IP Library Granted Patent US 7,210,878
Granted Patent B2
US 7,210,878 · App. 10/768,772 · Granted May 1, 2007

Feed adaptation core drill

Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
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Patent No.
US 7,210,878
App. No.
10/768,772
Granted
May 1, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process for controlling and a core drilling machine ( 1 ) having an electrical motor ( 2 ) for rotational drive of a core drill bit ( 3 ) having cutting edges ( 5 ) oriented axial to a work piece ( 4 ), a feeding means ( 6 ) for generating the feed of the core drill bit ( 3 ) against the work piece ( 4 ) and having a controller ( 7 ) for controlling, relative to a first one-to-one control parameter, detected by a sensor ( 8, 8 ′) for electrical power consumption (P) or torque (M). A force sensor ( 9, 9 ′) is connected to the controller ( 7 ) for detecting the contact pressing force (F N ) of the core drill bit ( 3 ) as the second control parameter.

Claims (22)

1. A core drilling machine with an electrical motor ( 2 ) for rotational drive of a core drilling bit ( 3 ) having cutting edges oriented axial to a work piece ( 4 ), a feeding means ( 6 ) for generation of the feed of the core drill bit ( 3 ) against the work piece ( 4 ) and a controller ( 7 ) for controlling, relative to a first one-to-one control parameter, detected by a sensor ( 8 , 8 ′) for one of electrical power consumption (P) and torque (M), wherein a force sensor ( 9 , 9 ′) is connected to the controller ( 7 ) for detecting a contact pressing force (F N ) of the core drill bit ( 3 ) as the second control parameter;

wherein the force sensor ( 9 ′) is a power sensor of the feeding means ( 6 );

wherein the controller ( 7 ) is a microcontroller; and

wherein the controller ( 7 ) is connected to an input means ( 14 ) for the radius (r) of the drill bit ( 3 ), with a transponder that queries an identification means ( 15 ) on the core drill bit ( 3 ).

2. The core drilling machine of claim 1 , wherein the force sensor ( 9 ) is a piezo force sensor arranged in a thrust bearing zone ( 10 ) of a drive spindle ( 11 ).

3. A core drilling machine with an electrical motor ( 2 ) for rotational drive of a core drilling bit ( 3 ) having cutting edges oriented axial to a work piece ( 4 ), a feeding means ( 6 ) for generation of the feed of the core drill bit ( 3 ) against the work piece ( 4 ) and a controller ( 7 ) for controlling, relative to a first one-to-one control parameter, detected by a sensor ( 8 , 8 ′) for one of electrical power consumption (P) and torque (M), wherein a force sensor ( 9 , 9 ′) is connected to the controller ( 7 ) for detecting a contact pressing force (F N ) of the core drill bit ( 3 ) as the second control parameter;

wherein respectively different torques/speed-pairings ([M i /n i ]) are tabularly arranged in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ i ) that are assigned to the different torques M i and speeds n i in the controller ( 7 ).

4. The core drilling machine of claim 3 , wherein the force sensor ( 9 ) is a piezo force sensor arranged in a thrust bearing zone ( 10 ) of a drive spindle ( 11 ).

5. The core drilling machine of claim 3 , wherein one of respectively different torques M I and speeds n I are tabularly arranged in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ I ) in the controller ( 7 ).

6. The core drilling machine of claim 1 , wherein one of respectively different torques M I and speeds n I are tabularly arranged in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ I ) in the controller ( 7 ).

7. The core drilling machine of claim 1 , wherein the electrical motor ( 2 ) is connected to a motor controller ( 12 ) controllably connected to the controller ( 7 ) that can electrically switch different working points (A i ) of the electrical motor that lies on a motor characteristic curve of maximum power (P max ) as tabularly assigned torque/speed-pairings in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ i ) that are assigned to the different torques M i and speeds n i in the controller ( 7 ).

8. The core drilling machine of claim 1 , wherein respectively different torques/speed-pairings ([M i /n i ]) are tabularly arranged in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ i ) in the controller ( 7 ) that are assigned to the different torques M i and speeds n i in the controller ( 7 ).

9. The core drilling machine of claim 7 , wherein the controller ( 7 ) connected to the feeding means ( 6 ) by a bi-directional optical interface ( 16 ) is connected to the motor controller ( 12 ).

10. A process for controlling a core drilling machine ( 1 ) having an electrical motor ( 2 ) for rotational drive of a core drill bit ( 3 ), with a force sensor ( 9 ′) being a power sensor of a feeding means ( 6 ), with a controller ( 7 ) being a microcontroller connected to an input means ( 14 ) for a radius (r) of the core drill bit ( 3 ), with a transponder that queries an identification means ( 15 ) on the core drill bit ( 3 ), wherein, in a first step, a first control parameter that is dependent on the electrical motor ( 2 ) is detected by a sensor ( 8 , 8 ′); in a second step, the first control parameter is evaluated by the controller ( 7 ), and in a third step, a feeding means ( 6 ) for the core drill bit ( 3 ) is controlled by the controller ( 7 ), wherein in the first step, a second control parameter that is dependent on the a contact pressing force (F N ) is detected using the force sensor ( 9 , 9 ′), in the second step, a one-to-one control parameter relative to a first substrate-specific frictional coefficient (μ) in the controller ( 7 ) is determined from the first and the second control parameter and in the third step, the one-to-one control parameter is used for controlling the feeding means ( 6 ).

11. The process according of claim 10 , wherein, in the third step, a motor control ( 12 ) of the electrical motor ( 2 ) is controlled using the first control parameter relative to at least two different working points (A i ) that lie on the motor characteristic curve of maximum power (P max ) as tabularly assigned torque/speed-pairings in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ i ) that are assigned to the different torques M i and speeds n i in the controller ( 7 ).

12. A core drilling machine with an electrical motor ( 2 ) for rotational drive of a core drilling bit ( 3 ) having cutting edges oriented axial to a work piece ( 4 ), a feeding means ( 6 ) for generation of the feed of the core drill bit ( 3 ) against the work piece ( 4 ) and a controller ( 7 ) for controlling, relative to a first one-to-one control parameter, detected by a sensor ( 8 , 8 ′) for one of electrical power consumption (P) and torque (M), wherein a force sensor ( 9 , 9 ′) is connected to the controller ( 7 ) for detecting a contact pressing force (F N ) of the core drill bit ( 3 ) as the second control parameter;

wherein the electrical motor ( 2 ) is connected to a motor controller ( 12 ) controllably connected to the controller ( 7 ) that can electrically switch different working points (A i ) of the electrical motor that lies on a motor characteristic curve of maximum power (P max ) as tabularly assigned torque/speed-pairings in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ i ) that are assigned to the different torques M i and speeds n i in the controller ( 7 ).

13. The core drilling machine of claim 12 , wherein the force sensor ( 9 ) is a piezo force sensor arranged in a thrust bearing zone ( 10 ) of a drive spindle ( 11 ).

14. The core drilling machine of claim 12 , wherein one of respectively different torques M i and speeds n I are tabularly arranged in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ i ) in the controller ( 7 ).

15. The core drilling machine of claim 12 , wherein the controller ( 7 ) connected in the feeding means ( 6 ) by a bi-directional optical interface ( 16 ) is connected to the motor controller ( 12 ).

16. A process for controlling a core drilling machine ( 1 ) having an electrical motor ( 2 ) for rotational drive of a core drill bit ( 3 ), wherein, in a first step, a first control parameter that is dependent on the electrical motor ( 2 ) is detected by a sensor ( 8 , 8 ′); in a second step, the control parameter is evaluated by a controller ( 7 ), and in a third step, a feeding means ( 6 ) for the core drill bit ( 3 ) is controlled by controller ( 7 ), wherein in the first step, a second control parameter that is dependent on a contact pressing force (F N ) is detected using a force sensor ( 9 , 9 ′), in the second step, a one-to-one control parameter relative to a first substrate-specific frictional coefficient (μ) in the controller ( 7 ) is determined from the first and the second control parameter and in the third step, the one-to-one control parameter is used for controlling the feeding means ( 6 );

wherein, in the third step, a motor control ( 12 ) of the electrical motor ( 2 ) is controlled using the control parameter relative to at least two different working points (A i ) that lie on a motor characteristic curve of maximum power (P max ) as tabularly assigned torque/speed-pairings in the controller ( 7 ) relative to at least two different substrate-specific frictional coefficients (μ i ) in the controller ( 7 ) that are assigned the different torques M i and speeds n i in the controller ( 7 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2004
From: KOSLOWSKI, OLIVER; LIEB, KONRAD
To: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 015668/0277 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 103 04 405 · Feb 1, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040253064A1 · Dec 16, 2004