Embodiment
Below with reference to accompanying drawing the utility model is described in detail.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, the utility model provides a kind of gear coupling, and this gear coupling comprises: the ring gear 1 with internal tooth 21; External toothing 2 with external tooth 22, external tooth 22 and internal tooth 21 engagements; And the positioning device that is used to keep ring gear 1 and external toothing 2 relative positions, wherein, positioning device comprises the adjustment nut 30 that is set on the external toothing 2, the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral surface of this adjustment nut 30 and ring gear 1 end cooperatively interacts by scyewed joint 31, the external peripheral surface of external toothing 1 is provided with jut 23, regulates pad 33 between adjusting nut 30 and jut 23.
In having the gear coupling of said structure, replaced packing 3 in traditional gear coupling with adjusting nut 30, thereby, by this adjusting nut 30, can keep the relative position between ring gear 1 and the external toothing 2 more exactly, bigger axial force can also be transmitted, thereby workplace that transmission is had relatively high expectations can be applied to.
In addition, owing between the internal tooth 21 of adjusting nut 30 and engagement and external tooth 22, be provided with a plurality of adjusting pads 33, thereby, when the relative position of ring gear 1 and external toothing 2 need change, can pass through to adjust the quantity of pad 33, and allow the relative position between ring gear 1 and the external toothing 2 to adjust.Keep the correct engagement between ring gear 1 and the external toothing 2, so that this gear coupling is among the reliable working state.
As shown in Figure 3, in a kind of typical application occasion, the live axle (not shown) is connected (as by modes such as key connecting, splined, moulding connections) with external toothing 2, and transmission shaft 7 connects (as by modes such as bolt 6, welding) with ring gear 1.External toothing 2 is by the stationary positioned with being connected of live axle, ring gear 1 also by with being connected and stationary positioned of transmission shaft 7.Like this, by including the gear coupling of ring gear 1 and external toothing 2, power is passed to transmission shaft 7 by live axle.
Ring gear 1 has internal tooth 21, and external toothing 2 has external tooth 22, and external toothing 2 inserts the end of ring gear 1 hollow, thereby external tooth 22 and internal tooth 21 are meshing with each other, and then guarantees that ring gear 1 and external toothing 2 circumferentially have definite relative position.When rotating under the driving of external toothing 2 at live axle,, and make also together rotation of ring gear 1 by the internal tooth 21 and the external tooth 22 of engagement.
Be able to reliable location (especially in the axial direction) in order to ensure ring gear 1 and external toothing 2, gear coupling also has the positioning device that is used to keep ring gear 1 and external toothing 2 relative positions, like this, when ring gear 1 and external toothing 2 during at high speed rotating, can prevent problem such as rock, make gear coupling be in normal working state.
In the gear coupling that the utility model provides, positioning device comprises the adjustment nut 30 that is set on the external toothing 2 and regulates pad 33.The inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral surface of this adjustment nut 30 and ring gear 1 end cooperatively interacts by scyewed joint 31, and the external peripheral surface of external toothing 2 is provided with jut 23, regulates pad 33 between adjusting nut 30 and jut 23.
Adjust nut 30 and all be set on the external toothing 2 with adjusting pad 33, that is to say, external toothing 2 inserts in the hollow space of adjusting nuts 30 and adjusting pad 33.Be set on the external toothing 2 for the ease of adjusting nut 30 and regulating pad 33, preferably, the internal diameter of adjusting nut 30 and adjusting pad 33 all is a bit larger tham the external diameter of external toothing 2.
In having the gear coupling of said structure, the design longitudinal length of supposing this gear coupling is L
0If, actual installation dimension L
1Less than this design size L
0, promptly ring gear 1 is offset left with respect to external toothing 2 in Fig. 3, then can increase the quantity of regulating pad 33, makes the thickness of regulating pad 33 become big; If actual installation dimension L
2Greater than this design size L
0, promptly ring gear 1 is offset to the right with respect to external toothing 2 in Fig. 3, then can reduce to regulate the quantity of pad 33, reduces to regulate the thickness of pad 33.
After finishing the selection of regulating pad 33, will regulate pad 33 by adjustment nut 30 and be tightened between the jut 23 of adjusting setting on nut 30 and the external toothing 2.Preferably, in order to realize better sealing, between the tooth (comprising internal tooth 21 and external tooth 22) of jut 23 and engagement, also be provided with Sealing 4 (comprise and keep circle 8, baffle ring 9 and seal ring 10) to internal tooth 21 and external tooth 22.
In gear coupling of the present utility model, just because of utilizing adjusting nut 30 to replace traditional packing 3, thereby can allow this gear coupling to carry out the adjusting of longitudinal length easily.
In order to ensure the positive engagement between the external tooth 22 of the internal tooth 21 of ring gear 1 and external toothing 2, preferably, internal tooth 21 width vertically is greater than external tooth 22 width vertically.Thereby no matter ring gear 1 is with respect to external toothing 2 any direction skew vertically, can both guarantee that whole width of external tooth 22 can both be among the engagement with internal tooth 21.
Further preferably, the maximum ga(u)ge of a plurality of adjustment pads 33 is less than or equal to internal tooth 21 width and external tooth 22 width vertically poor vertically.The maximum ga(u)ge of a plurality of adjusting pads 33 is gear coupling of the present utility model regulation range in a longitudinal direction, if this scope is greater than internal tooth 21 width and external tooth 22 width vertically poor vertically, the part that external tooth 22 then can occur not with the situation of internal tooth 21 engagements, be unfavorable for the transmission of this gear coupling.
Preferably, the maximum ga(u)ge of a plurality of adjustment pads 33 equals internal tooth 21 width and external tooth 22 width vertically poor vertically.Thereby, can obtain bigger regulation range, can guarantee the positive engagement of internal tooth 21 and external tooth 22 again.
In order to prevent adjusting nut 30 fluffing after tightening, even come off, preferably, also be provided with locking device, thereby will adjust nut 30 lockings.
According to a kind of mode of execution of the present utility model, locking device is the spring washer that is arranged between described adjustment nut 30 and the adjustment pad 33.Utilize the elastic force of this spring washer, apply active force longitudinally, increase the dynamics of screw-thread fit, prevent to adjust the effect that nut 30 fluffs thereby play to adjusting nut 30.
According to another kind of mode of execution of the present utility model, described locking device is the thermoplastic resin that is coated in described scyewed joint 31.Before being screwed into adjustment nut 30, on connecting, screw pair applies thermoplastic resin material, as thermoplastic polyurethane, thermoplastic acrylic resin, thermoplastic polyimide resin, thereby, after tightening adjustment nut 30, realize adjusting the fastening of nut 30 by the hardened resin layer that exists in the scyewed joint.When needs unload adjustment nut 30, can heat resin layer, make its fusion, thereby eliminate adjusting the fastening of nut 30.
According to another preferred embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, described locking device comprises the groove 36 that is arranged on adjustment nut 30 outer peripheral surfaces, be arranged on the tapped hole 35 that radially extends of ring gear 1 end, and pass the screw 34 that this tapped hole 35 inserts described groove 36.
In this embodiment, screw 34 passes the wall of ring gear 1 and enters on the groove 36 of adjusting nut 30, thereby utilizes cooperating of this screw 34 and groove 36, will adjust nut 30 and lock.
Preferably, described tapped hole 35 and with tapped hole 35 corresponding groove 36 be a plurality of, further preferably, tapped hole 35 is 3 to 6, and is symmetrically distributed with respect to the central axis of ring gear 1, to apply active force to adjusting nut 30 equably.
According to mode of execution of the present utility model, the quantity of groove 36 equates with the quantity of tapped hole 35, and groove 36 is corresponding with tapped hole 35.Further, the quantity of screw 34 equates with the quantity of tapped hole 35.
When mounted, nut 30 is adjusted in rotation, and a certain tapped hole 35 is alignd with a certain groove 36, and the satisfied adjustment nut 30 that makes is in tight condition, then screw 34 can be screwed in this tapped hole 35, perhaps a plurality of screws 34 be screwed in many tapped holes 34 and groove 36 simultaneously correspondence.
Jut 23 on the external toothing 2 can form in several ways, and for example, this jut 23 can be the packing ring that is set on external toothing 2 circumferential surfaces; Perhaps also can be the projection integrally formed with external toothing 2; Can also form this jut 23 by the tooth root portion of external tooth 22.According to such structure, apply active force by adjusting nut 30, thereby adjusting washer (disk) 33 (and Sealing 4) is pressed between the tooth of adjusting nut 30 and engagement, to realize the maintenance of relative position between external toothing 2 and the ring gear 1.
More than described according to gear coupling of the present utility model, utilized this gear coupling, can adjust the relative position of ring gear and external toothing, thus the application area of this gear coupling that enlarges.
Though above-mentioned is that example is described with embodiment of the present utility model,, will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited to above-mentioned concrete mode of execution, its protection domain is limited by appended claims.