Device And Method For Monitoring An Assembly Of Two Components To Be Connected By Means of A Clip Fastening

Abstract

Device and method suitable for monitoring an assembly of two components to be connected by means of a clip connection, wherein a sensor for detecting an assembly force and a sound receiver are present.

Claims

1. A device suitable for monitoring the assembly of two components to be connected by means of a clip fastening, characterised by at least one sensor for detecting an assembly force and at least one sound receiver.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterised in that the sensor for detecting an assembly force and/or the sound receiver are arranged on a glove.

3. The device according to claim 2, characterised in that the glove has at least one finger portion which at least partially surrounds a finger and in that the sensor for detecting an assembly force is arranged in that are of the finger portion which at least partially surrounds the finger.

4. The device according to claim 3, characterised in that the finger portion surrounds the thumb at least partially and that the sensor for detecting an assembly force is arranged on the face of the tip of the finger portion for the thumb.

5. The device according to claim 2, characterised in that the sensor for detecting an assembly force is arranged within the glove.

6. The device according to claim 2, characterised in that the glove comprises a portion, in which two finger portions come together, which are both provided for surrounding a finger at least partially, and on which the sound receiver is arranged.

7. The device according to claim 1, characterised in that the device comprises an acceleration sensor.

8. A method for monitoring an assembly of two components to be connected by means of a clip fastening, wherein two components are brought together in order to perform the assembly by means of a clip fastening, characterised in that during assembly of the two components the force applied upon at least one of the two components is measured by means of a device, which is used for connecting the two components, and the sound, which is generated during assembly of the two components, is measured.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterised in that the progression of the measured force is recorded in dependence of time and/or the progression of the measured sound is recorded in dependence of time.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterised in that the progression of the force is evaluated in dependence of time and/or the progression of the sound is measured in dependence of time, and a signal is generated, which indicates a quality of the assembly of the clip fastening if the progression of the force in dependence of time and/or the progression of the sound in dependence of time matches a predefined criterion.

11. The method according to claim 8, characterised in that the acceleration of a finger and/or a hand of an operator performing the assembly is measured during assembly of the two components.

12. The method according to claim 8, characterised in that the device according to claim 1 is used to perform the method.

13. The device according to claim 3, characterised in that the sensor for detecting an assembly force is arranged within the glove.

14. The device according to claim 3, characterised in that the glove comprises a portion, in which two finger portions come together, which are both provided for surrounding a finger at least partially, and on which the sound receiver is arranged.

15. The device according to claim 2, characterised in that the device comprises an acceleration sensor.

16. The device according to claim 4, characterised in that the sensor for detecting an assembly force is arranged within the glove.

17. The device according to claim 4, characterised in that the glove comprises a portion, in which two finger portions come together, which are both provided for surrounding a finger at least partially, and on which the sound receiver is arranged.

18. The device according to claim 3, characterised in that the device comprises an acceleration sensor.

19. The method according to claim 9, characterised in that the acceleration of a finger and/or a hand of an operator performing the assembly is measured during assembly of the two components.

20. The method according to claim 9, characterised in that the device according to claim 2 is used to perform the method.

Description

[0042] The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings, in which

[0043] FIGS. 1a, 1b show a schematic drawing of a device according to the invention, and

[0044] FIGS. 2a, 2b show a schematic drawing of the device according to the invention.

[0045] FIG. 1 shows a device which is suitable to monitor an assembly of two components to be connected by means of a clip fastening. Die device comprises a glove 1, wherein FIG. 1a shows the glove 1 in the area of the back of the hand, and FIG. 1b shows the glove 1 in the area of the palm. A sensor 2 for detecting an assembly force is arranged in the area of the thumb on the inside thereof. The signal generated by the sensor 2 for detecting an assembly force is passed, by means of a line 3, from the sensor 2 for the detecting an assembly force to a receiving unit. A sound receiver 4 is arranged on the outside surface in the area of the tip of the thumb or the index finger on the outside of the glove 1. The signal generated by the sound receiver 4 is fed to an evaluation unit by a line 5.

[0046] FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of the device according to the invention in a glove 1, in which sensors 2 for detecting an assembly force and a sound receiver 4 are arranged, wherein FIG. 2a shows the glove 1 in the area of the back of the hand and FIG. 2b shows the glove 1 in the area of the palm. The sensor 2 for detecting an assembly force, which is arranged on the middle finger, is configured as a thread-like piezo element and extends in longitudinal direction of the hand/the fingers of the hand. Using sensor 2, the assembly force can be determined in the form of a torsion or shearing force.

[0047] An acceleration sensor 6 is configured on the glove 1 in FIG. 2, the signal of which is fed to a receiving unit via a line 7. In the receiving unit the signal of the acceleration sensor can be evaluated. A correlation can be performed with the signal of the sensor 2 and/or the signal of the sound receiver 4.