Inner diameter measuring device

• US 9,372,073 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2013
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IHI Corporation
• Original Assignee: IHI Corporation
• Inventors: Baba, Michiko, Hasegawa, Kouzou, Taga, Norimasa, Fujii, Tooru
• Primary Examiner(s): Chowdhury, Tarifur
• Assistant Examiner(s): AKANBI, ISIAKA O
• Application Number:
  US14/377,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20150002836A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,230 Days
• Field of Search: 356/156, 356/630, 356/626
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 11/12 internal diameters
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 11/24 for measuring contours or curvatures
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 11/25 by projecting a pattern, e.g. one or more lines, moiré fringes on the object G01B11/255 takes precedence ; image analysis for depth or shape recovery G06T7/50
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 5/12 internal diameters
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/24 Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes

Abstract

The invention relates to an inner diameter measuring device, having a non-contact measuring unit (3) and a contact measuring unit (4) arranged along the same center line, wherein the non-contact measuring unit comprises an image pickup unit (6) arranged on the center line, a laser beam emitting unit (7), and a laser beam diffusing unit (9) having a cone mirror, wherein a laser beam projected from the laser beam emitting unit to the cone mirror is reflected over a total circumference by the cone mirror, the image pickup unit takes an optical ring which is formed by projecting the reflected laser beam to an inner surface of a hollow portion, at least one of an inner diameter or a shape of the inner surface is measured based on an image picked up, and wherein the contact measuring unit comprises a contact measuring head (42) and a circulation unit (41) for circulating the contact measuring head around the center line, wherein the contact measuring head has a contact measuring unit having a contact at a forward end and for detecting a displacement of the contact, an advancing/retreating unit for advancing and retreating the contact measuring unit in radial direction, and a scale unit for measuring an advancing/retreating distance of the contact measuring unit.

Claims

1. An inner diameter measuring device, having a non-contact measuring unit and a contact measuring unit arranged along the same center line,

wherein said non-contact measuring unit comprises an image pickup unit arranged on said center line, a laser beam emitting unit, and a laser beam diffusing unit having a cone mirror, wherein a laser beam projected from said laser beam emitting unit to said cone mirror is reflected over a total circumference by said cone mirror, said image pickup unit takes an optical ring which is formed by projecting the reflected laser beam to an inner surface of a hollow portion, at least one of an inner diameter or a shape of the inner surface is measured based on an image picked up, and wherein said contact measuring unit comprises a contact measuring head and a circulation unit for circulating said contact measuring head around said center line, wherein said contact measuring head has a contact measuring unit having a contact at a forward end and for detecting a displacement of said contact, an advancing/retreating unit for advancing and retreating said contact measuring unit in radial direction, and a scale unit for measuring an advancing/retreating distance of said contact measuring unit.

2. An inner diameter measuring device according to claim 1, wherein said non-contact measuring unit and said contact measuring unit are configured so as to be included within the same cylindrical surface.

3. An inner diameter measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising a centering unit arranged on the same center line, wherein said laser beam emitting unit is mounted on said centering unit via said centering unit, the position of said centering unit can be adjusted in two directions perpendicularly crossing with respect to the center line of said laser beam, and also, a tilting of an optical axis of said laser beam emitting unit can be adjusted.

4. An inner diameter measuring device according to claim 1, wherein said contact measuring head is so arranged that a center of gravity of said contact measuring head exists within a predetermined range with said center line as the center.

5. An inner diameter measuring device according to claim 1, wherein said contact measuring unit is provided on a measuring unit holder movable in radial direction along an advancing/retreating guide rail, a linear scale is provided in parallel to said advancing/retreating guide rail, a scale sensor is provided on said measuring unit holder, and the advancing/retreating distance of said contact measuring unit is measured by said scale sensor.

6. An inner diameter measuring device according to claim 1, wherein said contact measuring head has a measuring unit supporting base plate circulated by said circulation unit, said advancing/retreating unit is provided on said measuring unit supporting base plate via two sets of linear guides, each linear guide comprises a pair of advancing/retreating guide rails and a pair of blocks respectively slidably engaged with said advancing/retreating guide rail,

wherein with respect to one of the linear guides, said advancing/retreating guide rail is provided on said measuring unit supporting base plate and said block is provided on said advancing/retreating unit, and with respect to the other of the linear guides, said advancing/retreating guide rail is provided on said advancing/retreating unit and said block is provided on said measuring unit supporting base plate.

7. An inner diameter measuring device according to claim 4, wherein said contact measuring head has a measuring unit supporting base plate circulated by said circulation unit, said advancing/retreating unit is provided on said measuring unit supporting base plate via two sets of linear guides, each linear guide comprises a pair of advancing/retreating guide rails and a pair of blocks respectively slidably engaged with said advancing/retreating guide rail,

wherein with respect to one of the linear guides, said advancing/retreating guide rail is provided on said measuring unit supporting base plate and said block is provided on said advancing/retreating unit, and with respect to the other of the linear guides, said advancing/retreating guide rail is provided on said advancing/retreating unit and said block is provided on said measuring unit supporting base plate.