Fastening and loosening device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9457439-B2
Application number	US-201213878717-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2012
Priority date	Feb 1, 2011
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

A fastening and loosening device includes transport devices capable of moving along the array direction of a plurality of stud bolts, control panels that independently control the transport devices, a plurality of bolt tensioners, control panels that independently control the bolt tensioners, and a transport operating device having a control panel that controls the control panels and the control panels, and a fault diagnosis device is provided by connecting the control panels to the transport operation device through power cables, whereby the reliability of the device can be improved.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fastening and loosening device that performs fastening or loosening by screwing and arranging a plurality of stud bolts to an object to be fastened, screwing a nut onto each of the plurality of stud bolts, and rotating the nut while applying tension to the stud bolt in an axial direction away from the object to be fastened, the fastening and loosening device comprising:
a plurality of transport devices movable along an array direction of the plurality of stud bolts;
a plurality of first control devices that independently controls the plurality of transport devices;
a plurality of bolt tensioners supported on the plurality of transport devices;
a plurality of second control devices that independently controls the plurality of bolt tensioners;
a main control device that controls the plurality of first control devices and the plurality of second control devices;
a first network arranged in a first passage and connects the main control device and each of the first control device;
a second network that includes the first network that connects the main control device and each of the first control device as well as another network that is arranged in a second passage which is different from the first passage and connects each of the first control device and each of the second control device;
a fault diagnosis device that is provided in the main control device and is connected to the first network, and
a switching device included in the main control device and configured to switch between a first control form to control the transport device through the first control device via the second network and a second control form to control the transport device via said another network when the first control device is broken away from the main control device.

2. The fastening and loosening device according to claim 1 , wherein the fault diagnosis device diagnoses faults of the main control device and the plurality of first control devices by transmitting a fault diagnosis signal from the main control device to the plurality of first control devices through the first network and also returning the fault diagnosis signal from the plurality of first control devices to the main control device.

3. The fastening and loosening device according to claim 1 , wherein the fault diagnosis device diagnoses a fault of the first network by transmitting a fault diagnosis signal from the main control device to the plurality of first control devices through the first network and also returning the fault diagnosis signal from the plurality of first control devices to the main control device.

4. The fastening and loosening device according to claim 1 , wherein the main control device, the first control device, and the transport device are mounted on the object to be fastened, and connected by the first network permanently installed, the second control device and the bolt tensioner are detachably mounted on the object to be fastened, and the main control device, the second control device, and the bolt tensioner are connected by the second network that is detachable.

Assignees

• Imi Katsumi
• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Imi Katsumi

Classifications

• B25B29/02

  Bolt tensioners · CPC title

• G21C19/02

  Details of handling arrangements · CPC title

• B23P19/067 Primary

  Bolt tensioners (for hand tools B25B29/02) · CPC title

• Y10T29/53087

  with signal, scale, illuminator, or optical viewer · CPC title

• G21C19/20

  Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel; Arrangements for handling objects within the pressure vessel; Arrangements for removing objects from the pressure vessel · CPC title