JP2000283744A - Device for measuring quantity of play in ball spline - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten a measuring cycle time to improve the operability. SOLUTION: In this device for measuring the quantity of play in a ball spline, a plurality of reference balls RB are supplied to between an outer spline OS provided to a rotary shaft and an inner spline IS provided to a movable sheave SE inserted into the rotary shaft SA, and the quantity of play in the outer spline OS and inner spline IS changing in the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft SA is measured. This device is also provided with a reference ball jig 16 which holds a plurality of reference balls RB in a rosary state and supplies/collects them to/from the inner and outer splines IS and OS.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The invention according to claims 1 to 4 of the present invention relates to, for example, an outer spline provided on a rotating shaft (shaft member) integral with a fixed sheave constituting a pulley of a continuously variable transmission, A ball used for measuring the amount of backlash in which an inner spline provided on a movable sheave (shaft fitting member) fitted on the rotating shaft and constituting a pulley together with a fixed sheave is displaced in a substantially circumferential direction of the rotating shaft. The invention according to claims 5 to 8 of the present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a play amount of a spline, for example, forming a ball spline by assembling a ball between an outer spline of the rotating shaft and an inner spline of a movable sheave. The present invention relates to a ball assembling device for a ball spline used in the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of outer splines are provided on a rotating shaft integral with a fixed sheave constituting a pulley of the above-described continuously variable transmission and a movable sheave fitted on the rotating shaft and constituting a pulley together with the fixed sheave. And inner splines are provided, and by assembling a plurality of balls between opposing inner and outer splines to form a ball spline, the movable sheave is allowed to slide in the axial direction with respect to the rotating shaft. I have.

Conventionally, when a ball spline is formed between the rotating shaft of the above-described continuously variable transmission and the movable sheave, a plurality of reference balls are independently provided between the inner and outer splines in a ball spline play measuring apparatus. The inner and outer splines are displaced in the substantially circumferential direction of the rotating shaft, and the amount of backlash is measured. In a ball spline ball assembling device, a ball having a diameter corresponding to the amount of backlash measured by the backlash amount measuring device is measured. Was installed between the inner and outer splines.

[0004]

However, in the conventional apparatus for measuring the play of a ball spline, a plurality of reference balls are supplied between the inner and outer splines in a state independent of each other. It is necessary to collect the reference balls one by one from the inside and outside splines, and as a result, the time (cycle time) required from the supply of the reference balls to the collection after measuring the backlash becomes longer, and the operation becomes longer. There is a problem that it is hard to say that it is excellent in properties.

On the other hand, in the conventional ball assembling apparatus for ball splines, the amount of backlash in which the inner and outer splines are displaced substantially in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft is not correctly measured.
Even if you select a ball that does not correspond to the amount of backlash measured by the backlash measuring device, the ball will be assembled between the inner and outer splines without recognizing this. There is a problem that a low-precision ball spline may be formed between the movable sheave and the movable sheave, and it has been a conventional problem to solve these problems.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball spline play amount measuring apparatus capable of shortening a measurement cycle time and realizing an improvement in operability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball assembling device for a ball spline that can always form a high-precision ball spline by preventing attachment.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a motor vehicle comprising a plurality of shafts disposed between an outer spline provided on a shaft member and an inner spline provided on a shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member. In the ball spline play amount measuring device that supplies the reference ball and measures the play amount in which the outer spline and the inner spline are displaced substantially in the circumferential direction of the shaft member, while holding a plurality of reference balls in a bead shape It is characterized in that supply and recovery between the internal and external splines is enabled, and the configuration of the ball spline play amount measuring device is a means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of reference balls are supplied between an outer spline provided on a shaft member and an inner spline provided on a shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member. In the ball spline play amount measuring device for measuring the play amount in which the outer spline and the inner spline are displaced substantially in the circumferential direction of the shaft member, a plurality of reference balls are supplied between the inner and outer splines while being held in a bead shape. And a reference ball jig for collection is provided. The apparatus for measuring the amount of backlash of the ball spline is a means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball spline play amount measuring apparatus for transferring a shaft member from a work loading position where a shaft member fitted with a shaft fitting member is carried in to a play amount measuring position. The loader is provided with a reference ball jig, and the reference ball jig is inserted between the inner and outer splines at the stage of transporting the shaft member from the work carry-in position to the play amount measurement position. The ball spline play measurement device according to 4 includes a positioning jig for setting the shaft member fitted with the shaft fitting member at a predetermined portion of the work loading position. The structure has a function of positioning the inner and outer splines in the rotation direction.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a ball stocker accommodating a plurality of types of balls having different diameters, an outer spline provided on a shaft member, and a shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member are provided. An assembling mechanism for selecting a ball having a diameter corresponding to the amount of backlash in which the inner spline is displaced substantially in the circumferential direction of the shaft member from a ball stocker and assembling the ball between the outer spline of the shaft member and the inner spline of the shaft fitting member. The ball assembling device of the ball spline provided is characterized in that the insertion force between the inner and outer splines of the ball selected from the ball stocker can be measured. This is a means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problem.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a ball stocker accommodating a plurality of types of balls having different diameters, an outer spline provided on a shaft member, and a shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member are provided. An assembling mechanism for selecting a ball having a diameter corresponding to the amount of backlash in which the inner spline is displaced substantially in the circumferential direction of the shaft member from a ball stocker and assembling the ball between the outer spline of the shaft member and the inner spline of the shaft fitting member. In the ball spline ball assembling apparatus provided, the assembling mechanism is characterized in that an insertion force measuring means for measuring an insertion force between the inner and outer splines of a ball selected from a ball stocker is provided, The configuration of the ball assembling device for the ball spline is a means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball assembling apparatus for a ball spline, comprising: a positioning jig for setting the shaft member at a predetermined position at a work loading position where the shaft member fitted with the shaft fitting member is loaded; The positioning jig has a function of aligning the phases of the inner and outer splines and positioning the inner and outer splines in the rotational direction. The ball assembling device for a ball spline according to claim 8 of the present invention,
5. The inner and outer splines measured and recorded by the backlash measuring device, which are provided on a subsequent process side of the ball spline backlash measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, are displaced in a substantially circumferential direction of the shaft member. The play amount data is read, and a ball to be assembled between the outer spline of the shaft member carried into the work carry-in position and the inner spline of the shaft fitting member is selected from a ball stocker.

[0013]

In the ball spline play measuring apparatus according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the outer spline provided on the shaft member and the inner spline provided on the shaft fitted member fitted to the shaft member are provided. When measuring the amount of backlash displaced in a substantially circumferential direction of the shaft member, a plurality of reference balls are supplied in a beaded manner between the inner and outer splines, and are supplied.
After measuring the amount of play, a plurality of reference balls are collected while being held in a rosary. Therefore, the time required for the measurement (cycle time) is shorter than when supplying and collecting the reference balls one by one. ) Is greatly shortened, and as a result, operability is significantly improved.

In the ball spline play measuring apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of shaft members fitted with the shaft fitting members are transferred from the work loading position to the play measuring position at the plurality of positions. Since the reference ball jig holding the reference ball in a bead shape is inserted between the inner and outer splines, the cycle time is further reduced, and in the ball spline play amount measuring apparatus according to claim 4 of the present invention, When the shaft member on which the shaft fitting member is fitted by the positioning jig is set at the predetermined position of the work carry-in position, the phase adjustment of the inner and outer splines and the positioning of the inner and outer splines in the rotation direction are completed at the same time. It will be done reliably and inexpensively.

In the ball assembling device for a ball spline according to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, when assembling the ball between the outer spline of the shaft member and the inner spline of the shaft fitting member, the inner and outer splines of the shaft member are used. If the amount of backlash displaced in the substantially circumferential direction is not measured correctly,
If the ball selected from the ball stocker does not correspond to the measured play, the above problem can be recognized by measuring the load when inserting the ball between the inner and outer splines. Is prevented, so that a high-precision ball spline is always formed.

In the ball assembling device for a ball spline according to claim 7 of the present invention, if the shaft member fitted with the shaft fitting member is set at a predetermined portion of the work loading position using the positioning jig, Since the phase adjustment of the inner and outer splines and the positioning of the inner and outer splines in the rotational direction are completed at the same time, these operations can be performed reliably and inexpensively, and in the ball assembling device of the ball spline according to claim 8 of the present invention, Since the measurement of the backlash of the inner and outer splines for all the shaft members and the shaft fitting members carried into the work carry-in position is performed in advance by the backlash measurement device located on the previous process side, the ball is measured based on the backlash data. Almost all the balls selected from the stocker will be inserted between the inner and outer splines with an appropriate load,
As a result, the efficiency of assembling the ball is extremely good.

[0017]

According to the apparatus for measuring the amount of play of a ball spline according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the shaft member is compared with the case where the supply and recovery of the reference ball are performed one by one. The time (cycle time) required to measure the amount of backlash in which the outer spline and the inner spline of the shaft fitting member are displaced in the substantially circumferential direction of the shaft member can be greatly reduced, and as a result, the operability is improved. A remarkably excellent effect that a remarkable improvement can be realized is brought about.

In the ball spline play measuring apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the above structure is employed, the cycle time can be further reduced, and the play of the ball spline according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is realized. Since the measuring apparatus has the above-described configuration, an extremely excellent effect that it is possible to reliably and inexpensively perform the phase adjustment of the inner and outer splines and the positioning of the inner and outer splines in the rotation direction is provided.

On the other hand, in the ball spline ball assembling apparatus according to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, since the above-described configuration is employed, erroneous assembling of the ball between the inner and outer splines can be prevented. A remarkably excellent effect that a highly accurate ball spline can be formed is provided.

In the ball assembling apparatus for a ball spline according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the above-mentioned configuration is employed, the phase adjustment of the inner and outer splines and the positioning of the inner and outer splines in the rotational direction can be performed reliably and inexpensively. In the ball assembling device for a ball spline according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the above-described configuration is employed, an extremely excellent effect that it is possible to improve the efficiency of assembling balls is provided.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 13 show one embodiment of a ball spline play measuring apparatus and a ball assembling apparatus according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the shaft member is a pulley of a continuously variable transmission. It is a rotating shaft integrated with a fixed sheave to constitute, and shows a case where the shaft fitting member fitted to the shaft member is a movable sheave that forms a pulley together with the fixed sheave.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, a ball spline play amount measuring device 10 and a ball assembling device 30 are provided.
Are disposed adjacent to each other along the assembly line of the continuously variable transmission, and form a primary pulley PP that constitutes the continuously variable transmission.
And a conveyor 1 for transporting a work base B on which secondary pulleys SP forming a pair with the secondary pulleys are arranged and mounted.
The workpieces pass through the workpiece loading positions 10A and 30A of 0 and 30 respectively.

As shown in FIG. 6, a lifter 11 for vertically moving the two pulleys PP and SP while rotatably mounted thereon, and a lifter 11 at the work loading position 10A of the ball spline play amount measuring device 10. 11 to support the pulleys PP and SP raised from above by pulling them up.
And a proximity switch 13 for detecting the detected protrusion 2a of the positioning jig 2 previously mounted on each of the pulleys PP and SP and stopping the rotation of the pulleys PP and SP. A clamper 14 attached to the unit 12 and capable of holding and releasing the positioning jig 2 from both sides is provided.
By gripping the positioning jig 2 with the pulley 4, the pulleys PP and SP are set to a predetermined portion at the work loading position 10A, and at the same time, the outer pulleys PP and SP are provided on the respective rotation shafts SA. The spline OS and the inner splines IS provided on the respective movable sheaves SE of the pulleys PP and SP are aligned with each other, and the rotational positions of the splines OS and IS are determined.

As shown in FIG. 7, the play amount measuring apparatus 10 includes a loader 1 for transporting both pulleys PP and SP between a work carry-in position 10A and a play amount measuring position 10B.
5 is provided. The loader 15 is provided at the work loading position 1
It has a guide rail 15a provided between 0A and the play amount measurement position 10B, and a work hanging portion 15b that moves along the guide rail 15a, and the work hanging portion 15b is provided as described above. Work loading position 10A
After the center unit 12 that has executed the setting to the predetermined portion in FIG. 1 rises while holding the positioning jig 2, the pulleys PP and SP are suspended and transported to the play amount measurement position 10B.

In this case, the work suspending portion 15b
A reference ball jig 16 that holds a plurality of reference balls RB for measuring the amount of backlash in which the outer spline OS of the rotating shaft SA and the inner spline IS of the movable sheave SE are displaced in a substantially circumferential direction of the rotating shaft SA is provided. It is provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the reference ball jig 16 has a cylindrical portion 16a fitted on the rotating shaft SA and a plurality of reference balls RB extending from the lower end of the cylindrical portion 16a in a skewered state. , That is, a holding shaft 16b for holding a plurality of reference balls RB in a bead shape. The holding shaft 16b is arranged in accordance with the number of the inner and outer splines IS and OS and the circumferential interval. It is. And this reference ball jig 1
In a stage 6 in which the two pulleys PP and SP are suspended by the work suspending portion 15b of the loader 15 and transported from the work carry-in position 10A to the play measuring position 10B, the cylindrical portion 16a is fitted on the rotating shaft SA. Inner and outer splines IS, OS in which the holding shaft 16b holding a plurality of reference balls RB in a bead shape has already been positioned in the rotational direction.
It is designed to be inserted between.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the two pulleys PP and SP conveyed by the work hanging portion 15b of the loader 15 are located at the play amount measuring position 10B of the ball spline play amount measuring device 10. The lifter 17 which can be moved up and down by mounting the lifter, a center unit 18 which can support the pulleys PP and SP lowered by the lifter 17 from above to perform centering, and both pulleys PP and PP
A non-rotating clamper 19 that sandwiches and fixes each rotation axis SA of the SP from both sides, a floating plate 21 that supports each movable sheave SE via a plurality of outer peripheral clampers 20 that can press each movable sheave SE from the periphery, On the floating plate 21, three sets of opposed gauges 22 and 23, which are arranged at different distances from the center with the center therebetween, a servomotor 24 that applies a rotational load to the floating plate 21, and a floating plate 21 A vibrator 25 for applying vibration is provided, and the floating plate 21 is driven to rotate by engaging a pinion 24b mounted on an output shaft 24a of a servomotor 24 with a rack 21a provided on the floating plate 21 side. It has become.

At the play measuring position 10B, the rotation shafts SA of the pulleys PP and SP are fixed by the rotation stopper damper 19, and the movable sheave SE is supported by the floating plate 21, and then the lifter 17 and the center unit 18 are supported. Is separated from both pulleys PP and SP, and in this state, vibration is applied to the floating plate 21 from the vibrator 25 so that each movable sheave SE is adapted to the plurality of outer peripheral clampers 20 on the floating plate 21.
Floating plate 21 by servo motor 24
Is rotated by appropriately changing the torque, and the play is measured by the three sets of opposed gauges 22 and 23. The measurement data obtained by this is stored in an ID card (not shown) of the work base B. It is to be recorded.

On the other hand, at the work loading position 30A of the ball assembling device 30, the two pulleys PP which have been moved together with the work base B after the play measurement by the play measurement device 10 has been completed, as shown in FIG. , SP is provided with a lifter 31 for vertically moving while being rotatably mounted.
At the work loading position 30A, when the positioning jig 2 returned to both pulleys PP and SP is carried out from the play amount measuring device 10 by the clamper 34, the work loading position 10A of the play amount measuring device 10 is held. In the same manner as in the case (1), the pulleys PP and SP are set to a predetermined portion at the work loading position 30A.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ball assembling device 30 includes a plurality of types of balls BA having different diameters.
And a ball stocker 32 that reads out measurement data recorded on the ID card of the work base B and cuts out a fixed number of balls BA having a diameter corresponding to the amount of play measured by the play amount measuring device 10. An assembling mechanism 40 for assembling the cut ball BA between the outer spline OS of each rotary shaft SA of the pulleys PP and SP and the inner spline IS of each movable sheave SE is provided. As shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of balls BA cut out from the ball stocker 32 are distributed to the primary pulley PP side and the secondary pulley SP side by a predetermined number, and the ball distribution section 33 distributes the balls BA. A shutter 34 for receiving the dropped ball BA is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the assembling mechanism 40 includes a shutter 34 receiving the ball BA.
Revolver 41 for loading a ball BA that falls naturally by releasing the ball, a ball checker 42 for checking the number of balls BA loaded in the revolver 41, and moving the revolver 41 from below the ball sorting unit 33 to the work loading position 30A. Guide 43 for moving the set inner and outer splines IS, OS of both pulleys PP, SP.
And a push bar 44 for lowering the shutter 41a of the revolver 41 moved on the inner and outer splines IS, OS and simultaneously inserting the ball BA between the inner and outer splines IS, OS, and a ball for the inner and outer splines IS, OS.
An insertion force measuring unit 45 for measuring an insertion load applied to the push bar 44 when inserting between the OSs is provided.

When the primary pulley PP and the secondary pulley SP placed side by side on the work base B are carried into the work carry-in position 10A of the backlash measuring device 10, first, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the lifter 11 has two pulleys PP, S
Following the ascent while the P is rotatably mounted, the center unit 12 is lowered to support the pulleys PP and SP from above, and in this state, the pulleys PP and SP are rotationally driven.

When the proximity switch 13 detects the detection protrusion 2a of the positioning jig 2 previously mounted on each of the pulleys PP and SP, the rotation of both pulleys PP and SP is stopped and the pulley PP is mounted on the center unit 12. By holding the positioning jig 2 from both sides with the clamper 14, the pulleys PP and SP are set to a predetermined portion at the work loading position 10 </ b> A, and at the same time, the pulleys P and SP are set.
The phases of the outer splines OS of the rotary shafts SA of the P and SP and the inner splines IS of the movable sheaves SE of the pulleys PP and SP are aligned and the rotational directions of the splines OS and IS are determined. The center unit 12 rises while holding the positioning jig 2 to separate the positioning jig 2 from both pulleys PP and SP.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the work hanging portion 15b of the loader 15 loads both pulleys PP and SP at the work loading position 10A and conveys it to the play amount measuring position 10B.

When the pulleys PP and SP are loaded by the work suspending portion 15b, as shown in FIG. 1, the cylindrical portion 16a of the reference ball jig 16 provided on the work suspending portion 15b is fitted to the rotary shaft SA. As well as
A holding shaft 16 holding a plurality of reference balls RB in a rosary shape
b is inserted between the inner and outer splines IS and OS that have already been positioned in the rotation direction.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, at the play amount measurement position 10B, the lifter 17 on which the pulleys PP and SP transported by the loader 15 are lowered and the center unit 18 is lowered. , Both pulleys P
The centering of P and SP is executed. Subsequently, the rotation shafts SA of the pulleys PP and SP are fixed by the rotation stopper damper 19, and the pulleys PP by the floating plate 21 via a plurality of outer peripheral clampers 20. , S
After each movable sheave SE of P is supported, the lifter 17
And the center unit 18 is separated from the pulleys PP and SP. In this state, a vibration is applied from the vibrator 25 to the floating plate 21 to adjust each movable sheave SE to the plurality of outer peripheral clampers 20 on the floating plate 21 while the servo is moved. The floating plate 21 is rotationally driven while the torque is appropriately changed by the motor 24, and the amount of play is measured by the three sets of opposed gauges 22 and 23. Record on card.

When the measurement of the play is completed,
The fixing of the rotation shafts SA of the pulleys PP and SP by the rotation preventing clamper 19 is released, and the fixing of the movable sheaves SE of the pulleys PP and SP by the plurality of outer peripheral clampers 20 is released, and the lifter 17 and the center unit 18 are released. Are raised by the loader 15, both pulleys PP and S
P is conveyed to the work carry-in position 10A, and subsequently, the work suspending portion 15b of the loader 15 that has released both pulleys PP and SP at the work carry-in position 10A is moved to the reference ball jig 1.
The positioning jig 2 is returned from the lowered center unit 12 to the two pulleys PP and SP which have moved to the standby position while holding the workpiece 6, and have returned to the work loading position 10A. Is transported to the next process by the conveyor 1 while being placed on the conveyor.

On the other hand, in the ball assembling device 30, when the primary pulley PP and the secondary pulley SP carried out from the play measuring device 10 are carried into the work carry-in position 30A, first, as shown in FIG. PP, S
When the lifter 31 is lifted up while the P is rotatably mounted and is carried out of the play amount measuring device 10, both pulleys PP and S
By gripping the positioning jig 2 returned to the position P with the clamper 34, the work loading position 1 of the play amount measuring device 10 is set.
In the same manner as in the case of 0A, the setting of both pulleys PP and SP to a predetermined portion at the work loading position 30A is performed.

Meanwhile, in the ball stocker 32,
As shown in FIG. 11, the measurement data recorded on the ID card of the work base B is read, and a fixed number of balls BA having a diameter corresponding to the play measured by the play measurement device 10 are cut out. The primary pulley PP is moved by the ball distribution unit 33 located in the vicinity.
A predetermined number is distributed to the side and the secondary pulley SP side.

Next, the revolver 41 of the assembling mechanism 40 into which the ball BA that falls by opening the shutter 34 that has received the sorted ball BA is loaded after the ball checker 42 confirms the number of the ball BA. As shown in FIG. 12, the two pulleys P guided by the guide 43 and set at the work loading position 30A.
Move to the inner and outer splines IS and OS of P and SP.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, at the same time when the shutter 41a of the revolver 41 moved onto the inner and outer splines IS and OS is opened, the push bar 44 is lowered and the ball BA is moved between the inner and outer splines IS and OS. And at this time, the ball BA loaded on the push bar 44
Is measured by the insertion force measuring unit 45, and the quality of the selected ball BA is determined and the stroke is confirmed, whereby the ball assembly of the ball spline is completed.

After the push bar 44 performs the avoiding operation, the positioning jig 2 is attached to both pulleys PP and SP.
Are returned, and these pulleys PP and SP are
Is transported to the next process by the conveyor 1 while being placed on the conveyor.

As described above, in the ball spline play measuring device 10, the outer spline OS provided on the rotating shaft SA and the inner spline IS provided on the movable sheave SE are provided.
When measuring the amount of backlash that is displaced substantially in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis SA, the plurality of reference balls RB
Holding shaft 16b of reference ball jig 16 between S and OS
After the measurement of the amount of play, the plurality of reference balls RB are collected while being held in a rosary by the holding shaft 16b. The time required for measurement (cycle time) is greatly reduced as compared with a conventional play amount measuring apparatus that performs one operation, and as a result, operability is significantly improved.

In the above-described play amount measuring apparatus 10,
The two pulleys PP and SP are moved by the loader 15 to the work loading position 10.
At the stage of transferring from A to the play amount measuring position 10B,
Since the plurality of reference balls RB held in a bead shape by the reference ball jig 16 are inserted between the inner and outer splines IS and OS, the cycle time is further reduced, and the above-mentioned play is further reduced. In the quantity measuring device 10, both pulleys PP,
Just by setting the SP at a predetermined position of the work loading position 10A, the phase adjustment of the inner and outer splines IS and OS and the positioning of the inner and outer splines IS and OS in the rotation direction are completed, so that these operations can be performed reliably and at low cost. Become.

On the other hand, in the ball spline ball assembling device 30 described above, the ball BA is placed between the outer spline OS of the rotary shaft SA and the inner spline IS of the movable sheave SE.
When assembling the push bar 4 of the assembling mechanism 40,
4 is used to measure the insertion load of the ball BA,
5, the quality of the selected ball BA is determined, so that the amount of backlash in which the inner and outer splines IS and OS are displaced substantially in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis SA is not correctly measured. Even if the ball BA selected from the ball stocker 32 does not correspond to the measured backlash, these inconveniences can be recognized, and therefore, the erroneous assembly of the ball BA is prevented. Thus, a high-precision ball spline is always formed.

In the ball spline ball assembling device 30 described above, the positioning jig 2 is used to
If P and SP are set at predetermined positions of the work loading position 30A, the phase adjustment of the inner and outer splines IS and OS and the rotation direction positioning of the inner and outer splines IS and OS are completed at the same time, so that these operations can be performed reliably and at low cost. And the ball assembling device 30 described above.
, The pulley P carried into the work carrying position 30A
The measurement of the backlash of the inner and outer splines IS and OS for all of P and SP is performed by the backlash measuring device 10 located on the pre-process side.
Is selected in advance from the ball stocker 32 based on the play data.
Are inserted between the inner and outer splines IS and OS with an appropriate load, and as a result, the efficiency of assembling the ball BA is extremely good.

In the above embodiment, the shaft member is a rotary shaft integral with the fixed sheave forming the pulley of the continuously variable transmission, and the shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member forms the pulley together with the fixed sheave. Although the movable sheave is shown,
It is not limited to this.

Further, the detailed configurations of the ball spline play amount measuring device and the ball assembling device according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional explanatory view (a), a plan explanatory view (b), and a sectional view taken along the line AA of a reference ball jig showing a main part of a ball spline play amount measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing (c).

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view from the front showing a situation in which a ball spline play amount measuring device and a ball assembling device according to one embodiment of the present invention are arranged along a line.

3 is an explanatory side view of the play amount measuring device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory side view of the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view from a plane direction showing a situation in which a ball spline play amount measuring device and a ball assembling device according to an embodiment of the present invention are arranged along a line.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are an explanatory plan view and an explanatory front view, respectively, of the play amount measuring device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view from the front showing a situation where a pulley is loaded at a work loading position in FIG. 6;

8A and 8B are an explanatory front view and an explanatory side view at a play amount measuring position of the play amount measuring device shown in FIG. 2;

9 is an explanatory plan view at a play amount measurement position of the play amount measuring device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory front view of the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2 at a work loading position.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory sectional view of a ball sorting unit of the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

12A and 12B are explanatory views from a plane direction and a front view showing a state in which a revolver of an assembling mechanism in the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is moved on inner and outer splines of a pulley. It is.

13 is an explanatory view from the front showing a situation where a ball is inserted between the inner and outer splines by a push bar of an assembling mechanism in the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Positioning jig 10 Ball spline play measurement device 10A Work loading position 10B Play measurement position 15 Loader 16 Reference ball jig 30 Ball spline ball assembling device 30A Work loading position 32 Ball ball stocker 40 Assembly mechanism 45 Insertion Force measuring part (insertion force measuring means) BA ball IS inner spline OS outer spline PP primary pulley RB reference ball SA rotating shaft (shaft member) SE movable sheave (shaft fitting member) SP secondary pulley

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[Submission date] February 21, 2000 (200.2.2
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[0001]

This onset bright BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION, for example, an outer spline provided on the rotary shaft constituting the fixed sheave integrally constituting the pulley of the continuously variable transmission (shaft member), it is fitted to the rotary shaft about the backlash amount measuring apparatus of the ball spline spline inner provided on the movable sheave (shaft fitting member) constituting a pulley with a fixed sheave is utilized to measure the amount of play which is displaced substantially in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft Things.

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However, in the prior art,
Ball spline play measurement device
Multiple reference balls between splines
The internal and external spurs after the measurement
I have to collect the reference ball from the inn one by one
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The time (cycle time) required to recover
Problem that it is difficult to say that it is excellent in operability
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems described above, provides a backlash amount measuring apparatus of the ball spline can achieve an improvement in operability to shorten the measurement cycle time It is intended to be .

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[0022] FIGS. 1 to 13 in one embodiment of the present onset Akira
Play amount measuring device and the amount of play of the ball spline that
Measuring device and shows the ball Lumpur assembling apparatus which is arranged adjacent, in this embodiment, a rotating shaft constituting a fixed sheave integrally with the shaft member constitute a pulley of a continuously variable transmission, the shaft The case where the shaft fitting member fitted to the member is a movable sheave that forms a pulley together with a fixed sheave is shown.

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On the other hand, downstream of the above-described play amount measuring device 10
In ball Lumpur spline balls assembling apparatus 30 which is positioned adjacent to the side, when assembling the ball BA between the internal splines IS outer splines OS and the movable sheave SE of the rotating shaft SA, the assembly mechanism 40 push bar Since the insertion load of the ball BA applied to the ball 44 is measured by the insertion force measurement unit 45 to determine the quality of the selected ball BA, the inner and outer splines IS and OS are substantially circular to the rotation axis SA. Even if the amount of play that is displaced in the circumferential direction is not correctly measured, or even if the ball BA selected from the ball stocker 32 does not correspond to the measured amount of play, these defects can be recognized. Therefore, erroneous assembling of the ball BA is prevented, and a high-precision ball spline is always formed.

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[0048] In addition, detailed Do configuration backlash measuring equipment of a ball spline according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above.

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FIG. 1 is a sectional explanatory view (a), a plan explanatory view (b), and a sectional view taken along the line AA of a reference ball jig showing a main part of a ball spline play amount measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing (c).

FIG 2 is a front showing a situation which is disposed along the baud <br/> Le assembling apparatus adjacent to the backlash amount measuring device and the backlash amount measuring apparatus of the ball spline to the line according to an embodiment of the present invention It is explanatory drawing from a direction.

3 is an explanatory side view of the play amount measuring device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory side view of the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a plan showing the situation arranged along the baud <br/> Le assembling apparatus adjacent to the backlash amount measuring device and the backlash amount measuring apparatus of the ball spline to the line according to an embodiment of the present invention It is explanatory drawing from a direction.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are an explanatory plan view and an explanatory front view, respectively, of the play amount measuring device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view from the front showing a situation where a pulley is loaded at a work loading position in FIG. 6;

8A and 8B are an explanatory front view and an explanatory side view at a play amount measuring position of the play amount measuring device shown in FIG. 2;

9 is an explanatory plan view at a play amount measurement position of the play amount measuring device shown in FIG. 2;

10 is a positive plane explanatory view of the work loading position of the ball assembly device shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory sectional view of a ball sorting unit of the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

12A and 12B are explanatory views from a plane direction and a front view showing a state in which a revolver of an assembling mechanism in the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is moved on inner and outer splines of a pulley. It is.

13 is an explanatory view from the front showing a situation where a ball is inserted between the inner and outer splines by a push bar of an assembling mechanism in the ball assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

[Description of Signs] 2 Positioning jig 10 Ball spline play measurement device 10A Work loading position 10B Play measurement position 15 Loader 16 Reference ball jig  BA Ball IS Inner Spline OS Outer Spline PP Primary Pulley RB Reference Ball SA Rotary Shaft (Shaft Member) SE Movable Sheave (Shaft Fitting Member) SP Secondary Pulley

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 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hideo Ishida 2 Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinsuke Tsuchiya 2 Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Nissan Motor F term in reference (reference) 2F069 AA99 BB40 DD08 DD15 DD19 GG01 GG51 GG65 GG77 MM01 MM11 MM17 RR05 3C030 BC31 CA12 CA13

Claims (8)

[Claims] A plurality of reference balls are supplied between an outer spline provided on a shaft member and an inner spline provided on a shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member, so that the outer spline and the inner spline are provided on the shaft. In a ball spline play amount measuring device for measuring the play amount displaced in a substantially circumferential direction of a member, it is possible to supply and recover between internal and external splines while holding a plurality of reference balls in a bead shape. A ball spline play measurement device. 2. A plurality of reference balls are supplied between an outer spline provided on a shaft member and an inner spline provided on a shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member, and the outer spline and the inner spline are provided on the shaft. In a ball spline play amount measuring device for measuring a play amount displaced in a substantially circumferential direction of a member, a reference ball jig for supplying and collecting between inner and outer splines while holding a plurality of reference balls in a bead shape is provided. An apparatus for measuring the amount of play of a ball spline, the apparatus comprising: 3. A loader for transporting the shaft member from a work loading position into which the shaft member fitted with the shaft fitting member is loaded to a play measurement position, and a reference ball jig provided on the loader, 3. The apparatus for measuring a play amount of a ball spline according to claim 2, wherein the reference ball jig is inserted between the inner and outer splines at the stage of transporting the shaft member from the carry-in position to the play amount measuring position. 4. A positioning jig for setting a shaft member fitted with a shaft fitting member at a predetermined portion of a work loading position,
4. The ball spline play measuring apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the positioning jig has a function of adjusting the phase of the inner and outer splines and positioning the inner and outer splines in the rotation direction. 5. A ball stocker for accommodating a plurality of types of balls having different diameters, an outer spline provided on a shaft member, and an inner spline provided on a shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member. Ball spline ball assembling device having an assembling mechanism for selecting a ball having a diameter corresponding to the amount of play displaced in the direction from a ball stocker and assembling the ball between an outer spline of a shaft member and an inner spline of a shaft fitting member. 3. The ball spline ball assembling device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion force of the ball selected from the ball stocker between the inner and outer splines can be measured. 6. A ball stocker for accommodating a plurality of types of balls having different diameters, an outer spline provided on a shaft member, and an inner spline provided on a shaft fitting member fitted on the shaft member. Ball spline ball assembling apparatus having an assembling mechanism for selecting a ball having a diameter corresponding to the amount of play displaced in the direction from a ball stocker and assembling the ball between an outer spline of a shaft member and an inner spline of a shaft fitting member. , Wherein the assembling mechanism is provided with an insertion force measuring means for measuring an insertion force between the inner and outer splines of the ball selected from the ball stocker. 7. A positioning jig for setting said shaft member at a predetermined position of a workpiece carrying-in position into which a shaft member fitted with a shaft fitting member is carried, and said positioning jig is used for phase adjustment of inner and outer splines. The ball assembling device for a ball spline according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising a function of positioning the inner and outer splines in the rotation direction. 8. An inner and outer spline, which is provided on a post-process side of the apparatus for measuring the amount of play of a ball spline according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and which is measured and recorded by the apparatus for measuring the amount of play of the ball spline, is substantially a circle of a shaft member. 8. A ball stocker which reads backlash data displaced in the circumferential direction and selects a ball to be assembled between an outer spline of a shaft member carried into a work carrying position and an inner spline of a shaft fitting member from a ball stocker. The ball assembling device of the ball spline according to the above.