IP Library Granted Patent US 9,649,721
Granted Patent B2
US 9,649,721 · App. 14/753,508 · Granted May 16, 2017

Surface treatment method for metal material and force sensor

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Patent No.
US 9,649,721
App. No.
14/753,508
Granted
May 16, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surface treatment method for roughening a surface of a metal material by a laser beam includes: forming a roughened surface adhesion portion on the surface of the metal material by irradiating the laser beam on the surface of the metal material to form a plurality of roughened regions within the roughened surface adhesion portion, each of the roughened regions being formed in a circular shape having an outer ring adjacent to each other. The roughened regions are arranged to satisfy the following Equation (1): 0.5a<d<1.5a  (1) where “a” is a diameter of the outer ring of each of the roughened regions, and “d” is a center pitch between adjacent roughened regions.

Claims (46)

1. A surface treatment method for roughening a surface of a metal material by a laser beam, the method comprising:

forming a roughened surface adhesion portion on the surface of the metal material by irradiating the laser beam on the surface of the metal material to form a plurality of roughened regions within the roughened surface adhesion portion, each of the roughened regions being formed in a circular shape having an outer ring adjacent to each other,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged to satisfy the following Equation (1):

0.5a<d<1.5a  (1)

where “a” is a diameter of the outer ring of each of the roughened regions, and “d” is a center pitch between adjacent roughened regions.

2. The surface treatment method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged in a pattern in which the outer ring of each of the roughened regions is adjacent to the outer rings of four adjacent roughened regions.

3. The surface treatment method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged in a pattern in which the outer ring of each of the roughened regions is adjacent to the outer rings of six adjacent roughened regions.

4. The surface treatment method according to claim 1 ,

Wherein the roughened regions are arranged to satisfy the following Equation (2):

a=d.  (2)

5. The surface treatment method according to claim 4 ,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged in a pattern in which the outer ring of each of the roughened regions is adjacent to the outer rings of four adjacent roughened regions.

6. A force sensor comprising:

a strain body formed of a metal material having a roughened surface adhesion portion on at least one surface, the roughed surface adhesion portion being formed by the surface treatment method according to claim 5 ; and

a strain gauge attached to the roughened surface adhesion portion with an adhesive.

7. The surface treatment method according to claim 4 ,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged in a pattern in which the outer ring of each of the roughened regions is adjacent to the outer rings of six adjacent roughened regions.

8. A force sensor comprising:

a strain body formed of a metal material having a roughened surface adhesion portion on at least one surface, the roughed surface adhesion portion being formed by the surface treatment method according to claim 6 ; and

a strain gauge attached to the roughened surface adhesion portion with an adhesive.

9. A force sensor comprising:

a strain body formed of a metal material having a roughened surface adhesion portion on at least one surface, the roughed surface adhesion portion being formed by the surface treatment method according to claim 4 ; and

a strain gauge attached to the roughened surface adhesion portion with an adhesive.

10. A force sensor comprising:

a strain body formed of a metal material having a roughened surface adhesion portion on at least one surface, the roughed surface adhesion portion being formed by the surface treatment method according to claim 1 ; and

a strain gauge attached to the roughened surface adhesion portion with an adhesive.

11. A force sensor comprising:

a strain body formed of a metal material and having a hollow portion located at an inner central portion, the strain body having a roughened surface adhesion portion formed above the hollow portion; and

at strain gauge attached to the roughened surface adhesion portion with an adhesive,

wherein each of the roughened regions being formed in a circular shape having an outer ring adjacent to each other, and

wherein the roughened regions are arranged to satisfy the following Equation (3):

0.5a<d<1.5a  (3)

where “a” is a diameter of the outer ring of each of the roughened regions, and “d” is a center pitch between adjacent roughened regions.

12. The force sensor according to claim 11 ,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged in a pattern in which the outer ring of each of the roughened regions is adjacent to the outer rings of four adjacent roughened regions.

13. The force sensor according to claim 11 ,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged in a pattern in which the outer ring of each of the roughened regions is adjacent to the outer rings of six adjacent roughened regions.

14. The force sensor according to claim 11 ,

Wherein the roughened regions are arranged to satisfy the following Equation (4):

a=d.  (4)

15. The force sensor according to claim 14 ,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged in a pattern in which the outer ring of each of the roughened regions is adjacent to the outer rings of four adjacent roughened regions.

16. The force sensor according to claim 14 ,

wherein the roughened regions are arranged in a pattern in which the outer ring of each of the roughened regions is adjacent to the outer rings of six adjacent roughened regions.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2020
From: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
To: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
Reel/Frame 051803/0293 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2015
From: SATO, SATOSHI
To: MINEBEA CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 035928/0082 →