WO2003104659A1 - Kontraktionseinheit mit positionssensoreinrichtung - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
- F15B15/20—Other details, e.g. assembly with regulating devices
- F15B15/28—Means for indicating the position, e.g. end of stroke
- F15B15/2815—Position sensing, i.e. means for continuous measurement of position, e.g. LVDT
- F15B15/2869—Position sensing, i.e. means for continuous measurement of position, e.g. LVDT using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. radar or microwaves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
- F15B15/08—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit
- F15B15/10—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit the motor being of diaphragm type
- F15B15/103—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit the motor being of diaphragm type using inflatable bodies that contract when fluid pressure is applied, e.g. pneumatic artificial muscles or McKibben-type actuators
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- the invention relates to a contraction unit with a contraction tube extending between two spaced head pieces and experiencing longitudinal contraction when subjected to internal pressure.
- Contraction units of this type are known, for example, from the "Fluidic Muscle” prospectus published by the applicant, EP 0161750 B1, DE 29906626 U, DE 29908008 U or DE 20112633 U and are relatively precise for positioning with a simple and low-wear construction low cost. Very high actuating forces can be achieved.
- position sensors or position sensors of any kind are required for exact positioning.
- actuating cylinders a large number of such position sensors and sensor devices are known, which are based on a wide variety of measuring principles.
- contraction units of the type mentioned above these are predominantly not or very poorly suited.
- the advantages of the solution according to the invention are, in particular, that such a microwave generator, which is already commercially available in a very small size, can be very easily attached to the inside of one of the head pieces or integrated into one of the head pieces.
- the compact unit of the contraction unit is not impaired by the arrangement in the interior of the contraction unit without external measuring elements, and mechanical damage or malfunctions of the position sensor device are largely excluded.
- One of the basic advantages of such contraction units, the complete sealing and therefore the low consumption of working fluid, is not impaired by the position sensor device. The measurement of the distance between the head pieces and thus the detected position can be recorded extremely precisely.
- the microwave generator is also advantageously designed as a microwave receiver so that the reflected microwaves can be detected with the same small-volume component. This leads to simplification of the electrical connections of the position sensor device.
- the evaluation device has means for phase comparison of the emitted microwave signal and the microwave signal reflected on the opposite metallic head piece, and for determining the phase difference as a measure of the distance.
- the measurement accuracy is therefore in the range of half a wavelength.
- the evaluation device has a frequency generator for variable adjustment of the microwave frequency, a resonance detector being provided for detecting the resonance frequency.
- the frequency generator is expediently designed as a ramp generator, the frequency then present being recorded as a measure of the distance when the resonance frequency is detected by the resonance detector.
- a frequency reducer for the resonance frequency is provided in the evaluation device.
- the contraction tube is expediently provided with electrically conductive particles or strand elements, such as wires, so that the entire contraction unit contributes to influencing the resonance frequency and the entire contraction unit serves as a microwave waveguide.
- the microwave generator is designed as a coupling probe that sends and receives microwaves.
- the microwave generator can also be designed as a cavity resonator with a resonance chamber that is open toward the opposite head piece of the contraction unit. This leads to a good concentration of the emitted microwaves.
- the single figure shows a contraction unit or a contraction element in longitudinal section, one of the head pieces being provided with a cavity resonator as a position sensor device.
- the contraction element is only shown schematically in the single figure for simplification. A more detailed representation can be found, for example, in DE 29906626 U mentioned at the beginning.
- a contraction tube 10 made of a elastic rubber or plastic material is sealed on both sides by head pieces 11, 12.
- a flexible flexible strand structure (not shown for simplification), which in the present embodiment can be designed as a metallic strand structure in order to design the contraction unit as a microwave waveguide.
- the wall can also contain other metallically conductive particles.
- the connection of the contraction tube 10 to the two head pieces 11, 12 takes place in such a way that the contraction tube 10 provided with the strand structure is able to transmit tensile forces to the respective head piece 11, 12.
- the attachment can take place, for example, in the context of a clamp connection, as is described by way of example in EP 0161750 B1. Other types of fastening are also possible.
- a fluid channel 14 opens, which passes through one of the head pieces 11 and the outer end of which is provided with a connection device 15, via which a fluid line coming from a pressure source can be connected.
- a connection device 15 via which a fluid line coming from a pressure source can be connected.
- several fluid channels can also be provided. In connection with a control valve arrangement, not shown, it is thus possible to feed a fluid pressure medium into the interior 13 through the fluid channel 14 or to discharge it therefrom.
- the figure shows the contraction tube 10 in the activated state, that is to say when the interior 13 is pressurized.
- the contraction tube 10 is expanded radially and at the same time contracted axially, so that the two head pieces 11, 12 are axially approximated and drawn towards one another.
- the contraction tube 10 In the deactivated state, that is to say when the interior 13 is depressurized, the contraction tube 10 assumes an essentially hollow cylinder-like shape, and the two head pieces 11, 12 move away from one another. In this way an axial stroke movement of the head pieces 11, 12 relative to one another can be achieved by coordinated fluid loading of the interior 13.
- the one head piece 11 is provided with a microwave cavity resonator 16 on its side facing the interior. This can be attached to the head piece 11 or integrated into it.
- the cavity resonator 16 has one opposite
- Headpiece 12 open resonance chamber, by means of which microwaves are emitted to the opposite headpiece 12. There they are reflected and return to the cavity resonator 16, which is provided with a corresponding detection device (not shown).
- a cavity resonator for distance measurement is described in more detail in DE 19807593 AI, so that a more detailed illustration can be dispensed with.
- the cavity resonator 16 is controlled by a ramp frequency generator 17, as a result of which the transmission frequency is predetermined.
- the receiving branch of the cavity resonator 16 is connected to a resonance detector 18, which consists, for example, of a two-stage differentiator and a comparator and continuously monitors whether the received signal indicates resonance.
- the resonance manifests itself in a high steepness of the received signal.
- an evaluation device 19 connected to the ramp frequency generator 17 and the resonance detector 18, the ramp-like frequency increase is stopped and maintained. It is reduced via a frequency divider 20 and transmitted to the evaluation device 19 and is a measure of the distance between the two head pieces 11, 12 from one another.
- the resonance frequency depends on the distance between the two
- Head pieces 11, 12 from each other and can also be influenced by the conductive wall of the contraction tube 10 become.
- the receiving device of the cavity resonator 16 for example in the form of a detector diode, detects a drop in power when the resonance frequency is reached.
- a value converted from the respective resonance frequency to the distance can be shown on a display 21 and / or evaluated in some other way.
- the frequency generator 17, the resonance detector 18 and the frequency divider 20 can of course also be designed as components of the evaluation device 19 instead of as separate units.
- other evaluation devices known from the stated prior art are also possible.
- the microwave generator arranged on the head piece 11 can also be designed, for example, as a coupling probe, as is described in more detail in DE 19833220 A1 for distance measurement.
- the microwave signal is fed into the interior of the contraction element 10 via such a coupling probe, in a first
- Step the absolute distance between the feed point on the left header 11 and the right header 12 is measured, for example by a transit time measurement of the frequency-modulated transmission signal.
- a standing wave is then generated in the interior, the displacement of which occurs due to the axial change in position of the two head pieces relative to one another.
- the changing distance between the head pieces is measured by means of a phase evaluation of the frequency-reduced signal, as in the previously described embodiment.
- DE 19833220 AI describes various evaluation methods that can be used alternatively.
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EP03729995A EP1511941B1 (de) | 2002-06-07 | 2003-05-09 | Kontraktionseinheit mit positionssensoreinrichtung |
AT03729995T ATE310165T1 (de) | 2002-06-07 | 2003-05-09 | Kontraktionseinheit mit positionssensoreinrichtung |
US10/513,014 US7104182B2 (en) | 2002-06-07 | 2003-05-09 | Contractile unit having a position sensor means |
JP2004511700A JP2005529321A (ja) | 2002-06-07 | 2003-05-09 | 位置センサ手段を有する収縮装置 |
DE50301694T DE50301694D1 (de) | 2002-06-07 | 2003-05-09 | Kontraktionseinheit mit positionssensoreinrichtung |
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DE10225246A DE10225246A1 (de) | 2002-06-07 | 2002-06-07 | Kontraktionseinheit mit Positionssensoreinrichtung |
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