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US 12,280,451 B2Granted
Hammer device, apparatus for detecting fault of welded part, and method using the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsByeongMoo Kim, Junho Jeon, Injoo Kwon, Tae-Hwi Lee
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Abstract
An embodiment hammer device includes a driver, an upper body configured to move in a direction set by power generated from the driver, an elastic body provided on the upper body, a hammer provided in the elastic body, a force sensor provided in the hammer, and a support configured to support the elastic body and the hammer.
Claims13
A hammer device comprising:
- a driver;
- an upper body configured to move in a direction set by power generated from the driver;
- an elastic body provided on the upper body;
- a hammer provided on the elastic body;
- a force sensor provided on the hammer;
- and
- a support configured to support the elastic body and the hammer.
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A fault detection apparatus comprising:
- a hammer device;
- a vibration sensor;
- and
- a controller configured to determine whether a target part to be measured is faulty based on inputs received from the hammer device and the vibration sensor;
- wherein the hammer device comprises:
- a driver;
- an upper body configured to move in a direction set by power generated from the driver;
- an elastic body provided on the upper body;
- a hammer provided on the elastic body;
- a force sensor provided on the hammer;
- and
- a support configured to support the elastic body and the hammer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.