EP3636920B1 - Rotary cylinder device - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a rotary cylinder device, which is capable of mutually converting rotation of an input/output shaft and reciprocal movement of pistons in cylinders, more precisely relates to various types of driving devices, e.g., compressor, vacuum pump, fluid rotary device, internal-combustion engine.
- driving devices e.g., compressor, vacuum pump, fluid rotary device, internal-combustion engine.
- Patent Literature 1 Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. S56-141079 .
- the rotary cylinder unit disclosed in Patent Literature 2 is now being actually used for, for example, a fluid pump of oxygen-condensing equipment for home medical cure.
- the oxygen-condensing equipment increases oxygen concentration of air to 90% or more and supplies the condensed oxygen to a patient through a nose cannula so as to cure, for example, chronic bronchitis.
- the rotary cylinder device repeats compressing air, feeding the compressed air and sucking air by converting rotation of a driving shaft into reciprocal movement of a piston.
- the above device is sufficient for the equipment installed at home or in a hospital; but, in case of using the guide bearings, eight guide bearings are provided on the both sides of the piston bodies in the moving directions (see Fig. 4 of Patent Literature 2) so many guide bearings are required; on the other hand, in case of using the guide bearings provided in the guide holes formed in the piston bodies in the lengthwise direction (see Fig. 10 of Patent Literature 2), a diameter of the piston bodies must be increased, therefore installation areas of the both cases must be large and the equipment cannot be downsized, so the above described device is not sufficient for a transportable oxygen-condensing equipment capable of improving QOL (Quality of Life) of a patient.
- QOL Quality of Life
- each of the guide bearings are held like a cantilever, so durability of guide shafts is lowered by the reciprocal movement of the piston bodies.
- Disclosures of the following embodiments are thought for solving the above described problems, so an object is to provide a rotary cylinder device in which piston bodies of a piston unit is shortened in the lengthwise direction to reduce the installation area and number of guide bearings is reduced to the required minimum so as to decrease number of parts, thereby promoting a reduction in size and improving the durability of the device.
- a plurality of the guide shafts disposed parallel to the input/output shaft are assembled in the case body in the state where the first guide bearing, which abuts both side surfaces of the first piston body and receives only lateral pressure generated by the reciprocal movement, and the second guide bearing, which abuts both side surfaces of the second piston body and receives only lateral pressure generated by the reciprocal movement, are assembled coaxially and separated in the axial direction, so that an installation area of the case body accommodating the piston unit can be highly reduced.
- each of the piston bodies can be shortened in the lengthwise direction so that the device can be downsized, and the guide bearings may be provided at an intersection part of the first piston body and the second piston body, so providing four guide bearings is enough thereby number of parts can be reduced and downsizing the device can be promoted
- each of the guide shafts has a projected part, which is radially outwardly projected, a shaft part thereof including the projected part is fitted into a shaft hole formed in the case body, and rotation of the shaft part is prohibited.
- the rotation stopper is constituted by fitting the shaft part including the projected part into the shaft hole, so that abrasion between the guide shafts and the case body can be prevented, vibration of the guide shafts can be also prevented and durability can be improved.
- both shaft ends of each of the guide shafts are held by corner parts where the first piston body and the second piston body are intersected in the case body, and each of the guide shafts is assembled to a position at which the first guide bearing abuts both side parts of the first piston body and the second guide bearing abuts both side parts of the second piston body.
- each of the piston bodies assembled to the piston unit can be shortened in the lengthwise direction so as to reduce the installation area, and number of guide bearings can be reduced to the required minimum so as to decrease number of parts, thereby promoting a reduction in size and improving the durability of the device can be realized. Further, even if high speed rotary operation is performed, friction loss can be reduced, so that the small size rotary cylinder device capable of improving energy saving can be realized.
- an input/output shaft is rotatably held by a case body 3, which is constituted by a first case member 1 and a second case member 2.
- the input/output shaft is constituted by a first input/output shaft 4a and a second input/output shaft 4b (see Fig. 4 ).
- the first case member 1 and the second case member 2 are integrated by screwing fixing-screws 3a (see Fig. 11 ) with screw holes, as described later.
- the second input/output shaft 4b has an end surface, in which a concave part 4c is formed (see Fig. 2 ) and, the shaft can be connected to a motor shaft, not shown, so that direct drive can be performed. Ends of the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b are respectively exposed from through-holes formed in end surfaces of the first case member 1 and the second case member 2 and held.
- Cylinders 5 are arranged to face four side surfaces of the case body 3. In the present embodiment, they are respectively sandwiched between the first case member 1 and the second case member 2, so that they are held in the side surfaces of the case body 3. Opening parts of the cylinders 5 provided in the four side surfaces of the case body 3 are closed by cylinder heads 6 and head covers 7. Each of the cylinder heads 6 is fixed to the side surface of the case body 3 (the first case member 1 and the second case member 2), together with the head cover 7, by fixing screws 7a (see Fig. 2 ).
- a first end surface cover 1a is fixed to an end surface (an upper surface in Fig. 1 ) of the first case member 1, through a sealing member 8, by fixing screws 1b.
- a second end surface cover 2a is fixed to an end surface (a lower surface in Fig. 1 ) of the second case member 2, through a sealing member 8, by fixing screws 2b.
- An attachment plate 9 is fixed on the end surface of the first case member 1 by fixing screws 10 (see Fig. 11 ).
- the first input/output shaft 4a is rotatably supported, through a second bearing 2c, in the second case member 2.
- the second input/output shaft 4b is rotatably supported, through a first bearing 1c, in the first case member 1.
- the first input/output shaft 4a is integrated with a first balance weight 11a.
- the second input/output shaft 4b is integrated with a second balance weight 11b.
- the first and second balance weights 11a and 11b are provided to produce mass balances (static balances) of rotatable members around the input/output shaft (the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b) including a first crank shaft 12 and a piston unit P described later.
- the first crank shaft 12 is eccentrically arranged with respect to an axis of the input/output shaft.
- one end (a lower end in Fig. 2 ) of the first crank shaft 12 is fitted into the first balance weight 11a and fixed by a fixing screw 12b in a state where a pin 12a is inserted.
- the other end (an upper end in Fig. 2 ) of the first crank shaft 12 is fitted into the second balance weight 11b and fixed by a fixing screw 12d in a state where a pin 12c is inserted.
- a cylindrical eccentric cam 13 is capable of relatively rotating about the first crank shaft 12, and a first piston set 14 and a second piston set 15 (hereinafter referred to as “piston unit P") are capable of relatively rotating with respect to the eccentric cam 13.
- piston unit P a first piston set 14 and a second piston set 15
- seal cups and sealing members including piston rings and sealing members are integrated with piston head of a piston. They will be concretely explained.
- the eccentric cam 13 has a center through-hole 13a, which is formed into a hollow cylindrical shape, and has second crank shafts 16a and 16b (see Fig. 12 ), which are eccentrically arranged with respect to the axis of the first crank shaft 12.
- the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15 are perpendicularly arranged with respect to each other, so the second crank shafts 16a and 16b are arranged around the first crank shaft 12 with a phase difference of 180°.
- the eccentric cam 13 is made of, for example, stainless steel and integral-molded by a manner of MIM (Metal Injection Mold).
- a connecting part which connects the axis of the input/output shaft and the axis of the first crank shaft 12 (i.e., the first balance weight 11a and the second balance weight 11b) to each other, acts as a first crank arm.
- a connecting part which connects the axis of the first crank shaft 12 and the axes of the second crank shafts 16a and 16b to each other, acts as a second crank arm (see Fig. 12 ).
- the eccentric cam 13 has the cylindrical hole 13a, through which the first crank shaft 12 acting as a rotation center is penetrated, and cylindrical bodies 13b, which are eccentrically arranged with respect to the cylindrical hole, is extended from both sides of the eccentric cam in the axial direction. Axes of the cylindrical bodies 13b coincide with the second crank shafts 16a and 16b (see Fig. 12 ).
- Bearing holders 17a and 17b are press-fitted into the cylindrical hole 13a from both sides or adhered on a hole surface thereof. The bearing holders 17a and 17b are assembled in a state where they abut axial end surfaces of the eccentric cam 13.
- Bearing holding parts 17c and 17d which are capable of respectively holding second bearings 18a and 18b whose diameter is greater than at least that of the cylindrical hole 13a, are formed in the bearing holders 17a and 17b. With this structure, the bearings having high load resistance performance can be assembled, so that durability of the second bearings 18a and 18b can be improved.
- the second bearings 18a and 18b which are assembled to the bearing holding parts 17c and 17d of the bearing holders 17a and 17b, support the eccentric cam 13 in a state where the eccentric cam can be relatively rotated with respect to the first crank shaft 12.
- the first crank shaft 12 becomes a center of relative rotation of the eccentric cam 13.
- Third bearings 19a and 19b are respectively assembled to outer circumferences of the pair of cylindrical bodies 13b, which are eccentrically arranged with respect to the axis of the cylindrical hole 13a and axially extended from the both side.
- the first and second piston sets 14 and 15, which are intersected with each other, are assembled to the eccentric cam 13, with third bearings 19a and 19b, in a state where the piston sets can be relatively rotated with respect to the eccentric cam.
- FIGs. 12A-12D Principle of rotation of the first crank shaft 12 and the second crank shafts 16a and 16b around the input/output shaft (the first input/output shaft 4a and the second 4b) and linear reciprocal movement (hypocycloid movement) of the piston sets will be explained with reference to Figs. 12A-12D .
- the first crank shaft 12 is rotated around a center O (the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b), in the counterclockwise direction, by the rotation of the (the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b), by angles of 90°.
- the second crank shaft 16a is linearly reciprocally moved on a diameter R1 of a rolling circle 21 of a virtual circle 20, and the second crank shaft 16b is linearly reciprocally moved on a diameter R2 of the rolling circle 21.
- the eccentric cam 13 rotates relative to the first crank shaft 12 through the second bearings 18a and 18b, and the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15 are reciprocally moved in the cylinders 5, which are perpendicularly arranged, with relatively rotating to the eccentric cam 13 through the third bearings 19a and 19b.
- a rotational radius of the first crank arm, which connects the axis of the input/output shaft (the center O) to the first crank shaft 12, is set as r
- a length of the second crank arm, which connects the first crank shaft 12 to the second crank shafts 16a and 16b, is made equal to the rotational radius r of the cylindrical bodies 13b, so that the eccentric cam 13 and the first and second piston units 14 and 15 (the piston unit P), which are assembled around the first crank shaft 12, can be compactly assembled in the axial direction and the radial direction (see Fig. 7 ).
- a first piston head 14b and a second piston head 15b are formed at both lengthwise ends of the first and second piston bodies 14a and 15a, Ring-shaped seal cups 14c and 15c (see Fig. 7 ) and seal cup holders 14d and 15d (see Fig. 7 ) are respectively fixed to the first piston head 14b and the second piston head 15b (see Fig. 8 ) by fixing screws 23.
- the seal cups 14c and 15c are composed of, for example, an oil-free sealing material (e.g., PEEK (polyether ether ketone) resin material).
- the case body 3 (the first case member 1 and the second case member 2) has side surfaces (i.e., four surfaces), in which opening parts are respectively formed, and the cylinders 5 are respectively assembled therein.
- the first piston head 14b and the second piston head 15b (see Fig. 8 ) are capable of sliding on inner wall surfaces 5a of the cylinders 5, and sealability therebetween is secured by the seal cups 14c and 15c (see Fig. 7 ).
- the outer peripheral edge of the seal cups 14c and 15c are bent along the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 5.
- the seal cups 14c and 15c are assembled by overlapping seal cup holding plates 14d and 15d and screwing fixing screws 23 (see Fig. 7 ) with the first piston head 14b and the second piston head 15b (see Fig. 8 ).
- Fig. 3A four screw holes 2e for screwing fixing screws 3a (see Fig. 11 ) are formed in each of corner parts 2d of the second case member 2.
- Fig. 4 insertion holes 1e, with which fixing screws 3a (see Fig. 11 ) will be screwed, are formed in corner parts Id, which are located at one pair of diagonal positions in a top surface part of the first case member 1, and screw holes 1g for fixing the attachment plate 9, described later, are formed in the corner parts Id, which are located at the other pair of diagonal positions (see Fig. 1 ).
- Fig. 4 insertion holes 1e, with which fixing screws 3a (see Fig. 11 ) will be screwed, are formed in corner parts Id, which are located at one pair of diagonal positions in a top surface part of the first case member 1, and screw holes 1g for fixing the attachment plate 9, described later, are formed in the corner parts Id, which are located at the other pair of diagonal positions (see Fig. 1 ).
- a plurality of fluid path holes 1f are formed in the side surfaces of the first case member 1, and a plurality of fluid path holes 2i are formed in the side surfaces of the second case member 2.
- fluid paths communicated to a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet of the cylinder device may be optionally provided, so they are omitted in the drawings.
- Projected parts 24a are radially outwardly projected from each of the guide shafts 24.
- the projected parts 24a are fitted into the boss holes 1j of the first case member 1 shown in Fig. 3B , so that they act as rotation stoppers.
- rotation of the guide shafts 24 are prohibited by the case body 3, so that vibration of the guide shafts 24 is restrained, and abrasion between the guide shafts 24 and the case body 3 can be prevented.
- rotation of the guide shafts 24 may be prohibited by fitting them into the boss holes 2h of the second case member 2 (see Fig. 4 ).
- each of the guide shafts 24 are held by corner parts where the first piston body 14a and the second piston body 15a are intersected in the case body 3, and each of the guide shafts is assembled in a state where the first guide bearing 25 abuts both side parts of the first piston body 14a and the second guide bearing 26 abuts both side parts of the second piston body 26 (see Fig. 4 ).
- a plurality of the guide shafts 24 disposed parallel to the input/output shaft are assembled in the case body 3 in the state where the first guide bearing 25, which receives lateral pressure of the first piston body 14a, and the second guide bearing 26, which receives lateral pressure of the second piston body 15a, are assembled coaxially and separated in the axial direction, so that the bearings for guiding the reciprocal movement of the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15 can be consolidated, and an installation area can be minimized.
- the lengths of the first and second piston bodies 14a and 15a can be shortened, so that the installation area can be reduced, it is sufficient to provide the four guide bearings 25 and 26 at the intersection part of the first piston body 14a and the second piston body 15a, number of parts can be reduced, and downsizing the device can be promoted.
- FIG. 11 An example of the structure of the rotary cylinder device is shown in Fig. 11 .
- the piston unit P is assembled.
- the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15 are assembled to the outer circumferences of the cylindrical bodies 13b of the eccentric cam 13, through the third bearings 19a and 19b, in the state where the piston sets are intersected with each other, and the bearing holders 17a and 17b are assembled to the cylindrical hole 13a together with the second bearings 18a and 18b.
- the first crank shaft 12 is fitted into the cylindrical hole 13a of the eccentric cam 13, the first balance weight 11a and the first input/output shaft 4a are fitted to one shaft end part of the first crank shaft, and the second balance weight 11b and the second input/output shaft 4b are fitted to the other shaft end part thereof.
- the pins 12a and 12c are penetrated through the first balance weight 11a and the second balance weight 11b and inserted into the shaft end parts of the first crank shaft 12 so as to correctly position.
- the pin 12a and the fixing screw 12b are perpendicularly screwed with the first balance weight 11a
- the pin 12c and the fixing screw 12d are perpendicularly screwed with the second balance weight 11b so as to integrally assemble.
- the second end surface cover 2a is previously fixed by the fixing screws 2b, and the first bearing 2c is assembled (see Fig. 2 ).
- the piston unit P is assembled by fitting the first input/output shaft 4a into the first bearing 2c held by the second case member 2.
- the guide shafts 24, on each of which the first and second guide bearings 25 and 26 are coaxially assembled and separated with a prescribed distance, are respectively fitted into the four bosses 2g (see Fig. 4 ) formed in the inner bottom part 2f of the second case member 2.
- the first guide gearing 25 abuts the both side surfaces of the first piston body 14a (see Fig. 10 )
- the second guide gearing 26 abuts the both side surfaces of the second piston body 15a (see Fig. 9 ), so that they receive lateral pressures generated by the reciprocal movement of the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15.
- the cylinders 5 are assembled in the four side surfaces of the second case member 2 with inserting the first piston heads 14b and the second piston heads 15b.
- the second input/output shaft 4b is rotatably supported by overlapping the first case member 1 and sandwiching the cylinders 5.
- the case body 3 is integrally assembled by inserting the fixing screws 3a into the insertion holes 1e, which are formed in the top surface part of the first case member 1 and located at the diagonal positions, and screwing the same with the screw holes 2e, which are formed in the second case member 2 and located at the corresponding diagonal positions.
- valve bodies 6a which is capable of switching inflow of a fluid from a fluid path to cylinder chambers and outflow thereof from the cylinder chambers to the fluid path, are provided to the cylinder heads 6.
- the first end surface cover 1a is overlapped onto the top surface part of the first case member 1 with the sealing member 8 and fixed by the fixing screws 1b.
- the attachment plate 9 is fixed to the first case member 1 by inserting the fixing screws 10 into the insertion holes 9a and screwed with the screw holes 1g, which are formed at the diagonal positions in the first case member 1, so that the rotary cylinder device can be assembled.
- a first static balance of the first and second piston sets 14 and 15 around the second crank shaft 16a and 16b, a second static balance of the piston unit P around the first crank shaft 12 and a third static balance of the first crank shaft 12 and the piston unit P around the input/output shaft are produced by the first and second balance weights 11a and 11b.
- Fig. 14 shows graphs of examples of relationship between workload (input) of a compressor, whose discharge volume per rotation is 50 cc and whose pressure is 150 kPa, and the motor rotation speed.
- a graph A shows data of a compressor, which is driven by a reciprocal driving manner and in which static balance of an input/output shaft is produced by a conventional manner.
- a graph B shows data of a compressor driven by the rotary driving manner relating to the present embodiment.
- a graph C shows data of mechanical loss caused by reciprocal movement of a piston and a connecting rod, which are driven by the reciprocal driving manner.
- the lengths of the first and second piston bodies 14a and 15a in the lengthwise direction can be shortened, so the installation area can be highly reduced, and it is sufficient that only the four first and second guide bearings 25 and 26 are provided to the inter section part of the first piston body 14a and the second piston body 15a, so that number of parts can be reduced, and downsizing the device can be promoted.
- Generating noise can be reduced (low noise) by reducing vibration caused by the rotation around the input/output shaft (low vibration), and generating heat and consuming electric power can be reduced by reducing mechanical loss.
- electric consumption can be reduced by about 30 % in comparison with that of the device driven by the conventional reciprocal driving manner.
- a small and inexpensive motor whose output power is about 30 %, compared to the conventional reciprocal driving manner can be used as the driving source, so that reducing electric consumption can be promoted, a battery can be downsized, and an operable time of the device can be highly extended.
- clearances between the first and second piston bodies 14a and 15a and the first and second guide bearings 25 and 25, which receive their lateral pressures, are minimally designed, with considering machining errors and thermal expansion of structural parts so as to prevent mechanical interferences.
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Description
- The present disclosure relates to a rotary cylinder device, which is capable of mutually converting rotation of an input/output shaft and reciprocal movement of pistons in cylinders, more precisely relates to various types of driving devices, e.g., compressor, vacuum pump, fluid rotary device, internal-combustion engine.
- A fluid machinery, in which pistons are provided in cylinders arranged in a radial direction with respect to a crank shaft and which is capable of sucking and pressure-feeding a fluid by pumping pressure generated by converting rotation of the crank shaft into reciprocal movement of the pistons, has been known (see Patent Literature 1: Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No.
S56-141079 - In the fluid machinery, damaging seal cups of piston heads and uneven abrasion of sliding surfaces of the cylinders will be caused by sliding resistance between the piston heads and the sliding surfaces, and energy loss of a driving source and electric consumption will be increased by frictional loss, thus another rotary cylinder device, which is capable of solving the above described disadvantages by relatively rotatably assembling piston sets to an eccentric cam capable of relatively rotating about a crank shaft so as to reduce a counter force applied to piston heads from sliding surfaces of cylinders and capable of reducing frictional loss and energy consumption, has been developed (see Patent Literature 2 : Japanese Laid - open Patent Publication No.
2011-190780 - The rotary cylinder unit disclosed in
Patent Literature 2 is now being actually used for, for example, a fluid pump of oxygen-condensing equipment for home medical cure. The oxygen-condensing equipment increases oxygen concentration of air to 90% or more and supplies the condensed oxygen to a patient through a nose cannula so as to cure, for example, chronic bronchitis. The rotary cylinder device repeats compressing air, feeding the compressed air and sucking air by converting rotation of a driving shaft into reciprocal movement of a piston. -
- Patent Literature 1: Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No.
S56-141079 - Patent Literature 2: Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No.
2011-190780 - In the rotary cylinder device disclosed in
Patent Literature 2, linear reciprocal movement of piston sets, which are perpendicularly assembled to the eccentric cam, is guided by guide bearings, which are provided to both sides of piston bodies in moving directions, or guide bearings, which are provided in guide holes of the piston bodies formed in a lengthwise direction, so that sliding resistance between the piston heads and the cylinders can be reduced. - However, the above device is sufficient for the equipment installed at home or in a hospital; but, in case of using the guide bearings, eight guide bearings are provided on the both sides of the piston bodies in the moving directions (see
Fig. 4 of Patent Literature 2) so many guide bearings are required; on the other hand, in case of using the guide bearings provided in the guide holes formed in the piston bodies in the lengthwise direction (seeFig. 10 of Patent Literature 2), a diameter of the piston bodies must be increased, therefore installation areas of the both cases must be large and the equipment cannot be downsized, so the above described device is not sufficient for a transportable oxygen-condensing equipment capable of improving QOL (Quality of Life) of a patient. To downsize the equipment with maintaining conventional pump performance, small-diameter piston sets must be linearly reciprocally moved by rotating a small-size motor, which is a driving source, at a high speed, but the guide bearings cannot be assembled in small spaces. - Further, each of the guide bearings are held like a cantilever, so durability of guide shafts is lowered by the reciprocal movement of the piston bodies.
- Disclosures of the following embodiments are thought for solving the above described problems, so an object is to provide a rotary cylinder device in which piston bodies of a piston unit is shortened in the lengthwise direction to reduce the installation area and number of guide bearings is reduced to the required minimum so as to decrease number of parts, thereby promoting a reduction in size and improving the durability of the device.
- The disclosures of the following embodiments at least have the structures according to
claim 1. - As described above, a plurality of the guide shafts disposed parallel to the input/output shaft are assembled in the case body in the state where the first guide bearing, which abuts both side surfaces of the first piston body and receives only lateral pressure generated by the reciprocal movement, and the second guide bearing, which abuts both side surfaces of the second piston body and receives only lateral pressure generated by the reciprocal movement, are assembled coaxially and separated in the axial direction, so that an installation area of the case body accommodating the piston unit can be highly reduced.
- Therefore, each of the piston bodies can be shortened in the lengthwise direction so that the device can be downsized, and the guide bearings may be provided at an intersection part of the first piston body and the second piston body, so providing four guide bearings is enough thereby number of parts can be reduced and downsizing the device can be promoted
- Preferably, each of the guide shafts has a projected part, which is radially outwardly projected, a shaft part thereof including the projected part is fitted into a shaft hole formed in the case body, and rotation of the shaft part is prohibited.
- With this structure, the rotation stopper is constituted by fitting the shaft part including the projected part into the shaft hole, so that abrasion between the guide shafts and the case body can be prevented, vibration of the guide shafts can be also prevented and durability can be improved.
- Preferably, both shaft ends of each of the guide shafts are held by corner parts where the first piston body and the second piston body are intersected in the case body, and each of the guide shafts is assembled to a position at which the first guide bearing abuts both side parts of the first piston body and the second guide bearing abuts both side parts of the second piston body.
- With this structure, it is sufficient to provide required minimum number of the guide shafts and the guide bearings to the corner parts where the first piston body and the second piston body are intersected, so the device can be downsized. Further, the both end parts of each of the guide shafts are held by the case body, so that vibration of the guide shafts can be restrained, and durability of the device can be improved due to low vibration and low noise.
- In the above described rotary cylinder device, each of the piston bodies assembled to the piston unit can be shortened in the lengthwise direction so as to reduce the installation area, and number of guide bearings can be reduced to the required minimum so as to decrease number of parts, thereby promoting a reduction in size and improving the durability of the device can be realized. Further, even if high speed rotary operation is performed, friction loss can be reduced, so that the small size rotary cylinder device capable of improving energy saving can be realized.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a rotary cylinder device. -
Fig. 2 is an axial sectional view of the rotary cylinder device. -
Fig. 3 includes a plan view of the rotary cylinder device in which a first case member is omitted, and a plan view thereof in which a second case member is omitted. -
Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the first case member, a piston unit and the second case member of the rotary cylinder device. -
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the rotary cylinder device in which the first case member and the second case member are omitted. -
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the rotary cylinder device shown inFig. 4 in which the first case member is omitted, and cylinders are detached from the second case member. -
Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the piston unit in which the second case member ofFig. 6 is omitted. -
Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the piston unit from which seal cups and seal cup holders are detached. -
Fig. 9 is a partial perspective view showing arrangement of a second piston body and a second bearing. -
Fig. 10 is a partial perspective view showing arrangement of a first piston body and a first bearing. -
Fig. 11 is a partial exploded perspective view of the rotary cylinder device. -
Fig. 12 includes explanation views showing relationship between a rotation orbit of a first crank shaft around an input/output shaft, a rotation orbit of a second crank shaft around the first crank shaft and linear reciprocal movement of a piston set. -
Fig. 13 includes explanation views for comparing an installation area of the rotary cylinder device of the embodiment with that of the conventional device. -
Fig. 14 is graphs showing relationships between the motor rotation speed of the rotary cylinder device and output thereof. - An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the attached drawings. Firstly, a rotary cylinder used in a fluid pump will be explained, as an example, with reference to
Figs. 1-13 . In the rotary cylinder device, linear reciprocal movement of pistons in cylinders and rotation of an input/output shaft are mutually converted, and the converted motion can be inputted or outputted. - In
Fig. 1 , an input/output shaft is rotatably held by acase body 3, which is constituted by afirst case member 1 and asecond case member 2. The input/output shaft is constituted by a first input/output shaft 4a and a second input/output shaft 4b (seeFig. 4 ). Thefirst case member 1 and thesecond case member 2 are integrated by screwing fixing-screws 3a (seeFig. 11 ) with screw holes, as described later. The second input/output shaft 4b has an end surface, in which aconcave part 4c is formed (seeFig. 2 ) and, the shaft can be connected to a motor shaft, not shown, so that direct drive can be performed. Ends of the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b are respectively exposed from through-holes formed in end surfaces of thefirst case member 1 and thesecond case member 2 and held. -
Cylinders 5 are arranged to face four side surfaces of thecase body 3. In the present embodiment, they are respectively sandwiched between thefirst case member 1 and thesecond case member 2, so that they are held in the side surfaces of thecase body 3. Opening parts of thecylinders 5 provided in the four side surfaces of thecase body 3 are closed bycylinder heads 6 and head covers 7. Each of thecylinder heads 6 is fixed to the side surface of the case body 3 (thefirst case member 1 and the second case member 2), together with thehead cover 7, by fixingscrews 7a (seeFig. 2 ). - As shown in
Fig. 2 , a firstend surface cover 1a is fixed to an end surface (an upper surface inFig. 1 ) of thefirst case member 1, through a sealingmember 8, byfixing screws 1b. A secondend surface cover 2a is fixed to an end surface (a lower surface inFig. 1 ) of thesecond case member 2, through a sealingmember 8, by fixingscrews 2b. Anattachment plate 9 is fixed on the end surface of thefirst case member 1 by fixing screws 10 (seeFig. 11 ). - As shown in
Fig. 2 , the first input/output shaft 4a is rotatably supported, through a second bearing 2c, in thesecond case member 2. The second input/output shaft 4b is rotatably supported, through a first bearing 1c, in thefirst case member 1. The first input/output shaft 4a is integrated with afirst balance weight 11a. The second input/output shaft 4b is integrated with asecond balance weight 11b. The first andsecond balance weights output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b) including afirst crank shaft 12 and a piston unit P described later. - In
Fig. 2 , thefirst crank shaft 12 is eccentrically arranged with respect to an axis of the input/output shaft. Concretely, one end (a lower end inFig. 2 ) of thefirst crank shaft 12 is fitted into thefirst balance weight 11a and fixed by a fixingscrew 12b in a state where apin 12a is inserted. Similarly, the other end (an upper end inFig. 2 ) of thefirst crank shaft 12 is fitted into thesecond balance weight 11b and fixed by a fixingscrew 12d in a state where apin 12c is inserted. - As shown in
Fig. 2 , a cylindricaleccentric cam 13 is capable of relatively rotating about thefirst crank shaft 12, and a first piston set 14 and a second piston set 15 (hereinafter referred to as "piston unit P") are capable of relatively rotating with respect to theeccentric cam 13. Note that, in each of the piston sets, seal cups and sealing members including piston rings and sealing members are integrated with piston head of a piston. They will be concretely explained. - The
eccentric cam 13 has a center through-hole 13a, which is formed into a hollow cylindrical shape, and has second crankshafts Fig. 12 ), which are eccentrically arranged with respect to the axis of thefirst crank shaft 12. In the present embodiment, the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15 are perpendicularly arranged with respect to each other, so the second crankshafts first crank shaft 12 with a phase difference of 180°. Theeccentric cam 13 is made of, for example, stainless steel and integral-molded by a manner of MIM (Metal Injection Mold). - In the piston unit P, a connecting part, which connects the axis of the input/output shaft and the axis of the first crank shaft 12 (i.e., the
first balance weight 11a and thesecond balance weight 11b) to each other, acts as a first crank arm. Further, a connecting part, which connects the axis of thefirst crank shaft 12 and the axes of the second crankshafts Fig. 12 ). - In
Fig. 2 , theeccentric cam 13 has thecylindrical hole 13a, through which thefirst crank shaft 12 acting as a rotation center is penetrated, andcylindrical bodies 13b, which are eccentrically arranged with respect to the cylindrical hole, is extended from both sides of the eccentric cam in the axial direction. Axes of thecylindrical bodies 13b coincide with the second crankshafts Fig. 12 ).Bearing holders cylindrical hole 13a from both sides or adhered on a hole surface thereof. The bearingholders eccentric cam 13.Bearing holding parts second bearings cylindrical hole 13a, are formed in thebearing holders second bearings - The
second bearings bearing holding parts bearing holders eccentric cam 13 in a state where the eccentric cam can be relatively rotated with respect to thefirst crank shaft 12. Thefirst crank shaft 12 becomes a center of relative rotation of theeccentric cam 13. -
Third bearings cylindrical bodies 13b, which are eccentrically arranged with respect to the axis of thecylindrical hole 13a and axially extended from the both side. The first and second piston sets 14 and 15, which are intersected with each other, are assembled to theeccentric cam 13, withthird bearings - Principle of rotation of the
first crank shaft 12 and the second crankshafts output shaft 4a and the second 4b) and linear reciprocal movement (hypocycloid movement) of the piston sets will be explained with reference toFigs. 12A-12D . InFigs. 12A-12D , thefirst crank shaft 12 is rotated around a center O (the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b), in the counterclockwise direction, by the rotation of the (the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b), by angles of 90°. By rotating thefirst crank shaft 12 around the center O (the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b) by the rotation of the input/output shaft, thesecond crank shaft 16a is linearly reciprocally moved on a diameter R1 of a rollingcircle 21 of avirtual circle 20, and thesecond crank shaft 16b is linearly reciprocally moved on a diameter R2 of the rollingcircle 21. - Namely, by rotating the
first crank shaft 12 and the eccentric cam 13 (seeFig. 2 ), along arotational orbit 22 having a radius of r and being centered around the axes of the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b (the center O), in the counterclockwise direction, the first piston set 14 of the piston sets linked with theeccentric cam 13, whose axes are the second crankshafts cylindrical body 13b, through thethird bearing 19a (seeFig. 2 ), and the second piston set 15 repeats the reciprocal movement on the diameter R2 of the rollingcircle 21 having the radius of 2r, with relatively rotating to thecylindrical body 13b, through thethird bearing 19b (seeFig. 2 ). In the actual device, theeccentric cam 13 rotates relative to thefirst crank shaft 12 through thesecond bearings cylinders 5, which are perpendicularly arranged, with relatively rotating to theeccentric cam 13 through thethird bearings - A rotational radius of the first crank arm, which connects the axis of the input/output shaft (the center O) to the
first crank shaft 12, is set as r, and a length of the second crank arm, which connects thefirst crank shaft 12 to the second crankshafts cylindrical bodies 13b, so that theeccentric cam 13 and the first andsecond piston units 14 and 15 (the piston unit P), which are assembled around thefirst crank shaft 12, can be compactly assembled in the axial direction and the radial direction (seeFig. 7 ). - In
Fig. 2 , afirst piston head 14b and asecond piston head 15b (seeFig. 8 ) are formed at both lengthwise ends of the first andsecond piston bodies Fig. 7 ) and sealcup holders Fig. 7 ) are respectively fixed to thefirst piston head 14b and thesecond piston head 15b (seeFig. 8 ) by fixingscrews 23. The seal cups 14c and 15c are composed of, for example, an oil-free sealing material (e.g., PEEK (polyether ether ketone) resin material). - In
Fig. 2 , the case body 3 (thefirst case member 1 and the second case member 2) has side surfaces (i.e., four surfaces), in which opening parts are respectively formed, and thecylinders 5 are respectively assembled therein. Thefirst piston head 14b and thesecond piston head 15b (seeFig. 8 ) are capable of sliding on inner wall surfaces 5a of thecylinders 5, and sealability therebetween is secured by the seal cups 14c and 15c (seeFig. 7 ). The outer peripheral edge of the seal cups 14c and 15c are bent along the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 5.The seal cups 14c and 15c are assembled by overlapping sealcup holding plates Fig. 7 ) with thefirst piston head 14b and thesecond piston head 15b (seeFig. 8 ). - In
Fig. 3A , fourscrew holes 2e for screwing fixingscrews 3a (seeFig. 11 ) are formed in each ofcorner parts 2d of thesecond case member 2. In an innerbottom part 2f of thesecond case member 2, fourcylindrical bosses 2g are provided on radially inside with respect to thescrew holes 2e. InFig. 4 ,insertion holes 1e, with which fixing screws 3a (seeFig. 11 ) will be screwed, are formed in corner parts Id, which are located at one pair of diagonal positions in a top surface part of thefirst case member 1, and screwholes 1g for fixing theattachment plate 9, described later, are formed in the corner parts Id, which are located at the other pair of diagonal positions (seeFig. 1 ). InFig. 3B , four cylindrical bosses 1i, which face thebosses 2g of thesecond case member 2, are provided in an inner bottom part 1h of thefirst case member 1 and located on radially inside with respect to theinsertion holes 1e and thescrew holes 1g. Shaft end parts ofguide shafts 24, described later, are respectively fitted intoboss holes 1j and 2h of thefirst case member 1 and thesecond case member 2, which are mutually faced, and held therein, then projectedparts 24a are fitted into the boss holes 1j so as to prohibit rotation. A plurality ofscrew holes 1k for fixing a firstend surface cover 1a (seeFig. 1 ) with fixingscrews 1b are formed on radially inside with respect to the bosses 1i. Further, inFig. 4 , a plurality offluid path holes 1f are formed in the side surfaces of thefirst case member 1, and a plurality of fluid path holes 2i are formed in the side surfaces of thesecond case member 2. (Note that, fluid paths communicated to a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet of the cylinder device may be optionally provided, so they are omitted in the drawings.) - In
Fig. 6 , theguide shafts 24, which are arranged in parallel to the input/output shaft (the first input/output shaft 4 and the first input/output shaft 5), are respectively fitted into the boss holes 2h (seeFig. 4 ) of thebosses 2g provided in thesecond case member 2. As shown inFigs. 7 and8 , in each of theguide shafts 24, a first guide bearing 25, which receives lateral pressure of thefirst piston body 14a, and a second guide bearing 26, which receives lateral pressure of thesecond piston body 15a, are assembled coaxially and separated in the axial direction (seeFig. 8 ). Projectedparts 24a are radially outwardly projected from each of theguide shafts 24. The projectedparts 24a are fitted into the boss holes 1j of thefirst case member 1 shown inFig. 3B , so that they act as rotation stoppers. With this structure, rotation of theguide shafts 24 are prohibited by thecase body 3, so that vibration of theguide shafts 24 is restrained, and abrasion between theguide shafts 24 and thecase body 3 can be prevented. Note that, rotation of theguide shafts 24 may be prohibited by fitting them into the boss holes 2h of the second case member 2 (seeFig. 4 ). - As shown in
Fig. 3 , the both shaft ends of each of theguide shafts 24 are held by corner parts where thefirst piston body 14a and thesecond piston body 15a are intersected in thecase body 3, and each of the guide shafts is assembled in a state where the first guide bearing 25 abuts both side parts of thefirst piston body 14a and the second guide bearing 26 abuts both side parts of the second piston body 26 (seeFig. 4 ). - With this structure, it is sufficient to provide required minimum number of the
guide shafts 24 and theguide bearings first piston body 14a and thesecond piston body 15a are intersected, so the device can be downsized. Further, the both end parts of each of theguide shafts 24 are held by the case body 3 (thefirst case member 1 and the second case member 2), so that vibration of theguide shafts 24 can be restrained, and durability of the device can be improved due to low vibration and low noise. - As described above, a plurality of the
guide shafts 24 disposed parallel to the input/output shaft (the first input/output shaft 4a and the second input/output shaft 4b) are assembled in thecase body 3 in the state where the first guide bearing 25, which receives lateral pressure of thefirst piston body 14a, and the second guide bearing 26, which receives lateral pressure of thesecond piston body 15a, are assembled coaxially and separated in the axial direction, so that the bearings for guiding the reciprocal movement of the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15 can be consolidated, and an installation area can be minimized. - Concretely, an installation area of the
case body 3 of the conventional device, which is shown inFig. 13A and in which a pair of theguide shafts 24 and theguide bearings case body 3 where thefirst piston body 14a and thesecond piston body 15a are intersected with each other, the first guide bearing 25 for thefirst piston body 14a is provided to one of theguide shafts 24 and the second guide bearing 26 for thesecond piston body 15a is provided to one of theguide shafts 24, is defined as S1, and an installation area (an area shown by two-dot chain lines) of thecase body 3 of the present embodiment is defined as S2; a ratio of S1/S2=1.45, so the installation area can be reduced by about 30% or more, and the device can be downsized. - Further, an installation area of the
case body 3 of the conventional device, which is shown inFig. 13B and in which theguide shafts 24 are penetrated though twolong holes 14f of thefirst piston body 14a formed in a longwise direction, thefirst guide bearings 25 are respectively provided in thelong holes 14f, and theguide shafts 24 are penetrated though twolong holes 15f of thesecond piston body 15a formed in a longwise direction, thesecond guide bearings 26 are respectively provided in thelong holes 15f, is defined as S1', and the installation area (an area shown by the two-dot chain lines) of thecase body 3 of the present embodiment is defined as S2; a ratio of S1'/S2=1.8, so the installation area can be reduced by about 45% or more, and the device can be downsized. - Therefore, in any cases, the lengths of the first and
second piston bodies guide bearings first piston body 14a and thesecond piston body 15a, number of parts can be reduced, and downsizing the device can be promoted. - An example of the structure of the rotary cylinder device is shown in
Fig. 11 . - Firstly, the piston unit P is assembled. the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15 are assembled to the outer circumferences of the
cylindrical bodies 13b of theeccentric cam 13, through thethird bearings bearing holders cylindrical hole 13a together with thesecond bearings first crank shaft 12 is fitted into thecylindrical hole 13a of theeccentric cam 13, thefirst balance weight 11a and the first input/output shaft 4a are fitted to one shaft end part of the first crank shaft, and thesecond balance weight 11b and the second input/output shaft 4b are fitted to the other shaft end part thereof. Then, thepins first balance weight 11a and thesecond balance weight 11b and inserted into the shaft end parts of thefirst crank shaft 12 so as to correctly position. In this state, thepin 12a and the fixingscrew 12b are perpendicularly screwed with thefirst balance weight 11a, and thepin 12c and the fixingscrew 12d are perpendicularly screwed with thesecond balance weight 11b so as to integrally assemble. - In the
second case member 2, the secondend surface cover 2a is previously fixed by the fixingscrews 2b, and thefirst bearing 2c is assembled (seeFig. 2 ). The piston unit P is assembled by fitting the first input/output shaft 4a into thefirst bearing 2c held by thesecond case member 2. Theguide shafts 24, on each of which the first andsecond guide bearings bosses 2g (seeFig. 4 ) formed in the innerbottom part 2f of thesecond case member 2. With this structure, the first guide gearing 25 abuts the both side surfaces of thefirst piston body 14a (seeFig. 10 ), and the second guide gearing 26 abuts the both side surfaces of thesecond piston body 15a (seeFig. 9 ), so that they receive lateral pressures generated by the reciprocal movement of the first piston set 14 and the second piston set 15. - The cylinders 5 (see
Fig. 5 ) are assembled in the four side surfaces of thesecond case member 2 with inserting the first piston heads 14b and the second piston heads 15b. The second input/output shaft 4b is rotatably supported by overlapping thefirst case member 1 and sandwiching thecylinders 5. Thecase body 3 is integrally assembled by inserting the fixing screws 3a into theinsertion holes 1e, which are formed in the top surface part of thefirst case member 1 and located at the diagonal positions, and screwing the same with thescrew holes 2e, which are formed in thesecond case member 2 and located at the corresponding diagonal positions. - In each of the
cylinders 5, thecylinder heads 6 equipped with the sealingmembers 26 and the head covers 7 equipped with the sealingmembers 28 are overlapped and fixed to the side surfaces of thecase body 3 by the fixingscrews 7a.Valve bodies 6a, which is capable of switching inflow of a fluid from a fluid path to cylinder chambers and outflow thereof from the cylinder chambers to the fluid path, are provided to thecylinder heads 6. - The first
end surface cover 1a is overlapped onto the top surface part of thefirst case member 1 with the sealingmember 8 and fixed by the fixingscrews 1b. Theattachment plate 9 is fixed to thefirst case member 1 by inserting the fixing screws 10 into theinsertion holes 9a and screwed with thescrew holes 1g, which are formed at the diagonal positions in thefirst case member 1, so that the rotary cylinder device can be assembled. - In the assembled rotary cylinder device, a first static balance of the first and second piston sets 14 and 15 around the
second crank shaft first crank shaft 12 and a third static balance of thefirst crank shaft 12 and the piston unit P around the input/output shaft are produced by the first andsecond balance weights - With this structure, when the first and second piston sets 14 and 15 assembled to the
cylindrical body 13 are linearly reciprocally moved in the radial direction of the rolling circle 21 (seeFig. 12A ) of thesecond crank shaft first crank shaft 12 around the input/output shaft and the relative rotation of theeccentric cam 13 around thefirst crank shaft 12, vibration caused by the rotation can be restrained, the device can be quiet, vibration caused by the rotation around the input/output shaft can be restrained, mechanical loss can be reduced, and energy conversion efficiency. -
Fig. 14 shows graphs of examples of relationship between workload (input) of a compressor, whose discharge volume per rotation is 50 cc and whose pressure is 150 kPa, and the motor rotation speed. A graph A shows data of a compressor, which is driven by a reciprocal driving manner and in which static balance of an input/output shaft is produced by a conventional manner. A graph B shows data of a compressor driven by the rotary driving manner relating to the present embodiment. A graph C shows data of mechanical loss caused by reciprocal movement of a piston and a connecting rod, which are driven by the reciprocal driving manner. - According to the graphs, as shown by the graphs A and B, little difference is found between the graphs when the motor rotation speed is 1500 rpm or less; on the other hand, when the motor rotation speed is more than 3000 rpm, e.g., 3200 rpm, input of 267 W is required in the graph A, but input of 179 W is required in the graph B, so the input can be reduced by about 88 W (an arrowed part in
Fig. 13 ). Therefore, by employing the rotary driving manner relating to the present embodiment, reducing energy consumption by about 33 % can be realized. - Further, when rotating at high revolution number, e.g., more than 3000 rpm, mechanical loss is increased by the reciprocal driving manner as shown by the graph C, so it is understood that ineffectual workload is increased.
- As described above, the lengths of the first and
second piston bodies second guide bearings first piston body 14a and thesecond piston body 15a, so that number of parts can be reduced, and downsizing the device can be promoted. - Generating noise can be reduced (low noise) by reducing vibration caused by the rotation around the input/output shaft (low vibration), and generating heat and consuming electric power can be reduced by reducing mechanical loss. Especially, in case of rotating at high revolution number, e.g., more than 3000 rpm, electric consumption can be reduced by about 30 % in comparison with that of the device driven by the conventional reciprocal driving manner.
- Especially, a small and inexpensive motor, whose output power is about 30 %, compared to the conventional reciprocal driving manner can be used as the driving source, so that reducing electric consumption can be promoted, a battery can be downsized, and an operable time of the device can be highly extended.
- Therefore, downsizing and lightening device bodies of a compressor, a vacuum pump, a fluid rotary machinery, etc. can be promoted, so transportability of, for example, oxygen-condensing equipment can be highly improved. Further, if battery capacity is same, the operable time can be extended by about 30 %.
- Note that, clearances between the first and
second piston bodies second guide bearings
Claims (3)
- A rotary cylinder device converting rotation of an input/output shaft (4a, 4b), which is rotatably supported by a case body (3), into reciprocal movement of first (14) and second (15) piston sets, which are perpendicularly arranged with respect to an eccentric cam (13), according to the principle of hypocycloid,
wherein a plurality of guide shafts (24), which are disposed parallel to the input/output shaft (4a, 4b), are assembled in the case body (3), which accommodates a piston unit (P) having the first (14) and the second (15) piston sets assembled to the eccentric cam (13) and positioned in an axial direction, and are respectively held by four corner parts (1d, 2d) of the case body (3) where a first piston body (14a) of the first piston set and a second piston body (15a) of the second piston set intersect with each other, and
wherein first guide bearings (25) abut both side surfaces of the first piston body (14a) and receive only lateral pressure generated by reciprocal movement, and second guide bearings (26) abut both side surfaces of the second piston body (15a) and receive only lateral pressure generated by reciprocal movement,
characterized in that each pair of first (25) and second (26) guide bearings are assembled coaxially and separated in the axial direction on a respective one of the guide shafts (24). - The rotary cylinder device according to claim 1, wherein each of the guide shafts (24) has a projected part (24a), which is radially outwardly projected, a shaft part thereof including the projected part is fitted into a shaft hole (1j, 2h) formed in the case body (3), and rotation of the shaft part is prohibited.
- The rotary cylinder device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein both shaft ends of each of the guide shafts (24) are held by the corner parts (1d, 2d) of the case body (3).
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