ASSEMBLY DEVICE WITH AN ASSEMBLY CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20090040024A1
• Filed: 01/25/2007
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: A Raymond Et Compagnie
• Original Assignee: A Raymond Et Compagnie
• Inventors: Legat, Jean-Jacques, Boubtane, Mohieddine
• Application Number:
  US12/162,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20090040024A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.100
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/0685 Joining sheets or plates to strips or bars F16B5/0692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 21/00 Measuring or testing not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 3/00 Indicating or recording apparatus with provision for the special purposes referred to in the subgroups

Abstract

A device for assembling two constructional elements is equipped with an assembly control system (CR) comprising a sensor (26) for measuring a physical assembly control parameter and a radiofrequency label (14) communicating with said measuring sensor (26). The control system (CR) is capable of determining a characteristic curve representative of the change in the physical control parameter during the assembly of the two constructional elements. The radiofrequency label (14) is capable of transmitting a control signal (SC) representative of said characteristic curve to a control unit (31) situated remotely for comparison with a predetermined specific curve.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. An assembly device for use in assembling two structural elements, said assembly device comprising:

a control system (CR) for verifying assembly, said control system including a measuring sensor measuring a physical parameter serving to verify assembly and a radio frequency tag communicating with said measuring sensor, said control system (CR) determining a characteristic curve representative of the change in said physical parameter at a time of assembly of said two structural elements, and said radio frequency tag transmitting a control signal (SC) representative of said characteristic curve to an external control unit for comparison with a predetermined specific curve.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein said radio frequency tag includes at least one individual identification code (ID) contained in a chip connected to an antenna.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein said measuring sensor is connected to said chip of said radio frequency tag.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein said measuring sensor communicates with said chip via an antenna of said radio frequency tag.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein said control system (CR) further comprises an integrated power source.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein at said time of assembly, said measuring sensor transmits a measurement signal (SM) to a microprocessor integrated in said chip of said radio frequency tag to generate said characteristic curve.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein data (D) representative of said characteristic curve are generated by said microprocessor and transmitted to a memory integrated in said chip.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein said microprocessor generates an excitation signal (SE) of said antenna of said radio frequency tag, said excitation signal (SE) representative of the characteristic curve generated.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein said control signal (SC) is representative of said excitation signal (SE) of said antenna of said radio frequency tag and is transmitted by said antenna.