Method for bore chamfer measurement
View Patent ↗A method for bore chamfer measurement includes providing a wheel with a surface having a bore and chamfer surrounding the bore. A light emitting device is aimed at the bore, the chamfer and a portion of the surface of the wheel adjacent to the chamfer. A light from the light emitting device is emitted to the surface of the wheel at the bore and the chamfer such that at least a portion of the light is emitted in a direction that is aligned with a center of the bore. Reflected light is detected from the surface adjacent to the chamfer and the bore. A two dimensional image of the surface and the chamfer is produced and is used to determine a dimension of the chamfer.
1. A method for bore chamfer measurement, comprising:
providing a wheel with a surface having a bore and chamfer surrounding the bore;
aiming a light emitting device at the bore, the chamfer and a portion of the surface of the wheel adjacent to the chamfer;
emitting a light from the light emitting device to the bore, the chamfer, and the surface adjacent to the chamfer such that at least a portion of the light is emitted in a direction that is aligned with a center of the bore;
detecting reflected light from a surface of the bore, the chamfer, and the surface adjacent to the chamfer;
producing a two dimensional image of the surface of the bore, the chamfer, and the surface adjacent to the chamfer; and
determining a dimension of the chamfer.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the providing of the wheel includes the surface and the chamfer being angularly offset from one another.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein
the providing of the wheel includes the surface and the chamfer being offset from one another by a 45 degree angle.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the aiming of the light emitting device includes aligning a portion of the emitted light parallel to the central axis of the bore in the wheel.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein
the emitting of the light from the light emitting device includes emitting light along a plane such that the plane intersects with a central axis of the bore in the wheel.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the aiming of the light emitting device includes observing the two dimensional image on a video display, and
adjusting the position of the light emitting device in response to observation of the two dimensional image.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein
the adjusting of the position of the light emitting device includes aligning the two dimensional image with a predetermined two dimensional still image representing the surface of the bore, the chamfer and the surface adjacent to the chamfer.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the emitting of the light from the light emitting device includes aligning at least a portion of the light in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the wheel.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the detecting of reflected light from the surface of the bore, the chamfer and the surface adjacent to the chamfer includes capturing reflections of the emitted light in an image capturing portion of the light emitting device.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the producing a two dimensional image includes displaying the two dimensional image on a video display.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the determining of the dimension of the chamfer includes superimposing a still image of a desired dimension of the chamfer on the video display.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein
the determining of the dimension of the chamfer includes comparing displayed relative dimensions of the two dimensional image with displayed relative dimensions of the still image.
13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the determining of the dimension of the chamfer includes measuring the dimension of the two dimensional image.
14. A method for bore chamfer measurement, comprising:
providing a wheel with a surface having a bore and chamfer surrounding the bore;
coarsely aiming a light emitting device at the bore, the chamfer and a portion of the surface of the wheel adjacent to the chamfer;
emitting a light from the light emitting device to the bore, the chamfer, and the surface of the wheel adjacent to the chamfer;
detecting reflected light from a surface of the bore, the chamfer, and the surface adjacent to the chamfer;
producing a two dimensional image of the surface of the bore, the chamfer, and the surface adjacent to the chamfer;
adjusting the position of the light emitting device in response to observation of the two dimensional image; and
determining a dimension of the chamfer.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein
the determining of the dimension of the chamfer includes superimposing a still image of a desired dimension of the surface of the bore, the chamfer and the surface adjacent to the chamfer on the two dimensional image.
16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein
the determining of the dimension of the chamfer includes comparing displayed relative dimensions of the two dimensional image with displayed relative dimensions of the still image.
17. The method according to claim 14 , wherein
the adjusting of the position of the light emitting device includes aligning the light emitting device such that at least a portion of the light is emitted in a direction that is aligned with a center of the bore.
18. A method for bore chamfer measurement, comprising:
providing a wheel with a surface having a bore and chamfer surrounding the bore;
coarsely aiming a light emitting device at the bore, the chamfer and a portion of the surface of the wheel adjacent to the chamfer;
emitting a light from the light emitting device to the bore, the chamfer, and the surface of the wheel adjacent to the chamfer;
detecting reflected light from a surface of the bore, the chamfer, and the surface adjacent to the chamfer;
producing a two dimensional image of the bore, the chamfer, and the surface adjacent to the chamfer;
superimposing a still image of a desired dimension of the chamfer on the two dimensional image;
adjusting the position of the light emitting device in response to observation of the two dimensional image and the still image; and
determining a dimension of the chamfer of the two dimensional image.
19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein
the determining of the dimension of the chamfer includes comparing displayed relative dimensions of the two dimensional image with displayed relative dimensions of the still image.
20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein
the adjusting of the position of the light emitting device includes aligning the light emitting device such that at least a portion of the light is emitted in a direction that is aligned with a center of the bore.