Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shape measuring device and method, wherein the separation of light from one distance sensor increases measurement precision without increasing the size of the device. The present invention provides “a shape measuring device comprising: a distance sensor that radiates a laser toward a measurement target and detects the reflected light so as to calculate the distance to a measurement point; a separation unit that separates the light from the distance sensor into a plurality of light rays; a rotation unit that rotates the distance sensor and the measurement target relative to each other; and a data processing unit that integrates measurement results obtained from the distance sensor for the distances to a plurality of measurement points.”

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a shape measuring method and a device. 
       BACKGROUND ART 
       [0002]    As a background art of this technical field, JP-A-2008-304407 (Patent Literature 1) is disclosed. In this publication, disclosed is “a reflective surface of a prism is fixed on the axial line of a laser beam emitted from a laser displacement meter. Thus, even when a measuring object is changed or the shape of the inner peripheral surface to be measured is varied, an operation to adjust arrangement of the laser displacement meter and the prism is unnecessary, thereby allowing measurement of the inner diameter D with a simple operation. The reflective surface of the prism is arranged so as to protrude from a support, even when the diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the measuring object is small, and the entire measurement part cannot be guided into the inner peripheral surface, the reflective surface of the prism is guided, so that the inner diameter of the inner peripheral surface is measured”. 
         [0003]    Further, JP-A-2011-196899 (Patent Literature 2) is disclosed. In this publication, disclosed is “each of laser displacement sensors is mounted which includes, at the base end side of an arm whose tip side is inserted into a tubular body and at each of three circumferential positions, a light-emitting part for emitting each laser light along the axial direction and toward the inside of the tubular body, and a light-receiving part for receiving each light reflecting from the inside of the tubular body. Each of prisms is circumferentially mounted at the tip side of the arm in the same way as each laser displacement sensor which turns laser light emitted from each light-emitting part at a right angle toward the bore surface of the tubular body laterally placed, and turns a part of the laser light directed laterally and then reflected from the bore surface of the tubular body toward the base end side of the arm. A calculation means is provided which obtains the reflection point of the laser light on the bore surface of the tubular body from a detection value of each laser displacement sensor, and calculates the bore of the tubular body from the three reflection points obtained”. 
       CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     PATENT LITERATURE 1: JP-A-2008-304407 
     PATENT LITERATURE 2: JP-A-2011-196899 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
       [0004]    In the inner diameter measuring device of Patent Literature 1, the inner diameter measuring device is rotated to measure the inner diameter. For the purpose, there is a problem that results depend on accuracy of the rotation and it is impossible to distinguish whether a central axis of the measuring object and a central axis of the measuring device are tilted or the measuring object is deformed, and therefore since an adjustment is made so that the central axes are not tilted, an installation is not easy. 
         [0005]    In the inner diameter measuring device of Patent Literature 2, distances of three points are measured using three displacement meters, and an inner diameter dimension of the tubular body is calculated based on a sine theorem and a cosine theorem of a triangular shape. There is no problem that results depend on accuracy of the rotation since this inner diameter measuring device has no rotation unit. However, since displacement meters are used as much as the number of measurement locations, a size of the device increases and in addition, displacement meters ought to be further prepared in order to measure multipoint. Therefore, it is not easy to improve inner diameter measurement accuracy due to the multipoint measurement, measure roundness, and measure a shape of a tubular body that is not circular. Further, there is a problem that it is impossible to distinguish whether a central axis of the measuring object and a central axis of the measuring device are tilted or the measuring object is deformed, and therefore an installation is not easy since an adjustment is made so that the central axes are not tilted. 
         [0006]    In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a shape measuring device and a method in which measurement accuracy is improved without increasing a size of the device by separating a light beam from one distance sensor. 
       Solution to Problem 
       [0007]    To accomplish the above-described objects, according to the present invention, provided is “a shape measuring device including a distance sensor that irradiates laser on a measuring object and detects reflected light to calculate a distance up to a measurement point, a separation unit that separates a light beam from the distance sensor in plurality, a rotation unit that relatively rotates the distance sensor and the measuring object, and a data processing unit that integrates measurement results of distances up to a plurality of measurement points obtained from the distance sensor”. Further, according to the present invention, provided is “a shape measuring method including separating a laser beam irradiated from a distance sensor into a plurality of light beams, irradiating the separated light beams on a plurality of measurement points of a measuring object, rotating the distance sensor relatively toward the measuring object, detecting reflected light from the plurality of measurement points by the distance sensor to calculate distances up to the plurality of measurement points, and integrating measurement results of the distances up to the plurality of measurement points”. 
       Advantageous Effects of Invention 
       [0008]    According to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a shape measuring device and a method in which measurement accuracy is improved without increasing a size of the device. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0009]      FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a shape measuring device  100  of a tubular body inner surface according to a first embodiment; 
           [0010]      FIG. 2  is a block diagram of the measuring device  100  according to the first embodiment; 
           [0011]      FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram illustrating a relationship between a tubular body  190  and an inner surface shape measuring device in the case in which a central axis is tilted according to the first embodiment; 
           [0012]      FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram in which measurement results are projected on a plane surface H 3  according to the first embodiment; 
           [0013]      FIG. 5  is a processing flowchart using the shape measuring device  100  of the tubular body inner surface according to the first embodiment; 
           [0014]      FIG. 6  is a processing flowchart in which a processing tool is not detached using the shape measuring device  100  of the tubular body inner surface according to the first embodiment; 
           [0015]      FIG. 7  is a processing flowchart in which the processing tool is not detached using the shape measuring device  100  of the tubular body inner surface according to the first embodiment; 
           [0016]      FIG. 8  is a block diagram in which the measuring device  100  is installed in a rotation base  126  according to the first embodiment; 
           [0017]      FIG. 9  is a block diagram illustrating a shape measuring device  200  according to a second embodiment; 
           [0018]      FIG. 10  illustrates a cross-sectional diagram in a plane surface  240  of  FIG. 9 ; 
           [0019]      FIG. 11  is a schematic diagram of measurement results in the case in which axis wobbling occurs according to the second embodiment; 
           [0020]      FIG. 12  is an example of a shape measuring method in a tubular body outer surface according to a third embodiment; 
           [0021]      FIG. 13  is an example of a cross-sectional diagram in the plane surface  240  of  FIG. 12 ; 
           [0022]      FIG. 14  is an example of a measurement flowchart of the shape measuring method in the tubular body outer surface according to the third embodiment; 
           [0023]      FIG. 15  is an example of the shape measuring method in the tubular body outer surface according to a fourth embodiment; and 
           [0024]      FIG. 16  is an example of a shape measurement flowchart of the tubular body outer surface according to the fourth embodiment. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
       [0025]    Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
       First Embodiment 
       [0026]    In the present embodiment, an example of a shape measuring device of a tubular body inner surface and an example of a method for processing a tubular body using the shape measuring device of the tubular body inner surface will be described. 
         [0027]      FIG. 1  is an example of a block diagram of the shape measuring device  100  of the tubular body inner surface according to the present embodiment. 
         [0028]    The shape measuring device  100  of the tubular body inner surface includes an adapter  130  for connecting the measuring device  100  and a processing machine  120 , a control unit  140  having a circuit unit  141  that is provided with a control circuit, a data processing circuit, and a power supply circuit, a cable  142 , and a display screen  143 , and a relay cable  150 . Through the relay cable  150 , the circuit unit  141  plays a role in transmitting control signals to the measuring device  100 , supplying power to the measuring device  100 , recording signals transmitted from the measuring device  100 , and processing data. On the display screen, measurement conditions and measurement results are displayed. 
         [0029]      FIG. 2  is an example of a block diagram of the measuring device  100 . 
         [0030]    The measuring device  100  includes a distance sensor  111 , an output  112  of the distance sensor, a collimator lens  116 , a collimator lens mounter  115 , a half mirror  174 , a perforated mount  175  for attaching the half mirror  174 , a rotation unit  173 A of a rotation stage  173 , a non-rotation unit  173 B of the rotation stage  173 , a prism  177 , a mounter  176  for fixing them on the rotation unit  173 A of the rotation stage  173 , and a case  171  for fixing the non-rotation unit  173 B on a case  113 . 
         [0031]    The distance sensor  111  irradiates laser on a measuring object and calculates a distance up to a measurement point by reflected light from the measuring object. A distance measuring system is not limited. Examples include a Phase-Shift method, a TOF (Time-of-Flight) method, an FMCW (Frequency-modulated Continuous-wave) method, and the like. 
         [0032]    The half mirror  174  acts as a separation unit that separates the output  112  being light from the distance sensor  111  into a plurality of light beams in a light traveling direction. A point in which the output  112  impinges on the half mirror  174  is set to 1AO, and a point in which light being the output  112  transmitted through the half mirror  174  impinges on the prism is set to 1BO. Further, the output  112  from the distance sensor  111  is separated into reflected light  111   a  and transmitted light  111   b  by the half mirror  174 . The reflected light  111   a  is irradiated on a point 1A of a measuring object, returned light thereof is reflected from the half mirror  174  again, and is detected by the distance sensor  111  to calculate a distance ra between the point 1AO and the point 1A. Further, the transmitted light  111   b  is irradiated on a point 1B of a measuring object, returned light thereof is transmitted through the half mirror  174  again, and is detected by the distance sensor  111  to calculate a distance rb between the point 1BO and the point 1B. 
         [0033]      FIG. 3  is an example of a schematic diagram illustrating a relationship between a tubular body  190  and an inner surface shape measuring device in the case in which a central axis is tilted. 
         [0034]    While rotating the rotation unit  173 A of the rotation stage  173 , the distance ra is calculated, and thereby a cross-sectional shape  160  in which a point A along with the rotation passes through a locus of the tubular body  190  can be measured from the rotation angle and the distance ra. 
         [0035]    While rotating the rotation unit  173 A of the rotation stage  173 , the distance rb is calculated, and thereby a cross-sectional shape  161  in which a point B accompanying the rotation passes through a locus of the tubular body  190  can be measured from the rotation angle and the distance rb. 
         [0036]    In the present embodiment, the distance sensor  111  is rotated by the rotation unit  173 A of the rotation stage  173 ; however, the distance sensor  111  may be fixed and a rotation unit that rotates the tubular body  190  may be provided. 
         [0037]    Here, data processing performed by the circuit unit  141  being the data processing unit will be described. In the circuit unit  141 , an inner surface shape of the tubular body  190  is measured with high accuracy by integrating measurement results in a plurality of measurement points obtained from the distance sensor. 
         [0038]    When a central axis C 1  of the tubular body  190  and a central axis C 2  of the inner surface shape measuring device are tilted, also in the case in which the cross-sectional shape of the tubular body  190  has a complete round, an ellipsoid is obtained in the measurement result. At this time, in the case in which the measurement results are projected on a plane surface H 3 , a central point O 1  of an ellipsoid E 1  having the cross-sectional shape  160  and a central point O 2  of an ellipsoid E 2  having the cross-sectional shape  161  are present in different positions as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
         [0039]    A distance L between an intersection point N 1  of the cross-sectional shape  160  and the central axis C 2  and an intersection point N 2  of the cross-sectional shape  161  and the central axis C 2  is a predetermined value. Therefore, from a distance ΔC between O 1  and O 2 , a tilt of the central axis can be calculated by the following formula (1). 
         [0000]      θ=arcsin(Δ C/L )  (1)
 
         [0040]    A positional relationship between the cross-sectional shape  160  and the cross-sectional shape  161 , a positional relationship between O 1  and O 2 , and the tilt θ between the central axes are used to correct an equation (2) of the ellipsoid. Thereby, an inner surface shape of the tubular body in which an influence of the tilt of the central axis is reduced can be calculated. Therefore, tilts of the central axes of an inner diameter measuring device  300  and the tubular body  190  are not adjusted to measure the inner surface shape of the tubular body  190  with high accuracy, and an installation is facilitated. 
         [0000]        Ax 2+ Bxy+Cy 2+ Dx+Ey+ 1=0  (2)
 
         [0041]    An example of a method for processing the tubular body, using the shape measuring device  100  of the tubular body inner surface according to the present embodiment will be described. 
         [0042]      FIG. 5  is an example of a processing flowchart using the shape measuring device  100  of the tubular body inner surface. 
         [0043]    A processing tool is attached to a processing machine. The tubular body  190  is fixed on a rotation base  126 , a range of a target inner diameter is input (S 101 ), processing is performed (S 102 ), the processing tool is detached (S 103 ), the measuring device  100  is attached (S 104 ), the rotation stage  173  is rotated (S 105 ), a distance is measured (S 106 ), and whether or not the rotation of the rotation stage  173  is finished is determined (S 107 ). In the case in which the rotation is not finished, a distance measurement is continued. In the case in which the rotation is finished, an inner diameter is calculated (S 108 ) and whether or not the inner diameter falls within the target inner diameter is determined (S 109 ). In the case in which the inner diameter does not fall within the target inner diameter, the shape measuring device  100  is detached and the processing tool is attached. In the case in which the inner diameter falls within the target inner diameter, the processing is finished (S 110 ). 
         [0044]    The tubular body  190  can be processed without detaching the tubular body  190  from the rotation base  126  of the processing machine. 
         [0045]    In the present embodiment, the adapter  130  is used in order to mount the shape measuring device  100  on the processing machine. However, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the shape measuring device  100  may be installed on the tubular body  190  or the rotation base  126  using a tripod  180 , and the shape of the tubular body inner surface may be measured. 
         [0046]    In the present embodiment, as illustrated in the flowchart of  FIG. 5 , the processing tool is detached and the measuring device  100  is attached. Further, as illustrated in  FIG. 6 , a configuration may be used in which a processing tool  129  is attached to a bite holder  128 , the processing tool  129  is not detached, but the measuring device  100  is attached using an adapter  131 . An example of the processing flowchart is illustrated in  FIG. 7  in which the processing tool  129  is not detached from the processing machine, but the measuring device  100  is attached, and the shape measuring device  100  of the tubular body inner surface is used. The processing tool  129  is attached to the processing machine. The tubular body  190  is fixed on the rotation base  126 , the range of the target inner diameter is input (S 101 ), the measuring device is attached (S 111 ), the processing is performed (S 102 ), the rotation stage  173  is rotated (S 105 ), the distance is measured (S 106 ), and whether or not the rotation of the rotation stage  173  is finished is determined (S 107 ). In the case in which the rotation is not finished, the distance measurement is continued. In the case in which the rotation is finished, the inner diameter is calculated (S 108 ) and whether or not the inner diameter falls within the target inner diameter is determined (S 109 ). In the case in which the inner diameter does not fall within the target inner diameter, the processing is performed (S 102 ). In the case in which the inner diameter falls within the target inner diameter, the processing is finished (S 110 ). The processing can be performed without detaching the processing tool  129  from the processing machine, and the processing can be performed with high accuracy. 
         [0047]    As a result, according to the present embodiment, light from the distance sensor  111  is separated in plurality in the light traveling direction by the half mirror  174  being the separation unit. Thereby, since a tilt of the central axis can be measured and corrected, measurement accuracy can be improved without increasing a size of the device. 
       Second Embodiment 
       [0048]    In a second embodiment, an example of a shape measuring device of a tubular body inner surface and a method in which shape measurement accuracy does not depend on rotation accuracy will be described. In the present embodiment, a separation unit that separates light from the distance sensor  111  is characterized in that optical fibers  211  to  213  are used. 
         [0049]      FIG. 9  is an example of a block diagram illustrating the shape measuring device  200  according to the present embodiment.  FIG. 10  illustrates a cross-sectional diagram in a plane surface  240  of  FIG. 9 . About portions having the same functions as those of elements to which the same reference numerals illustrated in  FIGS. 1 to 8  previously described are given, descriptions will be saved. 
         [0050]    An output from the distance sensor  111  is guided to an optical fiber  210  connected to an optical switch  202 . Through a relay cable  150 , the circuit unit  141  determines the optical switch  202  is connected to any of the optical fibers  211  to  213 . An output from the distance sensor  111  that passes through the optical fibers  211  to  213  is irradiated on the measuring object  190  using collimator lenses  231  to  233 , respectively. By detecting light that passes through the same path in the opposite direction from an irradiated point and returns up to the distance sensor, the distance sensor  111  measures a distance up to the measuring object. Collimator lens mounters  221  to  223  on which the collimator lenses  231  to  233  are mounted are arranged in different directions in the same plane, respectively. As a result, light from the distance sensor can be separated in plurality in directions different from the light traveling direction by the optical fibers  211  to  213  being the separation unit. 
         [0051]    The center of the collimator lens mounters  221  to  223  is set to O, and points in which light that passes through the collimator lenses  231  to  233  impinges on the measuring object  190  are set to A, B, and C, respectively. From optical distances of the optical fibers  210  to  213 , an optical distance within the optical switch  202 , a positional relationship between the collimator lenses  231  to  233 , and measurement results of the distance sensor  111 , a distance between the point O and each of the points A to C can be calculated. 
         [0052]    From control signals of the optical switch  202 , distance measurement results of the distance sensor  111 , and an angle of the rotation stage  173 , the circuit unit  141  being the data processing unit obtains inner surface shapes  2 A to  2 C of the measuring object, respectively. Also when inner surface shapes of the measuring object has a complete round, in the case in which axis wobbling occurs in the rotation stage  173 , ellipsoids are obtained in measurement results of  2 A to  2 C as illustrated in  FIG. 11 . The measurement results of  2 A to  2 C are integrated, and thereby the measurement results from which an influence of the axis wobbling is excluded can be obtained. When an arrangement is performed so that ∠AOC=∠COB=∠BOA=120° holds, an average value of  2 A,  2 B, and  2 C is taken in a coordination system around the point O as its center to thereby exclude the influence of the axis wobbling, and the calculation is facilitated. 
         [0053]    In the present embodiment, the rotation stage  173  is rotated; further, even if the measuring object  190  is rotated and measured, for example, using a processing machine rotation base  126 , a measurement from which an influence of the rotation wobbling is excluded is possible similarly. 
         [0054]    As a result, according to the present embodiment, light from the distance sensor  111  is separated in plurality in directions different from the light traveling direction by the optical fibers  211  to  213  being the separation unit. Thereby, since the measurement from which an influence of the axis wobbling is excluded can be performed, measurement accuracy can be improved without increasing a size of the device. 
       Third Embodiment 
       [0055]    In a third embodiment, an example of a shape measuring device and a method in which both of tubular body inner surface and outer surface are measured using the shape measuring device according to the second embodiment will be described. 
         [0056]    In  FIG. 12 , the shape measuring device of the tubular body outer surface according to the present embodiment is illustrated. In  FIG. 13 , an example of a cross-sectional diagram in the plane surface  240  of  FIG. 12  is illustrated. In  FIG. 14 , a measurement flowchart of the shape measuring method of the tubular body outer surface according to the present embodiment is illustrated. 
         [0057]    The shape measurement according to the present embodiment will be described using  FIGS. 12, 13, and 14 . In the present embodiment, the rotation stage  173  is rotated to measure an inner surface shape of the measuring object  190  (S 202 ). Next, the measuring object  190  is rotated, for example, using the processing machine rotation base  126  to measure an inner surface shape (S 203 ). From measurement results of the inner surface shape measured by a procedure of S 202  and S 203 , the axis wobbling of the processing machine rotation base  126  is calculated (S 204 ). At this time, in the case in which rotation accuracy of the rotation stage  173  is previously known, results in which the measurement is performed using any one of the inner surface shapes  2 A to  2 C may be used. 
         [0058]    The measuring device  200  is moved to the outside of the tubular body (S 205 ), and the rotation stage  173  is rotated to measure an outer surface shape of the measuring object  190  (S 206 ). The outer surface capable of being measured as illustrated in  FIG. 13  is a part thereof, and therefore the rotation base  126  is rotated to divide and measure an outer circumference. The rotation base  126  is rotated (S 207 ), and outer surface shapes are combined to measure the whole shape of the outer surface using results of the axis wobbling of the rotation base  126  calculated at S 204  (S 210 ). 
         [0059]    According to the present embodiment, in addition to the tubular body inner surface, the tubular body outer surface also can be measured with high measurement accuracy without increasing a size of the device. In the present embodiment, the shape measuring device according to the second embodiment is used; further, the shape measuring device according to the first embodiment may be used. 
       Fourth Embodiment 
       [0060]    A fourth embodiment being a modification of the third embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, an example of a shape measuring device and a method of a tubular body outer surface will be described. 
         [0061]    In  FIG. 15 , the shape measuring device of the tubular body outer surface according to the present embodiment is illustrated. In  FIG. 16 , a shape measurement flowchart of the tubular body outer surface according to the present embodiment is illustrated. The present embodiment is characterized in that by measuring a shape of a reference cylinder  250  the shape of which is known, the movement amount at the time of moving from the inside of the tubular body to the outside thereof is calculated and the outer diameter of the tubular body is calculated from the movement amount and center coordinates of the tubular body. 
         [0062]    The shape measurement according to the present embodiment will be described using  FIGS. 15 and 16 . In the present embodiment, the rotation stage  173  is rotated to measure an inner surface shape of the measuring object  190  (S 202 ). Next, the measuring object  190  is rotated, for example, using the processing machine rotation base  126  to measure an inner surface shape (S 203 ). From measurement results of the inner surface shape measured by a procedure of S 202  and S 203 , the axis wobbling of the processing machine rotation base  126  and the center coordinates of the tubular body  190  are calculated (S 420 ). The measuring device  200  is moved upward by a feed mechanism  123  (S 402 ), a shape of the reference cylinder  250  is measured (S 403 ), the center coordinates of the reference cylinder  250  are calculated (S 404 ), the measuring device  200  is moved to the outside of the tubular body  126  by a feed mechanism  124  (S 405 ), the shape of the reference cylinder  250  is measured again (S 406 ), the center coordinates of the reference cylinder  250  are calculated (S 407 ), the movement amount at S 405  is calculated from measurement results at S 404  and S 407  (S 408 ), the measuring device  200  is moved downward by the feed mechanism  123  (S 409 ), laser is irradiated on an outer surface of the tubular body  190  to measure a distance (S 410 ), the rotation base  126  is rotated (S 207 ), distance measurement results are integrated using results of the axis wobbling of the rotation base  126  calculated at S 420 , and the outer surface shape of the tubular body is calculated from the movement amount calculated at S 408  and the center coordinates of the tubular body  190  calculated at S 420  (S 411 ). 
         [0063]    According to the present embodiment, the movement amount is calculated using the reference cylinder  250  (S 408 ). Therefore, at the time of measuring the outer surface, the rotation stage  173  is not rotated, the outer circumference is not required to be divided and measured, the outer surface shape can be calculated, and the procedure is facilitated. 
         [0064]    In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes various modifications. For example, the above-described embodiments are described in detail in order to clearly describe the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to the device having all the described constructions. Further, a part of constructions according to one embodiment can be replaced by those according to other embodiment, and the constructions according to other embodiment can be added to that according to one embodiment. Further, an addition, deletion, or replacement of the constructions according to other embodiment can be performed by using a part of the constructions according to each embodiment. 
       REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 
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           100  Shape measuring device according to the first embodiment 
           111  Distance sensor 
           120  Processing machine 
           140  Control unit 
           190  Tubular body 
           200  Shape measuring device according to the second embodiment