Method and device from introducing a joining element into at least one component
AssigneeStöGer Automation GmbH
InventorThomas Fischhaber
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for introducing a joining element (10) into at least one component (11) along a joining axis (14) using a joining tool (30, 130) which is designed to guide the joining element (10) in the direction of the joining axis (14). The invention additionally relates to a device (20) for introducing a joining element (10) into a component, having a receiving device (31, 131), on which the joining element (10) can be received, and a drive device (32, 132) for guiding the joining element (10) into the component (11).
Claims15
Method for introducing a joining element (10) into at least one component (11) along a joining axis (14) by means of a joining tool (30, 130) which is designed to guide the joining element (10) in the direction of the joining axis (14), having the following steps:
- a) Receiving the joining element (10) on the joining tool (30, 130);
- b) Positioning the joining tool (30, 130) with the joining element (10) on the component (11);
- c) Guiding the joining element (10) into the component (11), wherein
- c1) on the joining tool (30, 130), data of at least one process variable characterizing the load of a joining element (10) guided into the component (11) are recorded and sent to a machine control (40);
- c2) the machine control (40) determines a load on the joining element and, from this, a possible deviation of the load on the joining element from a target load with the aid of the data obtained for the at least one process variable, thereby enabling a non-destructive evaluation of the joint quality during and after the joining element (10) is guided into the component (11);
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- d) Releasing the joining tool (30, 130) from the joining element (10) as soon as the joining element (10) has been introduced into the component (11).
Method for introducing a joining element (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the further step:
- c3) the machine control (40) derives at least one correction value for at least one process variable in the event of a specific deviation.
Method for introducing a joining element (10) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the data of the at least one process variable recorded in step c1) on the joining tool (30, 130) are suitable for determining a transverse force acting on the joining tool (30, 130) and/or on the joining element (10).
Device (20) for introducing a joining element (10) into at least one component (11) along a joining axis (14), with a joining tool (30, 130) which is designed to guide the joining element (10) in the direction of the joining axis (14), with a receiving device (31, 131) on which the joining element (10) can be received on the joining tool (30, 130), and with a drive device (32, 132) for guiding the joining element (10) into the component (11), characterized by a sensor device (33, 133) arranged on the joining tool (30, 130) for recording data of at least one process variable characterizing the load of an adjacent joining element (10) and a machine control (40) which is arranged to determine a possible deviation from the target load of the joining element (10) with the aid of the recorded data of the at least one process variable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.