WO2004018135A1 - 溶接方法、溶接システム及び溶接治具 - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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- B23K37/04—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass for holding or positioning work
- B23K37/0426—Fixtures for other work
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
- B62J35/00—Fuel tanks specially adapted for motorcycles or engine-assisted cycles; Arrangements thereof
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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- the present invention relates to a welding method, a welding system, and a welding jig for welding a fuel tank of a motorcycle, and more particularly, to a welding method, a welding system, and a welding jig for reducing the influence of thermal distortion due to welding.
- the bottom of the outer plate 202 and the inner plate 204 is generally welded to the fuel tank 200 of the motorcycle.
- the ends of the outer plate 202 and the inner plate 204 are each bent downward to form a flange 206, and the flange 206 is generally seam-welded.
- the appearance of the fuel tank 200 is particularly important. Have been watched. In the fuel tank 200 requiring such aesthetic appearance, it is not preferable that the welded flange 206 is exposed. In addition, the center of gravity of the fuel tank is shifted upward by the height of the flange 206, which is inconvenient in lowering the center of gravity of the motorcycle.
- the presence of the flange 206 limits the capacity of the fuel tank 200.
- the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and has a welding method capable of reducing an influence of thermal distortion due to welding when welding a fuel tank of a motorcycle and suppressing generation of cracks. It is intended to provide a welding system and a welding jig.
- a welding method is a welding method comprising: providing one or more attachments; and using a plurality of opening / closing mechanisms for bringing the attachment into and out of contact with a fuel tank of a motorcycle. And a step of holding the fuel tank by bringing the arrangement into contact with the fuel tank by the opening / closing mechanism, and when a welding point where welding is performed moves along a welding line. Separating the attachment from the fuel tank by the opening / closing mechanism in the order in which the welding points come close to each other.
- the fuel tank has an outer plate whose end is narrowed inward, and an inner plate welded to the outer plate, and the attachment is configured such that an end outer surface of the outer plate and the inner plate are connected to each other.
- the end inner surface may be overlapped, or the end of the outer plate may be held against the end of the inner plate.
- the opening / closing mechanism When the welding point approaches a reference point on the welding line closest to the contact point between the attachment and the fuel tank at a distance of 20 mm or less from the reference point, the opening / closing mechanism is used.
- the attachment may be separated from the fuel tank.
- a welding system is a welding system for welding a fuel tank of a motorcycle, comprising: an outer plate having an end portion narrowed inward; and an inner plate welded to the outer plate.
- a plurality of opening / closing mechanisms having one or more attachments for bringing the attachments into and out of contact with a fuel tank of a motorcycle; a welder capable of automatically operating welding; the opening / closing mechanism and the welding machine
- a controller connected to the controller, wherein the controller causes the attachment to contact the fuel tank by the opening / closing mechanism to hold the fuel tank, and then the welding is performed by the welding machine.
- the position of the welding point and the position of the attachment are determined, and when the relative position of the welding point with respect to the attachment satisfies a predetermined criterion, Operating the at least one of the switching mechanism, characterized in that for separating the attachment from the fuel tank.
- a welding jig according to the present invention is a welding jig that holds the fuel tank when welding a fuel tank of a motorcycle, and includes a plurality of attachments that hold the fuel tank via an elastic body. It is characterized by having.
- the attachment is attached to an arm having an opening / closing mechanism, and the arm is opened to a detachable opening when the fuel tank is fully opened, and is positioned by a stopper when fully closed, and the fuel tank is attached to the attachment. It may be held by using.
- the attachment may include a pressing force adjusting unit for adjusting the pressing force for holding the fuel tank.
- the pressing force adjusting section can adjust the pressing force when the attachment comes into contact with the fuel tank and the allowable amount of thermal deformation during welding.
- an outer jig for supporting an outer plate of the fuel tank and an inner jig for supporting an inner plate of the fuel tank, wherein the attachment is provided in the filter jig, When the attachment holds substantially the side and Z or substantially the end of the outer plate, the inner plate and the outer plate of the fuel tank are held respectively, and the position is accurately set.
- An end of the outer plate of the fuel tank is narrowed inward, and the attachment overlaps an end outer surface of an end of the outer plate and an end inner surface of the inner plate, or an end of the outer plate. And the end of the inner plate may be held in an abutted state.
- a positioning mechanism may be provided which is inserted into a fuel supply port provided on the upper surface of the fuel tank and contacts and holds the inside of the fuel tank.
- a fuel tank can be quickly and accurately set with respect to a welding jig by a positioning mechanism.
- a tilting mechanism capable of tilting in an arbitrary direction is provided at a portion of the attachment that comes into contact with the fuel tank at a tip end thereof. Is also good.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a welding system according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a welding jig according to the present embodiment and a fuel tank of a motorcycle.
- FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of a welding jig according to the present embodiment and a fuel tank of a motorcycle.
- FIG. 4 shows the welding jig according to the present embodiment and the partially omitted side of the fuel tank of the motorcycle.
- FIG. 4 shows the welding jig according to the present embodiment and the partially omitted side of the fuel tank of the motorcycle.
- FIG. 5 is a front view showing a cylinder, a clamp arm, an attachment, and a peripheral portion thereof.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the attachment.
- FIG. 7 is a front view of the positioning mechanism with the hook raised.
- FIG. 8 is a front view of the positioning mechanism with the hook lowered.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the inner jig, the inner plate and the outer plate.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the controller.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a method of performing welding using the welding system according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a welding path.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing a state where welding is performed while pressing the outer plate with the attachment.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing a welding line, a contact point, a reference point, and a welding point.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a fuel tank having a flange.
- the welding method, the welding system 10 and the welding jig 10a according to the present embodiment are for welding a fuel tank 12 for a motorcycle.
- the welding system 10 includes a welding jig 10a for holding the fuel tank 12 (see FIG. 2) and a fuel tank 12 held by the welding jig 10a. And a jig robot (welding machine) 10c for performing a welding process, and a controller 10d.
- the controller 10d is connected to the cylinder 28 of the welding jig 10a (see Fig. 2), the positioning mechanism 44 (see Fig. 7), the jig pot 10b and the welding pot 10c. Provides overall control of the welding system 10.
- the welding jig 10a is an outer plate of the fuel tank 12 of the motorcycle. This is a fixing jig for welding the inner plate 16 with the inner plate 16.
- the outer jig 18 supports the outer plate 14, and the inner jig 20 supports the inner plate 16.
- the right side of the fuel tank 12 is the front side (the front side, the noodle side) and the left side is the rear side (the sheet side). Further, the fuel tank 12 is placed upside down.
- the outer jig 18 is provided at the tip of the jig robot 10b (see FIG. 1) and is set at a predetermined position where the welding process is performed. The welding process is performed by the welding port pot 10c.
- the jig robot 10b, the welding robot 10c and the cylinder 28 are controlled by a controller 10d.
- the lower portion of the outer plate 14 of the fuel tank 12 in the state shown in FIG. 2 is supported by the plurality of lower support members 22, and the substantially lateral and substantially end portions are supported by the plurality of attachments 24.
- Each attachment 24 is attached to one clamp arm (arm) 26 every two or three attachments.
- a total of eight clamp arms 26 are provided symmetrically, four by four, and each can be opened and closed individually by the cylinder 28.
- the end 15 of the outer plate 14 is narrowed inward, and the inner surface of the end of the inner plate 16 is superimposed on the outer surface of the end of the outer plate 14. I'm going.
- the contact portion 120 (see Fig. 13), which is the end of the overlap between the outer plate 14 and the inner plate 16, is welded by the welding pot 10 c, and one-side welding of the fillet joint (one side) is performed. Perform side welding of fillet joint).
- a refueling port 36 is provided below the outer plate 14.
- the outer jig 18 is composed of two vertical frames 38 extending substantially from the lower side of the oil filler port 36 to the rear and at a substantially constant interval with the lower surface of the outer plate 14.
- On the upper surface of the auxiliary frame 40 a plurality of lower support members 22 for supporting the outer plate 14 from below are provided.
- a rear end support member 42 for supporting the side of the rear end of the outer plate 14 is provided.
- the lower support member 22 and the rear end support member 42 may be made of, for example, a resin material such as nylon.
- a positioning mechanism 44 for holding the tool 12 from the inside.
- a base plate 46 for opening and closing the clamp arm 26 and a cylinder 28 are provided at each end of the auxiliary frame 40. And the cylinder 28 constitutes the opening / closing mechanism 47.
- the cylinder 28 can swing with a part of the cylinder tube 28 a being pivotally supported by the base plate 46. The cylinder 28 expands and contracts the rod 28 b to open and close the clamp arm 26.
- the lower part of the arm 26 is pivotally supported on a shaft 46a on the upper part of the base plate 46, and can swing.
- the lower part of the clamp arm 26 is provided with a protruding part 26a slightly protruding outward, and this protruding part 26a is pivotally supported by the tip of the rod 28b of the cylinder 28.
- a stopper 26b slightly protruding inward is provided at the lower part of the clamp arm 26, a stopper 26b slightly protruding inward is provided. The stopper 26 b abuts on the upper surface of the base plate 46 when the clamp arm 26 is closed, thereby positioning the clamp arm 26.
- the clamp arm 26 When the clamp arm 26 is closed by the opening / closing mechanism 47, the clamp arm 26 is provided at a tip of a first arm 26 c extending upward from the shaft 46 a and a first arm 26.
- a second arm part 26 d slightly inclined inward, and a third arm part 26 e provided at the tip of the second arm part 26 d and inclined further inward than the second arm part 26 d
- the third arm 26 e can be omitted depending on the setting location (see FIG. 4).
- the first arm part 26c, the second arm part 26d, and the third arm part 26e are provided with holes 48 to which attachments 24 can be attached, respectively. 26 has two or three attachments 24 attached.
- the attachment 24 includes a cylinder 50 attached to a hole 48 of the clamp arm 26, and an attachment shaft 5 movable along a center hole 52 of the cylinder 50. 4, a receiving plate 56 provided at the end of the attachment shaft 54, and an adjusting nut 60 screwed into a thread groove 58 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the distal end of the cylindrical body 50. And a spring (elastic body) 64 provided between the spring receiving plate and the washer 62.
- a pole 66 and a contact portion (tilting mechanism) 68 which can be tilted in any direction while sliding with respect to the pole 66 are provided at the tip of the receiving plate 56.
- the contact portion 68 is composed of two parts 68a and 68b, and sandwiches the pole (tilting mechanism) 66.
- a fixing nut 72 is screwed into a screw groove 70 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rear end of the cylindrical body 50, and a clamp arm is formed by an annular projecting portion 74 at a substantially central portion of the cylindrical body 50 and a fixing nut 72. 2 Hold 6 in place. Between the annular protrusion 74 and the clamp arm 26, one or more annular shims 76 for adjusting the protrusion length of the attachment 24 with respect to the clamp arm 26 as necessary are inserted.
- a cylindrical bush 78 having a lubricating function is inserted into the inner surface of the cylindrical body 50.
- the attachment shaft 54 can slide smoothly on the bush 78.
- a slightly thin thread 80 is provided at the rear of the attachment shaft 54.
- the screw 80 has a knob 82 (pressing force adjusting section) and an end stopper 84 (pressing force adjusting section). It is screwed.
- the knob 8 2 and the end stopper 8 4 By turning the knob 8 2 and the end stopper 8 4, the compression amount of the spring 64 and the overhang amount of the attachment shaft 54 can be adjusted.After this adjustment, the knob 82 and the end stopper 84 can be adjusted. It is fixed by the double nut function that tightens each other.
- the amount of compression of the spring 64 can be adjusted by turning the adjustment nut 60. That is, the compression amount of the spring 64 can be adjusted by the knob 82, the end stopper 84, and the adjustment nut 60. In practice, it is preferable to make a coarse adjustment by using the knob 82 and the end stopper 84 and to make a fine adjustment by using the adjustment nut 60.
- the ratchet-shaft 54 moves toward the rear end. At this time, the attachment axis 5 4 compresses 6 4 and moves a distance corresponding to this resilience.
- the positioning mechanism 44 is located in the middle of the two vertical frames 38. It is provided below the filler port 36. The upper part of the positioning mechanism 4 4 is inserted into the fuel filler 36.
- the positioning mechanism 44 includes an insertion member 88 fixed to the frame 86, a moving member 92 raised and lowered by a rod 90, and a shaft supported by the moving member 92, and when the moving member 92 is lowered. It has two hooks 94 that slope slightly outward.
- the width D of the insertion member 88 is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the filler port 36.
- the two hooks 94 are upwardly extending plates, and are each set symmetrically.
- the hook 94 has a protruding portion 94a whose upper portion protrudes slightly outward, a longitudinal hole 94b, and a lower swing hole 94c.
- the lower part of the slot 94 b is slightly bent outward.
- two symmetrical fixed support shafts 88a protrude.
- two symmetrical moving support shafts 92a protrude.
- the fixed support shaft 88a and the movable support shaft 92a protrude toward the near side in the drawing of Fig. 7, and the fixed support shaft 88a is inserted into the elongated hole 94b of the hook 94, and the movable support shaft 88a.
- 92 a is fitted in the swing hole 94 c of the hook 94.
- the rod 90 When placing the outer plate 14 on the outer jig 18, the rod 90 is moved upward by a cylinder (not shown). At this time, the two hooks 94 are inclined inward and fit within the width D of the insertion member 88.
- the upper part of the insertion member 88 and the upper part of the hook 94 are inserted into the fuel filler port 36.
- the moving member 92 and the hook 94 are also lowered.
- the hook 94 is guided by a fixed support shaft 88a inserted into the elongated hole 94b, and is inclined outward.
- the protruding portion 94 a of the hook 94 extends beyond the inner diameter of the filler port 36, and then descends to abut the end of the filler port 36 to hold the outer plate 14.
- the inner jig 20 includes a long upper plate 100, an extension bar 102 projecting from the rear end of the upper plate 100, and an upper plate 100. And a plurality of nylon holding plates 106 fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate 100 and adapted to the shape of the inner plate 16.
- a connecting lever 108 is provided on the rear end of the extension rod 102 and the frontmost holding plate 106a.
- Each holding plate 1 06 It has a symmetrical shape projecting around the upper plate, and the left and right end surfaces or lower surface conform to the shape of the inner plate 16.
- the connection lever 108 is engaged with a connection hook 110 (see FIG. 2) provided on the front and rear of the outer jig 18.
- the controller 10d includes a welding robot controller 130 for controlling the welding robot 10c, a jig robot controller 132 for controlling the jig robot 10b, and a rod 90 of the positioning mechanism 44. And a first to eighth cylinder control units 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150 for controlling the eight cylinders 28, respectively.
- the welding pot control unit 130 and the jig robot control unit 132 operate the welding port pot 10c and the jig port pot 10b via motor drivers (not shown), respectively.
- the welding port control section 130 and the jig robot control section 132 can detect the posture of the welding robot 10c and the jig opening pot 10b, and the position and speed of each section, based on the feed pack signal.
- Pneumatic valves (not shown) are provided between the positioning control unit 134 and the positioning mechanism 44, and between the first to eighth cylinder control units 136 to 150 and each cylinder 28. Therefore, the rod 90 ⁇ cylinder 28 operates.
- the controller 10d has a welding control unit 152 as a main control unit.
- the welding control unit 152 has a welding robot control unit 130 and a welding control unit 132 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the jig robot control unit 132.
- a point determination unit 154 is provided.
- the welding point determining unit 154 gives a control command to the first to eighth cylinder control units 136 to 150.
- Points Q1 to Q12 are points on the welding line V, respectively, of which point Q1 is a start point, point Q6 is a pause point, point Q7 is a restart point, and point Q12 Is the end point.
- Points Q2 to Q6 and points Q8 to Q11 are This is a reference point on the welding line V closest to the contact point P (see FIGS. 13 and 14) between the attachment 24 and the fuel tank 12 of the clamp arm 26 arranged next to the fuel tank 12. .
- Welding is started from the point Q1 on the center line of the fuel tank 12 and the foremost point, and welding is sequentially performed to points Q2 to Q6.
- Point Q 6 is the rearmost point on the center line of fuel tank 12. After welding up to point Q6, interrupt welding once and move to point Q7.
- the point Q7 is a point near the point Q1, and is set at a position where a lap weld is formed.
- Welding is started again from point Q7, and welding is sequentially performed from points Q7 to Q12.
- the point Q12 is a point near the point Q7, and is set at a place where a lap weld is formed. Welding of such a path is performed by the operation of the welding port pot 10c (see Fig. 1), and the jig port pot 10b (see Fig. 1) performs welding while cooperating. Is also good.
- step S1 of Fig. 11 the clamp arm 26 of the outer jig 18 is opened (see Fig. 5), and the rod 90 (see Fig. 7) and the hook 94 are raised. .
- the worker places the outer plate 14 of the fuel tank 12 on the lower support member 22 with the filler port 36 facing downward.
- the outer plate 14 is placed by inserting the insertion member 88 of the positioning mechanism 44 into the refueling port 36.
- the hook 94 is set to a width smaller than the inner diameter of the oil filler 36, so that the hook 94 and the oil filler 36 do not interfere with each other.
- the width D of the inlet member 88 is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the filler port 36, by inserting the upper part of the filler member 88 into the filler port 36, the outer width of the outer jig 18 is reduced. The position of the plate 14 can be easily and accurately set.
- step S2 the moving member 92 and the two hooks 94 are lowered by lowering the rod 90 of the positioning mechanism 44 (see FIG. 8).
- the two hooks 94 incline outwardly as they descend, and the protrusion 94 a and the end of the fuel filler port 36 abut.
- the outer plate 14 is firmly fixed to the outer jig 18.
- step S3 the inner plate 16 of the fuel tank 12 is placed on the outer plate 14 Place on the part.
- the outer plate 14 is placed such that the inwardly narrowed end 15 of the outer plate 14 and the peripheral end of the inner plate 16 substantially overlap with each other.
- the inner jig 20 is placed on the upper part of the inner plate 16.
- step S4 the clamp arm 26 is closed by urging each of the eight cylinders 28, and the stopper 26b is brought into contact with the upper surface of the base plate 46.
- the position of the clamp arm 26 is determined by the stopper 26 b.
- the contact portion 68 which is the tip of each attachment 24, comes into contact with the outer plate 14.
- the abutting portion 68 abuts on the outer plate 14 while appropriately compressing the spring 64, so that the outer plate 14 is pressed according to the amount of compression of the spring 64.
- This pressing force can be adjusted by rotating the adjustment nut 60 or the knob 82, and it is preferable that an operator adjusts the pressing force in advance so that an appropriate pressing force is obtained.
- the position of the outer plate 14 is set by the contact portion 68 of the attachment 24 holding the outer plate 14, so that, for example, the bending of the outer plate 14 due to its own weight can be corrected. Further, since the eight clamp arms 26 are arranged symmetrically in four at a time, the fuel tanks 12 can be held in a well-balanced manner.
- the abutting portion 68 has a structure that can be tilted with respect to the pole 66, the abutting portion can be securely abutted without the one end contacting the outer surface.
- step S5 the worker engages the connecting hooks 110 provided on both ends of the inner jig 20 with the connecting hooks 110. Since the holding plate 106 of the inner jig 20 is shaped to fit the inner plate 16, the inner plate 16 is accurately positioned and fixed to the outer plate 14.
- step S6 welding of the outer plate 14 and the inner plate 16 is started by the welding robot 10c (see FIG. 1).
- the welding method is a welding method in which continuous welding is performed along the welding line (see Fig. 14) V.
- TIG inert-gas tungst en-arc welding
- MIG inert-gas metal-arc welding
- Various welding methods such as welding and laser welding can be adopted.
- step S7 welding is performed along the welding line V.
- welding is performed along the welding line V.
- Welding is performed by moving the electrode 122 (or arc or the like) along the contact portion 120 between the end of 6 and the outer plate 14.
- a weld bead 124 is formed at the contact portion 120, and the inner plate 16 and the outer plate 14 are welded.
- the outer plate 14 In welding using the welding jig 10a, when the weld bead 124 is formed by heat and the weld expands, the outer plate 14 is moved outward as indicated by arrow A0. It is deformed so that it is extruded toward. At this time, the contact point P in contact with the contact portion 68 of the attachment 24 receives a force A1 in accordance with the arrow AO.
- the force A 1 is determined by the direction and size of the arrow A O and the position of the contact point P, and is a force substantially directed outward.
- the welding point P compresses the spring 64 via the abutment 68 by the force A1.
- the compression amount of the spring 64 is small, and when the force A1 is large, the compression amount of the spring 64 is large.
- the initial contact point P can be displaced to a position Px at which the resilient force due to the compression of the spring 64 and the force A1 are balanced. Therefore, at the time of high temperature after welding, the weld bead 124 condenses while absorbing the thermal strain due to the action of the anchor 24, and the thermal strain contained in the weld bead 124 after cooling is reduced. Very small.
- an arrow AO indicating a direction in which the weld bead 124 expands due to the formation of the weld bead 124 is illustrated as a direction substantially coinciding with an end surface of the outer plate 14.
- the welding point determination unit 154 performs welding based on the data supplied from the welding robot control unit 130 and the jig robot control unit 132. Judge the position of the welding point M (see Fig. 14).
- step S8 the welding point determination unit 154 calculates a distance L1 between the position of the welding point M and a reference point (for example, point Q2), and the distance L1 is set in advance. Compared with the distance 0.
- the process returns to step S7 to continue welding.
- the distance L 0 is larger than the distance L 1, for example, when the welding point M in FIG. 12 exceeds the point B of the distance L 0 from the point Q 2, the process proceeds to step S 9.
- step S9 the welding point judging section 15 4 issues a command to the cylinder 28 of the corresponding opening / closing mechanism 47, opens the clamp arm 26, and separates the attachment 24 from the fuel tank 12. .
- the first cylinder control unit 1336 that controls the cylinder 28 corresponding to this point Q2 (see FIG. 10) ), And only the attachment 24 corresponding to the point Q2 is opened.
- the thermal strain can be absorbed by the spring 64, but there is some restraining force due to the elastic force of the spring 64. There is a possibility that a weak thermal strain occurs depending on the temperature.
- the distance L 0 needs to be set to an appropriate value because the original function of holding the outer plate 14 and the outer plate 14 is lost. In practice, it is preferable that the distance L 0 be less than 20 [mm]. 3 010297
- step S10 it is determined whether or not the welding point M has reached the point Q6.
- the welding point M reaches the point Q6
- the welding is interrupted once and moved to the point Q7 (step S11). Thereafter, the process returns to step S6, and welding is restarted from point Q7 to point Q12.
- step S12 it is determined whether or not the welding point M has reached the point Q12. If the welding point M has not reached the point Q12, the process returns to step S7. When the welding point M has reached the point Q12, the process proceeds to step S13.
- step S13 the welding is ended.
- the operator releases the connecting lever 108, removes the inner jig 20 and contracts the rod 28b of the cylinder 28 to open the clamp arm 26. Further, the port 90 of the positioning mechanism 44 is raised to remove the welded fuel tank 12 (step S14).
- the posture of the welding robot 10c may be associated in advance, and the attachment 24 may be separated when the welding robot 10c has a predetermined posture. Further, the attachment 24 may be sequentially operated after a predetermined time by a timing process from the start of welding.
- the spring 64 of the attachment 24 absorbs the deformation due to the thermal strain of the weld bead 124, and thus the weld bead after cooling is obtained.
- 124 contains almost no thermal distortion. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of cracks in the weld bead 124 and improve the yield.
- the attachment 24 can be opened and closed by the clamp arm 26, so that the fuel tank 12 as a work can be easily attached and detached.
- the position of the clamp arm 26 is accurately determined by the stopper 26 b.
- the force with which the contact portion, which is the tip of the attachment 24, presses the outer plate 14 can be adjusted by the adjustment nut 60 and the knob 82.
- the fuel tank 12 can be quickly positioned with respect to the outer jig 18. , Can be done accurately.
- the inner jig 20 allows the position of the inner plate 16 of the fuel tank 12 to be accurately aligned with the outer plate 14.
- attachment 24 is separated from fuel tank 12 in the order in which welds M approach. Therefore, the binding force of the outer plate 14 of the fuel tank 12 is lost, and the effect of thermal distortion due to welding can be reduced, and the occurrence of cracks can be suppressed. As a result, the yield of the fuel tanks 12 can be improved.
- the attachment 24 holds the fuel tank 12 via the spring 64, the effect of thermal distortion due to welding can be reduced even while the attachment 24 holds the fuel tank 12. Can be.
- the attachment 24 is welded while holding the outer surface of the end 15 of the outer plate 14 and the inner surface of the end of the inner plate 16 in a superposed state, the fuel tank after welding is completed. 1 2 has no flange. Therefore, it is suitable as a fuel tank for motorcycles requiring aesthetics such as American type.
- the above-described welding jig 10 a has been described as an example having eight clamp arms 26, but the number of clamp arms 26 may be increased or decreased as appropriate according to the size and shape of the fuel tank 12. .
- a total of four clamp arms 26, two on each side may be provided and arranged symmetrically.
- the attachment 24 attached to one clamp arm 26 depends on the size and shape of the fuel tank 12. May be appropriately increased or decreased.
- the welding method, the welding system, and the welding jig according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may adopt various configurations and steps without departing from the gist of the present invention.
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