G01B5/18

  for measuring depth · CPC title