Metoda i urządzenie do pomiarów profili pierścieni tłokowych

W artykule zaprezentowano metodę i urządzenie do pomiarów profili pierścieni tłokowych w ramach kontroli międzyoperacyjnej lub końcowej. W mechatronicznej głowicy pomiarowej zastosowano precyzyjny jednoosiowy czujnik przemieszczeń do wyznaczania konturu w układzie współrzędnych X-Y. Program systemu umożliwia wyznaczenie parametrów profilu pierścienia, takich jak: wysokość baryłki, przemieszczenie wierzchołka baryłki, kąt pochylenia w pierścieniu trapezowym. Opracowane urządzenie zostało wdrożone i jest wykorzystywane w kontroli jakości w fabryce pierścieni tłokowych.

Portable testers for rapid measuring in product inspection can facilitate the manufacturing control and quality management processes in automotive industry. The paper presents the method and apparatus for measurements of piston ring profiles dedicated to the inter-operational and final inspection. The applied method is based on the contact technique. A mechatronic measurement head with the embedded uniaxial length gauge enables measurements of the piston ring profile in the X-Y coordinate system. The measuring head is moved vertically by a linear stepper motor. In order to protect the length gauge against radial forces, an intermediate setup with a linear bearing slide between the gauge and the piston ring has been applied. The correct positioning of the piston ring before measurements is realised by means of the hand-operated mechanism, while the developed software algorithms are used for the system calibration. Based on the measurement data, the piston ring face contour has been drawn. The implemented software enables the user to determine the piston profile parameters such as: barrel height, barrel top displacement and taper angle in the taper faced piston ring. These parameters are automatically calculated and shown on the chart. The measurement accuracy is 2 žm for the sampling step and 5 žm along the contour. All the pattern piston ring profiles and measurement results are stored in the computer database. The developed apparatus is implemented and used for the product inspection in the Polish, leading piston ring manufacture.