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Granted Patent B2
US 11,906,476 · App. 17/258,424 · Granted Feb 20, 2024

Joining state detection film, joining state detection device, and joining state detection method

Inventors: Nao Terasaki (Tosu, JP); Yuki Fujio (Tosu, JP)
Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
G01N3/068G01N3/40B29C65/022B29C65/48B29C65/561B29C65/60
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Patent No.
US 11,906,476
App. No.
17/258,424
Granted
Feb 20, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to provide a joining state detection film, a joining state detection device, and a joining state detection method, capable of detecting a joining state of a joining portion of two members from the outside. [Solution]A film containing a mechanoluminescent substance is formed on a surface, on a side opposite to a joining surface, of at least one member of two members that are joined at joining parts each having the joining surface, and physical stimulation is applied thereto.

Claims (8)

1. A joining state detection method for detecting a joining state of two members that are joined at joining parts each having a joining surface, the method comprising the steps of:

forming the joining state detection film containing a mechanoluminescent substance on a first surface of a first of the two joining parts, the first surface being opposite to the joining surface of the first joining part; and

physically stimulating the joining part such that light is emitted from a luminescent part of the joining state detection film and light is not emitted from a non-luminescent part of the joining state detection film and an area of the non-luminescent part indicates an area of the joining surface where the two members are not joined.

2. The joining state detection method according to claim 1 , wherein the mechanoluminescent substance contained in the joining state detection film is a substance represented by SrAl 2 O 4 that is doped with Eu 2+ , a substance represented by SrAl 2 O 4 that is doped with at least one of Eu 2+ , Ho 3+ , Dy 2+ , M 1 , M 2 , and M 3 (M 1 , M 2 , and M 3 are monovalent to trivalent different metal ions), or a substance represented by CaYAl 3 O 7 that is doped with Eu 2+ .

3. The joining state detection method according to claim 1 , wherein the two members are joined using an adhesive, a rivet, a bolt and a nut, a screw, a clinching fastener, and swaging.

4. The joining state detection method according to claim 1 , wherein the two members are joined by static electricity, anodic bonding, or welding.

5. The joining state detection method according to claim 1 , wherein a joining strength between the two members is detected on a basis of an area ratio of the luminescent part to the joining surface.

6. The joining state detection method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of forming a joining state detection film further forms a joining state visualization film containing a mechanoluminescent substance on at least one of a side surface and an end surface of the joining part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2021
From: TERASAKI, NAO; FUJIO, YUKI
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 054981/0667 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-135871 · Jul 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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