EP3389929B1 - Système de pré-tension d'un raccord comprenant un certain nombre d'éléments filetés - Google Patents

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EP3389929B1
EP3389929B1 EP16809814.3A EP16809814A EP3389929B1 EP 3389929 B1 EP3389929 B1 EP 3389929B1 EP 16809814 A EP16809814 A EP 16809814A EP 3389929 B1 EP3389929 B1 EP 3389929B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B23/00—Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers
    • B25B23/14—Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers
    • B25B23/147—Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers specially adapted for electrically operated wrenches or screwdrivers

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  • the invention relates to a system for pre-tensioning a joint comprising two or more threaded fasteners.
  • the invention concerns a system in which two or more power wrenches are arranged to simultaneously tighten two or more threaded fasteners in a synchronized way in order to obtain an evenly distributed clamping force in the joint.
  • the EP 2421679 B1 discloses a tightening assembly for tightening two fasteners.
  • the torque of the tightening assembly is provided by electric, pneumatic or hydraulic energy and can be adjusted via switches.
  • the US 4081037 discloses a control system for a multiple spindle machine for simultaneously tightening a plurality of threaded fasteners.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an improved system for pre-tensioning a joint including two or more threaded fasteners by simultaneous and synchronous tightening of the threaded fasteners by two or more manually supported power wrenches communicating with at least one common operation control unit, wherein the system is adaptable to different applications by an increased flexibility.
  • a system for pre-tensioning a joint including two or more threaded fasteners by a synchronized tightening of the threaded fasteners comprises two or more torque delivering power wrenches.
  • Each one of the power wrenches is a manually supported impulse type power wrench.
  • each one of the power wrenches is battery powered and comprise a wireless communication module.
  • Each of the power wrenches comprises at least one operation control unit, which comprises a wireless communication module for communicating with the wireless communication modules of the power wrenches to receive operation data from each power wrench and to deliver data to each power wrenches controlling the tightening operation of at least one power wrench in response to the received operation data from the respective power wrenches.
  • At least one power wrench is controlled to perform a step-wise tightening operation synchronized with a step-wise tightening operation of the other power wrench or wrenches of the system.
  • a number of the power wrenches are arranged in two or more groups for pre-tensioning a multi-fastener joint, and the power wrenches in each group are controlled to perform a simultaneous tightening operation to match in a synchronized way the tightening operation of the power wrenches in another group or groups.
  • the at least one operation control unit comprises a separate operation control unit provided at or inside each one of the power wrenches, each one of said separate operation control units is arranged to wirelessly communicate with the separate operation control unit or units of the other power wrench or wrenches of the system.
  • At least one operation control unit comprises a single operation control unit communicating with and controlling all of the power wrenches in the system.
  • a control unit for controlling pre-tensioning a joint including two or more threaded fasteners by a synchronized tightening of the threaded fasteners by two or more torque delivering power wrenches.
  • the control unit is in communication with the power wrenches for control of the operation of at least one of the power wrenches.
  • the operation control unit comprises a wireless communication module for communicating with a wireless communication module of the power wrenches.
  • the control unit is adapted to receive operation data from each power wrench and to deliver data to each power wenches controlling the tightening operation of at least one power wrench in response to the received operation data from the respective power wrenches.
  • control unit is adapted to control the at least one power wrench to perform a step-wise tightening operation synchronized with a step-wise tightening operation of at least one other power wrench used in a synchronized tightening of the threaded fasteners.
  • control unit when a number of the power wrenches controlled by the unit are arranged in two or more groups for pre-tensioning a multi-fastener joint, the control unit is adapted to control the power wrenches in each group to perform a simultaneous tightening operation to match in a synchronized way the tightening operation of the power wrenches in another group or groups.
  • control unit is a stand-alone device.
  • control unit is a separate operation control unit provided at or inside a power wrench.
  • the control unit is arranged to wirelessly communicate with at least one other separate operation control unit.
  • a power wrench provided with a wireless communication module adapted to wirelessly transmit operation data from a synchronized tightening of the threaded fasteners performed by the power wrench and at least one other power wrench is provided.
  • the wireless communication module is adapted to wirelessly transmit said operation data to a common control unit for control of the synchronized tightening.
  • the wireless communication module is adapted to wirelessly transmit said operation data to the at least one other power wrench.
  • the power wrench comprises a control unit adapted to control a synchronized tightening performed by the power wrench in response to control data wirelessly received from said at least one other power wrench.
  • a system 1 for pre-tensioning a joint 13 including two or more threaded fasteners 11a - c by a synchronized tightening of the threaded fasteners is depicted.
  • the system illustrated in Fig. 1 comprises three manually supported and battery powered power wrenches 10 a-c which are to be applied on a number of threaded fasteners 11 a-c.
  • the threaded fasteners 11 a-c are parts of a joint 13 wherein two elements 14, 15 are to be put together by a clamping force obtained by the threaded fasteners 11 a-c.
  • the power wrenches 10 a-c are of the torque impulse delivering type which do not generate any reaction forces, which makes it possible for an operator to operate two wrenches at a time.
  • the power wrenches 10 a-c can also be of the torque delivering type.
  • Each one of the power wrenches 10 a-c carries not only a detachable battery casing but also a non-illustrated internal means for indicating actual operation data like output torque, angular displacement etc.
  • Each one of the power wrenches 10 a-c comprises a wireless communication module 16a - c for communication with a common operation control unit 18. Since it is well known per se to provide battery powered power wrenches with equipment for wireless communication with an operation control unit that feature is not described in further detail.
  • the control unit 18 comprises a control circuit programmed with operation data suitable for the actual tightening operation, and a comparing circuit by which the outgoing control data for each power wrench are adapted to the received actual operation data from the other power wrenches.
  • the control circuit and the comparing circuit can for example be implemented using a processor 20 connected to a memory 22 on which a computer program is stored that when executed by the processor causes the control circuit and comparing circuit to perform the above tasks.
  • the control unit 18 is in accordance with one embodiment further arranged to identify the actual status of each one of the wrenches during a tightening sequence to control the tightening operation of the other power wrench or wrenches in response thereto, and to complete the predetermined tightening sequence via a synchronized tightening of the threaded fasteners 11 a-c.
  • the control unit 18 is provided with a wireless communication module 24 adapted to wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to/from the respective power wrenches 10a - 10 c.
  • the wireless communication module can be operatively connected to the control circuit.
  • the operation control unit is formed by separate control units 18 located at or inside the power wrenches themselves, which means that operation data and identification of the present status of the other power wrenches are received and compared by each one of the separate control units 18 in a distributed manner. This arrangement will contribute to an even more flexible system.
  • the synchronized tightening of the threaded fasteners 11 a-c may very well be executed continuously or in steps as long as the tightening operation performed by each one of the power wrenches 10 a-c is kept up with the operation of the other power wrenches to accomplish an evenly distributed clamping force in the joint 13.
  • the wrenches could be arranged in groups, whereby a synchronized tightening could be performed by controlling a simultaneous tightening operation of the power wrenches of one group in relation to a simultaneous tightening of the power wrenches in another group or groups.
  • the synchronized tightening aims to obtain an evenly distributed clamping force in the joint.

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  1. Système (1) de pré-tension d'un joint (13) comportant au moins deux éléments de fixation filetés (11a-c) par un serrage synchronisé des éléments de fixation filetés, comprenant au moins deux boulonneuses (10a-10c), alimentées par batterie, supportées manuellement, fournissant un couple de serrage
    caractérisé
    en ce que chacune des boulonneuses comprend une unité de commande d'opération séparée (18) qui est disposée pour communiquer sans fil avec la ou les unités de commande d'opération séparées de la ou des autres boulonneuses du système, un module de communication sans fil (16a-c), et
    en ce que l'unité de commande d'opération séparée (18) comprend un module de communication sans fil (24) permettant de communiquer avec les modules de communication sans fil (16a-c) des boulonneuses pour recevoir des données d'opération de chaque boulonneuse et pour fournir des données à chaque boulonneuse commandant l'opération de serrage d'au moins une boulonneuse en réponse aux données d'opération reçues à partir des boulonneuses respectives, l'unité de commande d'opération séparée (18) comprenant en outre un circuit de commande programmé avec des données d'opération appropriées pour l'opération de serrage réelle, et un circuit de comparaison par lequel les données de commande sortantes pour chaque boulonneuse sont adaptées aux données d'opération réelles reçues à partir des autres boulonneuses afin d'achever la séquence de serrage prédéterminée par l'intermédiaire d'un serrage synchronisé des éléments de fixation filetés (11a-c).
  2. Système selon la revendication 1, lesdites au moins deux boulonneuses alimentées par batterie, supportées manuellement, fournissant un couple de serrage étant commandées pour effectuer une opération de serrage par étapes synchronisée avec une opération de serrage par étapes de la ou des autres boulonneuses du système.
  3. Système selon la revendication 1 ou 2, un nombre des boulonneuses étant disposées en au moins deux groupes pour la pré-tension d'un joint à fixations multiples, et les boulonneuses dans chaque groupe étant commandées pour effectuer une opération de serrage simultanée pour correspondre de manière synchronisée à l'opération de serrage des boulonneuses dans un ou plusieurs autres groupes.
  4. Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, chacune des boulonneuses étant une boulonneuse de type à impulsions supportée manuellement.
  5. Unité de commande (18) destinée à la commande d'une pré-tension d'un joint (13) comportant au moins deux éléments de fixation filetés (11a-c) par un serrage synchronisé des éléments de fixation filetés à l'aide d'au moins deux boulonneuses (10a-10c) alimentées par batterie, supportées manuellement, fournissant un couple de serrage, l'unité de commande étant configurée pour être disposée dans chacune des boulonneuses afin de communiquer avec d'autres boulonneuses pour commander l'opération d'au moins une des boulonneuses,
    caractérisé
    en ce que l'unité de commande (18) comprend un module de communication sans fil (24) permettant de communiquer avec un module de communication sans fil des boulonneuses et étant configurée pour recevoir des données d'opération à partir de chaque boulonneuse et pour fournir des données à chaque boulonneuse commandant l'opération de serrage d'au moins une boulonneuse en réponse aux données d'opération reçues à partir des boulonneuses respectives, l'unité de commande (18) comprenant en outre un circuit de commande programmé avec des données d'opération appropriées pour l'opération de serrage réelle, et un circuit de comparaison par lequel les données de commande sortantes pour chaque boulonneuses sont adaptées aux données d'opération réelles reçues à partir des autres boulonneuses afin d'achever la séquence de serrage prédéterminée par l'intermédiaire d'un serrage synchronisé des éléments de fixation filetés (11a-c).
  6. Unité de commande (18) selon la revendication 5, l'unité de commande étant adaptée pour commander la boulonneuse afin d'effectuer une opération de serrage par étapes synchronisée avec une opération de serrage par étapes d'au moins une autre boulonneuse utilisée dans un serrage synchronisé des éléments de fixation filetés.
  7. Unité de commande (18) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, un nombre des boulonneuses commandées par les unités de commande (18) étant disposées en au moins deux groupes pour la pré-tension d'un joint à fixations multiples, et les unités de commande étant adaptées pour commander les boulonneuses dans chaque groupe afin d'effectuer une opération de serrage simultanée pour correspondre de manière synchronisée à l'opération de serrage des boulonneuses dans un ou plusieurs autres groupes.
  8. Boulonneuse (10a-c) comprenant une unité de commande selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, l'unité de commande étant disposée pour communiquer sans fil avec au moins une autre unité de commande d'au moins une autre boulonneuse.
  9. Boulonneuse (10a-c) selon la revendication 8, caractérisée par un module de communication sans fil adapté pour transmettre sans fil des données d'opération à partir d'un serrage synchronisé des éléments de fixation filetés effectués par la boulonneuse et au moins une autre boulonneuse.
  10. Boulonneuse (10a-c) selon la revendication 9, le module de communication sans fil étant adapté pour transmettre sans fil lesdites données d'opération à ladite au moins une autre boulonneuse.
  11. Boulonneuse (10a-c) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 10, chacune des boulonneuses étant une boulonneuse à type d'impulsion supportée manuellement.
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