Integrated jig for assembling inspection of door assembly and method for operating the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9518820-B2
Application number	US-201514615270-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2015
Priority date	Oct 20, 2014
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

An integrated jig for assembling inspection of a door assembly includes a loading module on which a door assembly is held. An alignment module aligns a position of the door assembly to be a reference position and fixes the door assembly to the loading module. A sensor module inspects an assembling state of the door assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An integrated jig for assembling inspection of a door assembly, comprising:
a loading module on which the door assembly is held;
an alignment module aligning a position of the door assembly to be a reference position and fix the door assembly to the loading module; and
a sensor module inspecting an assembling state of the door assembly.

2. The integrated jig according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cooling module cooling the loading module, the alignment module, and the sensor module.

3. The integrated jig according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling module includes:
a space forming container in which the loading module, the alignment module, and the sensor module are accommodated and having a hexahedron shape with one opened surface;
an air conditioner mounted inside the space forming container; and
a door selectively opening and closing the opened one surface of the space forming container.

4. The integrated jig according to claim 3 , wherein the door is a rapid roll door (PRD) being closed from an upper portion of the space forming container toward a lower portion thereof and being opened from the lower portion of the space forming container toward the upper portion thereof.

5. The integrated jig according to claim 1 , wherein the loading module includes:
a plurality of loading beams disposed on a ground;
a vacuum cup disposed at an upper end of at least any one of the loading beams and adsorbing onto the door assembly; and
a guide bar disposed at the upper end of at least any one of the loading beams, contacting a side of the door assembly, and preventing the door assembly from moving in a width direction or a length direction of the door assembly.

6. The integrated jig according to claim 5 , wherein the loading beams further include a moving apparatus moving the loading beams on the ground.

7. The integrated jig according to claim 6 , wherein the moving apparatus includes:
a body part attached to the ground;
a moving part embedded in the body part and connected to a lower end of the loading beams; and
an actuator configured to move the moving part.

8. The integrated jig according to claim 5 , wherein the vacuum cup includes:
a vacuum cup pad contacting the door assembly and forming a vacuum space;
a linear rod inserted into the loading beams and having the vacuum cup pad fixed thereto;
a vacuum cup spring wound around the linear rod and provided under the vacuum cup pad; and
a linear brake receiving an elastic force from the vacuum cup spring and mounted in the loading beams to fix the linear rod.

9. The integrated jig according to claim 1 , wherein the alignment module includes:
a plurality of alignment beams disposed on a ground;
a vertical moving apparatus provided at the alignment beam to move along a length direction of the alignment beam;
a horizontal moving apparatus be interposed between the alignment beam and the ground, and horizontally moving the alignment beam; and
a control pin provided at the vertical moving apparatus.

10. The integrated jig according to claim 9 , wherein the vertical moving apparatus includes a load cell configured to measure a force generated while the vertical moving apparatus moves.

11. The integrated jig according to claim 9 , wherein the horizontal moving apparatus includes:
a first body part fixed on the ground;
a first moving part embedded in the first body part and moving along a length direction of the first body part; and
a first actuator configured to move the first moving part.

12. The integrated jig according to claim 11 , wherein the horizontal moving apparatus includes:
a second body part disposed at an upper end of the first body part such that a central axis in a length direction of the second body part is vertical to a central axis in the length direction of the first body part and restrictively connected to the first moving part;
a second moving part embedded in the second body part and moving along the length direction of the second body part; and
a second actuator moving the second moving part.

13. The integrated jig according to claim 9 , wherein the control pin includes:
horizontal bar protruding in a width direction of the alignment beam from the vertical moving apparatus;
a pin provided on a bottom surface of the horizontal bar and vertically protruding toward the ground; and
a laser displacement sensor provided at the horizontal bar and horizontal to the pin.

14. The integrated jig according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor module includes:
a frame in which the loading module and the alignment module are accommodated;
a plurality of rails provided in the frame; and
a sensor body vertically and horizontally moving along the rails.

15. The integrated jig according to claim 14 , wherein the frame includes:
a plurality of pillars disposed on a ground at which the loading module and the alignment module are positioned; and
a plurality of horizontal beams connecting at least two of the pillars to each other.

16. The integrated jig according to claim 15 , wherein the rail includes:
a plurality of horizontal rails each of which provided at the horizontal beam of the frame; and
a moving rail connected to different horizontal rails and having both ends moving along the horizontal rails.

17. The integrated jig according to claim 14 , wherein the sensor body includes:
a laser generating optical device generating a line laser toward a coupling portion of the door assembly; and
a camera photographing an image of the line laser focused on the coupling portion.

18. The integrated jig according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor module further includes:
a calibration block provided at one side of the loading module and the alignment module.

19. The integrated jig according to claim 18 , wherein the calibration block includes:
a block pillar disposed on a ground;
a reference hole vertically formed at an upper end of the block pillar; and
a cooling water flowing channel formed inside the block pillar to maintain the block pillar at a reference temperature.

20. A method for operating an integrated jig for assembling inspection of a door assembly, the method comprising steps of:
holding the door assembly on a loading module;
fixing, by an alignment module, the door assembly on the loading module; and
inspecting, by a sensor module disposed over the loading module, an assembling state of the door assembly.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the step of holding the door assembly on the loading module includes steps of:
detaching, by a robot, the door assembly from a moving jig;
holding the door assembly on the loading module; and
operating a moving apparatus provided in the loading module and aligning the door assembly.

22. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the step of fixing the door assembly to the loading module includes steps of:
operating a horizontal moving apparatus provided in the alignment module arranged on a vertical line to align a control pin provided in the alignment module and a hole formed in the door assembly; and
operating a vertical moving apparatus provided in the alignment module to fix the control pin into the hole and aligning the door assembly.

23. The method according to claim 22 , wherein the step of operating the vertical moving apparatus continues until the door assembly reaches a preset height, and
when the door assembly reaches the preset height, a brak

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yeum Jung Whan

Classifications

• G01B11/27 Primary

  for testing the alignment of axes {(means for centering or aligning a light guide within a ferrule G02B6/3834)} · CPC title

• B62D65/005 Primary

  Inspection and final control devices · CPC title