JP4396352B2 - Welding state inspection method and inspection device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a welding state inspection method and inspection apparatus in which plate materials are butt-welded by plasma welding or the like.

  In recent years, the body or parts of automobiles are frequently used by press-molding using tailored blank materials. Tailored blanks are butt-welded end faces of dissimilar plate materials with different plate thicknesses, materials, strengths, etc., but this bonded state must be carefully inspected.

  When press-molding this tailored blank material, there is a possibility that satisfactory press-molding cannot be performed if the joining state of the joint portion is insufficient, for example, if the weld bead is not sufficiently melted, perforated or cracked.

  As a conventional method for inspecting a joining state, there is a method of observing a weld bead of a butt joint from the back side of a plate material. In this inspection method, since the state in which the weld bead penetrates in the plate thickness direction is observed visually or directly by some method, it is possible to directly and reliably and quickly determine whether the weld bead has a penetration depth. This is a very effective method.

  However, the welding work is often welded from above with the plate material clamped, and observing from the opposite back surface is often inefficient and inefficient.

  Therefore, there is the following Patent Document 1 as a recently proposed inspection method. This inspection method is based on the premise that the weld bead width and penetration depth in butt welding are positively correlated, and the profile of the plane including the top and bottom surfaces of the workpiece is measured by measuring the profile of the weld bead using the optical cutting method. Based on the data and the coordinate data of the shape curve representing the surface of the weld bead, an effective bead width corresponding to penetration is calculated by numerical calculation processing.

However, in butt welding, since the joining state changes depending on various conditions, the width of the weld bead and the penetration depth are not always in a predetermined correlation, and this method does not observe from the back side of the plate material. For example, when the entire quantity is inspected for a product, the reliability of the inspection is reduced, and it is difficult to reliably improve the product quality.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-296481 (see FIG. 1, abstract, etc.)

  The present invention solves the problems associated with the above-described conventional technology, and a welding state inspection method and inspection that can easily and quickly detect the welding state of the weld bead of the butt-welded welded portion, the state of change in the plate thickness, and the like. An object is to provide an apparatus.

The present invention that achieves the above-mentioned object is characterized in that when the weld bead of a welded portion obtained by butt-welding a pair of plate materials is inspected in a welding state in which the weld bead is observed from the downstream side in the heat input direction, the protrusion protruding from the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat input direction. Non-destructively measuring the protrusion height to the tip of the weld bead, calculating the effective plate thickness of the weld from the protrusion height, and the effective plate thickness and the plate thickness of the thin plate member of the pair of plate members It is characterized in that the quality of welding is judged by comparison.

  The present invention is a projection height from the plate surface which is the downstream side in the heat input direction of the welded portion to the tip of the weld bead in a state where the plate material after the butt welding is reversed while being conveyed to the next step, for example. Therefore, the weld bead penetration state can be uniquely confirmed. That is, if the weld bead protrudes from the plate surface, the weld bead has penetrated in the plate thickness direction, and it can be easily confirmed that the weld bead has surely melted.

Also, if the effective plate thickness of the welded part is calculated from the measured protrusion height and compared with the plate thickness of the thin plate member of the pair of plate members , the plate material will flow into the weld bead during welding. As a result, it is possible to determine the change state of the thinned plate thickness, and to easily determine the quality of the product.

  If the effective plate thickness of the welded portion is calculated from the measured protruding height and the difference between the two plate members, it is possible to determine even the welded state of the plate member having the difference.

  Assuming that the depth of the dent generated on the heat input side of the weld bead and the amount of protrusion on the downstream side in the heat input direction have a predetermined correlation, the plate material is determined from the measured protrusion height and the difference between the two plate materials. When the plate thickness reduction rate is calculated by the above formula (1) and compared with the limit value allowed from the viewpoint of quality assurance, the plate thickness change state is reduced by the flow of the plate material into the weld bead during welding. Can be judged numerically.

  In particular, when the thickness of the thin plate material is reduced to the limit as in the case of a tailored blank material, the quality of the strength quality can be judged very simply and quickly compared with the thickness of the thin plate material.

  In addition, when plasma welding is used for welding, it is easy to butt both plate materials, so that workability, product quality, and the like are improved, which is extremely useful.

  Furthermore, since the protruding height of the weld bead downstream in the heat input direction is measured nondestructively, the product can be easily inspected over the entire amount. In particular, in the case of production by flow work, if the whole quantity is inspected and the inspection result is immediately fed back to the work start section, the occurrence of defective products can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a perspective view showing an example of a press-formed product, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a tailored blank material for the press-formed product, FIG. 3 shows a Y portion of FIG. 2, and (A) is plasma-welded. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a state, (B) is the cross-sectional view, (C) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state after welding completion.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a suspension part for connecting a vehicle body and an axle has side members 1 and 2 and cross members 3 and 4, and the end portions of the side members 1 and 2 are connected to the cross member 3. , 4 are connected to each other through a closed structure.

The suspension components, as shown in FIG. 2, by using the tailored blank material T _B with a welded four plate members to each other, and press-molding. The tailored blank _{T B} is the two thick plates 11, 12 for forming the side members 1 and 2, consists of two thin plate 13 and 14 for forming the cross member 3 and 4, Thick plate materials 11 and 12 are placed on a horizontal substrate (not shown) so as to be somewhat divergent, and thin plate materials 13 and 14 are arranged therebetween and welded together.

  At the time of joining, since the size of the gap between the plate materials directly affects the quality of the butt welding, each plate material is positioned with high precision by positioning pins (not shown), as shown in FIG. In addition, the end portions of the thick plate material 11 and the thin plate material 13 are brought into a butted state. And if the edge part of the thick board | plate material 11 and the thin board | plate material 13 is plasma-welded in the clamped state, the weld bead B will be formed and both board | plate materials 11 and 13 will join.

  As shown in FIG. 3C, the weld bead B formed normally has a concave curved surface in which the surface on the heat input side is gently inclined from the thick plate material 11 side toward the thin plate material 13 side. The surface on the downstream side in the direction has a convex curved surface shape that hangs down. According to experiments, it has been found that the dent amount d of the dent portion r generated on the surface of the weld bead has a correlation with the protrusion amount c of the weld bead B on the downstream side in the heat input direction. . Specifically, both have a substantially equal relationship.

However, the state of the plasma welding melts receives more heat thin plate 13, since the plate thickness becomes thin, the molding of the tailored blank T _B, it is necessary to pay attention to heat input. For example, a relief groove 17 is formed in the support base 16 that supports both plate members 11 and 13, and when the both plate members 11 and 13 are butt welded, a shield gas is passed through the relief groove 17, and the weld bead B is passed from below. When the temperature control, can control the size of the weld bead B to grow, also can be dissolve until heat input direction downstream side, the forming of tailored blank T _B preferred.

  This embodiment uses plasma welding. This is because the size of the gap between the plate materials can be made larger than that of laser welding, and workability is improved. According to the experiment, when laser welding is performed in a state where the thick plate material 11 of 3.2 mm and the thin plate material 13 of 1.8 mm are abutted, the gap between the thick plate material 11 and the thin plate material 13 is 0. If it is not controlled to 1 mm or less, melt-off may occur and welding may not occur. However, in the case of plasma welding, the gap does not melt even if it is about 0.3 to 0.5 mm, and is welded well. It has been found.

  The inclined state of the torch 15 during plasma welding was also verified. The inclination of the torch 15 is inclined to the thin plate material side with an inclination angle α of 0 ° to 20 ° with respect to the abutting surfaces of the two plate materials 11 and 13, and the inclination angle of 10 ° to 20 ° in the traveling direction (the direction of the white arrow). It has been found that if the plate is tilted backward by β, the thickness of the thin plate material is not reduced and a good welded state can be obtained.

Thus tailored blank T _B which is formed by is basically good welding state in which the weld bead B from the plate surface of the heat input direction downstream side protruding obtained, placing each sheet in a predetermined position If the positioning pins used in this case are worn or the end faces of each plate material are cut poorly, the consistency, butt failure or straightness of each plate material will be insufficient, and a large gap will be created on the butt surfaces of both plate materials, which may cause plasma welding. Even in such cases, welding defects such as drilling and underfill may occur. Therefore, after the welding it is preferable to inspect the weld state of the tailored blank T _B.

Inspection method of the weld state of the present embodiment, for example, inverted in the middle of conveying the tailored blank T _B to the next step, while the top surface of the heat input direction downstream side, using the inspection device 20 The protrusion height a of the weld bead B from the plate surface is measured nondestructively.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inspection apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing the weld bead portion of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a view showing image data of the weld bead.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the inspection device 20 includes an operation unit 21 composed of a 6-axis robot, and a light irradiation unit 22 such as a laser displacement meter that is provided at the tip of the operation unit 21 and irradiates the weld bead B with laser light. And an imaging unit 23 such as a CCD camera that receives the laser beam irradiated from the light irradiation unit 22 and reflected by the plate surface or the weld bead B, and the image data obtained by the imaging unit 23 are subjected to arithmetic processing to obtain predetermined image data. And an arithmetic processing unit (not shown) such as a computer.

Incidentally, the actuating portion 21 is erected on a horizontal substrate, the light irradiation unit 22 is adapted to inspecting the tailored blank T _B which is reverse the horizontal upper surface of the substrate to the reference.

  The protruding height a of the weld bead B from the plate surface is determined by a light cutting method in which the weld bead B is irradiated with slit light, or a scan in which spot light is scanned in the width direction of the weld bead B (direction perpendicular to the weld direction). Although it can be measured by a distance measuring method or the like, the former case will be described as an example.

  The light irradiation unit 22 is moved and set to a predetermined position by the operating unit 21, and the position is adjusted so as to irradiate the welding laser beam and the plate surface with a slit-like laser beam at a predetermined angle. The imaging unit 23 receives the reflected light from the weld bead B or the plate surface, detects the light receiving position and luminance, and the detected data is input to the arithmetic processing unit and calculated, and then displayed as image data on the monitor. Is done.

For example, the laser beam applied to the weld bead B shown in FIG. 5 is between a predetermined margin m and m ′ from the substantially central portion of the weld bead B, and the end portions thereof are end lines l ₁ and l ₂ . then, the imaging unit 23, and _p 1, _{p 2} points on the end line _l 1, _{l 2,} is detected and the light receiving position and brightness at eight therebetween 5 points _p 3 ~p _8, to retrieve data . In addition, since the amount of misalignment b described later, that is, the amount by which the lower surfaces 11a and 13a of the two plate members 11 and 13 are displaced is an amount that can be almost ignored when welding on a horizontal plane, in this embodiment, irradiation is performed. The laser beam irradiates the plate surface including the weld bead B.

The data at these eight locations is input to the arithmetic processing unit and calculated, and displayed on the monitor as image data of the weld bead B shown in FIG. The image data is also corresponds to the laser beam irradiation section shown in FIG. 5, the end line l _1, end line L _1, L ₂ corresponding to l ₂ is displayed, the measurement points p ₁ ~p weld bead B ₈ corresponds to a height value, is plotted as spaced from the reference line L ₃ which crosses the end line L _1, L _2, are displayed. Reference line _{L 3} is a line segment connecting the plot _{P 1} and _{P 8} corresponding to the measurement points _{p 1} and _{p 8.}

Therefore, in the image data shown in FIG. 6, if the plots P _{3 to} P ₈ are located above the reference line L ₃ , the weld bead B protrudes from the plate surface and melts to the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat input direction. This means that the weld bead B is formed, and conversely, as shown by the one-point difference line in the figure, when the plots P _{3 to} P ₈ are below the reference line L ₃ , the weld bead B is the bottom surface. It means that it has not melted and is not welded properly. In some cases, the plots P _{3 to} P ₈ may be aligned or intersected with the reference line L ₃ , which means that they are not normally welded.

  Furthermore, in the inspection of the present embodiment, since the protrusion height a of the weld bead B can also be measured, the state of the plate material, that is, the plate thickness reduction rate of the thin plate material 13 is also calculated by the following formula based on the protrusion height a. In addition, it is possible to inspect even the plate thickness change state due to welding.

  The point which calculates | requires plate | board thickness reduction | decrease rate from the protrusion height of the weld bead B is explained in full detail.

  FIGS. 7 and 8 correspond to FIG. 3C, and FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lower surface of the thick plate material is positioned higher than the lower surface of the thin plate material when the thick plate material and the thin plate material are butt welded. FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state where the lower surface of the thick plate material is positioned lower than the lower surface of the thin plate material.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, assuming the case where the lower surface 13a of the thin plate material 13 is lower than the lower surface 11a of the thick plate material 11 and butt-welded in a mistake, the length or position of each part is determined as follows. Suppose.

a: Distance between the segment connecting P ₁ and P ₂ and the lowest end of the weld bead B, and the protruding height to the tip of the weld bead.

    b: The amount by which the lower surfaces 11a, 13a of the two plate members 11, 13 are displaced, and the difference between the two plate members 11, 13.

    c: The maximum protruding amount from the plate surface positioned at a higher position during the reversal measurement of both plate materials 11 and 13, and the distance from the lower surface 13a of the thin plate material 13 to the lowest end of the weld bead B in FIG.

    d: Depth of the recess r of the weld bead B generated on the heat input side of the weld.

P ₁ : A point on the lower surface 11 a of the thick plate 11 at a position separated from the weld bead B by a predetermined margin m.

P ₂ : A point on the lower surface 13 a of the thin plate 13 at a position separated from the weld bead B by a predetermined margin m ′.

    T: Effective plate thickness. Here, the “effective plate thickness” is a plate between the lowermost portion of the recess r of the weld bead B and the lower surface 11a of the thick plate member 11 or the lower surface 13a of the thin plate member 13 that is close to the lowermost portion. Thickness.

T ₀ : Plate thickness of the thin plate material 13.

  From FIG. 7, when the effective plate thickness T is expressed by a mathematical formula,

  Here, when the lower surface 13 a of the thin plate material 13 is positioned below the lower surface 11 a of the thick plate material 11, a (+) sign is attached to “b”. On the other hand, if it is located on the upper side, a (−) sign is attached.

  As described above, the depth d of the recessed portion r generated on the heat input side of the welded portion where both plate materials are butt welded by the experiment is substantially equal to the protrusion amount c of the weld bead B on the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat input direction. From this fact, if d = c, the equation (1) is

It becomes.

  From FIG.

          That means

Therefore, substituting this equation (3) into equation (2)

It becomes.

  Therefore, as is clear from the equation (4), the effective plate thickness T of the welded portion can be obtained if the protrusion height a and the difference amount b between the two plate members are found.

As a result, the thickness reduction rate (T / T ₀ ) is expressed by the following equation.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, when the lower surface 13a of the thin plate material 13 is butt-welded at a position higher than the lower surface 11a of the thick plate material 11, the above formulas are as follows.

  From FIG. 8, when the effective plate thickness T is expressed by a mathematical formula,

  Similarly to the above, if d = c, the formula (1 ') is

It becomes.

Here, when the lower surface 13a of the thin plate material 13 is located above the lower surface 11a of the thick plate material 11, "-" sign is attached to "b"
From FIG.

          That means

Therefore, substituting this equation (3 ') into equation (2')

It becomes.

As a result, the thickness reduction rate (T / T ₀ ) is expressed by the following equation.

That means

Therefore, since the formulas (6) and (6 ′) are the same formulas if “b” has the concept of “+” and “−”, the thickness reduction rate is calculated from the protruding height a of the weld bead B. When calculating T / T ₀ , equation (6) can be used.

The foregoing is butt welding when the plate thicknesses are different, but the relational expression between the projection height a of the weld bead B and the plate thickness reduction rate T / T ₀ is also obtained when the plate thicknesses are the same. And the following.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lower surface 31a of the plate material 31 is positioned higher than the lower surface 33a of the plate material 33 when the same thickness plate materials 31 and 33 are butt welded. FIG. 10 shows the lower surface 31a of the plate material 31 on the contrary. It is sectional drawing which shows the state located below the lower surface 33a of 33. FIG. 9 and 10, the length or position of each part is the same as that in FIGS.

When the plate thickness reduction rate (T / T ₀ ) is expressed by a mathematical formula using FIG. 9, it can be expressed by the following formula (6 ″) similar to the formula (6).

On the other hand, when the plate thickness reduction rate (T / T ₀ ) is expressed by a mathematical formula using FIG. 10, it can be expressed by the following formula (6 ′ ″) similar to the formula (6 ′).

  In addition, in order to avoid duplication in any formula, the calculation process is abbreviate | omitted.

Therefore, since the same formula is used for the same thickness plate material, when the plate thickness reduction rate T / T ₀ is obtained from the protruding height a of the weld bead B and the difference amount b between the two plate materials, the formula (6 ) Can be used.

As a result of verifying the value of the thickness reduction rate T / T ₀ calculated in this way from the viewpoint of ensuring quality, it was found that the limit value is preferably about 0.8.
That means
T / T ₀ ≧ 0.8
It is preferable to have the relationship. However, this limit value is not particularly limited, and can be arbitrarily determined from the viewpoint of quality assurance.

  Therefore, if the plate thickness reduction rate of the inspection result is compared with the limit value determined from ensuring the quality, is it preferable from the viewpoint of ensuring the quality that the thickness of the plate material flows into the weld bead B during welding? It can be determined whether or not the quality of the welding and the quality of the product are good also from the change state of the plate thickness.

In particular, plate material having a thickness of a thin side as tailored blank T _B is if it is thinned to the limit, when the sheet thickness reduction ratio T / T ₀ is compared with the limit value, the intensity of view The quality can be judged, and this judgment can be performed very well and promptly.

  Next, inspection of a butt welded molded product will be described.

When the thick plate material 11 and the thin plate material 13 are clamped in a state where they are abutted on a horizontal support base 16 and are welded from above using a torch 15, a tailored blank material T in which a weld bead B is formed at the abutting ends of both plate materials. _B.

Inspection of the weld state of the tailored blank T _B, as shown in FIG. 4, carried out in an inverted state. When inverted tailored blank T _B is moved to the lower part of the inspection apparatus 20, the light irradiation unit 22 is operated by the operation unit 21, it is set at a predetermined position relative to the weld bead B.

  From the light irradiation unit 22, slit laser light is irradiated at a predetermined angle, reflected by the plate surface or the weld bead B, and received by the imaging unit 23. In the imaging unit 23, the light receiving position and the brightness are detected from the received light, and the detected values are calculated by a computer and indicate a protruding height a of the weld bead B as shown in FIG. 6 on a predetermined monitor. Displayed as image data.

In the case of the weld bead B projecting in an arc shape from the plate surface, the image data has a smooth arc shape above a reference line L ₃ perpendicular to predetermined end lines L ₁ and L ₂ parallel to the welding direction. Plots P _{3 to} P ₈ are displayed. Therefore, it can be seen that the weld bead B is melted to the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat input direction and is formed normally.

However, in the case of the weld bead B in the other state is not a circular arc shape is displayed as a plot P ₃ to P ₈ were lower or cross collinear or reference line L _3, the reference line L _3. Since the weld bead B does not reliably protrude from the plate surface, it is understood that the weld bead B is insufficiently melted. In this case, information such as which part of the plots P _{3 to} P ₈ is defective or insufficient height is immediately fed back to the welding work start part, and is applied to the replacement of the positioning pin and the relief groove 17. If the cause of the predetermined welding failure is removed, for example, by adjusting the amount of the shield gas produced, it is possible to prevent the product quality from deteriorating.

Further, regarding the relationship with the above formula (6), the plate thickness “T ₀ ” of the thin plate 13 is known, and the protrusion height “a” to the tip of the weld bead is plotted in the arc P. of ₃ to P _8, seen from the spacing from the reference line _{L 3} plots P to be peaks. The difference amount “b” between the two plate members 11 and 13 is almost negligible because they are welded in a clamped state on the horizontal support 16. However, when measuring the tongue and groove amount b is determined the plot P ₁ and P ₈ relative to the surface of the substrate inverted tailored blank T _B is placed, by obtaining the difference between the value Good.

Therefore, if these numerical values are input to the arithmetic processing unit and are calculated using the equation (6), the plate thickness reduction rate T / T ₀ can be obtained.

  Compare the obtained thickness reduction rate value with 0.8, which is the limit value determined from quality assurance, and display the result on the monitor as a part of the image data. It is also known whether or not is within an allowable range.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the protruding height of the weld bead B protruding from the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat direction is measured nondestructively, the welding bead B is immediately melted from the protruding height a. The depth of penetration is known, and the quality of the welded state can be judged easily and quickly with high reliability.

Further, if the measurement result of the protruding height a of the weld bead B or the misalignment amount b is known in some cases, the plate thickness reduction rate T / T ₀ can also be obtained. You can see the condition. In particular, the side of the plate material thickness is thin as tailored blank T _B is thinned to the limit, the comparison of sheet thickness reduction rate and the limit value of the thin plate member 13, or can maintain quality on Strength It can be judged whether or not, and it becomes extremely effective. In particular, in the case of tailored blank materials having mutually different plate thicknesses, it is extremely effective to know the strength reduction quality if the plate thickness reduction rate of the thin plate material is known. Similarly, in the case of plate materials having the same thickness, it is effective from the standpoint of maintaining quality. Furthermore, when plasma welding is used for welding, the gap between the end faces is not unnecessarily strict, which is preferable in terms of workability.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, in the above embodiment, it is performed a measurement of the welding conditions at one place in the welding direction of a welding bead B, which was carried out at a plurality of positions, by obtaining a plot P ₁ to P ₈ for each occurrence, approximately The weld state of the entire weld bead B can also be inspected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the side member, which is a vehicle body structural material, is described as the hydraulic molded product W. However, other structural materials such as a door plate and a bumper may be used.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The welding state inspection method and inspection apparatus according to the present invention are suitable for inspection of welded portions of tailored blank materials used for automobile body structural materials such as side members.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of a press-formed product. It is a perspective view which shows the tailored blank material for the press molded products. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where plasma welding is performed, FIG. 2B is a transverse sectional view thereof, and FIG. 2C is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state after completion of welding. It is a perspective view showing the inspection device concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part perspective view which expands and shows the weld bead part of FIG. It is a figure which shows the image data of a weld bead. It is the schematic of the state which faced | matched the thick plate material and the thin plate material. It is the schematic of the state which faced | matched the thick plate material and the thin plate material. It is the schematic of the state which faced | matched the same thick board | plate material. It is the schematic of the state which faced | matched the same thick board | plate material.

Explanation of symbols

11, 12 ... Thick plate material,
13, 14 ... Thin plate material,
22 ... light irradiation part,
23 ... Imaging unit,
a: Projection height of the weld bead tip,
b: Absolute value of the difference between both plate materials,
c: Projection amount of the weld bead from the plate surface,
d: Depth of the recess,
r ... dent,
B ... weld bead,
T: Effective plate thickness,
T ₀ ... the thickness of the thin plate material,
T B _... tailored blank.

Claims (8)

A welding state inspection method for observing a weld bead of a welded portion obtained by butt welding a pair of plate materials from the downstream side in the heat input direction, and protruding from the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat input direction to the tip of the weld bead Measure the height nondestructively, calculate the effective plate thickness of the weld from the protrusion height, and compare the effective plate thickness with the plate thickness of the thin plate of the pair of plate materials to determine the quality of the weld The inspection method of the welding state characterized by performing. The welding state inspection method according to claim 1, wherein the welding state inspection method calculates an effective plate thickness of the welded portion from the protrusion height and a difference between both plate members. The welding state inspection method is such that the depth of the dent generated on the heat input side of the weld bead is a high level when the heat input side is down and the downstream side is up in the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat input direction. Assuming that it corresponds to the maximum protrusion amount from the plate surface located at the position, the plate thickness reduction rate of the plate material is calculated from the protrusion height according to the following equation (1) , and is arbitrarily selected from the viewpoint of ensuring the strength quality. The welding state inspection method according to claim 2, wherein the quality of welding is judged by comparing with a predetermined allowable limit value.

It is.   The said welding is plasma welding, The inspection method of the welding state in any one of Claims 1-3. A welding state inspection device for observing a weld bead of a welded portion where a pair of plate materials are butt welded from the downstream side in the heat input direction, and protruding from the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat input direction to the tip of the weld bead Measure the height nondestructively, calculate the effective plate thickness of the weld from the protrusion height, and compare the effective plate thickness with the plate thickness of the thin plate of the pair of plate materials to determine the quality of the weld A welded state inspection device characterized by:   The welding state inspection device according to claim 5, wherein the welding state inspection device calculates an effective plate thickness of the welded portion from the protrusion height and a difference amount between both plate members. The welding state inspection device is:
A light irradiation unit for irradiating the welding bead with laser light;
An imaging unit that receives the laser beam irradiated from the light irradiation unit and reflected by the plate surface or the weld bead;
An arithmetic processing unit that performs arithmetic processing on the data obtained by the imaging unit to obtain predetermined image data;
The depth of the dent that occurs on the heat input side of the welded part where a pair of plate materials are butt welded is high when the heat input side is on the bottom and the downstream side is on the bottom of the plate surface on the downstream side in the heat input direction. Assuming that it corresponds to the maximum protruding amount from the plate surface located in
The thickness reduction rate of the plate material is calculated from the protruding height by the following formula (1), and compared with an allowable limit value arbitrarily determined from the viewpoint of ensuring strength quality, the quality of welding is judged. The welding state inspection apparatus according to claim 6.

It is.   The welding apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the welding is plasma welding.

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