TWI741939B - Measurement device and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a measuring device, which has a first heating area, a second heating area and a measuring area. The measuring area is located between the first and second heating areas. The measuring device includes a sliding rail, a moving rod, a first heater, a second heater, a first partition board and a second partition board. The sliding rail is used to carry an object to-be-measured. The moving rod is used for moving the object to-be-measured between the first heating area, the second heating area and the measuring area on the sliding rail. The first heater is arranged in the first heating area and used for controlling the temperature of the object to-be-measured when it moves to the first heating area. The second heater is arranged in the second heating area and used for controlling the temperature of the object to-be-measured when it moves to the second heating area. The first partition board is controllably arranged between the first heating area and the measuring area. The second partition board is controllably arranged between the second heating area and the measuring area.

Description

Measuring device and its operation method

The present invention relates to the technical field of measuring high-temperature materials, and particularly relates to a measuring device and an operating method thereof that can repeatedly heat materials for measuring.

The properties of the material at high temperature (for example, the amount of deformation, breaking strength, etc.) must be measured after the sample is heated to a uniform temperature. If the material characteristics vary greatly, a large number of samples need to be heated to the same temperature and measured to obtain a typical value. In addition, in some cases, it is necessary to measure the characteristics of the same sample at different temperatures to confirm the change trend and amplitude of the material characteristics as the temperature changes. Therefore, for these conditions, there is a need for multiple measuring devices, repeatable heating measurements, and so on.

The conventional heating device is a batch heating device. This kind of device is usually a small heating furnace, which usually only heats one object to be tested at a time. Therefore, if a large number of objects to be tested need to be heated and measured, it will lead to shortcomings such as time-consuming and inefficiency, and it is impossible to repeatedly heat multiple objects at the same time. In addition, the heating furnace has only a single furnace door, and the furnace door needs to be opened when the object to be tested is placed in or taken out of the furnace. Therefore, if you want to measure different objects, you need to open the furnace door and use a fixture to move the heated object out and place another object to be positioned in order to continue heating. In the process of moving, the temperature of the object is easily affected by external interference, which affects the accuracy of the measurement and easily damages the object to be tested. Furthermore, due to the high temperature in the furnace, opening the furnace door to take out objects poses a certain risk to the operator. Some devices integrate the measuring equipment in the heating furnace so that it can be directly measured after heating. However, there is still the risk of opening the furnace door to take out items.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a measuring device to solve the problems existing in the conventional technology.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a measuring device that can heat multiple objects at the same time and repeatedly measure the objects, so as to solve the problems of long time-consuming batch heating devices, damage to objects, and operational risks.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a measuring device, which has a first heating zone, a second heating zone, and a measuring zone. The measuring zone is located between the first and second heating zones. The measuring device includes a sliding Rail, moving rod, first heater, second heater, first partition and second partition. The slide rail is used to carry at least one object to be tested. The moving rod is used for moving at least one object to be measured between the first heating zone, the second heating zone and the measuring zone on the sliding rail. The first heater is arranged in the first heating zone and used for controlling the temperature of at least one object to be measured when it moves to the first heating zone. The second heater is arranged in the second heating zone and used for controlling the temperature of at least one object to be measured when it moves to the second heating zone. The first partition is controllably arranged between the first heating zone and the measuring zone. The second partition is controllably arranged between the second heating zone and the measuring zone.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the measuring device further has a first heat insulation zone between the first heating zone and the measuring zone, and a second heat insulation zone between the second heating zone and the measuring zone. The measuring device further includes a third partition plate arranged between the first heat insulation area and the measurement area, and a fourth partition plate arranged between the second heat insulation area and the measurement area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the moving rod includes a short rod and a long rod and forms an L-shaped structure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the short rod is used to abut at least one object to be measured, thereby pushing at least one object to be measured to move in a first direction, or pulling at least one object to be measured in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Move in two directions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the measuring device further includes a third heater disposed in the measuring area, which is used to maintain the temperature of at least one object to be measured.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the operating method of the measuring device includes the following steps: (a) moving at least one object to be measured to the first heating zone; (b) removing at least one object to be measured by the first heater The object is controlled at the first temperature; (c) at least one object to be measured is moved to the measurement area by the moving rod; and (d) the characteristic of the first object to be measured is measured.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after step (d), the operating method of the measuring device further includes: (e) moving at least one object to be measured to the second heating zone by a moving rod; and (f ) Discharging at least one object to be measured from the measuring device through a discharge port provided in the second heating zone.

In an embodiment of the present invention, before step (f), the operating method of the measuring device further includes: (g) controlling at least one object to be measured at a second temperature by a second heater; (h) ) Move at least one object to be measured to the measurement area by the moving rod; and (i) measure the characteristics of the at least one object to be measured.

In an embodiment of the present invention, step (c) includes: opening the first partition; pressing the short rod of the moving rod against at least one object to be measured, and moving the at least one object to be measured by pushing Measurement area; and close the first partition.

In an embodiment of the present invention, step (h) includes: opening the second partition; pressing the short rod of the moving rod against at least one object to be measured, and pulling the at least one object to be measured to the measurement Area; and close the second partition.

With the above-mentioned measuring device and its operating method, it is possible to achieve the effect of heating multiple samples at the same time and repeating the measurement. In addition, while increasing the efficiency of measurement, it also reduces the operational risks of the operators.

In order to make the above and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Furthermore, the directional terms mentioned in the present invention, such as up, down, top, bottom, front, back, left, right, inside, outside, side, surrounding, center, horizontal, horizontal, vertical, vertical, axial, The radial direction, the uppermost layer or the lowermost layer, etc., are only the direction of reference to the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to describe and understand the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention.

In addition, although terms such as “first”, “second”, etc. are used herein to describe different elements, the terms are only used to distinguish elements or operations described in the same technical terms. Unless the context clearly indicates, the terms do not specifically refer to or imply order or sequence, nor are they used to limit the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the measuring device 100 for heating and measuring the object under test of the present invention. The measuring device 100 has a first heating zone 111, a second heating zone 112 and a measuring zone 113, and the measuring zone 113 is located between the first heating zone 111 and the second heating zone 112. The measuring device 100 includes a sliding rail 130 that carries at least one object 120 to be measured. The test object 120 can move back and forth between the first heating zone 111, the second heating zone 112 and the measuring zone 113 on the sliding rail 130. The measuring device 100 further includes at least one first heater 141 and at least one second heater 142 disposed in the first heating zone 111 and the second heating zone 112, respectively. The first heater 141 is used to control the temperature of the test object 120 when it moves to the first heating zone 111, and the second heater 142 is used to control the temperature of the test object 120 when it moves to the second heating zone 112. Specifically, the test object 120 can be heated to the temperature to be measured by the first heater 141/second heater 142 and then leave the first heating zone 111/second heating zone 112 to the adjacent measuring zone 113 Performing the measurement can keep the object to be measured 120 at the temperature to be measured for measurement, which increases the accuracy of the measurement result.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of objects to be measured 120 can be sent to the sliding rail 130 from the inlet (not shown in the figure) located on the side of the first heating zone 111 away from the measuring zone 113. Then, a plurality of test objects 120 can be heated to the first temperature through the first heater 141 in the first heating zone 111, and then at least one test object 120 closest to the measurement zone 113 (only one is shown in the figure) , But not limited to this), move to the measurement area 113 to measure the characteristics (for example, the amount of deformation, the degree of expansion, the breaking strength, etc.). After the measurement is completed (that is, the measurement is no longer performed), the object to be measured 120 can be moved to the second heating zone 112, and from the discharge port located on the side of the second heating zone 112 away from the measurement zone 113 (Figure Not shown) discharge. Then, measure the next batch of test objects 120, that is, at least one test object located in the first heating zone 111 and closest to the measurement zone 113 at this time, and so on, until all the test objects 120 are completed. The measurement. In this way, it is possible to simultaneously perform heating and re-measurement operations on a plurality of test objects 120, so as to increase the measurement efficiency. In addition, since the material inlet and the material outlet are respectively arranged on both sides of the measuring device, the operator does not need to feed/take out the object to be tested 120 from the same position, so the risk of operation can be greatly reduced.

In an embodiment, the measured objects 120 can be moved from the measurement area 113 to the second heating area 112 first, and the objects 120 can be allowed to cool naturally without starting the second heater 142. Then it is discharged from the discharge port to avoid damage caused by rapid cooling.

However, if you want to measure the characteristics of the test object 120 (which has the first temperature at this time) after the first measurement is performed at different temperatures, you can change the characteristics of the test object 120 after the first measurement. The object 120 moves from the measurement area 113 to the second heating area 112/first heating area 111 and is heated/slowly cooled to the second temperature by the second heater 142/first heater 141, and then the object to be measured 120 is moved Go back to the measurement area 113 for measurement. In this way, the test object 120 can repeatedly adjust the temperature in the second heating zone 112/first heating zone 111 and directly measure it, reducing the time required for cooling, moving/replacement of the test object, and reheating, and increasing the overall volume The efficiency of measurement, and achieve the effect of repeated measurement.

In one embodiment, the measuring device 100 further includes a first partition 151 and a second partition 152. The first partition 151 is controllably disposed between the first heating zone 111 and the measuring zone 113. The second partition 152 is controllably disposed between the second heating zone 112 and the measuring zone 113. The first partition 151 and the second partition 152 may be formed of, for example, a high-temperature insulating material (for example, ceramic), which can effectively isolate the measurement area 113 and the first heating area 111 and the second heating area 112 to It is avoided that the test object 120 is affected by the temperature in the first heating zone 111/the second heating zone 112 when the measurement area 113 is being measured. Specifically, only when the object 120 needs to be moved from the first heating zone 111/second heating zone 112 into the measuring zone 113 for measurement or when it needs to move from the measuring zone 113 to the first heating zone 111/second heating When the zone 112 is in use, the first partition 151/the second partition 152 will be opened, and the first partition 151/the second partition 152 will be closed at other times.

In one embodiment, the measuring device 100 may include a moving rod 160 (as shown in Figs. 2A to 3B), which is located on one side of the test object 120 and is used to move the test object 120 to The first heating zone 111, the second heating zone 112 and the measuring zone 113 move back and forth. Please refer to FIGS. 2A to 3B together. FIGS. 2A and 3A are a side view and a top view of the moving rod 160 in a certain position, respectively. Figures 2B and 3B are respectively a side view and a top view of the moving rod 160 when it abuts against the object 120 to be tested. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 3B, the moving rod 160 includes a long rod 161 and a short rod 162, both of which form an L-shaped structure. The short rod 162 includes a first surface 162A facing a first direction and a second surface 162B facing a second direction, wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction. In this embodiment, the first direction refers to the direction from the first heating zone 111 to the second heating zone 112, that is, the direction from the inlet to the outlet.

In an operation, when the moving rod 160 is moved, the short rod 162 faces upward (as shown in Figures 2A and 3A). Until the object 120 to be moved is approached, the long rod 161 can be rotated to turn the short rod 162 inward, and the first surface 162A of the short rod 162 is used to abut the first surface 120B of the object 120, as shown in Figure 3B Shown. Then, the long rod 160 is pushed to move in the first direction, so as to drive the object 120 to be measured to the measurement area 113/second heating area 112/discharge port along the first direction.

In another operation, the second surface 162B of the short rod 162 can be used to abut the second surface 120A (not shown in the figure) of the test object 120, and then the long rod 160 can be pulled to move in the second direction, thereby driving the test object 120 moves to the measurement area 113/first heating area 111 in the second direction. In this way, through the short rod 162 of the moving rod 160, the object to be measured 120 can be moved back and forth between the first heating zone 111, the second heating zone 112 and the measuring zone 113 according to demand, instead of only one Directional movement (that is, only one measurement of the object to be measured 120 can be performed), thereby achieving the effect of repeated measurement.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of another preferred embodiment of the measuring device 300 for heating and measuring the object under test of the present invention. The measuring device 300 is similar to the measuring device 100, and the components and operations with the same number can be referred to the above description, and will not be repeated here. In this embodiment, the measuring device 300 further has a first heat insulation area 311 and a second heat insulation area 312. The first heat insulation area 311 is located between the first heating area 111 and the measurement area 113, and the second heat insulation area 312 is located between the second heating area 112 and the measurement area 113. In addition, the measuring device 300 further includes a third partition 321 and a fourth partition 322. The third partition 321 is disposed between the first heat insulation area 111 and the measurement area 113, and the fourth partition 322 is disposed between the second heat insulation area 112 and the measurement area 113. In other words, the first partition 151 and the third partition 321 form a first heat insulation area 311, and the second partition 152 and the fourth partition 322 form a second heat insulation area 312.

The first heat insulation zone 311/the second heat insulation zone 312 can effectively isolate the measuring zone 113 from the first heating zone 111/the second heating zone 112 to avoid measuring the object 120 located in the measuring zone 113. The time measurement is affected by the temperature of the first heating zone 111/the second heating zone 112. In addition, when heating the test object 120 located in the first heating zone 111/the second heating zone 112, the heating of the first heater 141/second heater 142 can be increased without affecting the measurement zone 113. The heating capacity and the temperature that can be heated further improve the measurement efficiency.

In an operation, when the object to be measured 120 located in the first heating zone 111 is to be moved to the measuring area 113 for measurement, the first partition 151 is opened first, and then the object to be measured 120 is moved to the first heat insulation区311. Then, the third partition 321 is opened after the first partition 151 is closed. At this time, the object to be measured 120 is moved to the measurement area 113 and the third partition 321 is closed. In this way, the characteristics obtained by the measurement of the object under test 120 when the temperature is set can be more accurate. In the same way, the operation of moving the object 120 located in the second heating zone 112 to the measuring zone 113 is similar to the above, and will not be repeated here.

In an embodiment, the measuring device 100 and the measuring device 300 may further include a third heater 143 disposed in the measuring area 113. The third heater 143 is used to maintain the temperature of the test object 120 in the measurement area 113 to prevent the temperature change of the test object 120 from other areas to the measurement area 113 and affect the measurement result.

In summary, the measuring device of the present invention can achieve the effect of heating multiple samples at the same time by arranging multiple heating zones. In addition, since the material inlet and the material outlet are respectively set in different heating zones, the operator does not need to open the furnace door repeatedly to move the high-temperature samples, which avoids the risk of operation. Furthermore, the present invention also provides an L-shaped moving rod for moving the sample to be tested so that it can move back and forth between different heating zones and measuring zones to achieve the effect of repeated measurement. In this way, while reducing the risk of operators, it also greatly increases the efficiency of measurement.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

100, 300: measuring device 111: The first heating zone 112: second heating zone 113: Measurement area 120: DUT 120A: second side 120B: First side 130: Slide 141: The first heater 142: The second heater 143: The third heater 151: The first partition 152: second partition 160: moving rod 161: long pole 162: short 162A: First side 162B: Second side 311: First Insulation Zone 312: Second Insulation Zone 321: third partition 322: The fourth partition

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the measuring device for heating and measuring the object under test of the present invention. Figures 2A and 3A are a side view and a top view of the moving rod in a certain position, respectively. Figures 2B and 3B are a side view and a top view of the moving rod when it is against the object to be measured, respectively. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another preferred embodiment of the measuring device for heating and measuring the object under test of the present invention.

100: Measuring device

111: The first heating zone

112: second heating zone

113: Measurement area

120: DUT

130: Slide

141: The first heater

142: The second heater

143: The third heater

151: The first partition

152: second partition

Claims (10)

A measuring device has a first heating zone, a second heating zone and a measuring zone, the measuring zone is located between the first and second heating zones, and the measuring device comprises: A slide rail for carrying at least one object to be tested; A moving rod for moving the at least one object to be measured on the slide rail between the first heating zone, the second heating zone and the measuring zone; A first heater arranged in the first heating zone for controlling the temperature of the at least one object under test when it moves to the first heating zone; A second heater arranged in the second heating zone for controlling the temperature of the at least one object under test when it moves to the second heating zone; A first partition, controllably disposed between the first heating zone and the measuring zone; and A second partition is controllably arranged between the second heating zone and the measuring zone. The measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the measurement device further has a first heat insulation zone located between the first heating zone and the measurement zone, and a first heat insulation zone located between the second heating zone and the measurement zone The measuring device further includes a third partition plate arranged between the first heat insulating area and the measuring area, and a third partition plate arranged between the second heat insulating area and the measuring area. A fourth partition between the zones. The measuring device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movable rod includes a short rod and a long rod and forms an L-shaped structure. The measurement device according to claim 3, wherein the short rod is used to abut the at least one object to be measured, so as to push the at least one object to be measured to move in a first direction, or to pull the at least one object to be measured Move in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The measuring device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a third heater disposed in the measuring area to maintain the temperature of the at least one object to be measured. An operation method of the measurement device according to claim 1, comprising: (a) Move the at least one object to be tested to the first heating zone; (b) controlling the at least one object under test to a first temperature by the first heater; (c) Move the at least one object to be measured to the measurement area by the moving rod; and (d) Measure the characteristics of the first DUT. The operation method of the measuring device as described in claim 6, after step (d), further includes: (e) using the moving rod to move the at least one object to be tested to the second heating zone; and (f) Discharging the measured at least one object to be measured from the measuring device through a discharge port provided in the second heating zone. The operation method of the measuring device as described in claim 7, before step (f), further includes: (g) controlling the at least one object under test to a second temperature by the second heater; (h) Move the at least one object to be measured to the measurement area by the moving rod; and (i) Measure the characteristics of the at least one object under test. The operation method of the measurement device according to claim 6, wherein step (c) includes: Open the first partition; Pressing a short rod of the moving rod against the at least one object to be measured, and moving the at least one object to be measured to the measurement area by pushing; and Close the first partition. The operation method of the measurement device according to claim 8, wherein step (h) includes: Open the second partition; A short rod of the moving rod is pressed against the at least one object to be measured, and the at least one object to be measured is moved to the measurement area in a pulling manner; and Close the second partition.

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