CN107654601B

CN107654601B - Method for manufacturing rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism and jig for carrying out the method

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Publication number: CN107654601B
Application number: CN201710712184.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 木下靖朗; 栗原正和; 齐藤秀生; 都筑基浩
Original assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
Current assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
Priority date: 2006-06-22
Filing date: 2007-06-22
Publication date: 2020-04-21
Anticipated expiration: 2027-06-22
Also published as: CN101535683B; JP2011033198A; JP5035404B2; CN101535683A; CN107654601A

Abstract

The invention provides a method for manufacturing a rotary-linear motion conversion mechanism and a jig for carrying out the method. In the present manufacturing method, a state in which the sun thread is engaged with each of the planetary threads in a state in which the plurality of planetary shaft bodies are arranged around the sun shaft body at equal intervals is set as a standard assembly state, and an assembly formed by assembling the sun shaft body and the planetary shaft body in the standard assembly state is set as a first assembly. The first module is assembled in a state in which the relationship between the planetary shaft main body and the sun shaft main body corresponds to the relationship between the planetary shaft main body and the sun shaft main body in the standard assembled state.

Description

Method for manufacturing rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism and jig for carrying out the method

The present application is a divisional application of an invention patent application entitled "method for manufacturing a rotational-linear motion conversion mechanism and a jig for carrying out the method", having an application date of 2007, 6-22 and an application number of 201410441682. X.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a rotational-linear motion conversion mechanism that converts rotational motion into linear motion, and a jig for carrying out the method.

Background

As a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism, for example, a conversion mechanism described in patent document 1 is known.

The conversion mechanism includes: the planetary gear set includes a ring shaft having a space therein extending in an axial direction, a sun shaft disposed inside the ring shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft. In addition, the female screw of the ring shaft and the male screw of the sun shaft are engaged with the male screw of the planetary shaft, respectively, and the internal gear of the ring shaft is engaged with the external gear of the planetary shaft. In the conversion mechanism having this structure, when the ring shaft is rotated, the planetary shafts are made to perform planetary motion around the sun shaft by the force transmitted from the ring shaft, and the sun shaft is thereby made to perform linear motion. That is, the rotational motion of the ring shaft can be converted into the linear motion of the sun shaft.

Since there are many places where the threads are engaged in the conversion mechanism, the following problems arise in manufacturing the conversion mechanism. That is, when the components (for example, the sun shaft and the planetary shaft) having the threads formed thereon are simply assembled, it is difficult to assemble the components together by one assembly work because the threads are not properly engaged with each other. This increases the number of times of assembly work while searching for the position or rotational phase of the components that mesh with each other between the threads, and therefore reduces work efficiency. In particular, when a gear is formed on the planetary shaft as in the conversion mechanism of patent document 1, it is necessary to assemble the components in consideration of the meshing of the gear, and therefore, there is a possibility that the work efficiency is further lowered.

Further, in the conversion mechanism of patent document 1, there is a problem as follows in the conversion mechanism having a structure in which the annular shaft and the planetary shaft are provided with a pair of gears, respectively, the corresponding gears mesh with each other, and at least one of the pair of gears of the annular shaft is formed separately from the annular shaft main body. That is, since at least one of the pair of gears is formed separately from the annular shaft main body, the annular shaft may be mounted in a state in which the relative rotational phases of the one gear and the other gear are largely shifted. Therefore, when the gear of the ring shaft and the gear of the planetary shaft are engaged with each other in a state greatly deviated from the engagement state at the time of design due to the shift of the rotational phase, the sliding resistance between the ring shaft and the planetary shaft is increased, and the efficiency of converting work from rotational motion to linear motion is lowered. This problem is also considered to occur when the sun shaft and the planetary shafts are provided with a pair of gears, respectively, and at least one of the pair of gears of the sun shaft is formed separately from the sun shaft main body.

Patent document 1: international publication No. WO 2004/094870.

Disclosure of Invention

A first object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a rotation-linear motion converting mechanism capable of improving work efficiency, and a jig for carrying out the method.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism capable of improving the efficiency of work conversion, and a jig for carrying out the manufacturing method.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including a ring shaft having a space extending in an axial direction therein, a sun shaft disposed inside the ring shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, the ring shaft including a ring shaft main body having a ring thread which is a female thread, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body having a sun thread which is a male thread, the planetary shafts including a planetary shaft main body having a planetary thread which is a male thread, the planetary thread being engaged with the ring thread and the sun thread, the rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by the planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: a step of associating a relationship of the planetary shaft main body with the sun shaft main body with a relationship in a standard assembled state in which the sun screw and the planetary screw are engaged with each other in a state in which the planetary shaft main bodies are arranged around the sun shaft main body at equal intervals, in a state in which the sun shaft main body and the planetary shaft main bodies are arranged respectively; and a step of attaching a base assembly by moving the planetary shaft bodies after the relationship between the planetary shaft bodies and the sun shaft body corresponds to the relationship in the standard attachment state, wherein the base assembly is an assembly formed by attaching the sun shaft body and the planetary shaft body in the standard attachment state.

In order to achieve the above object, a second aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including a ring shaft having a space extending in an axial direction therein, a sun shaft disposed inside the ring shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, the ring shaft including a ring shaft main body having a ring thread which is a female thread, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body having a sun thread which is a male thread, the planetary shafts including planetary shaft main bodies having planetary threads which are male threads, the planetary threads being engaged with the ring thread and the sun thread, rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: a step of assembling a base assembly by assembling the sun shaft main body and the planet shaft main body; a step of assembling a shaft assembly by assembling the base assembly and the annular shaft body; and setting a rotational phase of the ring screw as a ring screw reference phase before the shaft assembly is assembled, wherein when one screw formed by a portion of the planetary screw that engages with the ring screw is used as a counter ring screw, the ring screw reference phase is defined as a rotational phase of the ring screw with respect to the rotational phase of the counter ring screw at the time when the counter ring screw starts to engage with the ring screw.

In order to achieve the above object, a third aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including a ring shaft having a space extending in an axial direction therein, a sun shaft disposed inside the ring shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, the ring shaft including a ring shaft main body having a ring thread which is a female thread, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body having a sun thread which is a male thread, the planetary shafts including a planetary shaft main body having a planetary thread which is a male thread, the planetary thread being engaged with the ring thread and the sun thread, rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: a step of associating a relationship of the planetary shaft main body with the ring shaft main body with a relationship in a standard fitting state in which the ring screw is engaged with the planetary screw in a state in which the planetary shaft main body is disposed at equal intervals around a center line of the ring shaft main body; and a step of assembling a base assembly in a state in which a relationship between the planetary shaft main body and the ring shaft main body corresponds to a relationship in the standard assembled state, the base assembly being an assembly formed by assembling the ring shaft main body and the planetary shaft main body in the standard assembled state.

In order to achieve the above object, a fourth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including a ring shaft having a space extending in an axial direction therein, a sun shaft disposed inside the ring shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, the ring shaft including a ring shaft main body having a ring thread which is a female thread, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body having a sun thread which is a male thread, the planetary shafts including a planetary shaft main body having a planetary thread which is a male thread, the planetary thread being engaged with the ring thread and the sun thread, rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: assembling a base assembly by assembling the ring shaft main body and the planet shaft main body; a step of assembling a shaft assembly by assembling the base assembly and the sun shaft main body; and setting a rotational phase of the sun screw as a sun screw reference phase before the shaft assembly is assembled, wherein when one screw formed by a portion of the planetary screw that meshes with the sun screw is used as a counter sun screw, the sun screw reference phase is defined as a rotational phase of the sun screw with respect to the rotational phase of the counter sun screw at the time when the counter sun screw starts to mesh with the sun screw.

In order to achieve the above object, a fifth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion conversion mechanism including a ring shaft having a space extending in an axial direction therein, a sun shaft disposed inside the ring shaft, the ring shaft including a ring shaft main body having a ring thread formed as an internal thread and a ring gear formed as an internal gear, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body having a sun thread formed as an external thread and a sun gear formed as an external gear, the planetary shafts including a planetary shaft main body having a planetary thread formed as an external thread and a planetary gear formed as an external gear, the ring gear being formed separately from the ring shaft main body, the sun gear being formed separately from the sun shaft main body, the planetary gear and the planetary shaft main body are formed separately, the planetary screw is engaged with the ring screw and the sun screw, the planetary gear is engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear, and rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft is converted into linear motion of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by planetary motion of the planetary shaft, and the manufacturing method includes: preparing a gear jig having a counter ring gear meshing with the ring gear and a counter sun gear meshing with the sun gear; a step of attaching a gear assembly to the gear jig, the gear assembly being an assembly formed by assembling the ring gear, the sun gear, and the planetary gears in a reference attachment state in which the planetary gears are engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear in a state in which the planetary gears are arranged at equal intervals around the sun gear; and a step of assembling the ring shaft main body, the sun shaft main body, the planetary shaft main body, and the gear assembly to assemble the cogged assembly.

In order to achieve the above object, a sixth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including an annular shaft having a space extending in an axial direction inside, a sun shaft disposed inside the annular shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, wherein a rotational motion of one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft is converted into a linear motion of the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by a planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the method comprising: forming a mark on the annular shaft; and forming an internal thread on the annular shaft with the mark as a reference.

In order to achieve the above object, a seventh aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including an annular shaft having a space extending in an axial direction therein, a sun shaft disposed inside the annular shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, wherein a rotational motion of one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft is converted into a linear motion of the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by a planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the method comprising: forming a mark on the sun shaft; and forming a male thread on the sun shaft based on the mark.

In order to achieve the above object, an eighth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including a ring shaft having a space extending in an axial direction therein, a sun shaft disposed inside the ring shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, wherein a rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft is converted into a linear motion of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by a planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the method comprising: forming a mark on the planet shaft; and forming a male screw on the planetary shaft with the mark as a reference.

In order to achieve the above object, a ninth aspect of the present invention provides a jig for manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion converting mechanism including an annular shaft having a space extending in an axial direction therein, a sun shaft disposed inside the annular shaft, and a plurality of planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft, the annular shaft including an annular shaft main body having an internal thread and an internally toothed annular gear, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body having an external thread and an externally toothed sun gear, the planetary shafts including a planetary shaft main body having an external thread and an externally toothed planetary gear, the annular gear being formed separately from the annular shaft main body, the sun gear being formed separately from the sun shaft main body, the planetary gear being formed separately from the planetary shaft main body, the external thread of the planetary shaft main body being engaged with the internal thread of the annular shaft main body and the external thread of the sun shaft main body, the planetary gear is engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear, and the rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft is converted into the linear motion of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft in the axial direction by the planetary motion of the planetary shaft, and the conversion mechanism includes a step of assembling a gear assembly formed by assembling the ring gear, the sun gear, and the planetary gears in a reference assembled state in which the planetary gears are engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear in a state in which the planetary gears are arranged around the sun gear at equal intervals. The clamp includes a plurality of struts, an outer tooth to a ring, and an inner tooth to a sun. The plurality of struts are arranged at fixed intervals in the circumferential direction, and a space for arranging one of the planetary gears is formed between adjacent struts. The pair of external ring teeth are formed on the outer periphery of each of the struts and mesh with the ring gear. The pair of external ring teeth forms a pair of ring gears as a whole. The pair of internal sun teeth are formed on the inner periphery of each of the struts and mesh with the sun gear. The pair of sun internal teeth forms a pair ring gear as a whole.

In order to achieve the above object, a tenth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion conversion mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the annular shaft, and planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft in the space inside the annular shaft, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body, a first sun gear formed as an external gear integrally with the sun shaft main body, and a second sun gear formed as an external gear separately from the sun shaft main body, the planetary shafts including first planetary gears formed as external gears and meshing with the first sun gear, and second planetary gears formed as external gears and meshing with the second sun gear, the rotational motion of one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft in an axial direction by planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: a step of holding the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear in a state where the first sun gear and the second sun gear cannot rotate relative to each other and the relative rotational phases of the first sun gear and the second sun gear substantially match each other; and a step of mounting the second sun gear to the sun shaft main body by relative movement in the axial direction of the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear after the step of holding the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear.

In order to achieve the above object, an eleventh aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion conversion mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the annular shaft, and planet shafts disposed around the sun shaft in the space inside the annular shaft, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body, and first and second sun gears formed as external gears with the sun shaft main body, the planet shafts including first planet gears as external gears meshing with the first sun gear and second planet gears as external gears meshing with the second sun gear, the rotational motion of one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft in an axial direction by planetary motion of the planet shafts, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: a step of attaching the first sun gear to the sun shaft main body; a step of holding the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear in a state in which the first sun gear and the second sun gear cannot rotate relative to each other and the relative rotational phases of the first sun gear and the second sun gear substantially match each other after the first sun gear is attached to the sun shaft main body; and a step of mounting the second sun gear to the sun shaft main body by relative movement in the axial direction of the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear after the step of holding the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear.

In order to achieve the above object, a twelfth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion conversion mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space in the annular shaft, and planet shafts disposed around the sun shaft in the space in the annular shaft, the annular shaft including an annular shaft main body, a first annular gear which is an internal gear and is formed integrally with the annular shaft main body, and a second annular gear which is an internal gear and is formed separately from the annular shaft main body, the planet shafts including a first planet gear which is an external gear and meshes with the first annular gear, and a second planet gear which is an external gear and meshes with the second annular gear, the rotational motion of one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion in an axial direction of the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft by planetary motion of the planet shafts In motion, the method of manufacture comprises: holding the ring shaft main body and the second ring gear in a state where the first ring gear and the second ring gear cannot rotate relative to each other and the relative rotational phases of the first ring gear and the second ring gear are substantially identical; and a step of fitting the second ring gear to the annular shaft body by relative movement in the axial direction of the annular shaft body and the second ring gear after the step of holding the annular shaft body and the second ring gear.

In order to achieve the above object, a thirteenth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion converting mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the annular shaft, and a planetary shaft disposed around the sun shaft in the space inside the annular shaft, the annular shaft including an annular shaft main body, a first annular gear and a second annular gear which are internal gears formed with the annular shaft main body, the planetary shaft including a first planetary gear which is an external gear and meshes with the first annular gear, and a second planetary gear which is an external gear and meshes with the second annular gear, the rotational motion of one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft in an axial direction by planetary motion of the planetary shaft, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: a step of fitting the first ring gear to the ring shaft main body; a step of holding the ring shaft main body and the second ring gear in a state in which the first ring gear and the second ring gear are not relatively rotatable and relative rotational phases of the first ring gear and the second ring gear are substantially identical after the first ring gear is attached to the ring shaft main body; and a step of fitting the second ring gear to the annular shaft body by relative movement in the axial direction of the annular shaft body and the second ring gear after the step of holding the annular shaft body and the second ring gear.

In order to achieve the above object, a fourteenth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including a ring shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the ring shaft, and planet shafts disposed around the sun shaft in the space inside the ring shaft, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body and a sun gear as an external gear provided on the sun shaft main body, the planet shafts including a planet shaft main body and a planet gear as an external gear provided on the planet shaft main body and meshing with the sun gear, the planet shaft main body and the planet gear being formed separately, the rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion in an axial direction of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft by planetary motion of the planet shaft, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: a step of assembling a sun shaft assembly including the sun shaft main body and the planetary shaft main body before the planetary gear is assembled; preparing a planet support jig for holding the planet shaft main body in a state substantially parallel to the sun shaft main body; and a step of attaching the planetary gear to the planetary shaft main body of the sun shaft assembly in a state where the sun shaft assembly is attached to the planetary support jig.

In order to achieve the above object, a fifteenth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion conversion mechanism including a ring shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the ring shaft, and a planet shaft disposed in the space inside the ring shaft around the sun shaft, the ring shaft including a ring shaft main body and a ring gear provided on the ring shaft main body and serving as an internal gear, the planet shaft including a planet shaft main body and a planet gear provided on the planet shaft main body and serving as an external gear to be meshed with the ring gear, the planet shaft main body and the planet gear being formed separately, the rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft in an axial direction by planetary motion of the planet shaft, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: a step of assembling a ring shaft assembly including the ring shaft main body and the planetary shaft main body before the planetary gear is assembled; a step of preparing a planet support jig for holding the planet shaft main body in a state substantially parallel to the annular shaft main body; and a step of fitting the planetary gear to the planetary shaft main body of the circular shaft assembly in a state where the circular shaft assembly is attached to the planetary support jig.

In order to achieve the above object, a sixteenth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion conversion mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space in the annular shaft, and a planetary shaft disposed around the sun shaft in the space in the annular shaft, wherein a sun gear provided on the sun shaft is engaged with a planetary gear provided on the planetary shaft, and a rotational motion of a first shaft as one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft is converted into a linear motion in an axial direction of a second shaft as the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft by a planetary motion of the planetary shaft, the method comprising: and a step of assembling a plurality of components constituting the conversion mechanism while managing a rotational phase of the sun gear so that a planetary inclination, which is an inclination of the planetary shaft with respect to the sun shaft after the assembly of the conversion mechanism, is smaller than a reference inclination, the reference inclination being a planetary inclination corresponding to a required conversion efficiency in a relationship between the planetary inclination and the required conversion efficiency when a ratio of work of the second shaft with respect to the work of the first shaft when a rotational motion of the first shaft is converted into a linear motion of the second shaft by a planetary motion of the planetary shaft is defined as the conversion efficiency of work and the conversion efficiency of work required for the conversion mechanism is defined as the required conversion efficiency.

In order to achieve the above object, a seventeenth aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rotation-to-linear motion conversion mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space in the annular shaft, and a planetary shaft disposed around the sun shaft in the space in the annular shaft, wherein an annular gear provided on the annular shaft meshes with a planetary gear provided on the planetary shaft, and wherein a rotational motion of a first shaft as one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft is converted into a linear motion in an axial direction of a second shaft as the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft by a planetary motion of the planetary shaft, the method comprising: and assembling a plurality of components constituting the conversion mechanism while managing a rotational phase of the ring gear so that a planetary inclination, which is an inclination of the planetary shaft with respect to the ring shaft after the assembly of the conversion mechanism, is smaller than a reference inclination, wherein when a ratio of a work of the second shaft with respect to a work of the first shaft when the rotational motion of the first shaft is converted into the linear motion of the second shaft by the planetary motion of the planetary shaft is defined as a work conversion efficiency and a conversion efficiency of a work required for the conversion mechanism is defined as a required conversion efficiency, the reference inclination is a planetary inclination corresponding to the required conversion efficiency in a relationship between the planetary inclination and the work conversion efficiency.

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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a conversion mechanism embodying a first embodiment of a method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1;

fig. 3 (a) is a front view of the annular shaft in the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 3 (B) is a plan view of (a);

FIG. 4 (A) is a cross-sectional view of the annular shaft in the shift mechanism of FIG. 1 taken along line 4A-4A of FIG. 3; FIG. 4 (B) is a sectional view showing a state in which a part of the ring shaft of FIG. 1 is exploded;

fig. 5 (a) is a front view of a sun shaft in the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 5 (B) is a front view showing a state in which a part of the sun shaft of (a) is exploded;

fig. 6 (a) is a front view of a planetary shaft in the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; FIG. 6 (B) is a front view showing a state in which a part of (A) is exploded; fig. 6 (C) is a sectional view along the center line of the rear face planetary gear of (a);

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along the centerline of the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the shift mechanism of FIG. 1 taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the shift mechanism of FIG. 1 taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the shift mechanism of FIG. 1 taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a process diagram of step I of the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a process diagram of step J of the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 13 (a) is a plan view of a first jig used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; FIG. 13 (B) is a sectional view taken along line 13B-13B of FIG. 13;

FIG. 14 is a process diagram of step K in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 15 (a) is a plan view of a screw clamp in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 15 (B) is a plan view of the screw clamp of (a) divided into individual divided bodies; FIG. 15 (C) is a sectional view of the screw clamp of FIG. 15 taken along line 15C-15C;

FIG. 16 is a process diagram of step L in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 17 (a) is a plan view of the first jig, the sun shaft main body, and the planet shaft main body in the process of assembling the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 17 (B) is a front view of the first clip, the sun shaft main body, and the planet shaft main body of (a);

fig. 18 is a process diagram of step L1 in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1;

fig. 19 is a process diagram of step L2 and step L3 in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1;

fig. 20 is a process diagram of step L4 in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1;

fig. 21 is a process diagram of step L5 in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1;

FIG. 22 is a process diagram of step M in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 23 (a) is a plan view of a second jig used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; FIG. 23 (B) is a sectional view of the second clamp of FIG. 23 taken along line 23B-23B thereof;

FIG. 24 is a process diagram of step N in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 25 (a) is a plan view of a retainer used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 25 (B) is a sectional view of the holder of (a) taken along the line 25B-25B of fig. 25;

FIG. 26 is a process diagram of step O in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 27 is a process diagram of step P in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 28 is a process diagram of step Q in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 29 (a) is a perspective view of a gear jig used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 29 (B) is a front view of (a);

fig. 30 (a) is a plan view of a gear holder used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; FIG. 30 (B) is a cross-sectional view of the gear clamp of FIG. 30 (A) taken along line 30B-30B;

FIG. 31 is a process diagram of step R in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 32 is a process diagram of step S in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 33 is a process diagram of step T in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 34 is a front view of a planetary shaft embodying the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1 in the second embodiment;

fig. 35 is a process diagram embodying step J in the third embodiment of the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1;

FIG. 36 is a process diagram of step L in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 37 is a process diagram of step M in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 38 is a process diagram of step O in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 39 is a process diagram of step P in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 40 is a schematic view showing a change in the posture of a planetary shaft in the fourth embodiment in which the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1 is embodied;

fig. 41 is a graph showing a relationship between the flip angle of the planetary shaft of fig. 40 and the power conversion efficiency of the conversion mechanism;

FIG. 42 is a plan view of an assembly fixture used in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 43 is a sectional view showing a sectional configuration of the assembly fixture used in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1 taken along line 43-43 of FIG. 42;

FIG. 44 is a cross-sectional view of an assembly fixture used in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 45 is a cross-sectional view of an assembly fixture used in the method of manufacturing the shift mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 46 is a cross-sectional view of an assembly fixture used in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 47 (a) is a plan view of a supporting jig used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; FIG. 47 (B) is a sectional view taken along line 47B-47B of (A);

fig. 48 is a process diagram of step XA in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1;

FIG. 49 is a process diagram of step XB in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 50 is a process diagram showing a step XC in the method for manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 51 is a process diagram of step XE in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 52 is a process diagram of step XE1 in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 53 is a process flow diagram of steps XE2 and XE3 in the method of making the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 54 is a process diagram of step XE4 in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 55 is a process diagram of step XE5 in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 56 is a process diagram of process XF in the method of manufacturing the transducer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 57 is a process diagram of step XG in the method of fabricating the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 58 is a process diagram showing a process XH in the method for manufacturing the conversion mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 59 is a process flow diagram of step XI of the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 60 is a process flow diagram of step XI of the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 61 is a process diagram of step XJ in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 62 is a process diagram of step XK in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 63 is a process diagram for step XL in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 64 is a process diagram of step XM in the method of making the transducer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 65 is a process diagram of step XN in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 66 is a process diagram of a step XO in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of fig. 1;

FIG. 67 is a process diagram of step XP of the method of making the transducer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 68 is a process diagram of step XQ in the method of manufacturing the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 69 is a process diagram of process XR in a method of fabricating the conversion mechanism of FIG. 1;

fig. 70 (a) is a schematic view showing a sun gear ball plunger and a sun gear of the assembly jig used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 70 (B) is a schematic diagram showing a modified example of the solar ball plug of (a); fig. 70 (C) is a schematic view showing another modified example of the ball plunger for sun gear in (a);

fig. 71 (a) is a schematic view showing a ring gear ball plunger and a ring gear of the assembly jig used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 71 (B) is a schematic diagram showing a modified example of the ball plunger for a ring gear of (a); fig. 71 (C) is a schematic view showing another modified example of the ball plunger for a ring gear of (a);

fig. 72 (a) is a sectional view showing a modified example of the first movable portion and the second movable portion of the assembly jig used in the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism of fig. 1; fig. 72 (B) is a sectional view of the assembly jig in a state where the first movable portion of (a) is set at the assembly position and the second movable portion of (a) is set at the support position.

Detailed Description

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 33. The structure of the rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism assembled by the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the operation mode of the conversion mechanism, and the order of the manufacturing method of the conversion mechanism will be described below.

(Structure of rotation-linear motion converting mechanism)

A configuration of the rotation-linear motion converting mechanism 1 will be described in brief with reference to fig. 1 and 2.

The rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism 1 is configured by assembling a ring shaft 2 having a space extending in the axial direction inside, a sun shaft 3 disposed inside the ring shaft 2, and a plurality of planetary shafts 4 disposed around the sun shaft 3. The ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 are disposed in a state where their center lines overlap each other or substantially overlap each other. The sun shaft 3 and the planetary shafts 4 are disposed in a state where their center lines are parallel to each other or substantially parallel to each other. The planetary shafts 4 are arranged at equal intervals around the sun shaft 3.

In the present embodiment, the posture in which the center line of each component of the conversion mechanism 1 overlaps with the center line of the sun shaft 3 and the posture in which the center line substantially overlaps are set as the overlapping postures. The parallel posture is an attitude in which the center line of the sun shaft 3 is parallel to the center line of the sun shaft itself and an attitude in which the sun shaft is substantially parallel to the sun shaft. That is, the ring shaft 2 constitutes the conversion mechanism 1 in a state of being held in the superimposed posture. The planetary shafts 4 constitute the conversion mechanism 1 while being held in a parallel posture.

In the conversion mechanism 1, a force is transmitted from one component of the ring shaft 2 and the respective planetary shafts 4 to the other component by engagement of the screw and the gear provided on the ring shaft 2 and the screw and the gear provided on the respective planetary shafts 4. Further, the engagement of the screw and the gear provided on the sun shaft 3 with the screw and the gear provided on each of the planetary shafts 4 causes the transmission of force from one of the components of the sun shaft 3 and each of the planetary shafts 4 to the other.

The conversion mechanism 1 performs the following operations according to the combination of the respective components. That is, when one of the components of the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 performs rotational motion, the planetary shafts 4 perform planetary motion around the sun shaft 3 by the force transmitted from the component. Thus, the component element moves in the axial direction with respect to each of the planetary shafts 4 by the force transmitted from each of the planetary shafts 4 to the other component element of the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3.

In this way, the conversion mechanism 1 converts the rotational motion of one of the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 into the linear motion of the other of the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3. In the present embodiment, the axial direction of the sun shaft 3 is defined as the forward direction FR in which the sun shaft 3 is pushed out from the ring shaft 2 and the backward direction RR in which the sun shaft 3 is drawn into the ring shaft 2. When an arbitrary position of the conversion mechanism 1 is set as a reference, a range on the front side FR side from the reference position is set as a front side, and a range on the back side RR side from the reference position is set as a back side.

A front collar 51 and a rear collar 52 for supporting the sun shaft 3 are fixed to the ring shaft 2. That is, the annular shaft 2 moves integrally with the front collar 51 and the rear collar 52. In the ring shaft 2, the front opening is closed by a front collar 51. The opening on the back side is closed by a back collar 52.

Sun shaft 3 is supported by bearing 51A of front collar 51 and bearing 52A of rear collar 52. On the other hand, each annular shaft 4 is not supported by the front collar 51 or the rear collar 52. That is, in the conversion mechanism 1, the radial position of the sun shaft 3 is restricted by the engagement between the screw and the gear, the front collar 51, and the rear collar 52, while the radial position of each ring shaft 4 is restricted only by the engagement between the screw and the gear.

The conversion mechanism 1 has the following structure for lubricating the inside of the ring shaft 2 (the meshing portion between the screw of the ring shaft 2, the sun shaft 3, and each planetary shaft 4 and the gear). That is, a plurality of oil holes 51H for supplying lubricating oil to the inside of the ring shaft 2 are formed in the front face collar 51. Further, O-rings 53 that seal the inside of the annular shaft 2 are attached to the front collar 51 and the rear collar 52, respectively.

The configuration of the annular shaft 2 is explained with reference to fig. 3 and 4.

The annular shaft 2 is configured by assembling an annular shaft main body 21 (annular shaft main body) with a front ring gear 22 and a rear ring gear 23. In the annular shaft 2, the center line (axis) of the annular shaft main body 21 corresponds to the center line (axis) of the annular shaft 2. Therefore, when the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 coincides or substantially coincides with the center line of the sun shaft 3, the coinciding posture of the annular shaft 2 is ensured.

The annular shaft main body 21 includes: a main body screw portion 21A having a female screw (a circular ring screw 24) formed on an inner peripheral surface, a main body gear portion 21B to which the front ring gear 22 is fitted, a main body gear portion 21C to which the rear ring gear 23 is fitted, and a flange 25 formed on an outer periphery.

The front ring gear 22 is formed separately from the ring shaft main body 21 as an internal gear of a spur gear. Further, the center line of the ring-shaped shaft main body 21 overlaps with the center line of the ring-shaped shaft main body 21 when the ring-shaped shaft main body is assembled. As for the manner of fitting the front ring gear 22 to the ring shaft main body 21, the front ring gear 22 is fixed to the ring shaft main body 21 by press fitting in the present embodiment. The front ring gear 22 may be fixed to the ring shaft main body 21 by a method other than press fitting.

The back ring gear 23 is formed separately from the ring shaft main body 21 as an internal gear of a spur gear. Further, the center line of the ring-shaped shaft main body 21 overlaps with the center line of the ring-shaped shaft main body 21 when the ring-shaped shaft main body is assembled. As for the assembly method of the rear ring gear 23 to the ring shaft main body 21, the rear ring gear 23 is fixed to the ring shaft main body 21 by press fitting in the present embodiment. The rear ring gear 23 may be fixed to the ring shaft main body 21 by a method other than press fitting.

The flange 25 is formed integrally with the annular shaft main body 21 as if it is formed annularly. Further, a notch (ring mark 20) serving as a mark for grasping the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 is formed in a part of the flange 25. A ring thread 24 is formed on the ring-shaped shaft main body 21 with reference to the ring mark 20.

In the ring shaft 2, the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 are configured as gears having the same shape. That is, the specifications (pitch circle diameter, number of teeth, and the like) of the front ring gear 22 and the back ring gear 23 are set to be equal values.

The structure of the sun shaft 3 will be described with reference to fig. 5.

The sun shaft 3 is formed by assembling the sun shaft main body 31 and the rear sun gear 33. In the sun shaft 3, the center line (axis line) of the sun shaft main body 31 corresponds to the center line (axis line) of the sun shaft 3.

The sun shaft main body 31 includes: a main body screw portion 31A having a male screw (sun screw 34) formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, a main body gear portion 31B having an external gear (front sun gear 32) having a spur gear formed thereon, and a main body gear portion 31C to which a rear sun gear 33 is fitted. Further, a groove (sun mark 30) as a mark for grasping the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 is formed in the tip end portion (body tip end portion 31D) of the sun shaft body 31. The front sun gear 32 and the sun thread 34 are formed with reference to the male flag 30.

The rear sun gear 33 is formed as an external gear of a spur gear separately from the sun shaft main body 31. Further, the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 is configured to overlap the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 when the sun shaft main body 31 is assembled. In the present embodiment, the back sun gear 33 is fixed to the sun shaft main body 31 by press fitting, as for the manner of fitting the back sun gear 33 to the sun shaft main body 31. The rear sun gear 33 may be fixed to the sun shaft main body 31 by a method other than press fitting.

The front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 are configured as gears having the same shape on the sun shaft 3. That is, the specifications (pitch circle diameter, number of teeth, and the like) of the front sun gear 32 and the back sun gear 33 are set to be equal values.

The configuration of the planetary shaft 4 is explained with reference to fig. 6.

The planetary shaft 4 is formed by assembling the planetary shaft main body 41 and the rear planetary gear 43. In the planetary shaft 4, a center line (axis line) of the planetary shaft main body 41 corresponds to a center line (axis line) of the planetary shaft 4. Therefore, when the center line of the planetary shaft main body 41 is parallel or substantially parallel to the center line of the sun shaft 3, the parallel posture of the planetary shaft 4 is ensured.

The planet shaft main body 41 includes: a main body screw portion 41A having a male screw (planetary screw 44) formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof, a main body gear portion 41B having an external gear (front planetary gear 42) having a spur gear formed thereon, a back side shaft 41R to which the back side planetary gear 43 is attached, and a front side shaft 41F to be fitted into a jig when the conversion mechanism 1 is attached. Further, the planetary shaft body 41 is formed as a front shaft 41F from an end of the front planetary gear 42 to a front end (front end portion 41T) of the planetary shaft body 41 on the front side.

The rear planetary gears 43 are formed as external gears of spur gears, respectively with the planetary shaft main body 41. The rear surface side shaft 41R of the planetary shaft main body 41 is inserted into the support hole 43H and is fitted to the planetary shaft main body 41. Further, the center line of the planetary shaft body 41 is configured to overlap the center line of the planetary shaft body 41 in a state of being attached to the planetary shaft body 41.

In the present embodiment, the back planetary gear 43 is fitted to the planetary shaft main body 41 with a clearance fit in which the back planetary gear 43 can rotate relative to the planetary shaft main body 41. As an assembly method capable of obtaining relative rotation between the planetary shaft main body 41 and the rear planetary gear 43, an assembly method other than the clearance fit may be adopted.

The front planetary gear 42 and the rear planetary gear 43 are configured as gears having the same shape on the planetary shaft 4. That is, the specifications (pitch circle diameter, number of teeth, and the like) of the front planet gears 42 and the rear planet gears 43 are set to be equal values.

The relationship between the components in the conversion mechanism 1 will be described with reference to fig. 7 to 10. Here, although the conversion mechanism 1 having the structure of 9 planetary shafts 4 is exemplified, the number of the planetary shafts 4 to be arranged may be changed as appropriate.

In the conversion mechanism 1, the operations of the respective components are permitted or restricted as follows.

(a) Relative rotation between the ring shaft body 21 and the front and rear ring gears 22 and 23 is prevented for the ring shaft 2. Further, the annular shaft main body 21 and the front collar 51 and the rear collar 52 cannot rotate relative to each other.

(b) The sun shaft 3 cannot rotate relative to the sun shaft main body 31 and the rear sun gear 32.

(c) Relative rotation between the planet shaft main body 41 and the rear planet gears 43 is permitted for the planet shaft 4.

In the conversion mechanism 1, the engagement of the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 with the screw and the gear of each planetary shaft 4 causes the following transmission of force between these components.

In the ring shaft 2 and each of the planet shafts 4, the ring threads 24 of the ring shaft main body 21 are engaged with the planet threads 44 of each of the planet shaft main bodies 41. In addition, the front ring gear 22 of the ring shaft main body 21 meshes with the front planetary gears 42 of the respective planetary shaft main bodies 41. Further, the rear ring gear 23 of the ring shaft main body 21 meshes with the rear planet gears 43 of the respective planet shaft main bodies 41.

Thus, when rotational motion is input to one of the ring shaft 2 and the respective planetary shafts 4, force is transmitted to the other of the ring shaft 2 and the respective planetary shafts 4 by the engagement of the ring screw 24 with the planetary screw 44, the engagement of the front ring gear 22 with the front planetary gear 42, and the engagement of the rear ring gear 23 with the rear planetary gear 43.

In the sun shaft 3 and the planetary shafts 4, the sun thread 34 of the sun shaft main body 31 meshes with the planetary thread 44 of the planetary shaft main body 41. The front sun gear 32 of the sun shaft main body 31 meshes with the front planetary gears 42 of the planetary shaft main bodies 41. The rear sun gear 33 of the sun shaft main body 31 meshes with the rear planetary gears 43 of the planetary shaft main bodies 41.

Thus, when rotational motion is input to one of the sun shaft 3 and the planetary shafts 4, force is transmitted to the other of the sun shaft 3 and the planetary shafts 4 by the engagement of the sun thread 34 with the planetary thread 44, the engagement of the front sun gear 32 with the front planetary gears 42, and the engagement of the rear sun gear 33 with the rear planetary gears 43.

Thus, the conversion mechanism 1 includes: a speed reduction mechanism composed of the ring screw 24 of the ring shaft 2, the sun screw 34 of the sun shaft 3, and the planetary screw 44 of each planetary shaft 4; a speed reduction mechanism including a front ring gear 22, a front sun gear 32, and front planetary gears 42; and a speed reduction mechanism including the rear ring gear 23, the rear sun gear 33, and the rear planetary gears 43.

(operation mode of rotating-linear motion converting mechanism)

In the rotational-linear motion converting mechanism 1, an operation mode (motion converting mode) for converting rotational motion into linear motion is determined according to a setting mode of the number of teeth of each gear and the number of threads. That is, as the motion conversion system, any one of a sun shaft displacement system in which the sun shaft 3 is linearly moved by the rotational motion of the ring shaft 2 and a ring shaft displacement system in which the ring shaft 2 is linearly moved by the rotational motion of the sun shaft 3 can be selected. The operation of the conversion mechanism 1 in each motion conversion mode will be described below.

(A) When the sun shaft displacement system is adopted as the motion conversion system, conversion from rotational motion to linear motion is performed as follows. That is, when rotational motion is input to the ring shaft 2, force is transmitted from the ring shaft 2 to each of the planet shafts 4 by the engagement of the front ring gear 22 with each of the front planet gears 42, the engagement of the rear ring gear 23 with each of the rear planet gears 43, and the engagement of the circular ring screw 24 with each of the planet screws 44, whereby each of the planet shafts 4 revolves around the sun shaft 3 while rotating. Then, as the planetary motion of the planetary shafts 4 progresses, force is transmitted from the planetary shafts 4 to the sun shaft 3 by the meshing of the front planetary gears 42 with the front sun gear 32, the meshing of the rear planetary gears 43 with the rear sun gear 33, and the meshing of the planetary screws 44 with the sun screw 34, whereby the sun shaft 3 is displaced in the axial direction.

(B) When the circular shaft displacement system is adopted as the motion conversion system, conversion from rotational motion to linear motion is performed as follows. That is, when rotational motion is input to the sun shaft 3, force is transmitted from the sun shaft 3 to each of the planetary shafts 4 by the engagement of the front sun gear 32 with each of the front planetary gears 42, the engagement of the rear sun gear 33 with each of the rear planetary gears 43, and the engagement of the sun screw 34 with each of the planetary screws 44, and each of the planetary shafts 4 revolves around the sun shaft 3 while rotating. Then, as the planetary shafts 4 perform planetary motion, force is transmitted from the respective planetary shafts 4 to the ring gear 2 by the engagement of the front planetary gears 42 with the front ring gear 22, the engagement of the rear planetary gears 43 with the rear ring gear 23, and the engagement of the planetary screws 44 with the ring screw 24, whereby the ring gear 2 is displaced in the axial direction.

(method of manufacturing rotation-linear motion converting mechanism)

A method of manufacturing the rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism 1 will be described with reference to fig. 11 to 33. Here, a conversion mechanism 1 having 9 planetary shafts 4 is assumed. Further, the positions of the respective components of the conversion mechanism 1 in the rotation direction with respect to the respective center lines, that is, the phases in the rotation direction with respect to the respective center lines are shown as the rotation phases.

The manufacturing method of the present embodiment is roughly divided into a step (step a to step H) of manufacturing each component of the conversion mechanism 10 and a step (step I to step S) of assembling the components into the conversion mechanism 1.

The manufacturing method of the present embodiment includes the following steps a to H to manufacture each component of the conversion mechanism 1.

The annular spindle body 21 (basic annular spindle body) is manufactured without the ring thread 24 formed thereon.

In the step (B), a ring mark (20) is formed on a flange (25) of a basic ring shaft body. The ring indicator 20 may also be included in process a to manufacture the basic ring shaft body.

In the step C, a ring thread 24 is formed on the basic ring shaft body by rolling with reference to the ring mark 20. Thus, since the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 are set in a fixed relationship, the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 can be grasped from the ring indicator 20.

The sun shaft main body 31 (base sun shaft main body) is manufactured in a state where the sun thread 34 and the front sun gear 32 are not formed.

In step E, a sun mark 30 is formed on the body tip end portion 31D of the base sun shaft body.

In step F, the front sun gear 32 and the sun thread 34 are formed on the base sun shaft main body by rolling with the sun mark 30 as a reference. Thus, since the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the sun thread 34 are set in a fixed relationship, the rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the sun thread 34 can be grasped from the sun indicator 30. In addition, in the rolling, a method of rolling the front sun gear 32 and the sun thread 34 at the same time or a method of rolling the front sun gear 32 and the sun thread 34 separately may be employed.

In step G, the planetary shaft main body 41 (basic planetary shaft main body) is manufactured in a state where the planetary thread 44 and the front planetary gear 42 are not formed.

The planetary threads 44 and the front planetary gear 42 are rolled on the basic planetary shaft body [ process H ]. At this time, since the relationship between the rotational phase of the front planetary gear 42 and the rotational phase of the planetary screw 44 is made the same in all the planetary shaft bodies 41, the rolling of the front planetary gear 42 and the planetary screw 44 is performed simultaneously. In addition, when the relationship between the rotational phase of the front planetary gear 42 and the rotational phase of the planetary screw 44 can be made the same in all the planetary shaft bodies 41, a method of rolling the front planetary gear 42 and the planetary screw 44 separately may be employed.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, after the steps of manufacturing the above-described components, the following steps I to S are included to assemble the conversion mechanism 1.

Step I (fig. 11) cleans the respective constituent elements of the ring shaft main body 21, the sun shaft main body 31, the planetary shaft main body 41, the front ring gear 22, the rear ring gear 23, the rear sun gear 33, and the rear planetary gear 43.

Step J (fig. 12) is to attach the sun shaft main body 31 to the first jig 61.

The configuration of the first jig 61 is explained with reference to fig. 13.

The sun shaft main body 31 can be fixed to the first jig 61 in a state where the sun shaft main body 31 is inserted into the support hole 61H. Further, the length (peripheral wall thickness TW) of the jig peripheral wall 61W forming the support hole 61H in the direction perpendicular to the center line of the support hole 61H is set as follows. That is, the peripheral wall thickness TW is set to: when the planet shaft main bodies 41 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the radial direction with respect to the sun shaft main body 31 in a state where the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 is parallel to the center line of the planet shaft main body 41, the front side tip end portion 41T can be brought into contact with the end surface (jig end surface 61F) of the jig peripheral wall 61W.

In step J, specifically, the sun shaft main body 31 is attached to the first jig 61 by the following operations (a) and (b).

(a) A portion of the sun shaft main body 31 located on the front side of the front sun gear 32 is inserted into the support hole 61H.

(b) The sun shaft main body 31 is fixed to the first jig 61.

In step K (fig. 14), as preparation for assembling an assembly (first assembly 91 (basic assembly)) formed by assembling the sun shaft main body 31 and the planet shaft main body 41 in the first assembled state (standard assembled state), the planet shaft main bodies 41 are respectively attached to the jigs 7, and thereby the rotational phases with respect to the jigs 7 are set to the same rotational phase for all the planet shaft main bodies 41. The first assembled state indicates a state in which the front sun gear 32 meshes with the front planetary gears 42 and the sun screw 34 meshes with the planetary screws 44 in a state in which the planetary shaft main bodies 41 are arranged at equal intervals around the sun shaft main body 31.

The configuration of the screw clamp 7 is explained with reference to fig. 15.

The screw clamp 7 is configured by assembling the first split body 71 and the second split body 72. Further, female screws 73 that mesh with the planetary screws 44 of the planetary shaft main body 41 and insertion holes 74 for inserting the rear face side shaft 41R are formed across the first split body 71 and the second split body 72. That is, by dividing the first divided body 71 and the second divided body 72 in a state where the planet shaft main body 41 is screwed into the female screw 73, the planet shaft main body 41 can be detached from the screw clamp 7 in a state where the rotational phase is maintained.

In step K, the rotational phases of all the planetary shaft bodies 41 with respect to the screw jig 7 are set to the same rotational phase by the following operations (a) and (b).

(a) The screw jig 7 in a state where the first split body 71 and the second split body 72 are assembled is prepared for each planetary shaft main body 41. At this time, the respective screw jigs 7 are disposed such that the center line of the planet shaft main body 41 is parallel to the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 of the first assembly 91 in a state where the planet shaft main body 41 is screwed into the female screw 73.

(b) The planetary thread 44 is screwed into the internal thread 73 until the main body threaded portion 41A of the planetary shaft main body 41 abuts against a part of the screw clamp 7. In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, 9 screw jigs 7 into which one planetary shaft main body 41 is screwed are obtained by this operation.

Step L (fig. 16) assembles an assembly (first assembly 91) formed by assembling the sun shaft body 31 and the planetary shaft body 41 in the first assembled state. That is, the first component 91 is assembled by meshing the front sun gear 32 and the sun thread 34 of the sun shaft main body 31 with the front planetary gears 42 and the planetary threads 44 of the respective planetary shaft main bodies 41.

Here, the "circumferential relative position MR", the "radial relative position ML", the "axial relative position MS", and the "planet shaft relative phase MP" are defined as follows, respectively, as factors representing the relationship of the planet shaft main body 41 with respect to the sun shaft main body 31.

The circumferential position of the planet shaft main body 41 with respect to the sun shaft main body 31 is set as the circumferential relative position MR.

The radial position of the planet shaft body 41 with respect to the sun shaft body 31 is defined as a radial relative position ML.

The axial position of the planet shaft main body 41 relative to the sun shaft main body 31 is defined as an axial relative position MS.

The rotational phase of the planetary shaft body 41 with respect to the rotational phase of the sun shaft body 31 is set as the planetary shaft relative phase MP.

In addition, "circumferential relative position MR", "radial relative position ML", "axial relative position MS", and "planet-shaft relative phase MP" in the first assembly 91 are defined as follows, respectively.

The circumferential relative position MR in the first component 91 is taken as the circumferential reference position XR.

The radial relative position ML in the first component 91 is taken as the radial standard position XL.

The axial relative position MS in the first component 91 is taken as the axial standard position XS.

The planet axis relative phase MP in the first assembly 91 is taken as the planet axis standard phase XP.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, when the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary shaft main bodies 41 are assembled, the circumferential direction relative position MR, the radial direction relative position ML, the axial direction relative position MS, and the planetary shaft relative phase MP of the planetary shaft main bodies 41 are set by the following methods (a) to (D), respectively.

(A) The circumferential relative position MR can be set to the circumferential standard position XR in accordance with the sun indicator 30 by grasping the correspondence between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 of the sun shaft main body 31 and the circumferential standard position XR in advance.

(B) The radial relative position ML can be set to the radial standard position XL by bringing the planet shaft main body 41 into contact with the sun shaft main body 31 from the radial direction.

(C) The axial direction relative position MS can be set to the axial direction standard position XS in accordance with the position of the front tip end portion 41T by grasping the correspondence relationship between the sun shaft main body 31 and the front tip end portion 41T of the planet shaft main body 41 at the axial direction standard position XS in advance.

(D) The planetary axis relative phase MP can be set to the planetary axis standard phase XP in accordance with the sun indicator 30 by grasping the correspondence relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 of the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary axis standard phase XP in advance. Specifically, the setting of the planetary axis standard phase XP based on the sun sign 30 is realized as follows.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the sun thread 34 is formed with the sun indicator 30 of the sun shaft body 31 as a reference, and the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 is always fixed. In addition, the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun sign 30 and the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 is grasped in advance. Further, the rotational phase (planetary shaft reference phase BP) of the planetary shaft main body 41 with respect to the rotational phase of the sun shaft main body 31 when the planetary shaft main body 41 is screwed into the screw jig 7 in a state where the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 is parallel to the center line of the female screw 73 (planetary shaft main body 41) of the screw jig 7 is grasped in advance.

Thus, the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun pinion 34 and the rotational phase of the planet shaft main body 41 can be set using the rotational phase of the sun pinion 30 as the rotational phase of the sun pinion 34, and therefore the planet shaft relative phase MP can be set as the planet shaft standard phase XP from the rotational phase of the sun pinion 30 and the planet shaft reference phase BP. That is, by attaching the planet shaft main body 41 to the screw jig 7 and estimating the planet shaft reference phase BP, the planet shaft relative phase MP can be set as the planet shaft standard phase XP with reference to the rotational phase of the sun marker 30.

In the step L, the first module 91 is assembled specifically according to the following [ step L1 ] to [ step L5 ].

Before explaining the respective steps of assembly, "reference plane VP", "reference line VL", and "reference position VR" shown in fig. 17 will be explained. Fig. 17 (a) shows a planar structure of the sun shaft main body 31 in a state of being fixed to the first jig 61. Fig. 17 (B) shows a cross-sectional structure of the sun shaft main body 31 along the center line thereof in a state of being fixed to the first jig 61.

(a) A plane orthogonal to the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 is set as a reference plane VP.

(b) A point on the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 on the reference plane VP is set as a first reference point PA.

(c) A point on the reference plane VP on the center line of the planetary shaft main body 41 at the circumferential standard position XR is set as the second reference point PB.

(d) On the reference plane VP, a line passing through the first reference point PA and the second reference point PB is taken as a reference line VL.

(e) The reference position VR is a position other than the radial standard position XL, of the positions where the center line of the planetary shaft body 41 intersects the reference line VL. That is, the reference position VR corresponds to a position where the circumferential relative position MR is the circumferential standard position XR and the radial relative position ML is not the radial standard position XL.

The assembly steps of the first component 91 will be described with reference to fig. 18 to 21. The steps L1 to L5 show the steps of assembling the single planet carrier main body 41.

In step L1 (fig. 18), the planetary shaft body 41 is detached from the screw jig 7 by dividing the screw jig 7. At this time, the planet shaft main body 41 is in a state where its center line is parallel to the center line of the sun shaft main body 31.

Step L2 (fig. 19) places the planet shaft body 41 at the reference position VR according to the rotational phase of the sun marker 30. That is, the planet shaft body 41 is moved to a position (reference position VR) at which the reference line VL, which is obtained from the second reference point PB and the first reference point PA of the own circumferential reference position XR, intersects the own center line. At this time, the planetary shaft body 41 is moved while maintaining the relationship with the rotational phase of the sun shaft body 31 (sun sign 30). Further, as the reference position VR, a position is selected at which the front side tip portion 41T can be pushed against the jig end surface 61F of the first jig 61 when the planet shaft main body 41 is moved in parallel along the center line.

In step L3 (fig. 19), the planet axis relative phase MP is set as the planet axis standard phase XP according to the rotational phase of the sun marker 30. Specifically, the difference between the planet axis reference phase BP and the planet axis standard phase XP is grasped from the comparison between the rotational phase of the sun marker 30 and the planet axis reference phase BP, and then the planet axis main body 41 is rotated so that the difference in the relative rotational phase disappears, thereby setting the planet axis relative phase MP as the planet axis standard phase XP.

In step L4 (fig. 20), the front-side distal end portion 41T is pushed against the jig end surface 61F by moving the planet shaft body 41 in parallel along the center line, and the axial direction relative position MS is set as the axial direction standard position XS.

In step L5 (fig. 21), the radial direction relative position ML is set as the radial direction reference position XL by moving the planet shaft main body 41 in parallel with the sun shaft main body 31 in a state where the center line of the planet shaft main body 41 is parallel to the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 and causing the planet shaft main body 41 to collide with the sun shaft main body 31. Specifically, the planet shaft body 41 is moved in parallel from the reference position VR to the radial standard position XL so that the locus of the center line (second reference point PB) of the planet shaft body 41 on the reference plane VP coincides with the reference line VL. At this time, since the planet shaft main body 41 is disposed at the radial standard position XL in the state of being set to the circumferential standard position XR, the axial standard position XS, and the planet shaft standard phase XP, the meshing of the front planet gears 42 and the front sun gear 32 and the meshing of the planet threads 44 and the sun threads 34 are simultaneously obtained.

Step M (fig. 22) is to change the jig attached to the first block 91 from the first jig 61 to the second jig 62.

The configuration of the second jig 62 is explained with reference to fig. 23.

The second jig 62 includes a sun jig 63 for fixing the sun shaft main body 31 and a planet jig 64 for supporting the front side shaft 41F of the planet shaft main body 41. That is, the same number of planet carriers 64 as the number of planet shafts 4 of the conversion mechanism 1 are formed integrally with the sun carrier 63.

The sun jig 63 is configured such that its center line (center line of the support hole 63H) coincides with the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 in a state where the sun shaft main body 31 is inserted into the support hole 63H. The respective center lines of the respective planetary jigs 64 are equally spaced around the center line of the support hole 63H. The sun holder 63 and the planetary holders 64 are configured such that their center lines are parallel to each other. A hole (support hole 64H) corresponding to the shape of the front-face-side shaft 41F of the planetary shaft main body 41 is formed in the tip end portion of each planetary clamp 64.

In step M, the first module 91 is mounted on the second jig 62 specifically by the following operations (a) to (c).

(a) The first unit 91 is detached from the first jig 61 while the relationship between the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary shaft main bodies 41 in the first unit 91 is maintained.

(b) The first assembly 91 is moved to a position where the center line of the second jig 62 coincides with the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 and the center line of the planetary jig 64 coincides with the center line of the planetary shaft main body 41.

(c) The first assembly 91 is mounted on the second jig 62 by moving it in parallel along the center line. That is, the sun shaft body 31 is inserted into the support hole 63H, and the front side shaft 41F of each planetary shaft body 41 is fitted into the support hole 64H of the corresponding planetary holder 64.

Step N (fig. 24) mounts the holder 65 on each of the planetary shaft main bodies 41 of the first block 91.

The structure of the holder 65 will be described with reference to fig. 25.

The holder 65 is configured as a jig for collectively supporting the rear side shafts 41R of the respective planetary shaft main bodies 41. That is, a sun support hole 65S for inserting the sun shaft main body 31 and a plurality of planet support holes 65P for inserting the rear side shaft 41R are formed in the holder 65.

The sun support hole 65S is formed such that its center line coincides with the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 in a state where the retainer 65 is attached to the first block 91. The planet support holes 65P are formed such that the intervals of the center lines thereof are equal to each other around the center line of the sun support hole 65S. The sun support hole 65S and the planet support hole 65P are formed such that their center lines are parallel to each other.

In step N, specifically, the retainer 65 is attached to the first block 91 by the following operations (a) and (b).

(a) The holder 65 is disposed at a position where the center line of each of the planetary support holes 65P coincides with the center line of each of the planetary holders 64.

(b) The holder 65 is mounted on the first block 91 by moving it in parallel along the center line. That is, the back-surface-side shaft 41R of each of the planet shaft main bodies 41 is inserted into each of the planet support holes 65P of the holder 65.

Step O (fig. 26) assembles an aggregate (second assembly 92) formed by assembling the first assembly 91 and the front ring gear 22. That is, the second assembly 92 is assembled by meshing each of the front planetary gears 42 of the first assembly 91 with the front ring gear 22. Thus, each of the front planetary gears 42 can be made to mesh with the front ring gear 22 in the first assembly 91, and thus can be formed of these front planetary gears 42 as one gear having a discontinuous shape. Thereafter, one gear formed by these front planetary gears 42 and meshed with the front ring gear 22 is made to be the counter ring gear 45.

Here, as for the rotational phase of the counter ring gear 45 and the front ring gear 22, the rotational phase of the counter ring gear 45 coincides with the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 in a state where the front ring gear 22 is meshed with the counter ring gear 45. That is, a relative rotational phase difference is not generated between the counter ring gear 45 and the front ring gear 22. Thereafter, the difference in relative rotational phase between the counter ring gear 45 and the front ring gear 22 is defined as a ring gear rotational phase difference, and the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 with respect to the rotational phase of the counter ring gear 45 in a state where the ring gear rotational phase difference is not generated is defined as a ring gear reference phase RA.

In step O, the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 is set to the ring gear reference phase RA before the second assembly 92 is assembled. Thus, by moving the front ring gear 22 in parallel along the center line in a state where the center line of the front ring gear 22 is aligned with the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 of the first module 91, the counter ring gear 45 can be meshed with the front ring gear 22, and therefore, the work efficiency of assembling the second module 92 can be improved.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the first assembly 91 is assembled by assembling the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary shaft main body 41 with the sun indicator 30 of the sun shaft main body 31 as a reference, the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring gear 45 is always fixed. Therefore, by grasping the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 and the rotational phase of the ring gear 45 in the first unit 91 in advance, the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 can be set with the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 as the rotational phase of the ring gear 45. That is, the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 can be set as the ring gear reference phase RA according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 and the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22.

In step O, the second module 92 is assembled specifically by the following operations (a) to (c).

(a) The front ring gear 22 is disposed on the rear surface side of the first assembly 91 at a position where the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 overlaps with the center line thereof.

(b) The rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 is set as the ring gear reference phase RA based on the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 and the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22.

(c) The front ring gear 22 is moved in parallel along the center line while the front ring gear 22 is held in the posture set by the operations (a) and (b), and the front planetary gears 42 (counter ring gear 45) of the first unit 91 are engaged with the front ring gear 22.

A set (third block 93 (shaft set)) formed by assembling the second block 92 and the annular shaft body 21 is assembled (step P (fig. 27)). That is, the third component 93 is assembled by engaging each of the planetary threads 44 of the second component 92 with the circular threads 24 of the annular shaft main body 21. Thus, since each planetary thread 44 can be engaged with the circular ring thread 24 in the second assembly 92, one external thread having a discontinuous thread ridge can be formed of a plurality of planetary threads 44. Thereafter, an external thread formed by the planetary threads 44 and engaged with the circular ring thread 24 is used as the counter circular ring thread 46.

Here, the rotational phase of the ring screw 46 and the ring screw 24 is matched with the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 in a state where the ring screw 24 is engaged with the ring screw 46. That is, no relative rotational phase difference is generated between the counter ring thread 46 and the ring thread 24. Thereafter, the difference in relative rotational phase between the ring screw 46 and the ring screw 24 is defined as a ring screw rotational phase difference, and the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 with respect to the rotational phase of the ring screw 46 in a state where the ring screw rotational phase difference is not generated is defined as a ring screw reference phase RB.

In step P, the rotational phase of the annular screw 24 (the annular shaft main body 21) is set to the annular screw reference phase RB before the third component 93 is assembled. Thus, the pair ring screw 46 and the ring screw 24 can be engaged by moving the annular shaft main body 21 in parallel along the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 of the second assembly 92 in a state where the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 and the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 are aligned with each other, and therefore, the work efficiency of assembling the third assembly 93 can be improved.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the first assembly 91 is assembled by assembling the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary shaft main body 41 with the sun indicator 30 of the sun shaft main body 31 as a reference, the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 46 is always fixed. Further, since the ring screw 24 is formed with the ring mark 20 of the ring shaft main body 21 as a reference, the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 is always fixed. Therefore, the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 in the first assembly 91 (second assembly 92) and the rotational phase of the ring screw 46, and the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring gear 20 in the ring shaft main body 21 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 are grasped in advance. Thus, the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 can be set with the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 as the rotational phase of the ring screw 46 and the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 as the rotational phase of the ring screw 24. That is, the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 can be set to the ring screw reference phase RB according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20.

In step P, the third component 93 is assembled specifically by the following operations (a) to (e).

(a) The annular shaft main body 21 is disposed on the rear surface side of the second assembly 92 at a position where the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 overlaps with the center line thereof.

(b) The rotational phase of the ring screw 24 is set to the ring screw reference phase RB according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20.

(c) The respective planetary threads 44 (the pair of annular threads 46) of the second assembly 92 are engaged with the annular threads 24 by moving the annular shaft main body 21 in parallel along the center line while keeping the annular shaft main body 21 in the posture set by the work (a) and (b) described above.

(d) The annular shaft main body 21 is screwed until the relative position of the annular shaft main body 21 with respect to the sun shaft main body 31 in the axial direction becomes a predetermined position.

(e) The front ring gear 22 is fixed to the ring shaft main body 21 by press-fitting the front ring gear 22 into the main body gear portion 21B.

In step Q (fig. 28), an assembly (gear assembly 99 (gear assembly)) formed by assembling the rear ring gear 23, the rear sun gear 33, and the rear planetary gears 43 in the second assembled state is assembled. The second assembled state shows a state in which the rear face planetary gears 43 arranged at equal intervals around the rear face sun gear 33 mesh with the rear face ring gear 23 and the rear face sun gear 33 in a state in which the relationship between the rotational phase of the rear face ring gear 23 and the rotational phase of the rear face sun gear 33 is a specific relationship. The specific relationship indicates a relationship between the rotational phase of the back ring gear 23 and the rotational phase of the back sun gear 33, which is set in design.

In step Q, the gear assembly 99 is assembled by attaching the rear ring gear 23, the rear sun gear 33, and the rear planetary gears 43 to the gear holder 8.

The configuration of the gear holder 8 is explained with reference to fig. 29 and 30.

The gear clamp 8 includes a clamp body 81 and a plurality of support posts 82. These struts 82 are arranged at a fixed interval in the circumferential direction. A space (gear arrangement portion 83) for arranging one rear planetary gear 43 is formed between the adjacent support posts 82. The gear arrangement portions 83 are formed with the same number as the number of the planet shafts 4 of the conversion mechanism 1.

Teeth (external ring teeth 84) that mesh with the rear ring gear 23 are formed on the outer peripheral side of each strut 82. A gear (a pair of ring gears 85) having a discontinuous shape is constituted by the pair of ring external teeth 84 of the struts 82. That is, when a gear having a continuous shape with the pair of outer circular teeth 84 is used as the pair of circular ring base gears, the pair of circular ring gears 85 corresponds to a gear having a shape obtained by removing a part of the pair of circular ring base gears at a plurality of positions at regular intervals.

A gear (a counter ring gear 86) that meshes with the rear ring gear 23 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the jig main body 81. The counter ring gear 86 is formed as a continuous gear having the same rotational phase as the counter ring gear 85. That is, the gear corresponds to a gear in which a discontinuity in the counter ring gear 85 is connected by the counter ring external teeth 84.

Teeth (internal counter-sun teeth 87) that mesh with the back sun gear 33 are formed on the inner peripheral side of each support 82. The counter internal teeth 87 of the struts 82 form a gear (counter sun gear 88) having a discontinuous shape. That is, when a gear having a continuous shape with respect to the sun internal teeth 87 is used as the sun base gear, the sun gear 88 corresponds to a gear having a shape obtained by removing a part of the sun base gear at a plurality of positions at regular intervals.

A gear (counter sun gear 89) that meshes with the back sun gear 33 is formed on the inner peripheral side of the jig main body 81. The counter sun gear 89 is formed as a continuous gear having the same rotational phase as the counter sun gear 88. That is, the gear corresponds to a gear in which a discontinuity in the counter sun gear 88 is connected by the counter sun internal teeth 87.

In the gear holder 8, by forming the counter ring gear 85 as a discontinuous gear, when the rear face planetary gears 43 are arranged at the gear arrangement portion 83 in a state where the rear face ring gear 23 is meshed with the counter ring gear 85, the rear face ring gear 23 is meshed with the rear face planetary gears 43 at discontinuous portions of the counter ring gear 85. Further, by forming the counter sun gear 88 into a discontinuous gear, when the rear face planetary gears 43 are arranged at the gear arrangement portion 83 in a state where the rear face sun gear 23 is meshed with the counter sun gear 88, the rear face sun gear 33 is meshed with the rear face planetary gears 43 at discontinuous portions of the counter sun gear 88.

In the gear jig 8, the relationship between the rotational phases of the pair of ring gears 85 and 86 and the rotational phases of the pair of sun gears 88 and 89 is set to a specific relationship in the second assembled state of the gear assembly 99.

The jig main body 81 is formed with a notch (jig mark 80) as a mark for grasping the rotational phase of the ring gears 85, 86 and the sun gears 88, 89. The pair of ring gears 85, 86 and the pair of sun gears 88, 89 are formed with reference to the jig flag 80.

In step Q, as the work for assembling the gear assembly 99 and the accompanying work, specifically, the following works (a) to (c) are performed.

(a) The back ring gear 23 is engaged with the pair of ring gears 85, 86 of the gear holder 8.

(b) The back sun gear 33 is meshed with counter sun gears 88 and 89 of the gear holder 8.

(c) Each of the rear planetary gears 43 is arranged at the gear arrangement portion 83 in a state where the rear ring gear 23 and the rear sun gear 33 are mounted on the gear holder 8. At this time, the rear planet gears 43 mesh with the rear ring gear 23 and the rear sun gear 33.

Through the above-described operation, the gear assembly 99 is assembled in a state where the center line of the rear ring gear 23 and the center line of the rear sun gear 33 are overlapped and the center line of each rear planet gear 43 and the center line of the rear sun gear 33 are parallel.

Step R (fig. 31) removes the holder 65 from the third module 93. Incidentally, in the conversion mechanism 1, since a configuration is adopted in which the radial direction position of each of the planetary shafts 4 is restrained only by the engagement of the screw and the gear, the retainer 65 is detached from each of the planetary shaft main bodies 41 before the rear face planetary gears 43 are fitted to each of the planetary shaft main bodies 41.

Step S (fig. 32) is to assemble an aggregate (fourth assembly 94 (toothed wheel aggregate)) formed by assembling the third assembly 93 and the gear assembly 99. That is, the fourth component 94 is assembled by assembling the gear assembly 99 to the third component 93.

Here, regarding the rotational phase of the third component 93 and the gear assembly 99, it is considered that the rotational phase of the third component 93 coincides with the rotational phase of the gear assembly 99 in a state where the center line of each planetary shaft main body 41 of the third component 93 coincides with the center line of each rear planetary gear 43 of the gear assembly 99. That is, it is considered that there is no difference in relative rotational phase between the third unit 93 and the gear assembly 99 (aggregate rotational phase difference). In addition, the rotational phase of the gear assembly 99 with respect to the rotational phase of the third assembly 93 in a state where there is no aggregate rotational phase difference is set as the aggregate reference phase RC.

In step S, the rotational phase of the gear assembly 99 is set to the aggregate reference phase RC before the third assembly 93 is assembled. Thus, the gear assembly 99 can be assembled with the third assembly 93 by moving the gear assembly 99 in parallel along the center line in a state where the center line of the gear assembly 99 (the rear sun gear 33) is aligned with the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 of the third assembly 93, and thus the work efficiency of assembling the fourth assembly 94 can be improved.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the third component 93 is assembled by assembling the second component 92 and the annular shaft main body 21 based on the relationship between the sun mark 30 of the sun shaft main body 31 and the annular mark 20 of the annular shaft main body 21, the relationship between the rotational phase of the annular mark 20 and the circumferential direction standard position XR of each planet shaft main body 41 is always fixed. Therefore, by grasping the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 in the third assembly 93 and the circumferential standard position XR of each planetary shaft body 41 in advance, the rotational phase of the gear assembly 99 can be set by regarding the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 as the rotational phase of the third assembly 93 (the circumferential standard position XR of each planetary shaft body 41). That is, the rotational phase of the gear assembly 99 can be set as the assembly reference phase RC according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the rotational phase of the jig mark 80.

In step S, the fourth assembly 94 is assembled specifically by the following operations (a) to (f).

(a) The gear holder 8 is moved on the back surface side of the third component 93 to a position where the center lines of the back ring gear 23 and the back sun gear 33 coincide with the center line of the ring shaft main body 21 of the third component 93. By this operation, the rear ring gear 23 and the rear sun gear 33 are held in the superposed posture, and the rear planetary gears 43 are held in the parallel posture.

(b) The rotational phase of the gear assembly 99 is set to the aggregate reference phase RC according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the rotational phase of the jig mark 80.

(c) The gear holder 8 is moved toward the third unit 93 along the center line of the sun shaft main body 31.

(d) Each rear planetary gear 43 of the gear assembly 99 is mounted on the rear side shaft 41R of the corresponding planetary shaft main body 41.

(e) The rear ring gear 23 is press-fitted into the ring shaft main body 21 after the rear ring gear 23 is fitted into the main body gear portion 21C of the ring shaft main body 21.

(f) The rear sun gear 33 is press-fitted into the sun shaft main body 31 after the rear sun gear 33 is fitted into the main body gear portion 31C of the sun shaft main body 31.

Step T (fig. 33) is to assemble an assembly (conversion mechanism 1) formed by assembling the fourth module 94 with the front collar 51 and the rear collar 52. That is, the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled by assembling the front collar 51 and the rear collar 52 to the fourth block 94. Specifically, the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled by the following operations (a) and (b).

(a) After the O-ring 53 is attached to the front collar 51, the front collar 51 is attached to the main body gear portion 21B of the ring shaft main body 21.

(b) After the O-ring 53 is attached to the rear collar 52, the rear collar 52 is attached to the main body gear portion 21C of the ring main body 21.

[ Effect of embodiment ]

As described above, according to the method for manufacturing a conversion mechanism of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the sun shaft main body 31 and the planet shaft main body 41 are assembled after the planet shaft main body 41 is set to the circumferential direction standard position XR, the axial direction standard position XS, and the planet shaft standard phase XP. Thus, when the first block 91 is assembled, the front planetary gear 42 is accurately meshed with the front sun gear 32, and the planetary screw 44 is accurately meshed with the sun screw 34, so that the work efficiency of manufacturing the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

(2) Further, with the configuration of the above (1), the front sun gear 32 meshes with the respective front planetary gears 42 in the rotational phase set in design, and the sun screw 34 meshes with the respective planetary screws 44 in the rotational phase set in design, so that a decrease in the conversion efficiency from rotational motion to linear motion in the conversion mechanism 1 can be suppressed.

(3) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the second module 92 is assembled after the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 is set to the ring gear reference phase RA. Thereby, when the second module 92 is assembled, the front ring gear 22 is accurately meshed with the counter ring gear 45, and therefore, the working efficiency of manufacturing the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

(4) Further, with the configuration of the above (3), since the front ring gear 22 meshes with the rotational phase set in design for the ring gear 45, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the conversion efficiency from the rotational motion to the linear motion in the conversion mechanism 1.

(5) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the third component 93 is attached after the rotational phase of the annular shaft main body 21 (the annular screw 24) is set to the annular screw reference phase RB. Thus, when the third block 93 is assembled, the ring screw 24 is accurately engaged with the counter ring screw 46, and therefore, the work efficiency in manufacturing the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

(6) Further, with the above configuration (5), the ring screw 24 is engaged with the rotational phase set in design for the ring screw 46, and therefore, a decrease in the conversion efficiency from the rotational motion to the linear motion in the conversion mechanism 1 can be suppressed.

(7) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the gear assembly 99 is assembled by the gear jig 8. Accordingly, when the rear ring gear 23 and the rear sun gear 33 are meshed with the rear planetary gears 43, it is not necessary to consider the relationship of the rotational phases of the gears, and therefore the work efficiency in manufacturing the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

(8) Further, with the above configuration (7), the rear ring gear 23 and the rear sun gear 33 mesh with the rear planetary gears 43 at the rotational phase set in design, and therefore, a decrease in the conversion efficiency from the rotational motion to the linear motion in the conversion mechanism 1 can be suppressed.

(9) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the fourth assembly 94 is assembled after the rotational phase of the gear assembly 99 is set to the assembly reference phase RC. Thus, when the fourth assembly 94 is assembled, the rear planetary gears 43 are accurately assembled to the planetary shaft main body 41, and therefore, the work efficiency in manufacturing the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

(10) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled by the configurations of (1), (3), (5), (7), and (9) described above. Thus, before the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled, the interruption of the assembly work due to the incorrect assembly of the respective components is suppressed, and therefore, the work efficiency can be improved.

(11) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the axial direction relative position MS is set to the axial direction standard position XS by causing the front surface side distal end portion 41T of the planet shaft main body 41 to abut against the jig end surface 61F of the first jig 61. Accordingly, it is not necessary to consider the positional relationship between the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary shaft main body 41 when setting the axial direction standard position XS, and therefore, the work efficiency of assembling the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

(12) In addition, with the above-described configuration (11), since the axial relative position MS is accurately set to the axial standard position XS, it is possible to accurately mesh the screw and the gear at the time of assembling the first component 91.

(13) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the ring screw 24 of the annular shaft main body 21 is formed with the ring indicator 20 as a reference, so that the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 can be grasped from the ring indicator 20. This can improve the work efficiency of assembling the conversion mechanism 1.

(14) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 can be grasped from the sun indicator 30 by forming the sun thread 34 of the sun shaft main body 31 with the sun indicator 30 as a reference. This can improve the work efficiency of assembling the conversion mechanism 1.

(15) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the jig mark 80 is formed on the gear jig 8, so that the rotational phase of the gear assembly 99 can be grasped from the jig mark 80. This can improve the work efficiency of assembling the conversion mechanism 1.

(16) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the ring indicator 20 is formed on the flange 25 of the ring-shaped shaft main body 21. This allows the ring indicator 20 to be accurately recognized when the components are assembled, and therefore, the components can be more reliably assembled based on the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20.

(17) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the sun indicator 30 is formed on the front distal end portion 41T of the sun shaft main body 31. This allows the sun marker 30 to be accurately recognized when the components are assembled, and therefore, the components can be more reliably assembled based on the rotational phase of the sun marker 30.

(18) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the jig mark 80 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the jig main body 81 of the gear jig 8. Thus, since the jig mark 80 can be accurately recognized when the components are assembled, the components can be more reliably assembled based on the rotational phase of the jig mark 80.

(19) In the conversion mechanism 1, since the planetary shaft main body 41 has a small volume, it may be difficult to form a mark for grasping its own rotational phase on the planetary shaft main body 41, similarly to the ring shaft main body 21 and the sun shaft main body 31. Even if the mark is formed, it is assumed that it is difficult to accurately recognize the mark when the component is assembled. In this regard, in the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the rotational phase of the planet shaft main body 41 is grasped by the screw jig 7, the rotational phase of the planet shaft main body 41 can be accurately grasped regardless of the volume of the planet shaft main body 41.

[ variation example of embodiment ]

The first embodiment described above may be modified and implemented as follows, for example.

In the first embodiment, the planet shaft relative phase MP is set to the planet shaft standard phase XP in accordance with the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun marker 30 and the planet shaft reference phase BP, but a method for setting the planet shaft relative phase MP to the planet shaft standard phase XP may be changed as follows, for example. That is, the lengths of the female screws 73 of the respective screw jigs 7 may be set to be different lengths so that the planet shaft relative phase MP of the planet shaft main body 41 becomes the planet shaft standard phase XP in a state where the planet shaft main body 41 is screwed into the respective screw jigs 7. In this case, the position of the screw jig 7 with respect to the sun shaft main body 31 is set in advance such that the planet shaft relative phase MP becomes the planet shaft standard phase XP when the planet shaft main body 41 is screwed into the screw jig 7. According to this configuration, since the planet shaft main body 41 is attached to the screw jig 7 to set the planet shaft relative phase MP to the planet shaft standard phase XP, the work efficiency of assembling the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

In the first embodiment described above, the screw clamp 7 having a structure capable of being screwed into the planetary shaft main body 41 until the main body screw portion 41A abuts against a part of the screw clamp 7 is employed, but the structure of the screw clamp 7 may be changed as follows. That is, a configuration may be changed in which the planet shaft main body 41 can be screwed in until the back surface side shaft 41R abuts against a part of the screw jig 7. In this case, as a space for inserting the back-side shaft 41R, a hole which passes through a part of the first split body 71 and the second split body 72 and is closed on the bottom side of the screw jig 7 is provided instead of the insertion hole 74.

In the first embodiment described above, the second module 92 is assembled by assembling the front ring gear 22 to the first module 91, but the process steps before assembling the third module 93 may be changed as follows. That is, the third module 93 may be assembled by assembling the front ring gear 22 with the assembly after assembling the assembly configured by assembling the first module 91 with the ring shaft main body 21.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the first embodiment, the method of setting the planet shaft relative phase MP to the planet shaft standard phase XP by the screw clamp 7 is adopted for each planet shaft main body 41. In contrast, in the present embodiment, a method is adopted in which the planet shaft relative phase MP can be set to the planet shaft standard phase XP without using the screw clamp 7. In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the same configuration as that of the manufacturing method of the first embodiment is adopted except for the configuration described below.

[ METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTARY-LINE MOTION CONVERTER ]

The manufacturing method of the present embodiment corresponds to a manufacturing method obtained by modifying the manufacturing method of the first embodiment as follows.

The step (H) is followed by the step (HX).

The [ step K ] and the [ step L1 ] are omitted.

The procedure "L3" was changed to the following.

The following describes the details of the change point.

In each of the pinion shaft bodies 41, a mark (a planetary mark 40) for grasping the rotational phase of the planetary gear 42 and the planetary screw 44 is formed [ step HX (fig. 34) ]. Specifically, one of the plurality of teeth provided on the front planetary gear 42 is formed in a shape different from the other teeth (standard teeth), and the tooth (odd-shaped tooth) having the different shape is used as the planetary indicator 40. Thus, the front planetary gear 42 after the process includes a plurality of standard teeth having the same shape and one odd-shaped tooth having a shape different from the standard teeth.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the front planet gear 42 and the planet screw 44 are simultaneously rolled in the previous step H, the rotational phase of the planet indicator 40 and the rotational phases of the front planet gear 42 and the planet screw 44 are set in a fixed relationship. Thus, the rotational phase of the front planetary gear 42 and the planetary thread 44 can be grasped from the planetary index 40.

In step L3, the planet axis relative phase MP is set as the planet axis standard phase XP based on the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun marker 30 and the rotational phase of the planet marker 40. Specifically, after the difference between the rotational phase of the planet indicator 40 and the standard planetary axis phase XP is determined based on the comparison between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the planet indicator 40, the planet axis main body 41 is rotated so that the difference in the relative rotational phases disappears, and the relative planetary axis phase MP is set as the standard planetary axis phase XP.

[ Effect of embodiment ]

As described above, according to the method for manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism of the second embodiment, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects (1) to (18) described above which can be obtained in the first embodiment.

(20) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the planet shaft relative phase MP can be set to the planet shaft standard phase XP without using the screw jig 7, and therefore, the cost associated with the screw jig 7 and the labor and time required for management can be reduced.

[ variation example of embodiment ]

The second embodiment may be modified as follows, for example.

In the second embodiment, the rolling method of the front planetary gear 42 and the planetary screw 44 may be changed as follows, for example. That is, a method of simultaneously rolling the front planetary gear 42 and the planetary screw thread 44 with the planetary mark 40 as a reference after forming a groove as the planetary mark 40 on the basic planetary shaft main body before rolling, or a method of separately rolling the front planetary gear 42 and the planetary screw thread 44 with the planetary mark 40 as a reference may be employed.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be explained below.

In the first embodiment, after the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary shaft main body 41 are assembled and the first assembly 91 is assembled, the front ring gear 22 and the ring shaft main body 21 are assembled to the first assembly 91, and the third assembly 93 is assembled. In contrast, in the present embodiment, after the assembly formed by assembling the ring shaft main body 21 and the planetary shaft main body 41 is assembled, the sun shaft main body 31 and the front sun gear 32 are assembled to the assembly, and the third component 93 is assembled. In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the same configuration as that of the manufacturing method of the first embodiment is adopted for configurations other than those described below.

[ Structure of rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism ]

The configuration of the rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism 1 of the present embodiment is different from that of the above-described first embodiment in the following respects.

The front ring gear 22 is formed integrally with the ring shaft main body 21.

The front sun gear 32 and the sun shaft main body 31 are formed separately.

Sun shaft main body 31 is configured such that front sun gear 32 can be attached to main body gear portion 31B from the front side of sun shaft main body 31. That is, the sun shaft main body 31 is formed with a portion of the sun shaft main body 31 that interferes with the front sun gear 32 when the front sun gear 32 is moved from the front side to the back side, and the sun shaft main body 31. These elements formed separately are attached to predetermined positions on the sun shaft main body 31 after the front sun gear 32 is attached to the main body gear portion 31B.

[ METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTARY-LINE MOTION CONVERTER ]

The method of manufacturing the rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism 1 of the present embodiment is different from the method of manufacturing the rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism of the first embodiment described above in the following respects.

Step J (fig. 35) is to attach the annular shaft body 21 to the third jig 66.

The third jig 66 is configured to be able to fix the annular shaft main body 21 in a state where the annular shaft main body 21 is inserted into the support hole 66H. Further, when the planet shaft main body 41 is disposed at a fixed interval in the radial direction of the inner peripheral side with respect to the ring shaft main body 21, the front side tip end portion 41T can be brought into contact with the jig end surface 66F.

In preparation for assembling the assembly (the fifth assembly 95) configured by assembling the ring shaft main body 21 and the planetary shaft main body 41 in the third assembled state, the planetary shaft main bodies 41 are respectively mounted on the screw jigs 7, whereby the rotational phases with respect to the screw jigs 7 are set to the same rotational phase for all the planetary shaft main bodies 41. The third assembled state shows a state in which the front ring gear 22 meshes with the front planetary gears 42 and the circular ring screw 24 meshes with the planetary screw threads 44 in a state in which the planetary shaft bodies 41 are arranged at equal intervals around the center line of the ring shaft body 21.

The fifth module 95 is assembled [ process L (fig. 36) ]. That is, the fifth component 95 is assembled by the meshing of the front ring gear 22 and the ring threads 24 of the ring shaft main body 21 with the front planetary gears 42 and the planetary threads 44 of each planetary shaft main body 41.

Here, as factors representing the relationship of the planet shaft main body 41 with respect to the ring shaft main body 21, "circumferential relative position MR", "radial relative position ML", "axial relative position MS", and "planet shaft relative phase MP" are defined as follows, respectively.

The circumferential relative position MR is the position of the planet shaft main body 41 with respect to the annular shaft main body 21 in the circumferential direction.

The radial position of the planet shaft body 41 with respect to the annular shaft body 21 is defined as a radial relative position ML.

The axial position of the planet shaft body 41 relative to the annular shaft body 21 is referred to as an axial relative position MS.

The rotational phase of the planet shaft main body 41 with respect to the rotational phase of the ring shaft main body 21 is taken as the planet shaft relative phase MP.

In addition, "circumferential relative position MR", "radial relative position ML", "axial relative position MS", and "planet shaft relative phase MP" in the fifth component 95 are defined as follows, respectively.

The circumferential relative position MR in the fifth component 95 is taken as the circumferential standard position XR.

The radial relative position ML in the fifth component 95 is taken as the radial standard position XL.

The axial relative position MS in the fifth member 95 is taken as the axial standard position XS.

The planet axis relative phase MP in the fifth component 95 is taken as the planet axis standard phase XP.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, when the ring shaft main body 21 and the respective planet shaft main bodies 41 are assembled, the circumferential direction relative position MR, the radial direction relative position ML, the axial direction relative position MS, and the planet shaft relative phase MP of the respective planet shaft main bodies 41 are set according to the following methods (a) to (D).

(A) The circumferential relative position MR can be set to the circumferential reference position XR in accordance with the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 by grasping the correspondence between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 of the ring shaft main body 21 and the circumferential reference position XR in advance.

(B) The radial relative position ML can be set to the radial standard position XL by making the planet shaft main body 41 collide with the ring shaft main body 21 from the radial direction of the inner peripheral side.

(C) The axial relative position MS can be set to the axial standard position XS in accordance with the position of the front tip portion 41T by grasping the correspondence relationship between the annular shaft body 21 and the front tip portion 41T of the planet shaft body 41 at the axial standard position XS in advance.

(D) The planetary shaft relative phase MP can be set to the planetary shaft standard phase XP in accordance with the rotational phase of the annular mark 20 by grasping the correspondence relationship between the rotational phase of the annular mark 20 of the annular shaft main body 21 and the planetary shaft standard phase XP in advance. Specifically, the setting of the planetary axis standard phase XP based on the ring index 20 is realized as follows.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the ring screw 24 is formed with the ring mark 20 of the ring shaft main body 21 as a reference, and the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 is always fixed. In addition, the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the rotational phase of the ring thread 24 is grasped in advance. Further, the rotational phase (planetary shaft reference phase BP) of the planetary shaft main body 41 with respect to the rotational phase of the annular shaft main body 21 when the planetary shaft main body 41 is screwed into the screw clamp 7 in a state where the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 is parallel to the center line of the female screw 73 (planetary shaft main body 41) of the screw clamp 7 is grasped in advance.

Thus, the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 and the rotational phase of the planet shaft main body 41 can be set using the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 as the rotational phase of the ring screw 24, and therefore the planet shaft relative phase MP can be set as the planet shaft standard phase XP from the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the planet shaft reference phase BP. That is, by attaching the planet shaft main body 41 to the screw jig 7 and estimating the planet shaft reference phase BP, the planet shaft relative phase MP can be set as the planet shaft standard phase XP with reference to the rotation phase of the ring mark 20.

In the step L, the fifth module 95 is assembled specifically according to the following [ step L1 ] to [ step L5 ].

Before explaining the respective steps of the assembly, "reference plane VP", "reference line VL", and "reference position VR" will be explained.

(a) A plane orthogonal to the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 is set as the reference plane VP.

(b) A point on the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 on the reference plane VP is set as a first reference point PA.

Hereinafter, the assembling procedure of the fifth module 95 will be described. The steps L1 to L5 show the steps of assembling the single planet carrier main body 41.

In step L1, the planetary shaft body 41 is detached from the screw jig 7 by dividing the screw jig 7. At this time, the planet shaft main body 41 is in a state where its center line is parallel to the center line of the sun shaft main body 31.

In step L2, the planet shaft body 41 is disposed at the reference position VR in accordance with the rotational phase of the ring mark 20. That is, the planet shaft body 41 is moved to a position (reference position VR) at which the reference line VL, which is obtained from the second reference point PB and the first reference point PA of the own circumferential reference position XR, intersects the own center line. At this time, the planetary shaft body 41 is moved while maintaining the relationship with the rotational phase of the annular shaft body 21 (ring index 20). Further, as the reference position VR, a position is selected at which the front-side distal end portion 41T can be pushed against the jig end surface 66F of the third jig 66 when the planet shaft main body 41 is moved in parallel along the center line.

In step L3, the planet axis relative phase MP is set as the planet axis standard phase XP according to the rotation phase of the ring mark 20. Specifically, the difference between the planet axis reference phase BP and the planet axis standard phase XP is grasped from the comparison between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the planet axis reference phase BP, and then the planet axis main body 41 is rotated so that the difference in the relative rotational phase disappears, thereby setting the planet axis relative phase MP as the planet axis standard phase XP.

The axial direction relative position MS is set to the axial direction standard position XS by moving the planet shaft main body 41 in parallel along the center line and pushing the front-side tip end portion 41T to the jig end surface 66F (step L4).

In step L5, the radial relative position ML is set as the radial standard position XL by moving the planet shaft main body 41 in parallel with the annular shaft main body 21 so that the center line of the planet shaft main body 41 is parallel to the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 and the planet shaft main body 41 hits the annular shaft main body 21. Specifically, the planet shaft body 41 is moved in parallel from the reference position VR to the radial standard position XL so that the locus of the center line (second reference point PB) of the planet shaft body 41 on the reference plane VP coincides with the reference line VL. At this time, since the planet shaft main body 41 is disposed at the radial standard position XL in a state of being set to the circumferential standard position XR, the axial standard position XS, and the planet shaft standard phase XP, the meshing of the front planet gears 42 and the front ring gear 22 and the meshing of the planet threads 44 and the ring threads 24 are simultaneously obtained.

The jig mounted on the fifth block 95 is changed from the third jig 66 to the fourth jig 67 [ process M (fig. 37) ].

The fourth jig 67 includes a circular ring jig 68 for fixing the ring-shaped shaft main body 21 and a planetary jig 69 for supporting the front face-side shaft 41F of the planetary shaft main body 41. That is, the planetary holders 69, the number of which is the same as the number of the planetary shafts 4 of the conversion mechanism 1, are formed integrally with the ring holder 68.

The ring clamp 68 is configured such that its center line (the center line of the support hole 68H) coincides with the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 in a state where the annular shaft main body 21 is inserted into the support hole 68H. Further, the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 is configured to overlap the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 in a state where the sun shaft main body 31 is inserted into the support hole 68S. The respective center lines of the planetary clamps 69 are equally spaced around the center line of the support hole 68H. The ring clamp 68 and the respective planetary clamps 69 are configured such that their center lines are parallel to each other. A hole (support hole 69H) corresponding to the shape of the front-face-side shaft 41F of the planetary shaft main body 41 is formed at the tip end portion of each planetary clamp 69.

In the step M, specifically, the fifth module 95 is attached to the fourth jig 67 by the following operations (a) to (c).

(a) The fifth assembly 95 is detached from the third jig 66 in a state where the relationship of the annular shaft main body 21 and each planet shaft main body 41 in the fifth assembly 95 is maintained.

(b) The fifth assembly 95 is moved to a position where the center line of the fourth clamp 67 coincides with the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 and the center line of the planetary clamp 69 coincides with the center line of the planetary shaft main body 41.

(c) The fifth assembly 95 is mounted on the fourth fixture 67 by moving it in parallel along the centre line. That is, the ring shaft body 21 is inserted into the support hole 68H, and the front side shaft 41F of each planet shaft body 41 is fitted into the support hole 69H of the corresponding planet holder 69.

The holder 65 is attached to each of the planetary shaft main bodies 41 of the fifth block 95 [ step N ].

Step O (fig. 38) assembles an assembly (sixth module 96) formed by assembling the fifth module 95 and the sun shaft main body 31. That is, the sixth component 96 is assembled by engaging each planetary thread 44 of the fifth component 95 with the sun thread 34 of the sun shaft main body 31. Thus, each of the planetary threads 44 may be engaged with the sun thread 34 in the fifth assembly 95, and thus may be formed by the planetary threads 44 as an external thread having a discontinuous thread ridge. Thereafter, an external thread formed by the planetary threads 44 and engaged with the sun thread 34 is taken as the counter sun thread 47.

Here, the rotational phases of the sun screw 47 and the sun screw 34 are considered to be identical with the rotational phase of the sun screw 34, that is, there is no difference in the relative rotational phases of the sun screw 47 and the sun screw 34 (a sun screw rotational phase difference), in a state where the sun screw 34 and the sun screw 47 are engaged with each other. The rotational phase of the sun screw 34 with respect to the rotational phase of the sun screw 47 in the state where the rotational phase difference of the sun screw is not present is defined as the sun screw reference phase RD.

In step O, the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 (sun shaft main body 31) is set to the sun thread reference phase RD before the sixth module 96 is assembled. Thus, by moving the sun shaft main body 31 in parallel along the center line in a state where the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 is aligned with the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 of the fifth module 95, the counter sun thread 47 can be engaged with the sun thread 34, and therefore, the work efficiency of assembling the sixth module 96 can be improved.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the fifth component 95 is assembled by assembling the ring shaft main body 21 and the planet shaft main body 41 with the ring mark 20 of the ring shaft main body 21 as a reference, the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the rotational phase of the sun thread 47 is always fixed. Since the sun thread 34 is formed with the sun indicator 30 of the sun shaft body 31 as a reference, the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 are always in a fixed relationship. Therefore, the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the rotational phase of the sun thread 47 in the fifth assembly 95 and the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 in the sun shaft main body 31 are grasped in advance. Thus, the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 can be set by regarding the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 as the rotational phase of the sun thread 47 and the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 as the rotational phase of the sun thread 34. That is, the rotational phase of the sun thread 34 can be set to the sun thread reference phase RD according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30.

In step O, specifically, the sixth module 96 is assembled by the following operations (a) to (d).

(a) The sun shaft main body 31 is disposed on the rear surface side of the fifth member 95 at a position where the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 overlaps with the center line thereof.

(b) The rotational phase of the sun thread 34 is set to the sun thread reference phase RD based on the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30.

(c) The respective planetary threads 44 (counter sun threads 47) of the fifth member 95 are engaged with the sun threads 34 by moving the sun shaft main body 31 in parallel along the center line while maintaining the sun shaft main body 31 in the posture set by the work (a) and (b).

(d) The sun shaft main body 31 is screwed until the relative position of the sun shaft main body 31 with respect to the axial direction of the annular shaft main body 21 becomes a predetermined position.

Step P (fig. 39) is to assemble an aggregate (third module 93) formed by assembling the sixth module 96 and the front sun gear 32. That is, the third module 93 is assembled by meshing the front planetary gears 42 of the sixth module 96 with the front sun gear 32. Thus, since each of the front planetary gears 42 can be meshed with the front sun gear 32 in the sixth module 96, it is possible to form one gear having a discontinuous shape from these front planetary gears 42. Thereafter, one gear formed by these front planetary gears 42 and meshing with the front sun gear 32 is made the counter sun gear 48.

Here, the rotational phases of the counter sun gear 48 and the front sun gear 32 are considered to be identical to the rotational phase of the front sun gear 32, that is, there is no difference in the relative rotational phases of the counter sun gear 48 and the front sun gear 32 (sun gear rotational phase difference), in a state where the front sun gear 32 and the counter sun gear 48 are meshed with each other. The rotational phase of the front sun gear 32 with respect to the rotational phase of the counter sun gear 48 in the state where the sun gear rotational phase difference is not present is set as the sun gear reference phase RE.

In step P, the rotational phase of the front sun gear 32 is set to the sun gear reference phase RE before the third assembly 93 is assembled. Thus, by moving the front sun gear 32 in parallel along the center line in a state where the center line of the front sun gear 32 is aligned with the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 of the sixth module 96, the counter sun gear 48 can be meshed with the front sun gear 32, and therefore, the work efficiency of assembling the third module 93 can be improved.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the fifth component 95 is assembled by assembling the ring shaft main body 21 and the planet shaft main body 41 with the ring mark 20 of the ring shaft main body 21 as a reference, and therefore the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the rotational phase with respect to the sun gear 48 is always fixed. Therefore, by grasping the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the rotational phase of the sun gear 48 in the fifth module 95 (sixth module 96), the rotational phase of the front sun gear 32 can be set using the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 as the rotational phase of the sun gear 48. That is, the rotational phase of the front sun gear 32 can be set as the sun gear reference phase RE based on the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the rotational phase of the front sun gear 32.

In step P, the third component 93 is assembled specifically by the following operations (a) to (d).

(a) The front sun gear 32 is disposed on the front side of the sixth module 96 at a position where the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 overlaps with the center line thereof.

(b) The rotational phase of the front sun gear 32 is set as the sun gear reference phase RE based on the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the rotational phase of the front sun gear 32.

(c) The front sun gear 32 is moved in parallel along the center line while the front sun gear 32 is held in the posture set by the operations (a) and (b), and the front planetary gears 42 (counter sun gear 48) of the sixth module 96 are thereby meshed with the front sun gear 32.

(d) The front sun gear 32 is fixed to the sun shaft main body 31 by press-fitting the front sun gear 32 into the main body gear portion 31B.

[ Effect of embodiment ]

As described above, according to the method for manufacturing a conversion mechanism of the third embodiment, the same effects as the effects (1) to (19) described above in the first embodiment can be obtained.

[ variation of embodiment ]

The third embodiment may be modified as follows, for example.

In the third embodiment, the sixth module 96 is assembled by assembling the front ring gear 22 to the fifth module 95, but the process before assembling the third module 93 may be modified as follows. That is, the third module 93 may be assembled by assembling the front ring gear 22 with the aggregate after assembling the fifth module 95 with the sun shaft main body 31.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described with reference to fig. 40 to 72.

[ OBJECT OF THE INVENTION ] the present embodiment

In the conversion mechanism 1, the annular shaft main body 21 is formed separately from the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23, and the sun shaft main body 31 is formed separately from the rear sun gear 33, which causes a decrease in the ratio of the work of the sun shaft 3 to the work of the annular shaft 2 (work conversion efficiency HS), that is, a decrease in the conversion efficiency from rotational motion to linear motion. The cause of this decrease in the work conversion efficiency HS will be described below.

First, since the ring shaft main body 21 is formed separately from the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23, the ring shaft 2 may be assembled in a state where the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 are shifted when the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled. Then, when the front planet gears 42 and the rear planet gears 43 are respectively meshed with the corresponding ring gears in a state greatly deviated from the meshing state at the time of design due to the shift of the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23, the sliding resistance between the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 and the planet shafts 4 increases, thereby causing a decrease in the power conversion efficiency HS. Specifically, if the relative rotational phase shift between the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 in the ring shaft 2, that is, the relative rotational phase shift between the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 does not substantially match, the planet shaft 4 is inclined with respect to the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 in the assembled conversion mechanism 1 due to the shift in the rotational phase. Further, the pitch circle diameter of the thread is greatly deviated from the designed value, and the engagement state of the thread becomes excessively uneven in the axial direction, so that the sliding resistance at the engagement portion of the thread increases, and the work conversion efficiency HS decreases.

Since the sun shaft main body 31 and the rear sun gear 33 are formed separately, the sun shaft 3 may be assembled with the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 shifted from each other when the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled. Then, when the front planet gears 42 and the rear planet gears 43 are respectively meshed with the corresponding sun gears in a state greatly deviated from the meshing state at the time of design due to the shift of the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33, the sliding resistance between the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 and the planet shafts 4 increases, thereby causing a decrease in the power conversion efficiency HS. Specifically, when the relative rotational phase shift between the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 in the sun shaft 3, that is, the relative rotational phase shift between the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 does not substantially match, the planetary shaft 4 is inclined with respect to at least one of the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 in the assembled conversion mechanism 1 due to the shift in the rotational phase. Further, the pitch circle diameter of the engagement of the respective threads is greatly deviated from the designed value, and the engagement state of the respective threads becomes excessively uneven in the axial direction, so that the sliding resistance at the engagement portion of the threads increases, and the work conversion efficiency HS decreases.

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, in order to reliably suppress the reduction in the power conversion efficiency HS, the inclination of each planetary shaft 4 with respect to the ring shaft 2 and the sun shaft 3 in the converter mechanism 1 in which the constituent elements are assembled after assembly is smaller than a reference level.

As shown in fig. 40, the inclination of the planetary shaft 4 may be defined as: when the planet shaft main body 41 in a state of being parallel to the sun shaft 3 or the ring shaft 2 is used as the reference planet shaft main body 41X and the planet shaft main body 41 in a state of being inclined with respect to the sun shaft 3 or the ring shaft 2 is used as the inclined planet shaft main body 41Y, an angle (inclination angle TA) formed by the center line LA of the reference planet shaft main body 41X and the center line LB of the inclined planet shaft main body 41Y is referred to.

In addition, suppressing the reduction of the work conversion efficiency HS corresponds to ensuring the required conversion efficiency HX as the work conversion efficiency HS by making the flip angle TA in the assembled conversion mechanism 1 smaller than the reference flip angle TAX, that is, by making the flip angle TA corresponding to the required conversion efficiency HX a reference flip angle TAX in the relationship between the flip angle TA and the work conversion efficiency HS shown in the graph of fig. 41, where the work conversion efficiency HS is set as the required conversion efficiency HX and the flip angle TA corresponding to the required conversion efficiency HX is set as the reference flip angle TAX.

[ essential difference from the first embodiment ] described above

The manufacturing method of the present embodiment is different from the manufacturing method of the first embodiment described above in the following respects. That is, in the manufacturing method of the first embodiment, after the gear assemblies 99 are assembled by the gear jig 8, they are assembled to the ring shaft main body 21, the sun shaft main body 31, and the respective planetary shaft main bodies 41 of the third assembly 93 together (see fig. 29 to 32), whereas in the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, after the back ring gear 23 and the back sun gear 33 are assembled to the ring shaft main body 21 or the sun shaft main body 31 of the respective corresponding assemblies and the fourteenth assembly 9D shown in fig. 65 is assembled, the back planetary gear 43 is assembled to the respective planetary shaft main bodies 41 of the assembly 9D. In addition, the configuration basically similar to that of the first embodiment is employed except for the above-described different points.

[ SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCTION METHOD ]

In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, a first module 91 (the first module 91 (fig. 51) having the same structure as the first embodiment) obtained by assembling the planetary shaft main body 41 to the sun shaft main body 31, an eleventh module 9A (fig. 58) obtained by assembling the rear sun gear 33 to the module 91, a twelfth module 9B (fig. 60) obtained by assembling the front ring gear 22 to the module 9A are sequentially assembled by the assembly jig 100 shown in fig. 42 to 46 and the support jig 200 shown in fig. 47, a thirteenth block 9C (fig. 61) obtained by attaching the ring shaft main body 21 to this block 9B, a fourteenth block 9D (fig. 64) obtained by attaching the rear ring gear 23 to this block 9C, and a fourth block 94 (fig. 68) having the same structure as that of the first embodiment) obtained by attaching the rear planet gears 43 to this block 9D.

Specifically, the respective components are manufactured through the same steps as the steps a to H of the first embodiment, cleaned through the step I, and then sequentially mounted on the mounting jig 100 to sequentially mount the components to sequentially mount the first module 91, the eleventh module 9A, the twelfth module 9B, the thirteenth module 9C, and the fourteenth module 9D (steps XA (fig. 48) to XM (fig. 64)). Then, the fourth module 94 is assembled by attaching the rear planetary gears 43 to the respective planetary shaft main bodies 41 of the fourteenth module 9D in a state where the fourteenth module 9D is supported by the support jig 200 in place of the assembly jig 100 (step XN (fig. 65) to step XR (fig. 69)). The conversion mechanism 1 is completed by the same process as the process T of the first embodiment.

[ Structure of Assembly jig ]

The structure of the assembly jig 100 will be described with reference to fig. 42 to 46.

Thereafter, the direction along the center line C of the fitting jig 100 or the supporting jig 200 is defined as an axial direction, the direction of the arrow VA in the axial direction is defined as an axially upward direction, and the direction of the arrow VB opposite to the axially upward direction is defined as an axially downward direction. Further, a direction perpendicular to the center line C of the mounting jig 100 or the support jig 200 is defined as a radial direction, a direction of an arrow VC approaching the center line C in the radial direction is defined as a radial inner side, and a direction of an arrow VD opposite to the radial inner side is defined as a radial outer side.

The assembly jig 100 includes: a jig main body 110 for holding the sun shaft 3 in a state in which the change of the posture with respect to the jig 100 is restricted, a first movable portion 120 provided on the jig main body 110 and movable in the axial direction with respect to the jig main body 110, a second movable portion 130 provided also on the jig main body 110 and movable in the radial direction with respect to the jig main body 110, and a mounting portion 140 provided also on the jig main body 110 for mounting a first attachment 150 and a second attachment 160 shown in fig. 45 and 46, respectively.

The jig main body 110 includes: a first body 111 provided with a space (insertion hole 113) for inserting the sun shaft 3, and a second body 112 provided with a second movable portion 130 and a mounting portion 140.

In the first body 111, a collision portion 114 is provided around the opening of the insertion hole 113, and this collision portion 114 is used to set the axial direction relative position MS of each planetary shaft body 41 to the axial direction standard position XS when each planetary shaft body 41 is assembled to the sun shaft body 31 inserted into this insertion hole 113. That is, the collision portion 114 is configured as an element for setting the axial relative position MS as the axial standard position XS by the front-side distal end portion 41T of the planet shaft main body 41 abutting against the jig end surface 114F, similarly to the first jig 61 used in the first embodiment.

The collision portion 114 is provided with a plurality of support portions 115 for supporting the respective planetary shafts 4. Each support portion 115 is configured as an element for restricting inclination of the planetary shaft 4 in the circumferential direction in a state where a single planetary shaft 4 is arranged between support portions 115 adjacent in the circumferential direction. The planetary shafts 4 may be arranged radially outward between the support portions 115.

A first ball plunger for sun gear 117 for preventing the sun shaft main body 31 attached to the jig main body 110 from rotating relative to the jig main body 110 is provided inside at least one of the support portions 115. In the fitting jig 100 of the present embodiment, a first ball plunger 117 for a sun gear is provided on each of three support portions 115 having equal intervals in the circumferential direction. As an arrangement form of the first sun gear ball plunger 117, for example, in addition to the above-described form, a form of being provided on a pair of support portions 115 having a substantially opposing relationship with respect to the center line C of the fitting jig 100 may be adopted. The first sun gear ball plunger 117 corresponds to one of the members that embody the first regulating portion that regulates the rotation of the first sun gear.

Each first sun-gear ball plunger 117 includes: a ball 117A (support body) disposed between the teeth of the front sun gear 32, and a spring 117B (pressing body) that presses the ball 117A radially inward of the teeth of the front sun gear 32. The mounting position of the ball plunger 117 with respect to the support portion 115 is set so that the ball 117A contacts the corresponding tooth surface on or near the pitch circle of the front sun gear 32. Thus, when the sun shaft main body 31 is attached to the jig main body 110, the balls 117A of the respective ball plungers 117 are arranged between the respective corresponding teeth and pressed against the front sun gear 32 in a state of being in contact with the tooth surface on or near the pitch circle, and therefore the sun shaft main body 31 is held by the jig main body 110 in a state of being unable to rotate relative to the jig main body 110.

A first ring gear ball plunger 116 for preventing the ring gear 22 from rotating relative to the jig main body 110 is provided on the outer side of at least one of the support portions 115, with respect to the front ring gear 22 (specifically, the front ring gear 22 in the thirteenth module 9C) held by the jig main body 110 by being fitted to the ring shaft main body 21. In the assembly jig 100 of the present embodiment, a first ball plunger 116 for a ring gear is provided on each of three support portions 115 having equal intervals in the circumferential direction. As an arrangement form of the first ring gear ball plunger 116, for example, in addition to the above-described form, it is possible to adopt a form of being provided on a pair of support portions 115 having a substantially opposing relationship with respect to the center line C of the assembly jig 100. The first ring gear ball plunger 116 corresponds to one of the members that embody the first regulating portion that regulates the rotation of the first ring gear.

Each first ring gear ball plunger 116 includes: a ball 116A (support body) disposed between the teeth of the front ring gear 22, and a spring 116B (pressing body) that presses the ball 116A radially outward of the teeth of the front ring gear 22 with respect to the gear 22. The mounting position of the ball plunger 116 to the support portion 115 is set so that the ball 116A contacts the corresponding tooth surface on or near the pitch circle of the front ring gear 22. Thus, when the ring shaft main body 21 is attached to the sun shaft main body 31 by being attached to the jig main body 110, the balls 116A of the ball plungers 116 are arranged between the respective corresponding teeth and pressed against the front ring gear 22 in a state of being in contact with the tooth surface on or near the pitch circle, and therefore the ring shaft main body 21 is held by the jig main body 110 in a state of being unable to rotate relative to the jig main body 110.

The first movable portion 120 is configured as an element for supporting the front ring gear 22 in a state where the center line of the front ring gear 22 is overlapped with the center line of the sun shaft main body 31, and for assembling the front ring gear 22 to the ring shaft main body 21 by moving in the axial direction with respect to the jig main body 110 while maintaining this state. Before the front ring gear 22 is fitted to the ring shaft main body 21, the front ring gear 22 is supported at the retreat position shown in fig. 43, and when the front ring gear 22 is fitted, the front ring gear 22 is fitted to the ring shaft main body 21 by moving upward in the axial direction at the fitting position shown in fig. 44. The first movable portion 120 has the following functions in addition to the above functions. That is, the first movable portion 120 is configured as the following elements: the front ring gear 22 can be moved from the standby position to the fitting position while maintaining the rotational phase with respect to the ball plunger 116 so that the balls 116A of the respective first ring gear ball plungers 116 are arranged between the teeth of the front ring gear 22 when set at the fitting position.

The second movable portion 130 is configured as an element for restricting the first movable portion 120, which has moved to the mounting position, from moving axially downward by moving radially relative to the jig main body 110. That is, the standby position shown in fig. 43 is set when the first movable portion 120 is set at the standby position, and the supporting position shown in fig. 44 is set when the first movable portion 120 is set at the mounting position, and the first movable portion 120 is supported from the axial lower side.

The mounting portion 140 is configured as an element for mounting the first appendage 150 shown in fig. 45 and for mounting the second appendage 160 shown in fig. 46. That is, the first appendage 150 and the second appendage 160 are configured to be able to be held in the upper portion of the assembly assembled to the clamp body 110.

As shown in fig. 45, the first appendage 150 is configured as: the sun gear 33 is held in a state where the back sun gear 33 cannot rotate with respect to itself and in a state where the center line of the back sun gear 33 overlaps with the center line of the sun shaft main body 31, and the back sun gear 33 is attached to the sun shaft main body 31 by moving axially downward with respect to the jig main body 110 while holding this state. Specifically, the method comprises the following steps: an attachment body main body 151 attached to the attachment portion 140, an attachment movable body 152 capable of supporting the back sun gear 33 in the above-described manner and movable in the axial direction of the jig main body 110 with respect to the main body 151, a guide body 156 that cooperates with the attachment body main body 151 to more reliably guide the axial movement of the movable body 152, and a coupling body 157 that fixes the guide body 156 to the attachment body main body 151.

The auxiliary movable body 152 is provided with: a gear arrangement portion 153 for mounting the rear face sun gear 33, a gear restricting portion 154 for restricting the upward axial movement of the sun gear 33 with respect to the movable body 152 when the rear face sun gear 33 mounted on the gear arrangement portion 153 is press-fitted to the sun shaft main body 31, and a pair of second sun gear ball plungers 155 for preventing the rear face sun gear 33 mounted on the gear arrangement portion 153 from rotating with respect to the movable body 152 (first attachment 150). The attachment movable body 152 is configured not to interfere with a component including the sun shaft main body 31 when the rear sun gear 33 is attached to the sun shaft main body 31 by moving in the axial direction with respect to the attachment main body 151.

Each ball plunger 155 includes: a ball 155A (support body) disposed between the teeth of the rear sun gear 33, and a spring 155B (pressing body) for pressing the ball 155A radially inward of the teeth of the rear sun gear 33 with respect to the gear 33. The mounting position of the ball plunger 155 to the auxiliary movable body 152 is set so that the ball 155A contacts the corresponding tooth surface on or near the pitch circle of the rear sun gear 33. Further, the sub movable body 152 is provided so as to substantially face each other with the back sun gear 33 interposed therebetween. Thus, when the rear face sun gear 33 is disposed on the gear disposition portion 153, the balls 155A of the respective ball plungers 155 are disposed between the respective corresponding teeth and are pressed against the rear face sun gear 33 in a state of being in contact with the tooth surface on or near the pitch circle, and therefore the rear face sun gear 33 is held by the gear disposition portion 153 in a state of being unable to rotate relative to the auxiliary movable body 152.

In the assembly jig 100, the relationship between the first ball plunger 117 for the sun gear of the jig main body 110 and the second ball plunger 155 for the sun gear of the first attachment 150 is set as follows. That is, the relative rotational phases of the corresponding first and second sun

gear ball plungers

117, 155 are configured to substantially coincide with each other in a state where the first attachment 150 is attached to the jig main body 110. In other words, the relative rotational phases of the first and second sun

gear ball plungers

117, 155 are set so that the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 32 substantially match in a state where the sun shaft main body 31 is held by the jig main body 110 and the first attachment 150 holding the rear sun gear 33 is attached to the attachment portion 140. The second sun gear ball plunger 155 corresponds to one of the members in which the second restricting portion for restricting the rotation of the second sun gear is incorporated.

As shown in fig. 46, the second appendage 160 is configured as the following elements: the ring gear 23 is held in a state where the back ring gear 23 cannot rotate with respect to itself and the center line of the back ring gear 23 and the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 are overlapped with each other, and the back ring gear 23 is attached to the ring shaft main body 21 by moving axially downward with respect to the jig main body 110 while holding this state. Specifically, the method comprises the following steps: an attachment body 161 attached to the attachment portion 140, and an attachment movable body 162 capable of supporting the back ring gear 23 in the above-described manner and movable in the axial direction of the jig body 110 with respect to the body 161.

The auxiliary movable body 162 is provided with: a gear arrangement portion 163 for attaching the rear ring gear 23, a gear restricting portion 164 for restricting the ring gear 23 from moving upward in the axial direction relative to the movable body 162 when the rear ring gear 23 attached to the gear arrangement portion 163 is press-fitted into the ring shaft main body 21, and a pair of ball stoppers 165 for preventing the rear ring gear 23 attached to the gear arrangement portion 163 from rotating relative to the movable body 162 (second attachment body 160). The attachment movable body 162 is configured not to interfere with a component including the annular shaft main body 21 when the rear ring gear 23 is attached to the annular shaft main body 21 by moving in the axial direction with respect to the attachment main body 161.

Each ball plunger 165 includes: a ball 165A (support body) disposed between the teeth of the rear ring gear 23, and a spring 165B (pressing body) that presses the ball 165A radially outward of the teeth of the rear ring gear 23 with respect to the gear 23. The mounting position of the ball plunger 165 with respect to the auxiliary movable body 162 is set so that the ball 165A contacts the corresponding tooth surface on or near the pitch circle of the rear ring gear 23. Further, the sub movable body 162 is provided so as to substantially face each other with the back ring gear 23 interposed therebetween. Thus, when the rear ring gear 23 is disposed on the gear disposition portion 163, the balls 165A of the respective ball plungers 165 are disposed between the respective corresponding teeth and are pressed against the rear ring gear 23 in a state of being in contact with the tooth surface on or near the pitch circle, and therefore the rear ring gear 23 is held by the gear disposition portion 163 in a state of being unable to rotate relative to the auxiliary movable body 162.

In the assembly jig 100, the relationship between the first ring gear ball plunger 116 of the jig main body 110 and the second ring gear ball plunger 165 of the second attachment 160 is set as follows. That is, the relative rotational phases of the first ring gear ball plunger 116 and the second ring gear ball plunger 165 corresponding to each other in a state where the second attachment 160 is attached to the jig main body 110 are substantially matched. In other words, the relative rotational phases of the first ring gear ball plunger 116 and the second ring gear ball plunger 165 are set such that the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 substantially match in a state where the ring shaft main body 21 is held by the jig main body 110 by being fitted to the sun shaft main body 31, the front ring gear 22 is fitted to the ring shaft main body 21 (specifically, the thirteenth pack 9C is held by the jig main body 110), and the second attachment 160 holding the rear ring gear 23 is attached to the attachment portion 140. The second ring gear ball plunger 165 corresponds to one of the members that embody the second restricting portion that restricts the rotation of the second ring gear.

[ Structure of supporting jig ]

The structure of the supporting jig 200 is explained with reference to fig. 47.

The supporting jig 200 includes: a jig main body 210 for holding the fourteenth module 9D in a state in which the change of the posture with respect to the jig 200 is restricted, and a plurality of jig support columns 220 for holding the respective planetary shaft main bodies 41 of the module 9D in a state in which they are parallel to at least one of the sun shaft main body 31 and the ring shaft main body 21. Each jig support column 220 is configured as the following elements: the respective fourteenth modules 9D can be inserted between the planetary shafts 4 from the axial lower direction, and the planetary shaft main bodies 41 tilted with respect to the sun shaft main body 31 can be corrected to be parallel to at least one of the sun shaft main body 31 and the annular shaft main body 21 in accordance with the insertion.

[ METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTARY-LINE MOTION CONVERTER ]

A method of manufacturing the rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism 1 will be described with reference to fig. 48 to 69. Hereinafter, each step after the same steps as steps a to I in the first embodiment will be described.

In step XA (fig. 48), the first movable part 120 of the assembly jig 100 is set at the standby position, and the second movable part 130 is set at the standby position. In addition, the first appendage 150 or the second appendage 160 is not attached to the mounting portion 140.

Step XB (fig. 49) inserts the sun shaft main body 31 into the insertion hole 113 of the assembly jig 100. At this time, the sun shaft body 31 is inserted until the body tip end portion 31D abuts against the bottom wall of the fitting jig 100. The balls 117A of the first sun gear ball plunger 117 are disposed between the teeth of the corresponding front sun gear 32. This ensures a state in which each ball 117A is pressed against the sun shaft main body 31 by the spring 117B while making point contact with the corresponding tooth surface.

The front ring gear 22 is attached to the first movable portion 120 of the assembly jig 100 [ process XC (fig. 50) ]. Thus, when the first movable portion 120 is moved from the standby position to the mounting position, the state in which the balls 116A of the first ball plunger for ring shaft 116 are arranged between the teeth of the front ring gear 22 is secured.

Step XD (fig. 14) is performed in the same manner as in step K of the first embodiment. That is, as a preparation for assembling the first assembly 91 configured by assembling the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary shaft main bodies 41 in the first assembled state, the rotational phases with respect to the screw jigs 7 are set to be the same for all the planetary shaft main bodies 41 by attaching the planetary shaft main bodies 41 to the screw jigs 7, respectively.

The first module 91 is assembled by the same operation as the process L of the first embodiment described above [ process XE (fig. 15) ]. Specifically, the first module 91 is assembled by the following steps XE1 to XE5, which are the same steps as the steps L1 to L5 (fig. 18 to 21) of the first embodiment described above. The following steps show the steps of assembling one planetary shaft body 41. This step XE corresponds to one of the steps for embodying the solar shaft assembly mounting step. The first assembly 91 corresponds to one of the assemblies that embody the sun shaft assembly.

In step XE1 (fig. 52), the screw jig 7 is divided, and the planetary shaft body 41 is detached from the screw jig 7. At this time, the planet shaft main body 41 is in a state where its center line is parallel to the center line of the sun shaft main body 31.

In step XE2 (fig. 53), the planet shaft body 41 is disposed at the reference position VR in accordance with the rotational phase of the sun marker 30. That is, the planet shaft body 41 is moved to a position (reference position VR) at which the reference line VL, which is obtained from the second reference point PB and the first reference point PA of the own circumferential reference position XR, intersects the own center line. At this time, the planetary shaft body 41 is moved while maintaining the relationship with the rotational phase of the sun shaft body 31 (sun sign 30). Further, as the reference position VR, a position is selected at which the front side tip portion 41T can be pushed against the jig end face 114F of the collision portion 114 of the fitting jig 100 when the planet shaft main body 41 is moved in parallel along the center line. The details of the reference position VR, the circumferential direction standard position XR, the first reference point PA, the second reference point PB, and the reference line VL are the same as those described in the first embodiment.

In step XE3 (fig. 53), the planet axis relative phase MP is set as the planet axis standard phase XP according to the rotational phase of the sun marker 30. Specifically, the difference between the planet axis reference phase BP and the planet axis standard phase XP is grasped from the comparison between the rotational phase of the sun marker 30 and the planet axis reference phase BP, and then the planet axis main body 41 is rotated so that the difference in the relative rotational phase disappears, thereby setting the planet axis relative phase MP as the planet axis standard phase XP. The details of the planet axis relative phase MP, the planet axis standard phase XP, and the planet axis reference phase BP are the same as those described in the first embodiment.

In step XE4 (fig. 54), the relative axial position MS is set to the standard axial position XS by moving the planet carrier body 41 in parallel along the center line and pushing the front tip end portion 41T against the jig end surface 114F. The details of the axial relative position MS and the axial standard position XS are the same as those described in the first embodiment.

In step XE5 (fig. 55), the radial direction relative position ML is set to the radial direction reference position XL by moving the planet shaft main body 41 in parallel with the sun shaft main body 31 in a state where the center line of the planet shaft main body 41 is parallel to the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 and causing the planet shaft main body 41 to collide with the sun shaft main body 31. Specifically, the planet shaft body 41 is moved in parallel from the reference position VR to the radial standard position XL so that the locus of the center line (second reference point PB) of the planet shaft body 41 on the reference plane VP coincides with the reference line VL. At this time, since the planet shaft main body 41 is disposed at the radial standard position XL in the state of being set to the circumferential standard position XR, the axial standard position XS, and the planet shaft standard phase XP, the meshing of the front planet gears 42 and the front sun gear 32 and the meshing of the planet threads 44 and the sun threads 34 are simultaneously obtained. The details of the radial relative position ML, the radial standard position XL, and the reference plane VP are the same as those described in the first embodiment. In the first assembly 91 mounted on the mounting jig 100 through the above-described steps, when a change in the posture of each planetary shaft main body 41 with respect to the sun shaft main body 31 (particularly, a change in the posture in the radial direction) becomes a problem, the change in the posture can be restricted by an appropriate holding member (for example, the holding member 65 of the first embodiment).

In step XF (fig. 56), the rear sun gear 33 is attached to the attachment movable body 152 of the first attachment 150. At this time, the balls 155A of the second sun gear ball plungers 155 are arranged between the teeth of the rear sun gears 33 corresponding to each other. This ensures a state in which each ball 155A is pressed against the back sun gear 33 by the spring 155B while making point contact with each corresponding tooth surface. Then, the first appendage 150 is mounted to the mounting portion 140 of the clamp body 110. This ensures a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 held by the jig main body 110 and the rear sun gear 33 held by the first attachment 150 are substantially identical. The present step XF corresponds to one of the steps in which the holding step is embodied.

The eleventh block 9A configured by assembling the first block 91 and the rear sun gear 33 is assembled [ process XG (fig. 57) ]. Specifically, the attachment movable body 152 is moved axially downward with respect to the attachment body main body 151, and the rear sun gear 33 is press-fitted into the sun shaft main body 31. Thereby, the sun shaft 3 is assembled in a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 are substantially matched. The present step XG corresponds to one of the steps embodying the second sun gear mounting step.

The first appendage 150 is removed from the mounting portion 140, and the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 is adjusted in the following manner [ process XH (fig. 58) ].

Here, since the front ring gear 22 can mesh with each front planetary gear 42 in the eleventh block 9A, one gear (the counter ring gear 45) which can be regarded as having a discontinuous shape is formed by each front ring gear 42, as in the first block 91 of the first embodiment described above. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, the difference in the relative rotational phases of the counter ring gear 45 and the front ring gear 22 is defined as the ring gear rotational phase difference, the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 relative to the rotational phase of the counter ring gear 45 in a state where the ring gear rotational phase difference does not exist is defined as the ring gear reference phase RA, and the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 is set as the ring gear reference phase RA in this step XH. Specifically, the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 is set as the ring gear reference phase RA based on the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 and the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22. As a setting method of the rotational phase, for example, a method of rotating only the front ring gear 22 with respect to the jig main body 110 or a method of rotating the front ring gear 22 with respect to the jig main body 110 together with the first movable portion 120 may be adopted. Further, by making the ring gear 22 non-rotatable with respect to the jig main body 110, the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 after setting can be maintained until the ring gear is assembled to the counter ring gear 45. In accordance with the setting of the rotational phase, the front ring gear 22 is moved in parallel along the center line in a state where the center line of the front ring gear 22 is aligned with the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 of the eleventh module 9A, whereby the counter ring gear 45 can be meshed with the front ring gear 22, and therefore, the work efficiency of assembling the twelfth module 9B is improved.

Incidentally, in the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the first assembly 91 is assembled by assembling the sun shaft main body 31 and each of the planet shaft main bodies 41 with the sun indicator 30 of the sun shaft main body 31 as a reference, the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring gear 45 is always maintained in a fixed relationship. Therefore, by grasping the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 and the rotational phase of the ring gear 45 in the first unit 91 in advance, the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 can be set with the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 as the rotational phase of the ring gear 45. That is, the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 can be set as the ring gear reference phase RA according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun gear 30 and the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22.

Step XI (fig. 59 and 60) assembles the twelfth module 9B configured by assembling the eleventh module 9A and the front ring gear 22. Specifically, the first movable portion 120 of the assembly jig 100 is moved from the standby position (fig. 58) to the assembly position (fig. 59), whereby the front planetary gears 42 (counter ring gear 45) of the eleventh module 9A are engaged with the front ring gear 22. At this time, the balls 116A of the first ring gear ball plunger 116 are arranged between the teeth of the corresponding front ring gear 22. This ensures a state in which each ball 116A is point-contacted to the corresponding tooth surface and is pressed against the front ring gear 22 by the spring 116B. Then, the second movable portion 130 is moved from the standby position (fig. 59) to the supporting position (fig. 60) with the first movable portion 120 set at the mounting position, and the first movable portion 120 is supported by the second movable portion 130. In addition, when a holder (for example, the holder 65 according to the first embodiment described above) for regulating the change in the posture of each of the planet shaft bodies 41 with respect to the sun shaft body 31 is attached to the first assembly 91 in the previous step XE, after the twelfth assembly 9B is assembled in this step XI, it is allowed to release the regulation by the holder.

The thirteenth block 9C configured by assembling the twelfth block 9B and the annular shaft main body 21 is assembled [ process XJ (fig. 61) ].

Here, since the ring thread 24 can be engaged with each planetary thread 44 in the twelfth block 9B, one external thread (for the ring thread 46) having a discontinuous thread ridge can be formed by each planetary thread 44, as in the second block 92 of the first embodiment described above. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, the difference in the relative rotational phases of the ring screw 46 and the ring screw 24 is defined as the ring screw rotational phase difference, the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 relative to the rotational phase of the ring screw 46 in a state where the ring screw rotational phase difference is not present is defined as the ring screw reference phase RB, and the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 (the ring shaft body 21) is set as the ring screw reference phase RB in this step XJ. Thus, the pair ring screw 46 and the ring screw 24 can be engaged by moving the annular shaft main body 21 in parallel along the center line in a state where the center line of the annular shaft main body 21 and the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 of the twelfth pack 9B are aligned with each other, thereby improving the work efficiency of assembling the thirteenth pack 9C.

In this step XJ, the thirteenth module 9C is assembled specifically by the following operations. That is, after the annular shaft main body 21 is disposed on the rear surface side of the twelfth unit 9B at a position where the center line of the sun shaft main body 31 overlaps the center line thereof, the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 is set to the ring screw reference phase RB according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20. Then, each of the planetary threads 44 (for the ring threads 46) of the second component 92 is engaged with the ring threads 24 by moving the annular shaft main body 21 in parallel along the center line while maintaining the posture of the annular shaft main body 21. The front ring gear 22 is pressed into the annular shaft main body 21 while screwing in the annular shaft main body 21 until the end face of the annular shaft main body 21 abuts against the first movable portion 120 of the assembly jig 100. At this time, although a torque is applied to each planetary shaft main body 41 as the screw is engaged, the main body 41 is supported by the support portion 115 of the assembly jig 100, and therefore, the change in the posture in the radial direction is restricted. Further, although torque is applied to the front ring gear 22 as the ring shaft main body 21 is pushed in, the ring gear 22 is prevented from rotating relative to the jig main body 110 by the first ring gear ball plungers 116 of the assembly jig 100, and therefore the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 relative to the jig main body 110 and further relative to the sun shaft main body 31 is maintained substantially the same as before the assembly of the ring shaft main body 21. In addition, when a holder (for example, the holder 65 according to the first embodiment) for regulating the change in the posture of each planetary shaft main body 41 with respect to the sun shaft main body 31 is attached to the first assembly 91 in the previous step XE, the regulation by the holder may be released after the thirteenth assembly 9C is assembled in the present step XJ. In addition, this step XJ corresponds to one of the steps in which the first ring gear assembly step and the ring shaft assembly step are embodied. The thirteenth module 9C corresponds to one of the modules in which the annular shaft assembly is embodied.

Incidentally, in the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the first assembly 91 is assembled by assembling the sun shaft main body 31 and each of the planetary shaft main bodies 41 with the sun indicator 30 of the sun shaft main body 31 as a reference, the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 46 is always maintained in a fixed relationship. Since the ring screw 24 is formed with reference to the ring mark 20 of the ring shaft main body 21, the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring mark 20 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 is always maintained in a fixed relationship. Therefore, by grasping the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 46 in the twelfth block 9B and the relationship between the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 and the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 in the annular shaft main body 21 in advance, the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 can be set by regarding the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 as the rotational phase of the ring screw 46 and regarding the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20 as the rotational phase of the ring screw 24. That is, the rotational phase of the ring screw 24 can be set to the ring screw reference phase RB according to the relationship between the rotational phase of the sun indicator 30 and the rotational phase of the ring indicator 20.

In step XK (fig. 62), the back ring gear 23 is attached to the second auxiliary body 160 on the auxiliary movable body 162. At this time, the balls 165A of the second ring gear ball plungers 165 are arranged between the teeth of the corresponding rear ring gears 23. This ensures a state in which each ball 165A is point-contacted to the corresponding tooth surface and is pressed against the back ring gear 23 by the spring 165B. Then, the second appendage 160 is mounted to the mounting portion 140 of the clamp body 110. This ensures a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 of the thirteenth module 9C held by the jig main body 110 and the rear ring gear 23 held by the second attachment 160 are substantially identical.

Step XL (fig. 63) is to assemble a fourteenth module 9D configured by assembling the thirteenth module 9C and the back ring gear 23. Specifically, the attachment movable body 162 is moved axially downward relative to the attachment body main body 161, and the back ring gear 23 is press-fitted into the ring shaft main body 21. Thereby, the ring shaft 2 is assembled in a state where the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 are substantially matched. Note that this step XL corresponds to one of the steps in which the second ring gear assembling step is embodied.

Step XM (fig. 64) is to detach the second appendage 160 from the mounting portion 140.

Step XN (fig. 65) is to detach the fourteenth module 9D from the assembling jig 100.

The fourteenth module 9D is mounted on the supporting jig 200 (step XO (fig. 66)). At this time, even if the planet shaft main body 41 is in a posture inclined with respect to at least one of the sun shaft main body 31 and the ring shaft main body 21 as the fourteenth assembly 9D is detached from the mounting jig 100, the posture of each planet shaft main body 41 is corrected to a posture parallel to at least one of the sun shaft main body 31 and the planet shaft main body 21 by inserting the jig supports 220 between the planet shaft main bodies 41, and this state is maintained.

In the process XP (fig. 67), the fourth module 94 formed by assembling the fourteenth module 9D and the rear planetary gears 43 is assembled. Specifically, the rear planetary gears 43 are attached to the planetary shaft main bodies 41 of the corresponding fourth assemblies 94 individually or collectively. The fourteenth module 9D corresponds to one of the modules in which the planetary assembly is embodied. The present step XP corresponds to one of steps in which the assembly step or the planetary gear assembly step is embodied.

Step XQ (fig. 68) is to detach the fourth unit 94 from the supporting jig 200.

Step XR (fig. 69) is performed in the same manner as in step T of the first embodiment. That is, the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled by fitting the front collar 51 and the rear collar 52 to the fourth block 94. Specifically, after the O-rings 53 are fitted to the front collar 51 and the rear collar 52, respectively, the front collar 51 and the rear collar 52 are fitted to the annular shaft main body 21.

[ Effect of embodiment ]

As described above, according to the method for manufacturing a conversion mechanism of this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

(21) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the sun shaft main body 31 and the back sun gear 33 are attached in a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the back sun gear 33 are substantially matched, the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the back sun gear 33 are substantially matched in the sun shaft 3. This reliably prevents the corresponding sun gear and planetary gear from meshing with each other in a state largely deviated from the meshing state at the time of design, and therefore, the efficiency of conversion of work from rotational motion to linear motion can be improved. In other words, by managing the rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the back sun gear 33, the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled in a state where the tilt angle TA of the planet shaft main body 41 is smaller than the reference tilt angle TAX, and therefore the required conversion efficiency HX can be reliably ensured as the power conversion efficiency HS of the conversion mechanism 1.

(22) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the ring shaft main body 21 and the back ring gear 23 are assembled in a state where the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the back ring gear 23 are substantially matched, the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the back ring gear 23 are substantially matched in the ring shaft 2. This reliably prevents the corresponding ring gear and planetary gear from meshing with each other in a state largely deviated from the meshing state at the time of design, and therefore, the efficiency of conversion of work from rotational motion to linear motion can be improved. In other words, by managing the rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23, the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled in a state where the tilt angle TA of the planet shaft main body 41 is smaller than the reference tilt angle TAX, and therefore the required conversion efficiency HX can be reliably ensured as the power conversion efficiency HS of the conversion mechanism 1.

(23) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, by attaching the sun shaft main body 31 and the back sun gear 33 to the assembly jig 100, provision is made for obtaining a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the back sun gear 33 are substantially matched in the sun shaft 3, that is, provision is made for not strictly managing the relative rotational phases of the sun gears, so that the work efficiency of manufacturing the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

(24) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, by attaching the ring shaft main body 21 and the back ring gear 23 to the assembly jig 100, respectively, a preparation for obtaining a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the back ring gear 23 are substantially matched in the ring shaft 2, that is, a preparation for obtaining a state in which the relative rotational phases of the respective ring gears are not strictly managed is made, and therefore, the working efficiency of manufacturing the conversion mechanism 1 can be improved.

(25) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the balls 117A of the first ball plunger 117 for the sun gear are arranged between the teeth of the front sun gear 32 and are in contact with each of the adjacent tooth surfaces, the rotation of the front sun gear 32 with respect to the jig main body 110 can be reliably restricted. Here, as a configuration for making the front sun gear 33 non-rotatable with respect to the jig main body 110, for example, a configuration in which a gear having a shape corresponding to the front sun gear 32 is provided on the jig main body 110 and is meshed with the sun gear 32 is considered, but in this case, a state in which the rotation of the front sun gear 32 is not sufficiently restricted is likely to be caused due to a backlash of each gear. In this regard, according to the above configuration of the present embodiment, since the rotation of the front sun gear 32 with respect to the jig main body 110 due to the backlash is also reliably restricted, the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 can be more reliably matched.

(26) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the balls 155A of the second ball plungers for sun gears 155 are arranged between the teeth of the rear sun gear 33 and are in contact with the adjacent tooth surfaces, the rotation of the rear sun gear 33 with respect to the first appendage 150 can be reliably restricted. Here, as a configuration for preventing the rotation of the rear sun gear 33 with respect to the first attachment 150, for example, a configuration may be considered in which a gear having a shape corresponding to the rear sun gear 33 is provided on the first attachment 150 and is meshed with the sun gear 33, but in this case, a state in which the rotation of the rear sun gear 33 is not sufficiently restricted is likely to be caused due to a backlash of the gears in the lateral direction. In this regard, according to the above configuration of the present embodiment, since the rotation of the rear sun gear 33 with respect to the first attachment 150 due to the backlash is also reliably restricted, the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 can be more reliably matched.

(27) In the front sun gear 32 or the back sun gear 33, since the shape of the teeth may vary for each tooth, that is, the position of the tooth root or the tooth tip may vary for each tooth, when the rotation of the front sun gear 32 or the back sun gear 33 is restricted by bringing a part of the mounting jig 100 into contact with the tooth root or the tooth tip, the rotational phase of the gear relative to the mounting jig 100 may vary for the front sun gear 32 or the back sun gear 33 in a state where the gear cannot rotate relative to the mounting jig 100. In this regard, in the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the

balls

117A and 155A of the

ball plungers

117 and 155 are brought into contact with the tooth surface on or near the pitch circle, it is possible to reliably suppress the occurrence of a deviation in the rotational phase of the front sun gear 32 or the rear sun gear 33 with respect to the mounting jig 100 due to a deviation in the shape of the teeth. In addition, in the case where the front sun gear 32 or the back sun gear 33 is formed by plastic working such as rolling, the above-described effect is more remarkable in this case because the shape of the teeth varies. On the other hand, when the front sun gear 32 or the back sun gear 33 is formed by other machining such as cutting, since the degree of variation in the shape of the teeth is small, even if a configuration is adopted in which a part of the mounting jig 100 is brought into contact with a tooth root or a tooth top to make the front sun gear 32 or the back sun gear 33 unable to rotate relative to the jig 100, variation in the rotational phase of the gear relative to the mounting jig 100 is suppressed. Further, this configuration may be exemplified by a configuration in which, instead of the

balls

117A and 155A of the above-described embodiment shown in fig. 70 (a), the

columnar bodies

117C and 155C having the shape shown in fig. 70 (B) are provided at the tip ends of the

springs

117B and 155B. In this configuration, the rotation of the front sun gear 32 or the rear sun gear 33 can be restricted by bringing the column 117C into contact with the tooth tips of the adjacent teeth. In addition, as another configuration, there is also a configuration in which the

cylindrical bodies

117D and 155D having the shape shown in fig. 70 (C) are provided at the tip ends of the

springs

117B and 155B, instead of the

balls

117A and 155A in the above embodiment. In this configuration, by bringing the column 117D into contact with each of the adjacent teeth and the tooth root thereof, the rotation of the front sun gear 32 or the rear sun gear 33 can be restricted.

(28) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the balls 116A of the first ring gear ball plunger 116 are arranged between the teeth of the front ring gear 22 and are in contact with each of the adjacent tooth surfaces, the rotation of the front ring gear 22 with respect to the jig main body 110 can be reliably restricted. Here, as a configuration for preventing the front ring gear 22 from rotating relative to the jig main body 110, for example, a configuration may be considered in which a gear having a shape corresponding to the front ring gear 22 is provided on the jig main body 110 and is engaged with the ring gear 22, but in this case, a state in which the rotation of the front ring gear 22 is not sufficiently restricted is likely to be caused due to backlash of the gears. In this regard, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, since the rotation of the front ring gear 22 with respect to the jig main body 110 due to the backlash is also reliably restricted, the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 can be more reliably matched.

According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the balls 165A of the second ring gear ball plunger 165 are arranged between the teeth of the rear ring gear 23 and are in contact with the adjacent tooth surfaces, the rotation of the rear ring gear 23 with respect to the second attachment body 160 can be reliably restricted. Here, as a configuration for preventing the rotation of the rear ring gear 23 with respect to the second attachment 160, for example, a configuration may be considered in which a gear having a shape corresponding to the rear ring gear 23 is provided on the second attachment 160 and is engaged with the ring gear 23, but in this case, a state in which the rotation of the rear ring gear 23 is not sufficiently restricted is likely to be caused due to backlash of the gears in the lateral direction. In this regard, according to the above configuration of the present embodiment, since the rotation of the rear ring gear 23 with respect to the second attachment 160 due to the backlash is also reliably restricted, the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 can be more reliably matched.

(30) In the front ring gear 22 or the back ring gear 23, since the shape of the teeth may vary for each tooth, that is, the position of the tooth root or the tooth tip may vary for each tooth, when the rotation of the front ring gear 22 or the back ring gear 23 is restricted by bringing a part of the mounting jig 100 into contact with the tooth root or the tooth tip, the rotational phase of the gear with respect to the mounting jig 100 may vary for the front ring gear 22 or the back ring gear 23 in a state where the gear cannot rotate with respect to the mounting jig 100. In this regard, in the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the

balls

116A and 165A of the

ball plungers

116 and 165 are brought into contact with the tooth surfaces on or near the pitch circles, it is possible to reliably suppress the occurrence of a deviation in the rotational phase of the front ring gear 22 or the rear ring gear 23 with respect to the assembly jig 100 due to a deviation in the shape of the teeth. In addition, in the case where the front ring gear 22 or the back ring gear 23 is formed by plastic working such as rolling, the above-described effect is more remarkable in this case because the shape of the teeth varies. On the other hand, when the front ring gear 22 or the back ring gear 23 is formed by other machining such as cutting, since the degree of variation in the shape of the teeth is small, even if a configuration is adopted in which a part of the assembly jig 100 is brought into contact with a tooth root or a tooth tip to disable the rotation of the front ring gear 22 or the back ring gear 23 relative to the jig 100, the variation in the rotational phase of the gear relative to the assembly jig 100 is suppressed. Further, as this configuration, for example, a configuration may be mentioned in which, instead of the

balls

116A and 165A of the above-described embodiment shown in fig. 71 (a), the

cylindrical bodies

116C and 165C having the shape shown in fig. 71 (B) are provided at the tip ends of the

springs

116B and 165B. In this configuration, the rotation of the front ring gear 22 or the rear ring gear 23 can be restricted by bringing the column 116C into contact with the tooth tips of the adjacent teeth. In addition, as another configuration, there is also a configuration in which the

cylindrical bodies

116D and 165D having the shape shown in fig. 71 (C) are provided at the tip ends of the

springs

116B and 165B, instead of the

balls

116A and 165A in the above-described embodiment. In this configuration, by bringing the cylinder 116D into contact with each of the adjacent teeth and the tooth root thereof, the rotation of the front ring gear 22 or the rear ring gear 23 can be restricted.

(31) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the rear planetary gear 43 is meshed with the rear sun gear 33 of the sun shaft 3 in a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 are substantially matched. Thus, even if the relative rotational phases of the front planetary gear 42 and the rear planetary gear 43 are not strictly controlled, the fourth assembly 94 can be assembled in a state where the relative rotational phases are substantially matched. At the same time, in the fourth assembly 94, the meshing state of the rear sun gear 33 and the rear planetary gears 43 assumed in design can be reliably obtained.

(32) In the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the rear planet gears 43 are meshed with the rear ring gear 23 of the ring shaft 2 in a state where the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 are substantially matched. Thus, even if the relative rotational phases of the front planetary gear 42 and the rear planetary gear 43 are not strictly controlled, the fourth assembly 94 can be assembled in a state where the relative rotational phases are substantially matched. At the same time, in the fourth assembly 94, the meshing state of the rear ring gear 23 and the rear planetary gears 43 assumed in design can be reliably obtained.

(33) When the rear planetary gears 43 are attached to the respective planetary shaft main bodies 41 of the fourteenth module 9D, if the planetary shaft main body 41 is inclined with respect to at least one of the sun shaft main body 31 and the ring shaft main body 21, the rear planetary gears 43 are attached to the planetary shaft main body 41 in a state of being inclined with respect to at least one of the sun shaft main body 31 and the ring shaft main body 21, and therefore the meshing state of at least one of the rear sun gear 33 and the rear ring gear 23 and the rear planetary gears 43 is greatly deviated from the meshing state at the time of design. In this regard, in the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, since the rear surface planetary gears 43 are attached by the supporting jig 200 in a state where the planetary shaft main bodies 41 are parallel to at least one of the sun shaft main body 31 and the ring shaft main body 21, it is possible to reliably suppress the meshing state of at least one of the rear surface sun gear 33 and the rear surface ring gear 23 and the rear surface planetary gears 43 from being greatly deviated from the meshing state at the time of design in the fourth assembly 94. In other words, since the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled in a state where the inclination angle TA of the planet shaft main body 41 is smaller than the reference inclination angle TAX by managing the posture of the planet shaft main body 41 when the rear face planetary gear 43 formed separately from the planet shaft main body 41 is assembled, the required conversion efficiency HX can be reliably ensured as the power conversion efficiency HS of the conversion mechanism 1.

(34) According to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the above-described (1) to (6), (10) to (14), (16), (17), and (19) of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[ variation of embodiment ]

The fourth embodiment can be modified as follows, for example.

In the above embodiment, the assembly jig 100 has a configuration in which the annular shaft main body 21 is axially positioned with respect to each of the planet shaft main bodies 41 by abutting the end surface of the annular shaft main body 21 against the first movable portion 120 when the thirteenth module 9C is assembled, but the configuration for obtaining the same function is not limited to the embodiment illustrated in the above embodiment, and may be appropriately modified. Examples of other configurations include the following: by changing the configurations of the first movable portion 120 and the second movable portion 130 as shown in fig. 72, the end face of the annular shaft main body 21 is brought into abutment with the second movable portion 130 when the thirteenth subassembly 9C is assembled, whereby the annular shaft main body 21 is positioned relative to each of the planet shaft main bodies 41 in the axial direction. Fig. 72 (a) shows a state in which the first movable portion 120 and the second movable portion 130 are set at the standby positions, respectively, and fig. 72 (B) shows a state in which the first movable portion 120 is set at the mounting position and the second movable portion 130 is set at the supporting position.

In the above embodiment, the fitting jig 100 is configured such that the front sun gear 32 is not rotatable with respect to the jig main body 110 by the first sun gear ball plunger 117, but the configuration for obtaining the same function is not limited to the embodiment illustrated in the above embodiment, and may be modified as appropriate. Another example of the configuration is a configuration in which the front sun gear 32 is prevented from rotating relative to the jig main body 110 by fitting a convex portion formed on the jig main body 110 and a concave portion formed on the front sun gear 32.

In the above embodiment, the fitting jig 100 is configured such that the back sun gear 33 is not rotatable with respect to the first attachment 150 by the second sun gear ball plunger 155, but the configuration for obtaining the same function is not limited to the embodiment illustrated in the above embodiment, and may be appropriately modified. Another example of the structure is a structure in which the back sun gear 33 is prevented from rotating relative to the first attachment 150 by fitting a convex portion formed on the first attachment 150 and a concave portion formed on the back sun gear 33.

In the above embodiment, the assembly jig 100 is configured such that the front ring gear 22 cannot rotate with respect to the jig main body 110 by the first ring gear ball plunger 116, but the configuration for obtaining the same function is not limited to the embodiment illustrated in the above embodiment, and may be modified as appropriate. Another example of the configuration is a configuration in which the front ring gear 22 is prevented from rotating relative to the jig main body 110 by fitting a convex portion formed on the jig main body 110 and a concave portion formed on the front ring gear 22.

In the above embodiment, the assembly jig 100 is configured such that the back ring gear 23 is not rotatable with respect to the second attachment 160 by the second ring gear ball plunger 165, but the configuration for obtaining the same function is not limited to the embodiment illustrated in the above embodiment, and may be modified as appropriate. Another example of the structure is a structure in which the rear ring gear 23 is prevented from rotating relative to the second attachment 160 by fitting a convex portion formed on the second attachment 160 and a concave portion formed on the rear ring gear 23.

In the above embodiment, the jig main body 110 of the assembly jig 100 may be used as the supporting jig 200. That is, the first body 111 and the second body 112 of the jig main body 110 may be divided before the fourth component 94 is assembled, and the fourteenth component 9D may be mounted on the first body 111 in the same manner as in the case where the fourteenth component 9D is mounted on the supporting jig 200. In this case, the structure of the first body 111 can be made closer to that of the support jig 200 by replacing the support portion 115 with a member having a structure in which no ball plunger is provided before the fourteenth module 9D is attached to the first body 111.

In the above embodiment, the conversion mechanism 1 having the structure in which the front sun gear 32 is formed integrally with the sun shaft main body 31 is assumed, but the front sun gear 32 may be formed separately from the sun shaft main body 31 together with the rear sun gear 33. In this case, after the step of attaching the front sun gear 32 to the sun shaft main body 31, the sun shaft 3 can be attached in a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 are substantially matched by attaching the rear sun gear 33 to the sun shaft main body 31 in the same manner as in the step XG (fig. 57). The aforementioned step of assembling the front sun shaft 32 corresponds to one of the steps in which the first sun gear assembling step is embodied.

In the above embodiment, the conversion mechanism 1 having the structure in which the front ring gear 22 and the ring shaft main body 21 are formed separately is assumed, but the front ring gear 22 and the ring shaft main body 21 may be formed integrally. In this case, after the thirteenth module 9C is assembled, the rear ring gear 23 is assembled to the module 9C in the same manner as in the above-described process XL (fig. 63), whereby the ring shaft 2 can be assembled in a state in which the relative rotational phases of the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 are substantially matched.

In the above embodiment, the conversion mechanism 1 having the structure in which the rear planet gear 43 and the planet shaft main body 41 are formed separately is assumed, but the front planet gear 42 and the planet shaft main body 41 may be formed separately. In this case, after the assembly including the sun shaft 3, the ring shaft 2, and the planetary shaft main bodies 41 is assembled to the assembly jig 100, the rear planetary gears 43 and the front planetary gears 42 may be assembled to the planetary shaft main bodies 41, respectively.

In the above embodiment, the conversion mechanism 1 is assumed to have a structure in which the front sun gear 32 is formed integrally with the sun shaft main body 31 and the rear sun gear 33 is formed separately from the sun shaft main body 31, but the structure of the sun shaft 3 may be changed as follows. That is, the front sun gear 32 and the sun shaft main body 31 may be formed separately, and the rear sun gear 33 and the sun shaft main body 31 may be formed integrally. Further, the front sun gear 32 and the rear sun gear 33 may be formed integrally with the sun shaft main body 31.

In the above embodiment, the conversion mechanism 1 having the structure in which the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 are formed integrally with the ring shaft main body 21 is assumed, but the structure of the ring shaft 2 may be changed as follows. That is, the front ring gear 22 and the ring shaft main body 21 may be formed separately, and the rear ring gear 23 and the ring shaft main body 21 may be formed integrally. In addition, the front ring gear 22 and the rear ring gear 23 may be formed integrally with the ring shaft main body 21.

In the above embodiment, the conversion mechanism 1 is assumed to have a structure in which the front planetary gear 42 is formed integrally with the planetary shaft main body 41 and the rear planetary gear 43 is formed separately from the planetary shaft main body 41, but the structure of the planetary shaft 4 may be changed as follows. That is, the front planetary gear 42 and the planetary shaft main body 41 may be formed separately, and the rear planetary gear 43 and the planetary shaft main body 41 may be formed integrally. Further, the front planet gears 42 and the rear planet gears 43 may be formed integrally with the planet shaft main body 41.

In the above embodiment, the manufacturing method of assembling the conversion mechanism 1 is assumed in which the first module 91 is assembled by assembling the sun shaft main body 31 and the planetary shaft main bodies 41, and then the other components are sequentially assembled to the module 91, but the assembling step of the conversion mechanism 1 may be changed as follows, for example. That is, in the same manner as in the third embodiment, the conversion mechanism 1 may be assembled by first assembling an assembly configured by assembling the annular shaft main body 21 and each planetary shaft main body 41, and then sequentially assembling other components to the assembly. In this case, the assembly jig 100 (particularly, the jig main body 110) has a function of assembling the conversion mechanism 1 for realizing the above-described procedure according to the structure of the third jig 66 and the fourth jig 67 of the third embodiment, and the conversion mechanism 1 is assembled by the assembly jig 100 having been changed, whereby the same operational effects as those of the fourth embodiment can be obtained.

In addition, elements that can be modified in the same manner in the above embodiments will be described below.

In each of the above embodiments, the axial direction relative position MS is set to the axial direction standard position XS by bringing the front side tip portion 41T into contact with the first jig 61, the third jig 66, or the fitting jig 100, but the method for setting the axial direction relative position MS to the axial direction standard position XS is not limited to the method exemplified in each of the embodiments. For example, marks for setting the axial direction relative position MS as the axial direction standard position XS may be formed on the sun shaft main body 31 and the planet shaft main body 41, respectively, and the axial direction relative position MS may be set as the axial direction standard position XS by setting the axial direction position of the planet shaft main body 41 so that the relative positional relationship of the marks becomes a predetermined relationship.

In the first to third embodiments, the fourth module 94 is assembled by assembling the third module 93 and the gear assembly 99, but the assembling step of the fourth module 94 may be changed to any one of the following (a) to (C), for example.

(A) The rear ring gear 23, the rear sun gear 33, and the rear planetary gears 43 are respectively assembled to the third module 93, thereby assembling the fourth module 94.

(B) The fourth module 94 is assembled by fitting the module formed by assembling the rear ring gear 23 and the rear planetary gears 43, and the rear sun gear 33 to the third module 93.

(C) The fourth module 94 is assembled by fitting the module formed by assembling the rear sun gear 33 and the rear planetary gears 43, and the rear ring gear 23 to the third module 93.

In the first to third embodiments described above, the conversion mechanism 1 including the structure of the front face ring gear 22 and the back face ring gear 23 is assumed, but the manufacturing method of the present invention may be applied to a conversion mechanism in which at least one of the structure of the front face ring gear 22 and the structure of the back face ring gear 23 is omitted.

In the first to third embodiments, the conversion mechanism 1 including the structure of the front sun gear 32 and the back sun gear 33 is assumed, but the manufacturing method of the present invention may be applied to a conversion mechanism in which at least one of the structure of the front sun gear 32 and the structure of the back sun gear 33 is omitted.

In the first to third embodiments, the conversion mechanism 1 having the structure including the front ring gear 22, the front sun gear 32, the front planet gears 42, the rear ring gear 23, the rear sun gear 33, and the rear planet gears 43 is assumed, but the manufacturing method of the present invention may be applied to a conversion mechanism having a structure in which at least one of the group consisting of the front ring gear 22, the front sun gear 32, and the front planet gears 42, and the group consisting of the rear ring gear 23, the rear sun gear 33, and the rear planet gears 43 is omitted.

In the first to third embodiments, the manufacturing method of the present invention is applied to the conversion mechanism 1 having the structure in which the force is transmitted between the ring shaft 2, the sun shaft 3, and the planetary shafts 4 by the engagement of the screw and the gear, but the manufacturing method of the present invention may be applied to a conversion mechanism having the structure in which the force is transmitted between the ring shaft 2, the sun shaft 3, and the planetary shafts 4 only by the engagement of the screw.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the annular shaft, and planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft in the space inside the annular shaft, the sun shaft including a sun shaft main body, a first sun gear formed as an external gear integrally with the sun shaft main body, and a second sun gear formed as an external gear separately from the sun shaft main body, the planetary shafts including first planetary gears formed as external gears meshing with the first sun gear, and second planetary gears formed as external gears meshing with the second sun gear, the rotational motion of one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion in an axial direction of the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft by planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps:

a step of holding the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear in a state where the first sun gear and the second sun gear cannot rotate relative to each other and the relative rotational phases of the first sun gear and the second sun gear substantially match each other; and

and a step of mounting the second sun gear to the sun shaft main body by relative movement in the axial direction of the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear after the step of holding the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear.

2. A method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion converting mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the annular shaft, and planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft in the space inside the annular shaft, the sun shaft includes a sun shaft body, and a first sun gear and a second sun gear which are external gears formed with the sun shaft body, the planet shafts include first planet gears that are external gears that mesh with the first sun gear, and second planet gears that are external gears that mesh with the second sun gear, the manufacturing method is a manufacturing method in which rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft is converted into linear motion in an axial direction of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft by planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the manufacturing method including:

a step of attaching the first sun gear to the sun shaft main body;

a step of holding the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear in a state in which the first sun gear and the second sun gear cannot rotate relative to each other and the relative rotational phases of the first sun gear and the second sun gear substantially match each other after the first sun gear is attached to the sun shaft main body; and

3. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 or 2,

the step of holding the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear includes attaching the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear to a phase adjustment jig and holding a state in which the sun shaft main body and the second sun gear are not rotatable with respect to the phase adjustment jig and a state in which relative rotational phases of the first sun gear and the second sun gear substantially coincide.

4. The manufacturing method according to claim 3,

the phase adjustment jig includes a first restriction portion that restricts rotation of the first sun gear so that the first sun gear cannot rotate relative to the jig, and a second restriction portion that restricts rotation of the second sun gear so that the second sun gear cannot rotate relative to the jig.

5. The manufacturing method according to claim 4,

the first regulating portion includes a support body that is disposed between the teeth of the first sun gear and is in contact with each of the adjacent tooth surfaces, and a pressing body that presses the support body toward a radial inside of the first sun gear.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 4,

the second regulating portion includes a support body that is disposed between the teeth of the second sun gear and is in contact with each of the adjacent tooth surfaces, and a pressing body that presses the support body toward the inside in the radial direction of the second sun gear.

7. The manufacturing method according to claim 5,

the support body comprises a spherical body which is in contact with the tooth flanks at or near the pitch circle of the sun gear.

8. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 or 2,

the method further includes a step of completing a planetary assembly including the sun shaft and the planetary shafts by at least one of an operation of engaging the first sun gear with the first planetary gears and an operation of engaging the second sun gear with the second planetary gears after the second sun gear is assembled to the sun shaft main body.

9. The manufacturing method according to claim 8,

the planet shaft includes a planet shaft main body formed with the second planet gear,

the step of completing the assembly with the planet comprises:

a step of engaging the first sun gear with the first planetary gear to assemble a shaft main body assembly including the sun shaft main body and the planetary shaft main body; and

and a step of assembling the planetary shaft assembly by assembling the second planetary gear to the planetary shaft main body in the shaft main body assembly.

10. The manufacturing method according to claim 9, wherein the step of completing the assembly with the planet comprises:

preparing a planet support jig for holding the planet shaft main body in a state of being parallel to the sun shaft main body; and

and a step of attaching the second planetary gear to the planetary shaft main body of the shaft main body assembly after the shaft main body assembly is attached to the planetary support jig.

11. A phase adjustment jig used in the manufacturing method of claim 3.

12. A planet carrier holder for use in the method of manufacture of claim 10.

13. A method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion converting mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the annular shaft, and planet shafts disposed around the sun shaft in the space inside the annular shaft, the annular shaft including an annular shaft main body, a first annular gear that is an internal gear formed integrally with the annular shaft main body, and a second annular gear that is an internal gear formed separately from the annular shaft main body, the planet shafts including a first planet gear that is an external gear meshing with the first annular gear, and a second planet gear that is an external gear meshing with the second annular gear, the rotational motion of one of the annular shaft and the sun shaft being converted into linear motion of the other of the annular shaft and the sun shaft in an axial direction by planetary motion of the planet shafts, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps:

holding the ring shaft main body and the second ring gear in a state where the first ring gear and the second ring gear cannot rotate relative to each other and the relative rotational phases of the first ring gear and the second ring gear are substantially identical; and

and a step of mounting the second ring gear to the ring shaft body by relative movement in the axial direction of the ring shaft body and the second ring gear after the step of holding the ring shaft body and the second ring gear.

14. A method of manufacturing a rotation-linear motion converting mechanism including an annular shaft having a space therein, a sun shaft disposed in the space inside the annular shaft, and planetary shafts disposed around the sun shaft in the space inside the annular shaft, the circular shaft comprises a circular shaft main body, a first circular gear and a second circular gear which are respectively formed with the circular shaft main body and are internal gears, the planet shafts include first planet gears which are external gears and mesh with the first ring gear, and second planet gears which are external gears and mesh with the second ring gear, the manufacturing method is a manufacturing method in which rotational motion of one of the ring shaft and the sun shaft is converted into linear motion in an axial direction of the other of the ring shaft and the sun shaft by planetary motion of the planetary shafts, the manufacturing method including:

a step of fitting the first ring gear to the ring shaft main body;

a step of holding the ring shaft main body and the second ring gear in a state in which the first ring gear and the second ring gear are not relatively rotatable and relative rotational phases of the first ring gear and the second ring gear are substantially identical after the first ring gear is attached to the ring shaft main body; and

15. The manufacturing method according to claim 13 or 14,

the step of holding the ring shaft main body and the second ring gear includes attaching the ring shaft main body and the second ring gear to a phase adjustment jig and holding a state in which the ring shaft main body and the second ring gear cannot rotate relative to the phase adjustment jig and a state in which relative rotational phases of the first ring gear and the second ring gear substantially match.

16. The manufacturing method according to claim 15,

the phase adjustment jig includes a first restriction portion that restricts rotation of the first ring gear so that the first ring gear cannot rotate relative to the jig, and a second restriction portion that restricts rotation of the second ring gear so that the second ring gear cannot rotate relative to the jig.

17. The manufacturing method according to claim 16,

the first regulating portion includes a support body that is disposed between the teeth of the first ring gear and is in contact with each of the adjacent tooth surfaces, and a pressing body that presses the support body radially outward of the first ring gear.

18. The manufacturing method according to claim 16,

the second regulating portion includes a support body that is disposed between the teeth of the second ring gear and is in contact with each of the adjacent tooth surfaces, and a pressing body that presses the support body radially outward of the second ring gear.

19. The manufacturing method according to claim 17,

the support body includes a spherical body that contacts the tooth surface on or near a pitch circle of the ring gear.

20. The manufacturing method according to claim 13 or 14,

the method further includes a step of completing the planetary assembly including the ring shaft and the planetary shafts by at least one of an operation of engaging the first ring gear with the first planetary gears and an operation of engaging the second ring gear with the second planetary gears after the second ring gear is fitted to the ring shaft main body.

21. The manufacturing method according to claim 20,

the step of completing the assembly with the planet comprises:

a step of engaging the first ring gear with the first planetary gear to assemble a shaft main body assembly including the ring shaft main body and the planetary shaft main body; and

22. The manufacturing method according to claim 21, wherein the step of completing the assembly with the planet comprises:

preparing a planet support jig for holding the planet shaft main body in a state of being parallel to the annular shaft main body; and

23. A phase adjustment jig used in the manufacturing method of claim 15.

24. A planet carrier holder for use in the method of manufacture of claim 22.