Method of and device for determination of penetration depth
AssigneeCLAAS Fertigungstechnik GmbH
InventorsGuenter Herrmann, Oswin Moessner
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Abstract
For determining a depth of drilling in objects a path over which a resistance is measured which is produced by an object to be processed counteracts a processing tool during its advance movement, and the measured path is used for determination of a depth of drilling in the object.
Claims14
A method for determining a depth of drilling in objects, comprising the steps using a processing machine having a control and evaluation unit associated with sensor means which form signals, measuring by the control and evaluation unit a path over which a resistance produced by an object to be processed counteracts a processing tool during its advance movement, based at least on measurements of a resistance proportional signal and an axial speed proportional signal;
- using the measured path for determination of a depth of drilling in the object;
- memorizing the determined drilling depth in the object;
- having the control and evaluation unit use the determined and memorized drilling depth in the object as an input for having the processing tool select a connecting element;
- and supplying the selected connecting element to the processing tool directly from a supply means which already stores corresponding connecting elements.
A device for determination of a penetration depth, comprising a processing machine;
- a guiding carriage displaceably guided over at least one guide track;
- sensor means mounted on said guiding carriage;
- a signal amplification unit and a control and evaluation unit associated with said sensors and forming input signals of said control and evaluation unit from voltage signals generated by said sensors, said control evaluation unit being formed so as to provide measuring a path over which a resistance produced by an object to be processed counteracts a processing tool during its advance movement, based at least on measurements of a resistance proportional signal and an axial speed proportional signal, using the measured path for determination of a depth of drilling in the object, memorizing the determined drilling depth in the object, using the determined and memorized drilling depth in the object as an input for having the processing tool select a connecting element and supplying the selected connecting element to the processing tool directly from a supply means which already stores corresponding connecting elements.
A method for determining a depth of drilling in objects, comprising the steps using a processing machine having a control and evaluation unit associated with sensor means which form signals, measuring by the control and evaluation unit a path over which a resistance produced by an object to be an object to processed counteract a processing tool during its advance movement, based on sensing a resistance proportional signal and at least one axial speed proportional signal;
- using the measured path for determination of a depth of drilling in the object by using the resistance proportional signal and the axial speed proportional signal as input signals of said control and evaluation unit, calculating by the control and evaluation unit a depth proportional output signal, and defining at least a penetration depth signal by the output signal;
- memorizing the determined drilling depth in the object;
- having the control and evaluation unit use the determined and memorized drilling depth in the object as an input for having the processing tool select a connecting element;
- and supplying the selected connecting element to processing tool directly from a supply means which already stores corresponding connecting elements.
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