JP2010249282A - Ball screw - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform maintenance of an auxiliary device provided on the nut end of a ball screw without removing the ball screw from a table, even when it is installed to the table, while minimizing the disassembling of a mechanism part related thereto as much as possible. <P>SOLUTION: The ball screw 1 includes an engagement groove provided on the end surface bore of a nut 3. The auxiliary device 10 includes a connecting plate 20 and a fixing plate 30 having a mutual fastening part 70. The connecting plate 20 is insertable into the end of the nut 3, and has a locking part 23 to fitted to the engagement groove, the locking part having a gap 24 elastically deformable in its radial direction on an outer diameter part thereof. The fixing plate 30 has a shaft 80 which arrests the radial elastic displacement of the locking part 23 by being inserted to the gap 24 of the connecting plate 20 from the axial direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball screw for mounting an auxiliary device such as an oil impregnated member mounting device on a nut end, and more particularly to a connection structure between the nut end and the auxiliary device.

As a ball screw in which this type of accessory device is provided at the end of a nut, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 is known.
In the ball screw described in Patent Document 1, a seal mounting device is attached to the nut end as an accessory device. The seal mounting device includes a ring-shaped seal housing having an outer peripheral surface fitted to an inner peripheral surface of a nut, a fixing pin for fixing the seal housing to the nut, and a ring-shaped seal member accommodated in the seal housing. An elastic biasing member (for example, an elastic biasing member that elastically biases the seal member in a direction in which the seal member is pressed against the seal housing and elastically biases the fixing pin in a direction in which the fixing pin protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the seal housing and fits into the inner peripheral surface of the nut. C-shaped retaining ring).

JP 2003-294104 A

Here, in the seal mounting device described in Patent Document 1, the mounting structure of the oil-impregnated member is not mentioned, but as a ball screw provided with an auxiliary device at the nut end, in addition to the mounting of the seal member, the oil-impregnated member There is also an incidental device that can be mounted.
For example, in FIG. 10 (FIGS. 11 to 16 show constituent parts), in addition to the mounting structure of the seal member, an auxiliary device (hereinafter also referred to as “oil-containing member mounting device”) configured to be able to mount an oil-containing member as well. Shows an example of a ball screw provided at the nut end. In this example, the technique described in Patent Document 1 is developed so that the oil-containing member can be attached together.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the oil retaining member mounting device 110 is attached to the end portion of the nut 3 in the ball screw 100. The nut 3 is provided with an engagement groove 3c in the inner diameter portion at the end thereof. On the other hand, the oil impregnated member mounting device 110 has a substantially cylindrical housing 140, and a hole 140a for connection to the nut 3 is formed in the radial direction on the peripheral surface of the end portion on the nut 3 side.

  In this example, after the positions of the holes 140a and the engagement grooves 3c in the circumferential direction are matched with the positions facing each other, the fixing pin 120 is moved from the radially inner side in the same manner as the technique described in Patent Document 1. It is inserted into the engagement groove 3c through the hole 140a, and is further fixed from the inner diameter side of the housing 140 by the C-shaped retaining ring 130 to prevent the fixing pin 120 from coming off, thereby preventing the housing 140 from coming off the nut 3. It has become. The ring-shaped oil-impregnated member 150 is fitted into the inner diameter portion of the substantially cylindrical housing 140, and the ring-shaped seal member 160 is fitted on the outer side in the axial direction. To fastening screws 141 and 142, respectively.

Here, FIG. 17 ((a)-(c)) shows the usage example of the ball screw which provided this kind of accessory apparatus in the nut edge part. In addition, the figure (a) is the top view, (b) is the B arrow view in (a), (c) is the C arrow view in (a).
In the example shown in the figure, the ball screw 100 is installed on the machine base 9, and linear guides (linear motion guide devices) 5 are provided on both sides of the ball screw 100, and the guide rail 6 is parallel to the ball screw 100. Each is provided. The slider 7 of each linear guide 5 and the nut 3 of the ball screw 100 are integrally fixed using a table (or bracket) 8. The size of the table 8 varies depending on the application, but in many manufacturing apparatuses, as shown in the figure, the nut 8 of the ball screw 100 and the slider 7 of the linear guide 5 are completely covered. ing.

  By the way, in the incidental device (oil-containing member mounting device) in which the oil-impregnated member and the seal member are provided as described above, the oil-impregnated member and the seal member are limited in the service life and the serviceable travel distance. If the service life or mileage is exceeded, the function will deteriorate. Therefore, when the service life and the number of mileage are exceeded, it is necessary to replace them when maintaining the accessory device.

  However, in the mounting structure of the oil retaining member mounting device 110 as described above based on the technique described in Patent Document 1, the housing 140, the oil retaining member 150, and the seal member 160 can be securely fixed. Once assembled into the table 8, since the screw shaft 2 is fixed by attaching the C-shaped retaining ring 130 from the radially inner side before insertion, unless the ball screw 100 is removed from the table 8, the oil-containing member The mounting device 110 cannot be removed. Therefore, when replacing the oil impregnated member 150 and the seal member 160 in the maintenance of the oil impregnated member mounting apparatus 110, it is necessary to largely disassemble the ball screw 100 and the mechanism portion related thereto from the table 8.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and in a ball screw in which an auxiliary device such as an oil impregnated member mounting device is provided at the end of the nut, it is mounted on a table during maintenance of the auxiliary device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball screw that can reduce the disassembly of a mechanism portion related to the ball screw without removing the ball screw from the table even if it is in the state.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a screw shaft, a nut externally fitted to the screw shaft via a ball, and a seal member, an oil impregnation member, and the like at the end of the nut. The nut is provided with a plurality of engagement grooves spaced apart in the circumferential direction on the inner surface of the end surface of the nut, and the auxiliary device is fastened to each other in the axial direction. A ring-shaped connecting plate and a fixing plate having a fastening portion that can be released, the connecting plate being insertable into the nut end portion, and further fitted into the plurality of engaging grooves, respectively, and in the radial direction A plurality of engaging portions formed with elastically displaceable gap portions in the outer diameter portion, and the fixing plate is inserted into each gap portion of the connecting plate from the axial direction. To prevent the elastic displacement of the locking part in the radial direction It is characterized by having a plurality of shaft portions.

  The plurality of shaft portions can be constituted by, for example, tap holes formed in the fixing plate and screws screwed into the tap holes. Further, the plurality of shaft portions can be constituted by protrusions directly attached to the fixed plate.

  According to the present invention, the ring-shaped connecting plate is inserted into the nut end portion, and the plurality of engaging portions are aligned by aligning the circumferential positions of the engaging grooves and the connecting plate of the inner diameter portion of the nut. After engaging the engaging grooves at positions facing each other, the plurality of shaft portions of the ring-shaped fixing plate are inserted into the gap portions of the connecting plate from the axial direction so that the plurality of locking portions in the radial direction are inserted. It is possible to prevent elastic displacement and prevent the locking portion of the connecting plate from returning to the inner diameter direction at the plurality of shaft portions of the fixed plate. Since the connecting plate and the fixing plate have fastening portions that can be fastened and released from each other in the axial direction, the fastening portions can be fastened and fixed from each other in the axial direction.

  Therefore, according to this ball screw, it is possible to mount the connecting plate and the fixing plate only by mounting work from the axial direction of the screw shaft. Also, when removing the connecting plate and the fixing plate from the nut end, the reverse procedure can be used to remove the connecting plate and the fixing plate only from the axial direction of the screw shaft, so that the ball screw is mounted on the table. Even if it exists, an attendant apparatus can be attached or detached with respect to a nut end part, without removing a ball screw from a table.

  Therefore, in the ball screw in which an auxiliary device such as an oil impregnated member mounting device is provided at the nut end, even when the ball screw is mounted on the table during maintenance of the auxiliary device, without removing the ball screw from the table, Further, the disassembly of the mechanism portion related to this can be reduced as much as possible.

It is explanatory drawing of one Embodiment of the ball screw which concerns on this invention, and the cross section containing an axis line is shown in the same figure. It is a figure explaining the nut of the ball screw concerning the present invention, the figure (a) is a sectional view including the axis, and (b) is a front view. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure explaining the fixing plate of the oil-impregnated member mounting apparatus of the ball screw which concerns on this invention, The figure (a) is sectional drawing (XX cross section in the figure (b)) including the axis line, (b) ) Is a front view. It is a figure explaining the connection board of the oil impregnated member mounting apparatus of the ball screw which concerns on this invention, The figure (a) is sectional drawing (YY cross section in the figure (b)) including the axis line, (b) ) Is a front view. It is a figure explaining the housing of the oil impregnated member mounting apparatus of the ball screw which concerns on this invention, The figure (a) is sectional drawing containing the axis line, (b) is a front view. It is a figure explaining the oil impregnation member of the oil impregnation member mounting apparatus of the ball screw which concerns on this invention, the same figure (a) is sectional drawing containing the axis line, (b) is a front view. It is a figure explaining the sealing member of the oil impregnated member mounting apparatus of the ball screw which concerns on this invention, The figure (a) is sectional drawing containing the axis line, (b) is a front view. It is explanatory drawing of the modification of embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and the cross section containing an axis line is shown in the same figure. It is a figure explaining the connection plate of a modification, The figure (a) is sectional drawing (YY cross section in the figure (b)) including the axis line, (b) is a front view. It is a figure explaining an example of the mounting structure of the oil impregnated member mounting apparatus based on a prior art, and the cross section containing an axis line is shown in the same figure. It is a figure explaining the nut of a ball screw shown in Drawing 10, the figure (a) is a sectional view including the axis, and (b) is a front view. It is a figure explaining the housing of the oil impregnation member mounting apparatus shown in FIG. 10, (a) is sectional drawing containing the axis line, (b) is a front view. It is a figure explaining the fixing pin of the oil impregnated member mounting apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the C-shaped retaining ring of the oil-containing member mounting apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the oil impregnation member of the oil impregnation member mounting apparatus shown in FIG. 10, The same figure (a) is sectional drawing containing the axis line, (b) is a front view. It is a figure explaining the sealing member of the oil impregnation member mounting apparatus shown in FIG. 10, The same figure (a) is sectional drawing containing the axis line, (b) is a front view. It is a figure explaining the usage example of a ball screw provided with incidental devices, such as an oil impregnation member mounting device, at the nut end, the figure (a) is the top view, and (b) is B arrow in (a) FIG. 4C is a view in the direction of arrow C in FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.
As shown in FIG. 1, the ball screw 1 includes a screw shaft 2 having a screw groove 2a on the outer peripheral surface, a nut 3 having a screw groove 3a corresponding to the screw groove 2a on the inner peripheral surface, and these screw grooves 2a. , 3a, and a plurality of balls 4 that roll on a ball rolling path formed between the nuts 3a and 3a. The nut 3 is externally fitted to the screw shaft 2 via the plurality of balls 4 so as to be relatively rotatable. 3 is provided with a pair of oil-impregnated member mounting devices 10 attached as accessory devices for disposing the seal member 60 and the oil-impregnated member 50 at both end portions (only one end is shown in the figure).

The present embodiment is an example of a ball screw that does not greatly deteriorate the acoustic characteristics even when the nut 3 is operated at a high speed, and a ball return path (not shown) is opened on both end faces of the nut 3. In addition, in this example, ball guide members (not shown) for guiding the balls 4 rolling on the return path or the ball rolling path to the return path or the ball rolling path are provided at both inner ends of the nut 3.
Hereinafter, the oil impregnated member mounting device 10 of the ball screw 1 and its attachment / detachment structure will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the inner diameter portion 3b of the end surface of the nut 3 is provided with a plurality of engagement grooves 3c spaced in the circumferential direction in a concave arc shape. In this example, two engagement grooves 3c are formed at positions facing vertically (180 °). On the other hand, the oil-impregnated member mounting device 10 includes a ring-shaped connecting plate 20 and a fixed plate 30, and a substantially cylindrical housing 40 is detachably provided on the outer surface of the fixed plate 30. The oil-containing member 50 and the seal member 60 are accommodated.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the connecting plate 20 and the fixing plate 30 have a fastening portion 70 that can be fastened and released from each other in the axial direction. In the example of this embodiment, the connecting plate 20 Are formed with two tapped holes (female screws) 25 spaced apart by 180 ° in the circumferential direction (see FIG. 3), and the fixing plate 30 is located at a position facing the tapped holes 25 of the connecting plate 20 in the axial direction. Two countersink holes 32 are drilled (see FIG. 4), and the two fastening screws 92 enable mutual fastening and release from the outer surface side of the fixing plate 30.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the coupling plate 20 is provided with a plurality of locking portions 23 fitted in the plurality of engaging grooves 3 c of the nut 3 in a convex arc shape.
The ring-shaped main body portion 21 of the connecting plate 20 has an outer diameter portion 26 that can be inserted into the end of the nut 3. The outer diameter portion 26 faces vertically (180 °). Two locking portions 23 are formed at the positions. And this latching | locking part 23 is formed with the gap | interval part 24 which can be elastically displaced to self radial direction while each being fitted in the some engaging groove 3c of the said nut 3, respectively. In the example of the present embodiment, the gap portion 24 is formed in an arc shape along the circumferential direction of the ring-shaped main body portion 21 and one end side is open to the outer peripheral surface side of the outer diameter portion 26. The other end side of the gap portion 24 is a base end portion, and the locking portion 23 is supported by the cantilever arm portion 22.

  The fixing plate 30 has a ring-shaped main body portion 31, and an annular inlay portion 34 projecting so as to be “inlay” with respect to the inner diameter of the connecting plate 20 is provided on the end surface on the connecting plate 20 side. Thus, when the fixing plate 30 is fixed to the connecting plate 20, it can be easily mounted coaxially with the axial center CL of the ball screw 1. The main body 31 is provided with a plurality of tap holes (female screws) 33 (two in this example) in addition to the counterbore holes 32 penetratingly formed in the axial direction. The tap hole 33 is provided at a position facing each gap portion 24 of the connecting plate 20, and the shaft portion screw 91 is inserted into the tap hole 33 from the axial direction and fixed, thereby fixing the shaft portion. The screw portion of the screw 91 serves as a shaft portion 80 for preventing the return of the locking portion 23 of the connecting plate 20 and prevents the plurality of locking portions 23 from being elastically displaced in the radial direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the fixing plate 30 is formed adjacent to the engagement guide surface 35 at a position facing the outer surface of the main body 31 at 180 °. Two engagement hooks 36 are formed. As shown in FIG. 6A, the engagement hook 36 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and faces the outside in the axial direction of the fixing plate 30 (the right side surface in the figure). An overhang is formed on the housing 40 side to be mounted. The engagement guide surface 35 is a slope formed along the circumferential direction, and the slope of this slope is high on the side near the substantially U-shaped engagement hook 36 (that is, low toward the opposite side). It has become.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the housing 40 to be mounted is formed with two engaging claws 42 at the end portion on the cylindrical fixing plate 30 side. The engaging claws 42 are formed so as to be fitted in positions facing each other so as to be engaged with the engaging hooks 36 with their circumferential positions aligned. The engaging claw 42 has an engaging slope 42a formed along the circumferential direction, and an engaging surface 42b adjacent to the engaging inclined surface 42a. The engaging slope 42a has a low slope on the side of the engaging hook 36 and a high slope on the side of the engaging face 42b so that the engaging / disengaging operation is smooth.

  An annular flange 43 is formed in the housing 40 so as to project radially inward, and oil is impregnated on the fixing plate 30 side (left side in FIG. 3A) with respect to the flange 43. The member 50 is accommodated, and the seal member 60 is accommodated on the opposite side. A mounting hole 44 for mounting a screw for fixing the seal member 60 is provided on the outer peripheral surface on the side where the seal member 60 is accommodated. In the example of the present embodiment, the oil-impregnated member 50 is composed of semi-annular members 51 and 52 divided into left and right as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the seal member 60 has an annular shape, and an inner diameter surface thereof is a seal surface 60 a formed so as to follow the screw groove 2 a of the screw shaft 2.

Next, functions and effects of the ball screw 1 will be described.
In this ball screw 1, when the oil retaining member mounting device 10 is mounted on the end of the nut 3, first, the ring-shaped connecting plate 20 is inserted into the end of the nut 3, and a plurality of inner diameter portions 3 b of the nut 3 are inserted. The positions of the engagement grooves 3c and the connecting plate 20 in the circumferential direction are matched, and the plurality of locking portions 23 are fitted together at positions facing the plurality of engagement grooves 3c.

  At this time, in a non-engagement position where the plurality of locking portions 23 are not opposed to the plurality of engaging grooves 3 c, the tips of the plurality of locking portions 23 come into contact with the surface of the inner diameter portion 3 b of the nut 3. However, since each locking portion 23 is supported by the cantilever arm portion 22 with the other end side of the gap portion 24 serving as a base end portion, the cantilever arm portion 22 is elastically deformed radially inward. It is biased and can rotate in the circumferential direction while being in sliding contact with the inner diameter portion 3b. At the engagement position where the plurality of locking portions 23 are opposed to the plurality of engagement grooves 3c, the cantilever arm portion 22 is elastically deformed (returned) radially outward to be biased outward and the engagement grooves 3c. Is engaged. In the present embodiment, the plurality of engaging grooves 3c are provided in a concave arc shape, and the plurality of engaging portions 23 fitted in the concave grooves are provided in a convex arc shape. Engagement / disengagement during rotation can be performed smoothly.

  Next, after the nut 3 and the connecting plate 20 are positioned at the engaging position and it is confirmed that the locking portion 23 is fitted in the engaging groove 3c, the ring-shaped fixing plate 30 is moved in the axial direction of the connecting plate 20. Covering from the outer surface side, the shaft portion screw 91 is inserted and fixed to the tap hole 33 of the fixing plate 30 from the outer surface side in the axial direction. As a result, the screw portion of the shaft portion screw 91 is inserted into each gap portion 24 of the connecting plate 20 from the axial direction, and becomes a shaft portion 80 for preventing the locking portion 23 of the connecting plate 20 from returning. It is possible to prevent elastic displacement of the stop portion 23 inward in the radial direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the locking portion 23 of the connecting plate 20 from returning to the inner diameter direction by the plurality of shaft portions 80 of the fixing plate 30 (in this example, screw portions of the shaft portion screws 91). In addition, since the inlay part 34 is formed with respect to the internal diameter of the connection board 20 in the end surface by the side of the connection board 20, when fixing the fixing board 30 to the connection board 20, it is the axis CL of the ball screw 1 and it. Can be easily mounted on the same axis.

Next, the connecting plate 20 and the fixing plate 30 are fixed by a fastening portion 70 that can be fastened and released from each other in the axial direction. In other words, the two fastening screws 92 can be inserted into the counterbore hole 32 from the outer surface side of the fixing plate 30 and screwed into the tap hole 25 to be fixed.
Next, when the housing 40 is inserted from the axial direction, the circumferential position of the engagement claw 42 of the housing 40 is positioned so as to face the engagement guide surface 35 of the fixed plate 30. Next, when the engagement claw 42 is pressed against the engagement guide surface 35, the inclined surface of the engagement guide surface 35 acts as a “cam”, so that the engagement claw 42 is guided to the engagement hook 36 side. 40 can be smoothly turned in the circumferential direction. And since the engaging slope 42a is formed in the part of the engaging claw 42 where the engagement with the engagement hook 36 is started, the engagement with the engagement hook 36 is also made smooth. It is possible to easily attach and detach the mounted housing 40 and to increase the binding force when engaged with the engagement hook 36. Therefore, according to this ball screw 1, the housing 40 can be easily attached and detached only by the mounting operation from the axial direction of the screw shaft 2.

  As described above, according to the ball screw 1, the housing 40, the connecting plate 20, and the fixing plate 30 can be attached to the end portion of the nut 3 only by the attaching operation from the axial direction of the screw shaft 2. Further, when removing the housing 40, the connecting plate 20 and the fixing plate 30 from the end of the nut 3, it can be easily removed only by the work from the axial direction of the screw shaft 2 by the reverse procedure to the above. For example, even when the ball screw 1 is mounted on the table 8 as illustrated in FIG. 17, the oil-impregnated member mounting device 10 as an auxiliary device is attached to the nut 3 without removing the ball screw 1 from the table 8. It can be attached to and detached from the end portion. Therefore, even when the ball screw 1 is mounted on the table 8 during the maintenance of the oil impregnated member mounting apparatus 10, the ball screw 1 can be disassembled from the table 8 and the mechanism portion can be disassembled. Can be reduced.

As described above, according to this ball screw 1, the process of attaching / detaching the oil retaining member mounting device 10 to / from the nut 3 can be facilitated. In addition, the ball screw which concerns on this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible unless it deviates from the meaning of this invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the shaft portion 80 has been described as an example in which the shaft portion screw 91 is inserted and fixed to the tap hole 33 of the fixing plate 30 from the outer side in the axial direction. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the shaft portion 80 may be configured by a ridge portion directly attached to the fixed plate 30.

  That is, instead of the tapped hole 33 of the fixing plate 30 in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a protruding pin-shaped protruding portion formed directly on the nut 3 side end surface of the fixing plate 30 is directly used as the shaft portion 80. Provide. And as shown to the code | symbol A part of FIG. 8, it is a structure which prevents the movement to the radial inside of the latching | locking part 23 by inserting this axial part 80 in the gap | interval part 24. FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball screw 2 Screw shaft 3 Nut 4 Ball 5 Linear guide 6 Guide rail 7 Slider 8 Table 9 Machine base 10 Oil-impregnated member mounting device (accessory device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Connection plate 30 Fixing plate 40 Housing 50 Oil impregnation member 60 Seal member 70 Fastening part 80 Shaft part 91 Shaft part screw 92 Fastening screw

Claims (3)

A ball screw comprising: a screw shaft; a nut that is externally fitted to the screw shaft so as to be relatively rotatable through a ball; and an accessory device that arranges a seal member, an oil-containing member, and the like at the end of the nut,
The nut is provided with a plurality of engagement grooves spaced apart in the circumferential direction on the inner diameter portion of the end surface, and the auxiliary device has a ring shape having a fastening portion that can be fastened and released from each other in the axial direction. The connecting plate includes a connecting plate and a fixing plate, and the connecting plate can be inserted into the nut end portion, and further includes a gap portion that is fitted in each of the plurality of engaging grooves and elastically displaceable in the radial direction. The plurality of locking portions are provided on the outer diameter portion of the locking plate, and the fixing plate is inserted into each gap portion of the connecting plate from the axial direction, thereby elastically displacing the plurality of locking portions in the radial direction. A ball screw having a plurality of shaft portions for preventing   2. The ball screw according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of shaft portions include a tap hole formed in the fixing plate and a screw screwed into the tap hole.   2. The ball screw according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of shaft portions are configured by protrusions directly attached to the fixing plate.

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