Manufacturing fixture system and associated process having a rest pad force sensor with closed loop feedback
US10363646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/49134
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A manufacturing fixture process, and associated device for practicing the disclosed process, includes supporting a component during manufacturing by at least one rest pad, and sensing and transmitting a force signal exerted on the rest pad by the component during manufacturing by at least one sensor associated with the at least one rest pad. The process further includes clamping the component onto the rest pad by a clamping component configured to rigidly hold the component, receiving and monitoring the force exerted on the rest pad by a force monitoring system configured to receive and monitor the signal indicating the force exerted on the rest pad, as well as determine whether the force exerted on the rest pad is within a predetermined range, exceeds the predetermined range, and/or is below the predetermined range, and outputting the force exerted on the rest pad with an output device.
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