Apparatus for manufacturing a wing body
09725191 ยท 2017-08-08
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
Y10T29/49895
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
H04N23/54
ELECTRICITY
Y10T29/53978
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
B64F5/10
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B64F5/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B64F5/10
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B23P19/10
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
The method for manufacturing the structure includes an imaging device installation process in which a camera 41 that obtains an image of a target hole 33 formed in an upper panel 31 is installed on the rear spar 22, and a positioning process in which relative positions are positioned by relatively moving the upper panel 31 and the rear spar 22 while the image of the target hole 33 obtained by the camera 41 and displayed on a monitor screen is aligned with a target line preset on the monitor screen.
Claims
1. A system comprising: a wing body including a first member having a photographing hole at a base end portion and a second member having a hole at a base end portion, the photographing hole and the hole are configured to be aligned with each other during assembly of the wing body; and a manufacturing apparatus, the manufacturing apparatus including: a first imaging device mounted on a base end portion camera unit installed at the base end portion of the first member, being smaller than the photographing hole, installed within the photographing hole, and configured to obtain an image of the hole of the second member; a second imaging device mounted on a front end portion camera unit installed at a front end portion of the first member and configured to obtain an image of the second member; a synthetic image generation device which generates a first synthetic image by synthesizing preset marking information for aligning the second member with respect to the image of the hole of the second member; and a display device which displays the first synthetic image thereon.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the base end portion camera unit is installed on an inner surface of the base end portion of the first member in a wing chord direction, and the front end portion camera unit is installed on an outer surface of the front end portion of the first member in the wing chord direction.
3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage device which stores, in advance, marking information, as the preset marking information, for aligning the photographing hole of the first member and the hole of the second member, wherein the marking information is input to the synthetic image generation device from the storage device, and includes a figure of at least one of lines and points.
4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising: a camera reference position confirming device configured to perform positioning of the first imaging device to generate the first synthetic image from the marking information and the image of the hole of the second member.
5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the synthetic image generation device generates a second synthetic image by synthesizing the marking information for aligning the second member with respect to the image of the second member, and the camera reference position confirming device is further configured to perform positioning of the second imaging device to generate the second synthetic image from the marking information and the image of the second member.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(11) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a structure manufactured by an apparatus for manufacturing a structure according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the case of manufacturing a main wing of an aircraft as the structure will be described as an example.
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(13) The pair of spars 2 includes a front spar 21 forming a side portion of the front of the aircraft and a rear spar 22 forming a side portion of the rear of the aircraft of opposite side portions of the main wing 1, as shown in
(14) A pair of spars 2 configured like this are disposed at a predetermined interval such that respective open portions face each other.
(15) A pair of panels 3 includes an upper panel 31 forming the upper surface of the main wing 1 and a lower panel 32 constituting the lower surface, as shown in
(16) Here, as shown in
(17) Meanwhile, the stringers 3b are members for increasing the bending stiffness of the upper panel 31 and the lower panel 32, and have substantially an H cross-sectional shape, as shown in
(18) The upper panel 31 and the lower panel 32 configured like this are disposed so as to cover the upper part and lower part of the pair of spars 2 with the stringers 3b facing inward, respectively.
(19) Here,
(20) The plurality of ribs 4 are members for structurally reinforcing the main wing 1. These ribs 4 are installed at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the main wing 1 as shown in
(21) Next, an apparatus for manufacturing a structure used in a method for manufacturing the structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, an example of a main wing manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the main wing 1 of the aircraft will be described as the apparatus for manufacturing a structure.
(22) The first positioning device 11 includes a base end portion camera unit 14 installed at the base end portion of the rear spar 22 constituting the main wing 1, a front end portion camera unit 15 installed at the front end portion of the rear spar 22, and a monitor screen 16 (a display device) electrically connected to the base end portion camera unit 14 and the front end portion camera unit 15 through wirings, respectively. Here,
(23) The base end portion camera unit 14 includes a clamp unit 17 fixed to the rear spar 22, a positioning unit 18 for positioning with respect to the inner side of the rear spar 22, and a camera holding unit 19 for holding the camera, as shown in
(24) The clamp unit 17 has a contacting piece 20 contacting the rear spar 22, a shaft 210 screwed to the contacting piece 20, a pressing member 220 installed at one of the ends of the shaft 210, a first operation knob 23 installed at the other of the ends of the shaft 210, and a protruding piece 24 protruded from the contacting piece 20 and extending laterally, as shown in
(25) According to the clamp unit 17 configured like this, when the first operation knob 23 is pinched and rotated, according to the pinching and rotating, the shaft 210 is advanced and retreated with respect to the contacting piece 20, and the interval between the pressing member 220 and the contacting piece 20 is changed. Thus, by clamping predetermined places of the rear spar 22 between the pressing member 220 and the contacting piece 20, it becomes possible to mount the camera unit on the rear spar 22.
(26) The positioning unit 18 has a bolt 25 screwed to the protruding piece 24, a second operation knob 26 installed immovably on the shank portion of the bolt 25, a nut 27 screwed to the shank portion of the bolt 25, and a reference block 29 fixed to the nut 27 through a support bracket 28, as shown in
(27) According to the positioning unit 18 configured like this, when the bolt 25 is rotated by turning the second operation knob 26, the nut 27 screwed thereinto is moved along the shank portion of the bolt 25. Accordingly, it is possible to move a reference block 29 fixed to the nut 27 upward and downward.
(28) The reference block 29 has a first reference face 29a contacting the parallel piece 22a of the rear spar 22, a second reference face 29b contacting the connecting piece 22b of the rear spar 22, a protruding portion 29c protruding from the first reference face 29a, and a camera inserting hole 29d for inserting a camera therein, as shown in
(29) The camera holding unit 19 has a camera holder 40 mounted on the reference block 29 of the positioning unit 18 and a camera 41 (an imaging device) held by the camera holder 40.
(30) The camera holder 40 includes a camera fixing hole 42 in which the camera 41 is fixed, a fixing screw 43 for fixing the camera holder 40 to the reference block 29, and a pair of positioning pins 44 installed in protrusions on both sides of the fixing screw 43, as shown in
(31) The camera 41 has an elongated shape with a substantially circular cross section as shown in
(32) Here,
(33) Meanwhile,
(34) The clamp unit 46 has a contacting piece 49 contacting the outer surface of the connecting piece 22b constituting the rear spar 22, a shaft 50 screwed to the contacting piece 49, a pressing member 51 installed at one of the ends of the shaft 50, and a first operation knob 52 installed on the other of the ends of the shaft 50, as shown in
(35) The positioning unit 47 has an L-shaped reference block 53 installed so as to be able to advance and retreat along the connecting piece 22b of the rear spar 22 and a positioning protrusion 54 protruding inwardly from the reference block 53, as shown in
(36) The camera holding unit 48 has a camera holder 56 mounted on the reference block 53 of the positioning unit 47 and the camera 57 (the imaging device) which is inserted and fixed in the camera holder 56 to face vertically upward. Meanwhile, when mounting the camera 57 on the camera holder 56, the aforementioned camera reference position confirming device 45 is used.
(37) The second positioning device 12 shown in
(38) The assembling device 13 shown in
(39) The upper panel suction units 131 are members that hold the main wing 1 by sucking the upper panel 31 constituting the main wing 1. Further, the upper elevating stands 132 controls the motion of the upper panel 31 held in the upper panel suction units 131, and in more detail, can move the upper panel 31 in any direction such as two axial directions orthogonal to each other within the horizontal plane, a vertical direction, and a rotational direction around the vertical axis.
(40) The lower panel support unit 133 is a member that supports the lower panel 32 constituting the main wing 1 from below. Further, the lower elevating stands 134 controls the motion of the lower panel 32 supported on the lower panel support unit 133, and can move the upper panel 31 in the four axial directions like the upper elevating stands 132.
(41) The front spar holding unit 135 and the rear spar holding unit 136 are members that hold the front spar 21 and the rear spar 22 constituting the main wing 1 from the lateral direction so that the open portions are mutually opposed to each other. The front spar holding unit 135 and the rear spar holding unit 136 are installed so as to be able to advance and retreat in the horizontal direction.
(42) As shown in
(43) The control panel 138 is a member for controlling the motion of each unit of the assembling device 13. The monitor screen 16 constituting the first positioning device 11 and the second positioning device 12 is installed on the control panel 138. Accordingly, the worker can properly operate each unit of the assembling device 13 by operating the control panel 138 while looking at the monitor screen 16.
(44) Next, the functional configuration of the main wing manufacturing apparatus 10 will be described.
(45) The camera 41 is a member which obtains the images of the target holes 33 and 34 formed respectively on the upper panel 31 and the lower panel 32. Further, the storage device 60 is a member which stores in advance the target line information 62 (the marking information) for aligning the upper panel 31 and the lower panel 32. The synthetic image generation device 61 is a member which generates synthetic images by synthesizing the image input from the camera 41 and the target line information 62 input from the storage device 60. Further, the monitor screen 16 is a member which displays the synthetic image generated by the synthetic image generation device 61. Meanwhile, while the present embodiment uses the information that displays lines as the marking information according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto, and information that displays points or other information that displays figures may be used.
(46) Next, the processes of the method for manufacturing the structure according to the embodiment of the present invention and the action effects thereof will be described.
(47) First, the worker performs an imaging device installation process for installing the camera 41 on the rear spar 22. That is, the worker installs the base end portion camera unit 14 constituting the first positioning device 11 on the base end portion of the rear spar 22 and the front end portion camera unit 15 on the front end portion of the rear spar 22. In more detail, as shown in
(48) Further, as shown in
(49) Further, the base end portion camera unit 58 and the front end portion camera unit 59 constituting the second positioning device 12 are also installed respectively in the base end portion and the front end portion of the rear spar 22, likewise with the first positioning device 11.
(50) Next, the worker performs a spar installation process for installing the rear spar 22 and the front spar 21. That is, as shown in
(51) Next, the worker performs a positioning process for positioning the upper panel 31 and the lower panel 32 with respect to the rear spar 22 and the front spar 21, respectively. That is, the worker, as shown in
(52) At this time, the synthetic image generated by the synthetic image generation device 61 is displayed on the monitor screen 16 installed on the control panel 138. Here,
(53) As shown in
(54) Further, the worker positions the front end portion of the upper panel 31 with respect to the front end portion of the rear spar 22 by rotating the upper panel 31 within a horizontal plane with the position at which the image of the target hole 33 and the image of the photographing hole 22c coincide. At this time, the worker switches the display of the monitor screen 16 to display the image obtained by the camera 57 of the front end portion camera unit 15 constituting the first positioning device 11. Here,
(55) Thus, it is possible to reliably obtain the image of the target hole 33 of the upper panel 31 until the upper panel 31 contacts the rear spar 22, because the camera 41 is held to face vertically upward through the photographing hole 22c, even if the upper panel 31 with the axis inclined with respect to the vertical direction is assembled in the vertical direction with respect to the rear spar 22 having the photographing hole 22c with the axis inclined likewise with respect to the vertical direction. Therefore, accurate positioning of the upper panel 31 and the rear spar 22 becomes possible.
(56) In addition, the worker stops the rotation within the horizontal plane of the upper panel 31 when the image of the edge 66 of the upper panel 31 coincides with the target line 67, as shown in
(57) Next, the worker ascends the lower panel 32 vertically upward by operating the control panel 138 to drive the lower elevating stand 134, with the lower panel 32 supported by the lower panel support unit 133, as shown in
(58) At this time, the sequence of the display of the synthetic image generated by the synthetic image generation device 61 on the monitor screen 16, the vertically upward ascent of the lower panel 32 as the worker views the synthetic image, and the stopping of the ascent of the lower panel 32 when the target hole 34 of the lower panel 32 and the rear spar 22 coincide is the same as that of the upper panel 31.
(59) After that, the sequence of the rotation of the lower panel 32 within the horizontal plane with the position which is fixed in the rear spar 22 as the fulcrum, the stopping of the rotation of the lower panel 32 when the edge 66 of the lower panel 32 displayed on the monitor screen 16 coincides with the target line 67, the fixing of the base end portion of the lower panel 32 and the base end portion of the rear spar 22 using a fastening tool, and the fixing of the front end portion of the lower panel 32 and the front end portion of the rear spar 22 using a fastening tool is also the same as that of the lower panel 32.
(60) Further, in the present embodiment, the upper panel 31 is descended or the lower panel 32 is ascended in order to position the upper panel 31 and the lower panel 32 with respect to the rear spar 22, but on the other hand, the rear spar 22 may be ascended toward the upper panel 31 or descended toward the lower panel 32.
(61) Further, in the present embodiment, the worker descends the upper panel 31 or ascends the lower panel 32 by operating the control panel 138 while viewing the monitor screen 16, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the descent of the upper panel 31 or the ascent of the lower panel 32 may be automated under the control of a controller that is not shown. In other words, the positional relation between the target hole 34 and the target line 64 on the monitor screen 16 or the positional relation between the edge 66 and the target line 67 are detected, and the motion of the upper panel suction unit 131, the lower panel support unit 133 or the like may be controlled by the controller based on the results of detection.
(62) All of the shapes, combinations, operation sequences, and the like of the components shown in the above mentioned embodiments are examples, and various modifications may be possible based on, for example, design needs within the range without departing from the gist of the present invention.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
(63) According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for manufacturing a structure that can position a pair of members with high accuracy by a simple operation when manufacturing a structure by assembling a pair of members.
DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
(64) 1: main wing
(65) 2: spar
(66) 3: panel
(67) 4: rib
(68) 10: main wing manufacturing apparatus
(69) 11: first positioning device
(70) 12: second positioning device
(71) 13: assembling device
(72) 14: base end portion camera unit
(73) 15: front end portion camera unit
(74) 16: monitor screen
(75) 17: clamp unit
(76) 18: positioning unit
(77) 19: camera holding unit
(78) 20: contacting piece
(79) 21: front spar
(80) 22: rear spar
(81) 23: first operation knob
(82) 24: protruding piece
(83) 25: bolt
(84) 26: second operation knob
(85) 27: nut
(86) 28: support bracket
(87) 29: reference block
(88) 31: upper panel
(89) 32: lower panel
(90) 33: target hole
(91) 34: target hole
(92) 40: camera holder
(93) 41: camera
(94) 42: camera fixing hole
(95) 43: fixing screw
(96) 44: positioning pin
(97) 45: camera reference position confirming device
(98) 46: clamp unit
(99) 47: positioning unit
(100) 48: camera holding unit
(101) 49: contacting piece
(102) 50: shaft
(103) 51: pressing member
(104) 52: first operation knob
(105) 53: reference block
(106) 54: positioning protrusion
(107) 56: camera holder
(108) 57: camera
(109) 58: base end portion camera unit
(110) 59: front end portion camera unit
(111) 60: storage device
(112) 61: synthetic image generation device
(113) 62: target line information
(114) 63: protruding piece
(115) 64: target line
(116) 65: aperture outline
(117) 66: edge
(118) 67: target line
(119) 131: upper panel suction unit
(120) 132: upper elevating stand
(121) 133: lower panel support unit
(122) 134: lower elevating stand
(123) 135: front spar holding unit
(124) 136: rear spar holding unit
(125) 137: conveying unit
(126) 138: control panel
(127) 210: shaft
(128) 220: pressing member
(129) 22a: parallel piece
(130) 22b: connecting piece
(131) 22c: photographing hole
(132) 29a: first reference face
(133) 29b: second reference face
(134) 29c: protruding portion
(135) 29d: camera inserting hole
(136) 3a: panel body
(137) 3b: stringer
(138) 45a: lower deck
(139) 45b: leg portion
(140) 45c: upper deck
(141) 45d: camera inserting hole
(142) 45e: fixing screw hole
(143) 45f: reference line