JP2004249398A - Bush press-fit device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid influence of a dispersion in falling angle possessed by a collar due to a manufacturing error when press-fitting an elastic bush in the collar of a suspension member. <P>SOLUTION: A floatable work receiving tool 24 is arranged on a work post 11 for positioning-supporting the collar 3 of the suspension member 1. While backing up the work receiving tool 24 by a backup tool 19, the elastic bush 4 is press-fitted in the collar 3 by a press-fit head 21. When the collar 3 has the falling angle, the work receiving tool 24 is floated in the shape of following after the falling angle, and the axes of the collar 3 and the elastic bush 4 are mutually aligned. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for press-fitting a bush (elastic bush) made of an elastic member such as rubber into a workpiece.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, an elastic bush called a mount insulator is press-fitted into a portion of a suspension member of an automobile which is a mount portion on the vehicle body side, and Patent Document 1 discloses a device for press-fitting the elastic bush into a bush insertion hole. The ones described are known.
[0003]
In the technique described in Patent Document 1, a suspension member is positioned and fixed on a work support base, and a holding member and a guide member that support an elastic bush in advance are provided above the suspension member, and the elastic bush is passed through the guide member. While being reduced in diameter, it is press-fitted into the bush insertion hole of the suspension member below.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-263350 A (FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional technology, the bush insertion hole on the suspension member side and the shaft center of the elastic bush are made to coincide with each other, and then the elastic bush is pressed into the bush insertion hole from above. However, it is not considered at all that the bush insertion hole has a variation in tilt angle of about several degrees due to a processing error or the like. For this reason, the elastic bush may not be vertically pressed into the bush insertion hole but may be press-fitted obliquely, and a press-fitting failure such as breakage of the elastic bush is inevitably generated. Note that the same may occur when the suspension member is placed horizontally when the suspension member has height variations at positions corresponding to the left and right bush insertion holes.
[0006]
The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and in particular, even if the bush insertion hole into which the elastic bush is press-fitted has a variation in the tilt angle of about several degrees, it can sufficiently cope with it. An object of the present invention is to provide a bush press-fitting device that can be used.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the elastic bush is temporarily supported in the bush insertion hole of the work placed on the work support member, and the elastic bush is inserted into the bush by the press-fitting means arranged opposite to the work support member. A device for press-fitting into a hole, and a workpiece receiving jig for directly positioning and supporting the workpiece is provided on the workpiece supporting member so that the workpiece can be floated. An elastic bush is press-fitted into the bush insertion hole.
[0008]
In this case, for example, the workpiece receiving jig can be moved up and down with respect to the workpiece supporting member and can be tilted and displaced, and the floating workpiece receiving jig is supported from below by the backup member. It is desirable that the elastic bush is press-fitted into the bush insertion hole of the workpiece.
[0009]
Therefore, in the invention described in claim 1, since the workpiece receiving jig provided on the workpiece supporting member can float independently, for example, when the workpiece has a predetermined tilt angle, Following this, the workpiece receiving jig performs a floating operation. For this reason, even if the bush insertion hole on the workpiece side has a tilt angle variation, the axis of the bush insertion hole and the axis of the elastic bush can be made to coincide with each other. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly press-fit the bush insertion hole elastic bush on the workpiece side and prevent the elastic bush from being press-fitted obliquely.
[0010]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the shaft center of the bush insertion hole on the workpiece side has a predetermined tilt angle or the like, the shaft center of the elastic bushing is made to conform to it. Therefore, the elastic bush can be press-fitted smoothly and accurately, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of press-fitting failure such as breakage of the elastic bush.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 and subsequent drawings show a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and particularly FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of a suspension member of an automobile.
[0012]
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, cylindrical collars 3 are fixed by welding or the like at the four corners of the member body 2 of the suspension member 1 that are mounted on the vehicle body. A bush made of an elastic body such as rubber, that is, an elastic bush 4 is press-fitted into a bush insertion hole which is an inner cylinder portion of the collar 3, and a pair of left and right front member insulators 5 and a rear member insulator 6 are formed by this.
[0013]
The press-fitting operation of the elastic bush 4 is performed independently for each collar 3 with the member body 2 of the suspension member 1 placed horizontally, for example, and an example of a bush press-fitting device that controls the press-fitting operation of the elastic bush 4 is performed. Shown in FIGS.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 2, a work post 11 is erected as a fixed position fixed work support member on the gantry 10, and the collar 3 of the suspension member 1 as a work is positioned on the work post 11. Placed.
[0015]
In addition, a horizontal slide base 13 is mounted on the gantry 10 via a linear guide 12, and the slide base 13 moves back and forth in accordance with the expansion / contraction operation of a direct acting actuator 14 such as an air cylinder. A column 15 is erected on the slide base 13. A substantially C-shaped frame 17 is guided and supported to the column 15 via a linear guide 16 so as to be movable up and down, and the frame 17 is lowered. The limit position is regulated by the stopper 18.
[0016]
A backup jig 19 serving as a backup member is fixed to the lower end portion of the frame 17, while a press-fitting cylinder (air cylinder or hydraulic cylinder) 20 serving as press-fitting means is attached to the upper end portion of the frame 17 for backup treatment. It is erected so as to face the tool 19. A press-fitting head 21 having a hemispherical projection 21a is attached to the tip of the piston rod of the press-fitting cylinder 20, and the press-fitting head 21 and the backup jig 19 are positioned on the same vertical axis so as to face each other. In addition, a hemispherical projection 19a is also provided on the backup jig 19 side.
[0017]
A drive cam 22 having an inclined cam surface 22a is fixed to the lower end surface of the frame 17, and when the frame 17 moves forward by a predetermined amount together with the slide base 13 as will be described later, the drive cam 22 The frame 17 is moved upward by a predetermined amount by sliding contact with the cam follower roller 23 on the side.
[0018]
At the upper end of the work post 11, there is provided a work receiving jig 24 that can float and that directly contacts and supports the collar 3 of the suspension member 1 that is a work. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4, the workpiece receiving jig 24 is formed by inserting and supporting a cylindrical body portion 25 in a support hole 11 a on the work post 11 side in a loosely fitted manner. The upper and lower surfaces are provided with retaining plates 26 and 27, so that the work receiving jig 24 can move up and down with respect to the work post 11 and can be tilted and displaced by a predetermined amount and has a predetermined floating degree of freedom. Will have.
[0019]
As described above, when the frame 17 is moved forward together with the slide base 13, the press-fitting head 21, the backup jig 19, and the work receiving jig 24 are substantially in the same vertical position as shown in FIG. 3. Since the frame 17 is moved upward by a predetermined amount due to the sliding contact between the drive cam 22 on the frame 17 side and the cam follower roller 23 at the same time, the backup jig 19 is thereby moved. The backup jig 19 is supported from the lower side so as not to interfere with the original floating degree of freedom by contacting the workpiece receiving jig 24.
[0020]
According to the bush press-fitting device configured as described above, the corresponding collar 3 of the suspension member 1 is positioned and supported on the work receiving jig 24 with the frame 17 retracted as shown in FIG. . Further, the elastic bush 4 to be press-fitted is slightly press-fitted into the collar 3 to be temporarily supported, and a dish-shaped protection plate 28 is placed on the elastic bush 3. The protective plate 28 is used to effectively apply pressure input to the elastic bush 4, and a shaft portion protruding from the central portion of the protective plate 28 is loosely fitted to the inner cylindrical portion of the elastic bush 4. It is set so that it does not fall easily from the elastic bush 4 by being inserted into the bush.
[0021]
At this time, since the face plate 26 (see FIG. 4) of the work receiving jig 24 is in contact with the work post 11, a downward degree of freedom of the floating degree of freedom of the work receiving jig 24 with respect to the work post 11 and There is no tilting freedom.
[0022]
When the positioning of the suspension member 1 as the workpiece, the temporary support of the elastic bush 4 and the setting of the protection plate 28 are completed, the slide base 13 is moved forward from the state of FIG. When the slide base 13 moves forward, as shown in FIG. 3, the work receiving jig 24 and the collar 3 enter the C-shaped open portion of the frame 17, and the press-fitting head 21, the backup jig 19, the work receiving jig 24, and the collar. 3 are located on substantially the same vertical axis.
[0023]
At the same time, the frame 17 moves forward together with the slide base 13 so that the drive cam 22 on the frame 17 side and the cam follower roller 23 are in sliding contact with each other, and the frame 17 moves upward by a predetermined amount. As a result, the protrusion 19 a of the backup jig 19 abuts on the lower surface of the work receiving jig 24 in the form of point contact and pushes the work receiving jig 24 together with the collar 3 slightly. That is, by pushing up the upper and lower face plates 26 and 27 of the work receiving jig 24 so as not to contact the work post 11, the work receiving jig 24 has a degree of freedom of floating in the vertical direction and the tilting direction. .
[0024]
Subsequently, when the press-fitting cylinder 20 is extended, the press-fitting head 21 is lowered, the projection 21 a comes into contact with the protective plate 28, and the elastic bush 4 is press-fitted into the collar 3 through the protective plate 28. That is, in a state where the work receiving jig 24 supporting the collar 3 is backed up by the backup jig 19 with the point contact with the protrusion 19a, the pressure input by the press-fitting cylinder 20 is similarly applied to the protective plate 28 in the form of the point contact. Is added to the elastic bush 4. FIG. 3 shows a state immediately before the press-fitting of the elastic bush 4 into the collar 3 is completed.
[0025]
Here, as shown in FIG. 1B, the suspension member 1 which is a workpiece has a predetermined amount (for example, about ± 1 °) of the axis of the collar 3 which is a bush insertion hole due to manufacturing errors or processing errors. It may have a tilt angle α. Similarly, if the collar 3 between the left and right front member insulators 5 and 5 or the rear member insulators 6 and 6 of the suspension member 1 has a height variation of about ± 1.5 mm, for example, In the state of being placed on the corresponding workpiece receiving jig 24, the same tilt angle α is obtained.
[0026]
When the collar 3 into which the elastic bush 4 is press-fitted has such a tilt angle, the workpiece receiving jig 24 moves up and down or tilts due to its freedom of floating as shown in FIG. As a result, the workpiece receiving jig 24 itself changes its posture in accordance with the posture of the collar 3. In the state where the tilt angle α is present, the posture of the collar 3 is maintained as described above even if the direction of the bush pressure input by the press-fitting head 21 does not necessarily coincide with the axis of the workpiece receiving jig 24 and the collar 3. As a result of the posture change of the workpiece receiving jig 24, at least the axis of the collar 3 and the axis of the elastic bush 4 coincide with each other. Therefore, since the press-fitting head 21 and the backup jig 19 are in point contact with the workpiece receiving jig 24 and the protection plate 28, the axes of the collar 3 and the elastic bush 4 are coincident with each other. In this state, the elastic bush 4 is smoothly pressed into the collar 3. As a result, it is possible to prevent the conventional press-fitting failure of the elastic bushing 4.
[0027]
Moreover, since the pressing operation of the elastic bush 4 is performed in a state where the work receiving jig 24 that can float is backed up by the backup jig 19, the elastic bush 4 can be press-fitted more reliably.
[0028]
Here, the main effects of the present embodiment other than those described in the column “Effects of the invention” are described together with the generation factors thereof as follows.
[0029]
(1) When the suspension member 1 as a work is set on the work post 11, the C-shaped frame 17 is retracted, so that workability at the time of setting the work is improved.
[0030]
(2) Since the C-shaped frame 17 can move up and down and is moved up and down by being driven by the drive cam 22, the height of the collar 3 is increased simultaneously with the start of the press-fitting operation. The elastic bushing 4 can be immediately press-fitted at a position following the above, and an actuator for moving the C-shaped frame 17 up and down is not required.
[0031]
(3) Since the workpiece receiving jig 24 attached to the workpiece post 11 moves up together with the frame 17 as the frame 17 moves forward, an actuator for moving the workpiece receiving jig 24 up and down is also necessary. And not.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1A and 1B are diagrams showing an example of a suspension member of an automobile, in which FIG. 1A is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 1B is a right side view of FIG.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of a bush press-fitting device that performs press-fitting work of an elastic bush in the suspension member shown in FIG.
3 is an explanatory diagram when the bush press-fitting device of FIG. 2 performs a press-fitting operation from the non-press-fitting operation state of FIG.
4 is an enlarged explanatory view of the main part of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Suspension member 3 ... Collar (bush insertion hole)
4 ... Elastic bush 11 ... Work post (work support member)
13 ... Slide base 17 ... Frame 19 ... Backup jig (backup member)
20 ... Press-fit cylinder (press-fit means)
21 ... Press-fit head 22 ... Drive cam 24 ... Work receiving jig

Claims (6)

An elastic bush is temporarily supported in the bush insertion hole of the work placed on the work support member, and the elastic bush is press-fitted into the bush insertion hole by press-fitting means arranged opposite to the work support member. There,
A workpiece receiving jig that directly positions and supports the workpiece is provided on the workpiece support member so that it can float.
A bush press-fitting device, wherein an elastic bush is press-fitted into a bush insertion hole of a work in a state that the work can float with a work receiving jig. The bush press-fitting device according to claim 1, wherein the workpiece receiving jig is movable up and down and tilted and displaceable with respect to the workpiece support member. 3. The bush press-fit according to claim 1, wherein an elastic bush is press-fitted into a bush insertion hole of the work while a floating work receiving jig is supported from below by a backup member. apparatus. A substantially C-shaped frame can be moved back and forth in the horizontal direction with respect to the fixed-position fixed work support member,
A press-fitting means is provided at the upper end of the frame, and a backup member facing the press-fitting means is provided at the lower end.
4. The press-fitting means, the workpiece receiving jig, and the backup member are set so as to be positioned on substantially the same axis when the frame moves forward with respect to the workpiece support member. Bush press-fitting device. 5. The bush press-fitting device according to claim 4, wherein the frame is mounted on a slide base capable of moving forward and backward in a horizontal direction so as to be movable up and down. When the slide base moves forward, the frame is cam-driven and moves up by a predetermined amount. In response, the backup member comes into contact with the workpiece receiving jig and supports the workpiece receiving jig in a floating state. The bush press-fitting device according to claim 5, wherein the bush press-fitting device is provided.

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