Device and method for testing a drilling/rivet countersinking process carried out by a drilling/feed unit
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsGuenter Schlueter, Heinrich Pahl
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Abstract
A test device and a test method for testing a drilling/rivet countersinking process carried out by a drilling/feed unit, a base body with at least one receiving groove and at least one turret mechanism with receiving openings being provided, the at least one turret mechanism being rotatably provided with respect to the base body in such a way that a predetermined receiving opening can be adjusted to align with the at least one receiving groove.
Claims19
A device for testing a drilling/rivet countersinking process carried out by a drilling/feed unit, comprising:
- a base body having at least one receiving groove to receive a test strip;
- and
- at least one turret mechanism rotatably attached to the base body, at least partially overlapping a receiving groove, and having a plurality of differing receiving openings to receive different drilling/feed units,
- wherein the at least one receiving groove of the base body and the plurality of receiving openings of the at least one turret mechanism are arranged in such a way that each of the plurality of receiving openings are adjustable by corresponding rotation of the at least one turret mechanism to align with the at least one receiving groove.
A method for testing a drilling/rivet countersinking process carried out by a drilling/feed unit, comprising:
- inserting a test strip in at least one receiving groove of a base body of a test device having at least one turret mechanism rotatably attached to the base body, at least partially overlapping the receiving groove, and having a plurality of differing receiving openings to receive different drilling/feed units, wherein the at least one receiving groove of the base body and the plurality of receiving openings of the at least one turret mechanism are arranged in such a way that each of the plurality of receiving openings are adjustable by corresponding rotation of the at least one turret mechanism to align with the at least one receiving groove,
- rotating the at least one turret mechanism of the test device in such a way that a predetermined receiving opening of the at least one turret mechanism aligns with at least one receiving groove;
- carrying out a drilling/rivet countersinking process by means of a drilling/feed unit associated with the predetermined receiving opening;
- removing the test strip from the test device;
- drawing in the countersunk rivet;
- and
- checking the excess or shortfall length of the drawn-in rivet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.