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Method and apparatus for tightening or loosening screw-type connections
Assignee: VEB CHEMIEANLAGENBAUKOMBINAT LEIPZIG/GRIMA BAHNHOFSTRASSE 3-5 DDR 7240 GRIMMA GERMANY A CORP OF GERMANY
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Filing: 1986-06-13
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Granted: 1987-11-24
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Expires: 2006-06-13
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for tightening or loosening screw-type connections, in which the screw bolt is stimulated to oscillate longitudinally, the natural frequency of the bolt is measured and the excitation frequency is made to follow the changing natural frequency during the bolting process with a minimum, necessary excitation energy, so that the screw bolt attains a permanent state of resonance.
Inventors
- 👤 Hanno Wenske
- 👤 Arnold Gallien
- 👤 Martin Kauschinger
- 👤 Klaus Unger
- 👤 Josef Brendel
- 👤 Lutz Lampe
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 16:11
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P19/00; B23P19/02; B23P19/033; B25; B25B; B25B21/00; B25B21/02; B25B23/00; B25B23/14; G; G01; G01L; G01L5/00; G01L5/24; G01L5/246; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S73/00; Y10S73/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
Method for tightening or loosening screw-type connections using oscillation energy, a screw bolt or a nut being turned preferably by motor, comprising stimulating the screw bolt to oscillate longitudinally, measuring the natural frequency of the screw bolt and controlling the excitation frequency during the bolting process to follow the changing natural frequency, so that the screw bolt resonates, and adapting the excitation energy in such a manner, that the oscillating screw bolt in the phase of maximum stretching or contraction is largely relieved of tensile or compressive stresses respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
Method for tightening or loosening screw-type connections using oscillation energy, a screw bolt or a nut being turned preferably by motor, comprising stimulating the screw bolt to oscillate longitudinally, measuring the natural frequency of the screw bolt and controlling the excitation frequency during the bolting process to follow the changing natural frequency, so that the screw bolt resonates, and adapting the excitation energy in such a manner, that the oscillating screw bolt in the phase of maximum stretching or contraction is largely relieved of tensile or compressive stresses respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
Method as defined in claim 1, comprising the natural frequency as a measure of the tension on the screw bolt and comparing it with a desired value, which corresponds to the intended final tesnion on the screw bolt, the oscillations being discontinued and the bolting process ended when said final tension is reached.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
Method as defined in claim 1, comprising driving a piezoelectric motor with the same frequency as the excitation frequency or the natural frequency of the screw bolt in order to effect the bolting process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
Method as defined in claim 1, wherein, for the purpose of simultaneously and uniformly tightening at least two screw-type connections, comprising using a device for implementing the method as master device, the vibrator of which affects the generation of a sliding desired value for all other devices.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
Method as defined in claim 1, wherein, for the purpose of simultaneously and uniformly tightening at least two screw-type connections, effecting the method stepwise so that, initially, there is tightening to a first desired value, which correspond to a particular maximum pretension, and that, when all the connections have reached the first desired value, bolting process, if necessary over further graded values, is continued in the same manner until the last desired value is attained.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
Method as defined in claim 1, wherein the adaptation of the excitation energy during the bolting process is accomplished by increasing the excitation energy continuously or stepwise, as soon as the natural frequency of the screw bolt, as a result of the stagnating bolting process, remains constant, and until the desired value is reached.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
137 words
In an apparatus for tightening and loosening screw-type connections using a manual or motor-operated driving mechanism and a unit for measuring the tension on a screw bolt directly or indirectly, the improvement comprising vibrating and sensing means adapted to becoupled to the screw bolt, said vibrating and sensing means comprising a piezoelectric element means for vibrating said bolt and sensing the vibrations thereof, said apparatus further comprising an alternating voltage generator connected to the piezoelectric element means for vibrating said bolt, a differentiating element coupled to said alternating current generator and to said vibration and sensing means for comparing the excitation and natural frequency of said bolt, and a feedback connection between the differentiating element and the alternating voltage generator for controlling the frequency of said alternating current generator to equal the natural frequency of said bolt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
137 words
In an apparatus for tightening and loosening screw-type connections using a manual or motor-operated driving mechanism and a unit for measuring the tension on a screw bolt directly or indirectly, the improvement comprising vibrating and sensing means adapted to becoupled to the screw bolt, said vibrating and sensing means comprising a piezoelectric element means for vibrating said bolt and sensing the vibrations thereof, said apparatus further comprising an alternating voltage generator connected to the piezoelectric element means for vibrating said bolt, a differentiating element coupled to said alternating current generator and to said vibration and sensing means for comparing the excitation and natural frequency of said bolt, and a feedback connection between the differentiating element and the alternating voltage generator for controlling the frequency of said alternating current generator to equal the natural frequency of said bolt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein the vibrator and sensor means is an annular disk-shaped piezoelectric element which is a vibrator as well as an oscillation sensor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein the piezoelectric element is disposed between the bolt head or the nut and a flange and is provided with energy lines and measuring lines.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 7 and wherein the piezoelectric element is disposed between an oscillation transmitter and the socket wrench casing.
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