Device and method for representing the direction of action of a working means
AssigneeMTU Aero Engines AG
InventorsRoland Hessert, Wilhelm Satzger
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Abstract
A device for representing the direction of action (9) of a working mechanism (3), in particular a tool or a radiation source and/or a radiation emitter, for example, of X-rays is provided. The device includes a first light source (4) which is used to produce a first beam (5). In order to represent the direction of action in a continuous manner, at least one additional light source (4′) which is used to produce an additional beam (5′) is provided. The light sources (4, 4′) and the working device (3) can be oriented in such a manner that the first beam (5) and the additional beam (5′) have a flat extension and cut in the direction of action (9) of the working mechanism (3). The invention also relates to a corresponding method.
Claims17
A device for identifying a direction of a tool working on a component, comprising:
- a tool for working on a component, the tool aligned in a direction with respect to the component;
- a first light source for emitting a first light beam in a first plane;
- a second light source for emitting a second light beam in a second plane, the first light source and the second light source configured such that the first light beam and the second light beam are coincident at a line of intersection that intersects the component at an intersection point;
- a visualizing unit, the first light source and the second light source adjustably coupled to the visualizing unit;
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- an adjusting unit coupled to the tool for adjusting the tool so that the direction of the tool is coincident with the intersection point, the tool and the first and second light sources being coupled together in a manner such that during operation of the tool the direction of the tool remains coincident with the intersection point, wherein the tool, the adjusting device and the visualizing unit are movable as a unit.
A device for identifying a direction of a tool working on a component, comprising:
- a tool for working on a component, the tool aligned in a direction with respect to the component;
- a first light source for emitting a first light beam in a first plane;
- a second light source for emitting a second light beam in a second plane, the first light source and the second light source configured such that the first light beam and the second light beam are coincident at a line of intersection that intersects the component at an intersection point;
- a visualizing unit, the first light source and the second light source adjustably coupled to the visualizing unit;
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- an adjusting unit coupled to the tool for adjusting the tool so that the direction of the tool is coincident with the intersection point, the tool and the first and second light sources being coupled together in a manner such that during operation of the tool the direction of the tool remains coincident with the intersection point, wherein the tool is an X-ray diffractometer.
A method for identifying a direction of a tool working on a component with respect to the component comprising:
- emitting a first light beam in a first plane;
- emitting a second light beam in a second plane,
- adjusting the first light beam and the second light beam until the first light beam and the second light beam are emitted such that the first light beam and the second light beam are coincident at a line of intersection that intersects the component at an intersection point;
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- adjusting the tool so that the direction of the tool is coincident with the intersection point and the direction of the tool intersects the line of intersection of the first and second light beams;
- moving the tool, the first light beam and the second light beam during operation of the tool while maintaining the intersection of the direction of the tool and the line of intersection of the first and second light beams.
A device for identifying the direction of an X-ray beam with respect to a component comprising:
- an X-ray device emitting an X-ray beam in a direction;
- a first light source for emitting a first light beam in a first plane;
- a second light source for emitting a second light beam in a second plane, the first light source and the second light source configured such that the first light beam and the second light beam are coincident at a line of intersection that intersects the component at an intersection point;
- a visualizing unit, the first light source and the second light source adjustably coupled to the visualizing unit;
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- an adjusting unit coupled to the X-ray device for adjusting the X-ray device so that the direction of the X-ray beam is coincident with the intersection point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.