Fixture For Checking A Bevel Gear Product And Related Method
First Claim
1. A fixture for performing a gauging operation on a bevel gear product having a back face, a through bore, a thickness, a counter bore, a face angle, a back angle and an outside diameter, the fixture comprising:
- a base;
a mount that is coupled to the base for rotation about a mount axis, the mount including a plurality of feet and a plurality of fingers, the feet cooperating to establish a predetermined plane, the fingers being movable along the mount axis relative to the feet, the fingers being configured to center the bevel gear product about the mount axis and to permit the back face of the bevel gear product to rest against the feet so that the back face is co-planar with the predetermined plane;
a rotational position sensor having a first sensor portion, which is fixedly coupled to the base, and a second sensor portion that is coupled to the mount for rotation therewith, the rotational position sensor sensing a rotational position of the mount relative to the base and responsively generating a rotational position sensor signal;
a plurality of measuring lasers coupled to the base and disposed about the mount, each of the measuring lasers being configured to collect a set of profile data and responsively generate a data signal;
a controller coupled to the rotational position sensor and the plurality of measuring lasers and receiving the rotational position signal and each of the data signals and responsively generating at least one data set that comprises dimensional information on the bevel gear product as a function of a rotational position of the bevel gear product about the mount axis, the controller being configured to;
gauge the first back face based on the at least one data set;
gauge the first through bore based on the at least one data set;
gauge the first counter bore and the first thickness based on the at least one data set; and
gauge the first face angle, the first back angle and the first outside diameter based on the at least one data set.
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Abstract
A fixture for gauging a bevel gear product that is received on a mount and rotated relative to a base while a plurality of measuring lasers and a rotational position sensor are operated. Data from the measuring lasers and the rotational position sensor are employed by a controller to generate one or more data sets. The data set(s) include dimensional information on the bevel gear product as a function of a rotational position of the bevel gear product about the mount axis. Various dimensions of the bevel gear product are gauged by the controller based on information in the data set(s).
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1. A fixture for performing a gauging operation on a bevel gear product having a back face, a through bore, a thickness, a counter bore, a face angle, a back angle and an outside diameter, the fixture comprising:
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a base; a mount that is coupled to the base for rotation about a mount axis, the mount including a plurality of feet and a plurality of fingers, the feet cooperating to establish a predetermined plane, the fingers being movable along the mount axis relative to the feet, the fingers being configured to center the bevel gear product about the mount axis and to permit the back face of the bevel gear product to rest against the feet so that the back face is co-planar with the predetermined plane; a rotational position sensor having a first sensor portion, which is fixedly coupled to the base, and a second sensor portion that is coupled to the mount for rotation therewith, the rotational position sensor sensing a rotational position of the mount relative to the base and responsively generating a rotational position sensor signal; a plurality of measuring lasers coupled to the base and disposed about the mount, each of the measuring lasers being configured to collect a set of profile data and responsively generate a data signal; a controller coupled to the rotational position sensor and the plurality of measuring lasers and receiving the rotational position signal and each of the data signals and responsively generating at least one data set that comprises dimensional information on the bevel gear product as a function of a rotational position of the bevel gear product about the mount axis, the controller being configured to; gauge the first back face based on the at least one data set; gauge the first through bore based on the at least one data set; gauge the first counter bore and the first thickness based on the at least one data set; and gauge the first face angle, the first back angle and the first outside diameter based on the at least one data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A fixture for performing a gauging operation on a bevel gear product having a back face, a through bore, a thickness, a counter bore, a face angle, a back angle and an outside diameter, the fixture comprising:
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a base; a mount that is coupled to the base for rotation about a mount axis, the mount including a plurality of feet and a plurality of fingers, the feet cooperating to establish a predetermined plane, the fingers being movable along the mount axis relative to the feet, the fingers being configured to center the bevel gear product about the mount axis and to permit the back face of the bevel gear product to rest against the feet so that the back face is co-planar with the predetermined plane; a rotational position sensor having a first sensor portion, which is fixedly coupled to the base, and a second sensor portion that is coupled to the mount for rotation therewith, the rotational position sensor sensing a rotational position of the mount relative to the base and responsively generating a rotational position sensor signal; a first measuring laser coupled to the base and disposed along a first measurement axis, the first measuring laser being configured to collect a first set of profile data and responsively generate a first data signal; a second measuring laser coupled to the base and disposed along a second measurement axis, the second measuring laser being configured to collect a second set of profile data and responsively generate a second data signal; a third measuring laser coupled to the base and disposed along a third measurement axis, the third measuring laser being configured to collect a third set of profile data and responsively generate a third data signal; a fourth measuring laser coupled to the base and disposed along a fourth measurement axis, the fourth measuring laser being configured to collect a fourth set of profile data and responsively generate a fourth data signal; and a controller coupled to the rotational position sensor and the first, second, third and fourth measuring lasers, the controller being configured to; gauge the back face based on the first data signal and the rotational position signal; gauge the through bore based on the second data signal and the rotational position signal; gauge the counter bore and the thickness based on the third data signal and the rotational position signal; and gauge the face angle, the back angle and the outside diameter based on the fourth data signal and the rotational position signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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