JP2006302635A - Cam shaft high-frequency induction heating coil, and method of cam shaft high frequency induction heating using the heating coil - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide such a cam-shaft high-frequency induction heating coil and a cam-shaft high-frequency induction heating method that can aim at simultaneous heating as well as uniform heating of individual cam pieces by a single power source, although of a simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: An integrated structure of a coil body P made by combining a plurality of coil component members 2d<SB>1</SB>, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d<SB>2</SB>arranged in correspondence with cam faces S on an outer periphery of a plurality of cam pieces 3d<SB>1</SB>, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d<SB>2</SB>so as to be continued as a series. A pair of coil component members arranged in correspondence with the pair of cam pieces 3d<SB>1</SB>, 3d<SB>2</SB>adjacent to the pair of journal parts 1a, 1b of the cam shaft 1, respectively, are to be circular coil component members 2d<SB>1</SB>, 2d<SB>2</SB>of one turn, and coil component members arranged in correspondence with the cam pieces 3a, 3b, 3c placed between the cam pieces 3d<SB>1</SB>, 3d<SB>2</SB>are to be circular arc coil component members 2a, 2b, 2c with a part of the one turn electrically cut off. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, a camshaft in which a plurality of cam pieces having substantially the same width and volume are disposed between a pair of journal portions provided at both ends of the camshaft is constituted by a single high-frequency induction heating coil and a single power source. The present invention relates to a high-frequency induction heating coil that simultaneously and uniformly induction-heats each cam piece for quenching, and a camshaft high-frequency induction heating method using the heating coil.

  FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show camshafts 21 and 22 that have been used conventionally. These camshafts 21 and 22 are both end portions in the axial direction of the camshafts 21 and 22 as shown in the figure. A plurality of cam pieces 24a, 24b, and 24c are arranged between a pair of journal portions 23a and 23b provided respectively. The camshaft 21 shown in FIG. 9 has a cam piece 24b provided at the center in the axial direction with a larger width and volume than the other cam pieces 24a and 24c, and the camshaft 22 shown in FIG. The cam pieces 25a, 25b, 25d, and 25e having substantially the same width and the same volume are disposed between the pair of journal portions 23a and 23b at substantially equal intervals along the axial direction. In the case of the camshaft 21 shown in FIG. 9, as shown in the drawing, one-turn annular coil components 25a, 25b, respectively corresponding to the outer cam surfaces S of the cam pieces 24a, 24b, 24c, 25c, which are connected in series and simultaneously supplied with electric power to perform high-frequency heating.

On the other hand, conventionally, in order to make the depth of the hardened hardened layer uniform, the center of the camshaft (axis) and the center of the high-frequency induction heating coil (axis) are shifted from each other by an appropriate distance along the entire circumference of the cam piece. Means for balancing the quench-hardened layer has been proposed (see, for example, JP-A-2002-363648).
JP 2002-363648 A

  However, for the camshaft 22 shown in FIG. 10, for example, high-frequency induction heating is performed using the high-frequency induction heating coils 27 and 28 having the shape shown in FIGS. As the amount of heat applied to the cam surface S on the outer periphery of the central cam piece 25c increases, excessive quenching occurs in the central cam piece 25c as shown in FIG. A hardened layer (relatively deep hardened hardened layer) α is formed, and the depth of the hardened hardened layer decreases toward the journal portions 23a and 23b, and the cam pieces 25a and 25b adjacent to the journal portions 23a and 23b, respectively. The hardened and hardened layer β having an incomplete depth is formed in 25e, and a hardened and hardened layer γ is also formed in part of the journal portions 23a and 23b.

  In order to solve such a problem, the coil inner diameter of the coil constituent member of each stage of the high frequency induction heating coil is changed according to the arrangement position of the cam pieces 25a to 25e, or each of the cam pieces 25a to 25e. Correspondingly, it is conceivable to adopt means such as arranging the coil constituent members 29a to 29e in parallel and balancing them with a magnetic material. However, in either case, the shape of the high-frequency induction heating coil is complicated, and there is a problem that a great amount of oscillator output is required.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 of JP-A-2002-363648, it is conceivable to shift the center of the camshaft and the core of the coil to balance the hardened layer on the entire circumference of the cam piece. Two power supplies are required, so that the structure of the apparatus is complicated and the apparatus is expensive.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and the object thereof is to provide simultaneous heating and uniform heating (and hence quench hardening) of each cam piece by a single power source while having a simple structure. An object of the present invention is to provide a camshaft high-frequency induction heating coil and a camshaft high-frequency induction heating method using the heating coil so that the layer can be made uniform.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a plurality of cam pieces having substantially the same width and volume are provided in the axial direction of the camshaft between a pair of journal portions respectively provided at both ends of the camshaft. A camshaft high-frequency induction heating coil that heats a camshaft arranged at intervals along a high-frequency induction for a quenching process, and a plurality of camshafts arranged corresponding to the outer cam surfaces of the plurality of cam pieces, respectively. A pair of coil constituent members that constitute both ends of the coil body among the plurality of coil constituent members. A pair of coil constituent members correspondingly arranged corresponding to a pair of cam pieces adjacent to each of the journal portions is a one-turn annular coil constituent member. Among the coil constituent members, a coil constituent member disposed between the pair of coil constituent members, the coil constituent member disposed corresponding to the cam piece disposed between the pair of cam pieces, A part of the turn is an arc-shaped coil component that is electrically cut.
Further, in the present invention, means for arbitrarily setting a range to be electrically cut in the arc-shaped coil constituent member is provided.
In the present invention, the arc-shaped coil constituent members adjacent to each other are connected to each other at a position on the outer peripheral side of the arc-shaped coil constituent member.
In the present invention, a magnetic member made of a silicon steel plate or a core is provided on the journal portion side of the coil constituent member corresponding to the cam piece adjacent to the pair of journal portions.
In the present invention, the journal portion is provided with a secondary induction coil ring concentric with the journal portion at a position facing the magnetic member made of the silicon steel plate or the core.
According to the present invention, in the method of induction heating the plurality of cam surfaces of the camshaft using the above-described camshaft induction hardening heating coil, the plurality of coil constituent members are made to correspond to the respective cam pieces. The electric power is supplied from a single power source to the integrated coil body, and a plurality of cam surfaces of the camshaft are simultaneously subjected to high frequency induction heating.

  The present invention according to claim 1 is composed of a coil body having a unitary structure in which a plurality of coil constituent members arranged respectively corresponding to cam surfaces on the outer periphery of a plurality of cam pieces are continuously connected. Among the coil constituent members, a pair of coil constituent members constituting both ends of the coil body, and a pair of coil constituent members disposed corresponding to a pair of cam pieces adjacent to the pair of journal portions, It is a 1-turn annular coil constituent member, and among the plurality of coil constituent members, a coil constituent member disposed between the pair of coil constituent members, wherein the cam piece is disposed between the pair of cam pieces. Correspondingly arranged coil constituent members are arc-shaped coil constituent members in which a part of one turn is electrically cut, so that the structure is very simple, Simultaneous heating of each cam piece by a power supply (and thus, simultaneous quenching) it is, it is possible to achieve uniform hardened layer. That is, a pair of journal portions at both end portions of the camshaft that are difficult to be heated are arranged with corresponding one-turn annular coil members, and a region between the pair of journal portions that is easily heated (the camshaft of the camshaft). By arranging arc-shaped coil constituent members having one turn or less in the middle part in the axial direction, the cam surfaces on the outer circumferences of the respective cam pieces can be simultaneously and uniformly subjected to high-frequency induction heating. Furthermore, less power supply is required, and high-frequency induction heating and thus quenching can be performed at low cost.

  Further, the present invention according to claim 2 is provided with means for arbitrarily setting a range of electrical cutting in the arc-shaped coil constituent member, and therefore, a pair disposed corresponding to the pair of journal portions. By changing the circumferential length of the arc-shaped coil constituent members disposed between the arc-shaped coil constituent members as required, the outer circumferences of the cam pieces respectively disposed corresponding to these arc-shaped coil constituent members are changed. The heating condition of the cam surface can be adjusted. As a result, each cam piece can be more uniformly induction-heated by a single high-frequency induction heating coil, and a uniform hardened and hardened layer can be formed. . Further, by appropriately changing the circumferential length of the arc-shaped coil constituent member, it is possible to adjust the heating and consequently the quench hardened layer depth.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the adjacent arc-shaped coil constituent members are connected to each other at a position on the outer peripheral side of the arc-shaped coil constituent member (that is, the connection between the respective coil constituent members is performed). (It is not performed between each coil constituent member), so that the hardened hardened layer pattern between the cam pieces can be made difficult to connect by performing connection of each coil constituent member on the outer peripheral side, It becomes possible to form a desired good quench hardened layer.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a magnetic member made of a silicon steel plate or a core is provided on the side of the journal portion of the coil constituent member corresponding to the cam piece adjacent to each of the pair of journal portions. Therefore, by utilizing the magnetic flux concentration effect by the magnetic member, the outer cam surface of the pair of cam pieces adjacent to the journal part is efficiently high-frequency induction heated by a relatively small oscillator output from a single power supply part. Similar to the cam piece on the center side, uniform heating can be performed.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a secondary induction coil ring concentric with the journal portion is disposed in the journal portion at a position facing the magnetic member made of a silicon steel plate or core. Therefore, by providing a secondary induction coil ring, magnetic flux leakage to the journal part side is reduced, and high frequency induction heating of the journal part can be reduced, and a hardened and hardened layer is formed in the journal part. Can be prevented. That is, by disposing the closed-circuit secondary induction coil ring on the journal portion side, the magnetic flux in the vicinity of the journal portion can be canceled, and the formation of a hardened and hardened layer on the journal portion can be further suppressed.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for induction-heating a plurality of cam surfaces of a camshaft using the above-described camshaft induction hardening heating coil, wherein a plurality of coil constituent members are connected to respective cam pieces. The power is supplied to the integrated coil body from a single power supply unit, and multiple cam surfaces of the camshaft are simultaneously subjected to high-frequency induction heating. By using a high-frequency induction heating coil that is simple to use, the cam surface on the outer periphery of each cam piece can be simultaneously subjected to high-frequency induction heating in an easy operation uniformly and at low cost.

  Hereinafter, a camshaft induction hardening heating coil and a camshaft induction heating method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

<Example 1>
FIG. 1 shows a high frequency induction heating coil 2 for high frequency induction heating of the camshaft 1 as shown in FIG. 2 for quenching treatment. The camshaft 1 as a processing target shown in FIG. 2 has a plurality (for example, five) of substantially the same width and volume between a pair of journal portions 1a and 1b provided at both ends in the axial direction. The cam pieces 3d ₁ , 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d ₂ are arranged along the axial direction of the cam shaft 1 at intervals. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, each of the five cam pieces of the camshaft 1 is hereinafter referred to as a D ₁ cam piece 3d ₁ , an A cam piece 3a, a B cam piece 3b, a C cam piece 3c, and a D ₂ cam. It is referred to as a piece 3d _2.

On the other hand, the high frequency induction heating coil 2 continuously includes a plurality of coil constituent members 2d ₁ , 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d ₂ arranged corresponding to the outer cam surfaces of the plurality of cam pieces 3a to 3e, respectively. It consists of the coil body P of the integral structure couple | bonded (namely, connected in series). In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the high frequency induction heating coil 2 disposed corresponding to the D ₁ cam piece 3d ₁ , the A cam piece 3b, the B cam piece 3b, the C cam piece 3c, and the D ₂ cam piece 3d ₂ , respectively. In the following description, each of the coil constituting members of D ₁ cam piece coil constituting member 2d ₁ , A cam piece coil constituting member 2a, B cam piece coil constituting member 2b, C cam piece coil constituting member 2c, D _It will be referred to as a ₂ cam piece coil component 2d ₂ . These coil constituent members 2 d ₁ , 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, ₂ d ₂ are connected in series to a single power supply unit 4.

The five cam pieces used in this embodiment, that is, the D ₁ cam piece 3d ₁ , the A cam piece 3a, the B cam piece 3b, the C cam piece 3c, and the D ₂ cam piece 3d ₂ have substantially the same width and volume. It consists of things. Of the coil components 2d ₁ , 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d ₂ of the high-frequency induction heating coil 2 that are arranged corresponding to the cam pieces 3d ₁ , 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d ₂ , A pair of coil constituting members constituting both ends, and a pair of D ₁ arranged corresponding to the D ₁ cam piece 3d ₁ and the D ₂ cam piece 3d ₂ adjacent to the pair of journal portions 1a and 1b, respectively. the cam piece coil component 2d ₁ and D ₂ cam piece coil component 2d _2, as shown in FIG. 1, the coil component (annular coil component of one turn of the annular (central angle 180 °) ). Further, of the coil constituent members 2d ₁ , 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d ₂ of the high frequency induction heating coil 2, other than the pair of D ₁ cam piece coil constituent members 2d ₁ and D ₂ cam piece coil constituent members 2d ₂ a coil component, D ₁ is disposed between the cam piece coil component 2d ₁ and D ₂ cam piece coil component 2d _2, and, D ₁ cam piece 3d ₁ and D ₂ cam piece 3d cam piece arranged between the ₂ (ie, a cam piece 3b locations near the center of the cam shaft 1, B cam piece 3b, C cam piece 3c) coil component 2a disposed corresponding respectively to, As shown in FIG. 1, 2b and 2c are arcuate coil constituent members obtained by electrically cutting a part of one turn. In the present embodiment, the coil constituent members 2a, 2b, and 2c respectively arranged corresponding to the A cam piece 3b, the B cam piece 3b, and the C cam piece 3c have 0.5 turns, that is, 1 It consists of a coil constituent member (arc-shaped coil constituent member) of an arc-shaped turn obtained by electrically cutting a half portion (a central angle portion of about 180 °) of a turn (center angle 360 °).

Using the high frequency induction heating coil 2 having the above-described shape, the coil of the high frequency induction heating coil 2 is formed on the cam surface S on the outer periphery of each cam piece 3d ₁ , 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d ₂ of the camshaft 1 shown in FIG. When the structural members 2d ₁ , 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d ₂ are arranged in correspondence with each other and induction hardening is performed, the cam surfaces 3d ₁ , 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d ₂ are substantially uniform on the outer cam surface S. It was possible to form a cured layer. Specifically, as the quenching setting conditions, a stationary single rotation quenching and drop cooling method is adopted, a 10 kHz-350 kW oscillator, a frequency of about 9.5 kHz, a voltage of 393 V, a current of 236 to 197 A, power When each cam piece 3d ₁ , 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d ₂ is simultaneously subjected to high-frequency induction heating at 83 to 70 kW for 5.8 seconds, quenching is performed by quenching by cooling liquid injection. A hardened and hardened layer pattern could be obtained.

<Example 2>
In the case of Example 1 described above, the coil constituent members 2a, 2b, and 2c are electrically turned to 0.5 turns by electrically cutting half (about 180 °) of the center angle (360 °) of one turn. Although the cutting angle can be adjusted in accordance with the shape of the cam piece, a more uniform hardened layer can be formed. Therefore, in Example 2, as shown in FIG. 3, a mechanism for adjusting the cutting angle is provided. Various types of adjustment mechanisms can be used as the adjustment mechanism. An example of the adjustment mechanism will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 3. An outer frame of the coil constituent members 2a to 2c is surrounded by a circular arc frame. The body 5 is disposed, and an adjustment member 6 made of a conductive material is provided between the coil constituent members 2 a to 2 c and the frame body 5, and the adjustment member 6 is movable on the inner peripheral surface of the frame body 5. The cutting angle can be adjusted by moving in the circumferential direction along the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. In FIG. 3, M is a power supply lead conductor connected to the uppermost D ₁ cam piece coil constituent member 2 d ₁ of the high frequency induction heating coil 2, and N is the lowermost D of the high frequency induction heating coil 2. _This is a power supply lead conductor formed of a _two- cam piece coil constituent member 2d ₂ .

<Example 3>
On the other hand, as for the connection between the arcuate coil constituent members 2a, 2b, and 2c, adjacent members may be directly connected, but in this embodiment, the hardened and hardened layer pattern between the cam pieces is hardly connected. In order to obtain a uniform hardened and hardened layer, a method of connecting at positions on the outer peripheral side of the arc-shaped coil constituent members 2a, 2b and 2c is adopted. FIG. 4 shows an example, and the A cam piece coil constituting member 2a and the B cam piece coil ring member 2b are indicated by (A) and (A) in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B). 4B, the B cam piece coil constituting member 2b and the C cam piece coil constituting member 1c are connected to each other via the connecting lead 7 shown in FIG. (B) and (B) are connected to each other via connection leads 8 shown in FIG. In FIG. 5 (A), 7a is a connecting portion to the A cam coil constituting member 2a, 7b is a connecting portion to the B cam coil constituting member 2b, and in FIG. 5 (B), 8a is the B cam. A connecting portion to the coil constituent member 2b, 8b is a connecting portion to the C cam coil constituent member 3c. 6A and 6B show an overview of the high-frequency induction heating coil 2 of this embodiment.

<Example 4>
The high frequency induction heating coil 2 having the above structure forms a quench hardened layer by cooling each cam piece by high frequency induction heating, but it adversely affects the journal portions 1a and 1b (journal portions 1a and 1b). 7 is provided with a magnetic member 9 made of a silicon steel plate 9a or a core 9b shown in FIG. That is, the magnetic member 9 has a D ₁ cam piece 3d ₁ and a D ₂ cam piece 3d ₂ adjacent to the journal portions 1a and 1b in order to reduce magnetic flux leakage from the coil constituting member side to the journal portions 1a and 1b. D ₁ cam piece coil component 2d ₁ and D ₂ cam piece coil component 2d ₂ journal portions 1a are arranged corresponding to, or mechanically fixed is welded or adhered to the surface of the 1b-side (See FIG. 7).

<Example 5>
By providing the magnetic member 9 composed of the silicon steel plate 9a or the core 9b described above, the adverse effect on the journal portions 1a and 1b can be greatly reduced. In this embodiment, the induction heating of the journal portions 1a and 1b is performed. to further reduce the adverse effect by more effectively suppressed, 7 and the secondary induction coil ring 10 a D ₁ cam piece coil component 2d ₁ and D ₂ cam block 8 use coil component 2d ₂ and opposed to journal portion 1a, the journal portion 1a on the side 1b, the are be provided in 1b concentric. In this embodiment, by arranging the secondary induction coil ring 10, currents in opposite directions flow through the high frequency induction heating coil 2 and the secondary induction coil ring 10 as shown in FIG. The magnetic flux in the vicinity of 1a and 1b is canceled out. As a result, the induction heating to the journal portions 1a and 1b can be effectively suppressed.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the camshaft 1 having five cam pieces has been described, but the present invention can be applied to a camshaft having a number of cam pieces other than five. In the above-described embodiment, the high-frequency induction heating coil 2 for high-frequency induction heating of the camshaft 1 having the plurality of cam pieces 3d ₁ , 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d ₂ having substantially constant width and volume, and this Although the high frequency induction heating method using the heating coil 2 has been described, the present invention can be applied to other types of camshafts having substantially the same shape as the camshaft 1.

It is a typical perspective view which shows the whole camshaft high frequency induction heating coil shape which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the camshaft which carries out high frequency induction heating with the camshaft high frequency induction heating coil of FIG. It is a top view which shows an example of the mechanism which adjusts the cutting angle of an arc-shaped coil structural member. 4 (A), 4 (B), and 4 (C) are arc-shaped coil constituent members of the camshaft high-frequency induction heating coil of FIG. 1 (arc-shaped coils corresponding to the cam piece on the center side of the camshaft). It is sectional drawing which shows the connection structure in the outer peripheral side of a structural member. It is a side view which shows an example of the connection lead used for the connection structure of FIG. 6A is a plan view showing the entire structure of the camshaft high-frequency induction heating coil and the power supply means connected to the heating coil of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6B is a side view of the same. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the magnetic member (silicon steel plate or core) and the secondary induction coil ring in the location by the side of the journal part of an annular coil structural member. It is effect | action explanatory drawing explaining the effect | action of a secondary induction coil ring. It is a top view which shows the cam shaft which has several cam pieces from which a width | variety and a volume differ. It is a top view which shows the camshaft which has several cam pieces with the substantially same width | variety and volume. It is a typical perspective view which shows an example of the conventional high frequency induction heating coil. It is a typical perspective view which shows an example of the conventional high frequency induction heating coil. It is sectional drawing which shows the formation state of the hardening hardening layer of the camshaft by the conventional high frequency induction heating coil.

Explanation of symbols

1 camshaft 1a, 1b journal portions 2a, 2b, 2c arcuate coil component 2d _1, 2d ₂ annular coil component 2 high frequency induction heating coil 3a A cam piece 3b B cam piece 3c C cam piece 3d ₁ D ₁ cam Frame 3d ₂ D ₂ Cam frame 4 Power supply 5 Frame body 6 Adjustment member 7, 8 Connection lead 9 Magnetic member P Coil body S Cam surface

Claims (6)

A camshaft comprising a plurality of cam pieces having substantially the same width and volume between a pair of journal portions respectively provided at both ends of the camshaft, spaced apart along the axial direction of the camshaft. A camshaft high frequency induction heating coil that performs high frequency induction heating for quenching treatment,
A plurality of coil constituent members arranged corresponding to the cam surfaces on the outer periphery of the plurality of cam pieces, respectively, are composed of a coil body of an integral structure that is connected so as to be continuous.
Of the plurality of coil constituting members, a pair of coil constituting members constituting both end portions of the coil body, the pair of coils arranged corresponding to the pair of cam pieces adjacent to the pair of journal portions, respectively. The component is a one-turn annular coil component,
Of the plurality of coil constituent members, a coil constituent member disposed between the pair of coil constituent members, the coil constituent member disposed corresponding to the cam piece disposed between the pair of cam pieces. A camshaft high-frequency induction heating coil characterized in that an arc-shaped coil constituent member is obtained by electrically cutting a part of one turn.   The camshaft high frequency induction heating coil according to claim 1, further comprising means for arbitrarily setting a range of electrical cutting in the arcuate coil constituent member.   The camshaft high-frequency induction heating coil according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the arc-shaped coil constituent members adjacent to each other are connected to each other at a position on the outer peripheral side of the arc-shaped coil constituent member.   The magnetic member which consists of a silicon steel plate or a core was installed in the side of the journal part of the said coil structural member corresponding to the said cam piece adjacent to a pair of said journal part, The any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The camshaft high-frequency induction heating coil according to Item.   5. The secondary induction coil ring concentric with the journal part is disposed in the journal part at a position facing the magnetic member made of the silicon steel plate or the core. 6. The camshaft high-frequency induction heating coil according to Item.   A method of induction heating a plurality of cam surfaces of a camshaft using the camshaft induction hardening heating coil according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the plurality of coil components are respectively The camshaft is arranged corresponding to the cam piece, and a plurality of cam surfaces of the camshaft are simultaneously subjected to high-frequency induction heating by supplying electric power from a single power source to the integrated coil body. High frequency induction heating method.

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