JP2011247406A - Power transmission device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive power transmission device having a pulley provided with a female screw part installed in a disk part.SOLUTION: The power transmission device includes the pulley 6 made of a sheet metal, and an elastic member 21 connected to the disk part 8 of the pulley 6. A connection part for connecting the disk part 8 and the elastic part 21 is formed of a plurality of fixing screws 11, a nut 24 for each fixing screw 11, and a synthetic resin made nut holder 25 for holing the nut 24. The nut holder 25 includes an annular nut holder body 26, a nut holder 28 for holding the nut 24 in such a state in which the rotation is restricted, and a mounting part 29 for supporting the nut holder body 26 on the disk part 8.

Description

  The present invention relates to a power transmission device used for a car air conditioner compressor and the like, and relates to a power transmission device that transmits power via a power transmission member fixed to a pulley.

  As a conventional power transmission device of this type, there is one described in Patent Document 1, for example. The power transmission device described in paragraphs 0068 to 0074 (FIGS. 36 to 39) of the specification of Patent Document 1 is for transmitting engine power to a car air conditioner compressor. This power transmission device includes a steel pulley to which engine power is transmitted, and a hub of a car air conditioner compressor coupled to the pulley via a torque limiter mechanism. The hub is positioned on the same axis as the pulley, and is attached to a rotating shaft of a car air conditioner compressor by spline fitting.

The pulley includes a rim portion around which a transmission belt is wound, a disc portion extending radially inward from the rim portion, and a boss portion provided at a central portion of the disc portion. The boss is rotatably supported by a bearing on the housing of the compressor.
The torque limiter mechanism is composed of two members, an elastic member and a holding plate. The elastic member is formed in an annular plate shape and is fixed to the disk portion of the pulley. A clamped portion is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the elastic member. The holding plate holds the pinched portion in cooperation with the hub.

  The elastic member includes a base portion formed in an annular shape, three connecting portions provided so as to protrude from the outer peripheral portion of the annular base portion, and the sandwiched portion formed at the distal end portion of these connecting portions. It is configured. The connecting portion extends radially outward from the annular base and extends in the circumferential direction. These connecting portions are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the base portion so as to be arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

The sandwiched portion is sandwiched between the flange portion of the hub and the outer peripheral portion of the holding plate, and is held by these members. The holding plate is fixed to the hub in a state of holding and holding the sandwiched portion in cooperation with the flange portion.
A screw mounting hole for inserting a fixing screw is formed in a connecting portion between the base portion and the connecting portion of the elastic member. The elastic member is fixed to the pulley by screwing a fixing screw inserted through the screw mounting hole into a screw hole formed in the disk portion of the pulley.

  In order to mount a power transmission device having such a torque limiter mechanism on a compressor for a car air conditioner, first, the pulley is rotatably mounted on a housing of the compressor. This housing is provided so that the rotation shaft of the compressor is located on the same axis as the pulley. The rotating shaft passes through the shaft center portion of the pulley. Next, the hub is attached to the tip of the rotating shaft. The elastic member is previously attached to the hub by a holding plate.

  Finally, the annular base of the elastic member is fixed to the pulley with a fixing screw. The operation of screwing the fixing screw into the screw hole of the pulley is performed from the hub side. A recess made of a notch is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the hub so that a tool for tightening the fixing screw can be inserted. That is, the tool is not interfered with the hub when the fixing screw is screwed.

  In the conventional power transmission device configured as described above, a female screw for screwing the fixing screw needs to be provided on the pulley. This is because the pulley opening portion side (opposite to the elastic member) faces the compressor housing, and the operation of tightening the fixing screw may be performed only from the elastic member side. In the conventional power transmission device described above, the female screw into which the fixing screw is screwed is formed as a screw hole in the disk portion of the pulley.

By the way, in recent years, as a pulley of the above-described power transmission device, a so-called sheet metal pulley formed by subjecting a steel plate to plastic processing and formed into a predetermined shape has been used. In this type of sheet metal pulley, a screw hole into which the fixing screw is screwed cannot be formed in the disk portion. This is because the pulley made of sheet metal cannot be formed with a thick disc portion. In the steel pulley as described above, the screw hole can be formed by forming the disk portion thick. However, in the case of a pulley made of sheet metal, it is difficult to form a thick plate, so that a screw hole cannot be formed in the disk portion.
In addition, in the steel pulley, when the disc portion is formed with a small thickness, the same problems as the sheet metal pulley occur.

As a conventional pulley made of sheet metal having a female screw in a disc portion, there is one described in Patent Document 2. Patent Document 2 discloses a pulley made of sheet metal in which a female screw member (welding nut) is welded to a disk portion. Patent Document 2 also discloses a sheet metal pulley in which a disk portion is provided with a cylindrical portion for forming an internal thread by burring. The female screw member is formed with a screw hole, and is welded to the disk portion so that the screw insertion through hole of the disk portion and the screw hole are located on the same axis.
An internal thread is formed on the inner peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion formed by the burring process.

On the other hand, in order to provide a female screw on the metal plate, as described in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4, it is conceivable to fix the clinch nut to the metal plate.
By applying the configuration shown in Patent Document 2 to Patent Document 4 to a sheet metal pulley, the internal thread is provided in the disk portion, so even after the pulley is mounted on the compressor housing, the sheet metal pulley The elastic member can be fixed by a fixing screw.

Japanese Patent No. 3421619 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-67954 Utility Model Registration No. 3054847 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-32496

  However, in the method of forming a female screw in a cylindrical portion formed by burring, a female screw cannot be provided as designed in a pulley made of sheet metal used for a compressor for a car air conditioner. There are two reasons for this as follows. The first reason is that this type of pulley is provided with a belt that transmits power from the engine auxiliary machine to the compressor. This belt is wound around a poly V groove formed in the rim portion of the pulley. That is, this pulley is restricted by the position of the poly V groove in the axial direction and the pulley diameter, and the space for burring the disk portion becomes narrow.

  The second reason is that a bent portion is formed between the disc portion and the rim portion in the pulley made of sheet metal, and the outer peripheral surface side of the disc portion is formed in a tapered shape. The outer peripheral portion of the disc portion is inclined so as to be gradually displaced in the axial direction of the pulley toward the rim portion where the poly V groove is formed. That is, the position where the cylindrical portion can be formed by burring is limited only to the inner peripheral side of the disc portion.

  Even if the cylindrical portion for forming the female screw can be provided on the sheet metal pulley of the compressor for the car air conditioner by burring, the following problems occur. When the cylindrical part is formed on the disk part of the pulley made of sheet metal by burring, the opening part of the cylindrical part {the inner periphery where the female thread of the cylindrical part is formed from the surface of the disk part (the surface on which the elastic member is superimposed) The portion between the surfaces} is formed in a cross-sectional arc shape (R shape). That is, an opening hole having an outer dimension larger than that of the female screw hole is formed on the surface of the disk portion.

  In order to fix the elastic member to the disc part, the fixing screw is specified to ensure that the annular base part of the elastic member is securely clamped between the head of the fixing screw and the surface of the disc part. It is necessary to fasten the cylindrical portion with a tightening torque. In order to realize this, it is necessary to use a fixing screw having a head having a dimension larger than the outer dimension of the opening hole. That is, when a cylindrical portion for forming an internal thread is provided by burring, a fixing screw having a larger head portion must be used. If such a special fixing screw is used, the manufacturing cost of the power transmission device increases. In addition, if the external dimension of the opening hole of the disk part is made small and the projecting dimension of the cylindrical part is made short, the number of threads of the female thread part is reduced, and the elastic member is securely fixed to the disk part of the pulley. I can't.

  Furthermore, when the female screw member is welded to the disk part or a clinch nut is used to provide the female screw part in the disk part, a welding process and a caulking process are newly required. Capital investment is required. Moreover, the female screw member and the clinch nut are special nuts and are expensive. For this reason, even in this case, it is difficult to provide the power transmission device at low cost.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide an inexpensive power transmission device having a pulley in which a female thread portion is provided on a disc portion.

  In order to achieve this object, a power transmission device according to the present invention includes a pulley provided with a disk part on the inner peripheral side of a rim part around which a transmission belt is wound, and a power fastened to the disk part. A connecting portion that connects the disk portion and the power transmission member, and includes a plurality of fixing screws that pass through the disk portion and the power transmission member, and nuts for each of these screws. And a nut holder made of a synthetic resin that holds these nuts, and the nut holder includes an annular nut holder body located on the same axis as the disk portion, and the fixings in the nut holder body. A nut holding portion for holding the nut in a state where rotation is restricted at a position corresponding to the screw, and an attachment portion for supporting the nut holder body on the disc portion.

  The present invention is the above invention, wherein the nut includes a cylindrical portion in which a screw hole is formed, and a rotation restricting convex portion that protrudes radially outward from the cylindrical portion, and the nut holding portion is A recessed portion having an inner wall that opens toward the disc portion and that restricts the rotation of the nut by contact with the convex portion, and has a size that does not contact the nut, and a cylindrical portion of the nut It is comprised with the damper rubber fitted in the said recessed part in the state which penetrates.

  The present invention is the above invention, wherein the nut is a hexagonal nut, and the nut holding portion is a recessed portion formed in a shape into which the hexagonal nut is fitted, and a bolt inserted formed at the bottom of the recessed portion. It is comprised by this through-hole.

  The present invention is the above invention, wherein the nut holder main body is formed in a plate shape parallel to the disk portion, and the nut holding portion is located at a portion corresponding to the fixing screw in the nut holder main body. Formed in a columnar portion provided so as to extend and protrude to the opposite side of the portion, the columnar portion being radially inward of the nut holder from the recessed portion, and radially outward of the nut holder from the recessed portion Thus, the volume of the material is formed to be substantially equal.

  In the present invention according to the present invention, the attachment portion is constituted by a locking piece that is locked to the disk portion.

  The present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the pulley is a pulley made of sheet metal.

  According to the present invention, the nut is connected to the disk portion of the pulley via the nut holder in a state where the rotation is restricted by the nut holding portion. This nut constitutes an internal thread portion fixed to the disc portion. For this reason, when fixing a power transmission member to a disc part, it is not necessary to support a nut and a fixing screw can be tightened to this nut from the power transmission member side.

Further, in the present invention, it is not necessary to perform welding or caulking when providing the female thread portion in the disk portion, and it is possible to use a general inexpensive screw or nut for fixing. That is, parts purchase costs and manufacturing costs can be reduced.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an inexpensive power transmission device having a pulley in which an internal thread portion is provided on a disc portion.

It is a front view of the power transmission device concerning the present invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a rear view of a power transmission device. It is a front view of a nut holder. It is a rear view of a nut holder. It is sectional drawing which shows other embodiment of a nut holder. It is a front view of a nut holder. It is a front view which expands and shows the locking piece of a nut holder. It is the IX-IX sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows other embodiment of a power transmission device. It is a rear view of a pulley assembly. In FIG. 11, the fracture position of FIG. 10 is indicated by the XX line. It is a front view of a nut holder. It is a rear view of a nut holder. It is XIV-XIV sectional drawing in FIG. It is a figure which shows a nut, The figure (A) is a front view, The same figure (B) is the BB sectional drawing in the (A) figure. It is a figure which shows damper rubber, The figure (A) is a front view, The figure (B) is the BB sectional drawing in (A) figure. It is a perspective view of a nut holding part.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a power transmission device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
1 to 5, a power transmission device 1 according to this embodiment is for transmitting the power of an automobile engine (not shown) to a rotating shaft 3 of a car air conditioner compressor 2 (see FIG. 2). is there. The power transmission device 1 also includes a torque limiter mechanism 4 for interrupting power transmission when an overload occurs on the rotary shaft 3. In this embodiment, the front end side (right side in FIG. 2) of the rotating shaft 3 is referred to as the front side of the compressor 2, and the opposite side is referred to as the rear side.

  The compressor 2 includes a housing 2a that rotatably supports the rotary shaft 3. A cylindrical portion 2b located on the same axis as the rotation shaft 3 is formed at the front end of the housing 2a. A pulley 6 is rotatably supported by the cylindrical portion 2b by a bearing 5. The pulley 6 is a so-called sheet metal that is formed into a predetermined shape by subjecting a steel plate to plastic working.

  The pulley 6 includes a boss portion 7 that fits into the bearing 5, a disc portion 8 that extends radially outward from the front end portion of the boss portion 7, and a rear portion of the compressor 2 from the outer peripheral portion of the disc portion 8. It is comprised from the rim | limb part 9 extended in the side. In other words, the pulley 6 according to this embodiment is formed with an annular groove 10 that opens toward the rear side of the compressor 2. The housing 2a of the compressor 2 is formed so as to cover the opening of the groove 10 from the rear side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the disk portion 8 of the pulley 6 has a screw through-hole 12 for inserting a fixing screw 11 described later and a rivet through-hole 14 for inserting a rivet 13 described later. And are drilled. The rim portion 9 is formed with a so-called poly V groove 9a around which a transmission belt (not shown) is wound.
A hub 15 is attached to the front end portion of the rotary shaft 3 by spline fitting. The hub 15 is fixed to the rotary shaft 3 by fixing bolts 16 and is connected to the pulley 6 via the torque limiter mechanism 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the torque limiter mechanism 4 includes two members, an elastic member 21 and a holding plate 22. The elastic member 21 is formed in an annular plate shape and is coupled to the disk portion 8 of the pulley 6 in a state of being tightened by a fixing screw 11. In addition, a sandwiched portion 21 a is provided on the outer peripheral side of the elastic member 21. The holding plate 22 holds the pinched portion 21 a in cooperation with the hub 15.
The elastic member 21 constitutes a “power transmission member” in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the elastic member 21 according to this embodiment includes a base portion 21b formed in an annular shape, three connection pieces 21c provided so as to protrude from the outer peripheral portion of the annular base portion 21b, and these It is comprised by the said to-be-clamped part 21a formed in the front-end | tip part of the connection piece 21c.

  The connecting piece 21c extends radially outward from the annular base 21b and extends in the circumferential direction. Further, these connecting pieces 21c are provided so as to be arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 21b. A connecting portion between the connecting piece 21c and the annular base portion 21b is fastened to the disk portion 8 by a fastening structure having a fixing screw 11. A through hole 21d (see FIG. 2) through which the fixing screw 11 is inserted is formed in the connecting portion of the elastic member 21.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sandwiched portion 21 a is sandwiched and held between the flange portion 15 a of the hub 15 and the outer peripheral portion of the holding plate 22. The holding plate 22 is fixed to the hub 15 by rivets 23 in a state of holding and holding the held portion 21a in cooperation with the flange portion 15a.
As shown in FIG. 2, the fastening portion for fastening the elastic member 21 to the disk portion 8 is coupled to the fixing screw 11, a nut 24 for each fixing screw, and a nut holder 25 for holding the nut 24. And is composed of.
The fixing screw 11 passes through the disk portion 8 and the elastic member 21 from the front side (right side in FIG. 2) of the compressor 2. The fixing screw 11 is provided for each of the three connecting pieces 21 c of the elastic member 21. That is, the elastic member 21 is fixed to the disc portion 8 by the three fixing screws 11.

The nut 24 is a general hexagonal nut in this embodiment.
The nut holder 25 that holds the nut 24 includes an annular nut holder main body 26 as shown in FIGS. The nut holder main body 26 is formed in a plate shape parallel to the disc portion 8 and is overlapped on the rear end face of the disc portion 8. A cylindrical rib 26a is provided on the inner peripheral portion of the nut holder main body 26 according to this embodiment so as to protrude rearward.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, columnar portions 27 are respectively formed in portions of the nut holder body 26 facing the screw through holes 12 of the disk portion 8. These columnar portions 27 are provided so as to extend from the nut holder body 26 to the side opposite to the disk portion 8 (the rear side of the compressor 2) and protrude. These columnar portions 27 are formed integrally with the nut holder body 26 by molding. The height of these columnar portions 27 (thickness in the axial direction of the nut holder 25) is formed to have the same dimension as the length of the cylindrical rib 26a.

  The columnar portion 27 is for forming a nut holding portion 28 for holding the nut 24 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, three through holes 30 are formed in the nut holder body 26. These through holes 30 constitute an attachment portion 29 for attaching the nut holder 25 to the disk portion 8. These through-holes 30 are formed between the three columnar portions 27 and at positions that divide the nut holder 25 into three equal parts in the circumferential direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rivets 13 are inserted into these through holes 30. The rivet 13 is caulked while being inserted into the through hole 30 of the nut holder 25 and the rivet through hole 14 of the disc portion 8. The nut holder body 26 is fixed to the disk portion 8 by the rivets 13. Further, the nut holder main body 26 is positioned on the same axis as the disc portion 8 in a state where it is attached to the disc portion 8 as described above.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the nut holding portion 28 includes a recessed portion 31 formed in a shape into which the nut 24 is fitted, and a screw insertion through-hole 32 that penetrates the bottom of the recessed portion 31. And is composed of.
The recessed portion 31 is open on an end surface of the nut holder body 26 facing the disc portion 8. This opening coincides with the screw through hole 12 of the disc portion 8 when viewed from the axial direction of the pulley 6 in a state where the nut holder body 26 is fixed to the disc portion 8 by the rivet 13 as described above. Is positioned.

The opening shape of the recessed portion 31 is formed in a hexagonal shape so that the six corners of the nut 24 can be fitted. Moreover, the depth of the recessed part 31 is formed in the depth which can accommodate the nut 24, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, reinforcing ribs 33 are integrally formed at the radially outer end of the nut holder 25 in the columnar portion 27. The rib 33 extends in the circumferential direction of the nut holder 25 from both side portions of the columnar portion 27. The rib 33 connects the side portion of the columnar portion 27 and the nut holder body 26. The shape of the rib 33 can be changed as appropriate.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a recess 34 is formed at the radially outer end of the nut holder 25 in the columnar portion 27 according to this embodiment. The recess 34 is for preventing deformation at the time of forming the columnar portion 27. In other words, the columnar portion 27 having the recess 34 is configured such that the volume of the material is substantially equal between the inside of the nut holder 25 in the radial direction from the recessed portion 31 and the outside of the nut holder 25 in the radial direction from the recessed portion 31. Is formed.

In order to assemble the power transmission device 1 configured as described above to the compressor 2, first, the nuts 24 are fitted into the three recessed portions 31 of the nut holder 25 and stored. The nut 24 is held in the nut holder 25 in a state in which the rotation is restricted by fitting in the recessed portion 31.
Next, the nut holder 25 is fixed to the disc portion 8 of the pulley 6 with the rivet 13. By attaching the nut holder 25 to the disc portion 8 in this manner, the screw hole of the nut 24 faces the screw through hole 12 of the disc portion 8.

Thereafter, the pulley 6 to which the nut holder 25 is thus attached is fitted to the bearing 5 of the compressor 2 and attached.
After the pulley 6 is attached to the compressor 2, the hub 15 is attached to the rotating shaft 3 of the compressor 2. At this time, the elastic member 21 is previously attached to the hub 15 by the holding plate 22.

  Thereafter, the annular base portion 21 b of the elastic member 21 is overlapped with the disk portion 8 of the pulley 6, and the through hole 21 d of the elastic member 21 is aligned with the screw through hole 12 of the pulley 6. In this state, the fixing screw 11 is inserted into the through holes 21 d and 12 from the front side of the compressor 2 and tightened to the nut 24. At this time, the nut 24 is held in a state in which the rotation is restricted to a predetermined position by the nut holder 25, and therefore does not rotate integrally with the fixing screw 11.

  Therefore, the nut 24 constitutes a female screw portion fixed to the disc portion 8. In this embodiment, it is not necessary to perform welding or caulking when providing the female screw portion in the disc portion 8, and in addition, a general inexpensive one can be used as the fixing screw 11 or the nut 24. . For this reason, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide an inexpensive power transmission device having the sheet metal pulley 6 in which the female thread portion is provided in the disc portion 8.

In this embodiment, a nut 24 made of a hex nut is used to fix the elastic member 21. The nut holding portion 28 includes a recessed portion 31 formed in a shape into which the nut 24 is fitted, and a through hole 32 for screw insertion formed in the bottom of the recessed portion 31.
For this reason, in this embodiment, a general hexagon nut can be used as the nut 24. Further, in restricting the rotation of the nut 24, the shape of the nut holding portion 28 becomes simple. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a power transmission device with a lower manufacturing cost.

  The nut holder body 26 according to this embodiment is formed in a plate shape parallel to the disk portion 8. Further, the nut holding portion 28 is formed in a columnar portion 27 provided so as to extend to the opposite side of the disk portion 8 and protrude from a portion corresponding to the fixing screw 11 in the nut holder main body 26. Yes.

The columnar portion 27 is formed such that the volume of the material is substantially equal between the inner side in the radial direction of the nut holder 25 from the concave portion 31 and the outer side in the radial direction of the nut holder 25 from the concave portion 31. For this reason, in this embodiment, when the nut holder 25 is molded, it is possible to prevent the concave portion 31 from being deformed or the position of the concave portion 31 from being changed due to the contraction of the synthetic resin material during solidification. .
Therefore, according to this embodiment, since the nut 24 can be held in the correct position, the work of tightening the fixing screw 11 can be easily performed even though the manufacturing cost is kept low. It is possible to provide a power transmission device capable of achieving the above.

(Second Embodiment)
The attachment part for attaching to the pulley in a nut holder can be comprised as shown in FIGS. In these drawings, the same or equivalent members as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

  6 to 9 includes a pair of hooks 42 and 42 that can be elastically deformed and a pair of long holes 43 and 43. The hook 42 protrudes from the end surface of the nut holder body 26 facing the disc portion 8 of the pulley 6 toward the disc portion 8. These hooks 42 are integrally formed with the nut holder body 26 by molding. In this embodiment, these hooks 42 constitute “locking pieces” as referred to in the invention according to claim 5.

  Locking claws 45 are provided at the tips of these hooks 42. The locking claw 45 is press-fitted into a through hole 44 formed in the disc portion 8 and is hung so that it cannot return to the opening edge of the through hole 44. These hooks 42 are press-fitted into the through holes 44 in a state where the nut 24 is housed in the recessed portion 31. By this press-fitting, the locking claw 45 of the hook 42 is hung on the disc portion 8 and stopped, and the nut holder 25 is fixed to the disc portion 8.

  In this embodiment, since no tool is required when fixing the nut holder 25 to the disc portion 8, the nut holder 25 can be easily attached to the disc portion 8 in a short time. Therefore, according to this embodiment, as compared with the case where the nut holder 25 is attached to the disc portion 8 by using a tool, the number of assembly steps is reduced and the productivity is increased, so that the manufacturing cost can be further reduced. be able to.

The nut holder 25 is only required to be held by the pulley 6 until the fixing screw 11 is tightened to the nut 24. For this reason, in addition to the structure using the locking claw 45 described above, for example, the mounting portion 41 can adopt a structure in which a part of the nut holder 25 is fitted to the pulley 6. In this structure, a cylindrical protrusion provided so as to protrude from the nut holder 25 is fitted into the through hole on the pulley 6 side. In this case, the clearance of the fitting portion is narrowly formed so that the protruding portion is pushed into the through hole. By adopting this structure, it is possible to prevent the nut holder 25 from being easily dropped despite being easy to mount.
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a hex nut is used as the nut 24 to which the fixing screw 11 is screwed is shown. However, the nut 24 is not limited to the hex nut and can be changed as appropriate. .

  In each embodiment mentioned above, although the example which uses the pulley 6 made from a sheet metal as a pulley was shown, the pulley 6 may use the pulley made from steel materials. Moreover, if it is the nut holder 25 shown in 2nd Embodiment, you may use the pulley made from resin.

(Third embodiment)
The power transmission device according to the present invention can be configured as shown in FIGS. In these drawings, the same or equivalent members as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

  The power transmission device 61 shown in FIG. 10 can reduce vibrations in the rotational direction. The power transmission device 61 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. ing. The other part of the power transmission device 61 according to this embodiment is formed in the same manner as the power transmission device 1 shown in FIGS. The rotation direction of the power transmission device 61 is a direction indicated by an arrow R in FIGS.

As will be described in detail later, the nut 62 according to this embodiment is supported by a nut holding portion 64 of a nut holder 63 via a damper rubber 65 as shown in FIG.
The nut holder 63 according to this embodiment has an annular nut holder main body 66, and the nut holder main body 66 projects to the rear side (left side in FIG. 10) of the power transmission device 61 at three locations. The nut holding part 64 is provided. The nut holder main body 66 is formed with a through hole 30 constituting the attachment portion 29 and noise reducing through holes 67 (see FIGS. 11 to 13) located on both sides of the through hole 30.

This noise is a wind noise generated when the nut holder 63 rotates with the pulley 6. Although not shown, a noise reduction through-hole is also formed in the disk portion 8 of the pulley 6. The through hole of the pulley 6 is formed at a position facing the through hole 67 of the nut holder 63.
As shown in FIGS. 10, 12 and 13, a cylindrical rib 66a is provided on the inner peripheral portion of the nut holder main body 66 so as to protrude rearward.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the nut holding portion 64 according to this embodiment is provided at a position where the nut holder 63 is equally divided into three in the circumferential direction. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 14, the nut holding portion 64 includes a recessed portion 71 that is formed to be relatively large as compared with the case of adopting the first and second embodiments described above, and the recessed portion 71. The damper rubber 65 is press-fitted inside. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 14, the recessed portion 71 constituting the nut holding portion 64 is opened toward the disc portion 8 of the pulley 6. As shown in FIG. 12, the opening shape of the recessed portion 71 is formed into a shape in which both ends of two arcs having different diameters are connected to each other.

The recessed portion 71 is formed by an inner peripheral wall 71a, an outer peripheral wall 71b, a front side wall 71c, and a rear side wall 71d.
The inner peripheral wall 71 a is constituted by a part of the cylindrical rib 66 a and extends in the circumferential direction on the inner side in the radial direction of the nut holder 63. The outer peripheral wall 71b extends in the circumferential direction on the outer side in the radial direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 17, ribs 72 are formed on the outer peripheral wall 71b. The rib 72 extends along the outer peripheral edge of the nut holder main body 66 from the nut holding portion 64 to the mounting portion 29 toward the front side and the rear side in the rotational direction of the pulley 6. The height of the rib 72 (the width of the pulley 6 in the axial direction) is formed so as to gradually decrease from the nut holding portion 64 toward the mounting portion 29.

The front side wall 71 c extends in the radial direction on the front side in the rotational direction of the nut holder 63. The thickness of the front side wall 71c is different between the opening side and the bottom side of the recessed portion 71 as shown in FIG. The front side wall 71c is formed so that the opening side (the lower side in FIG. 14) is thicker than the bottom side. For this reason, the step part 73 is formed in the front side wall 71c.
The rear side wall 71 d extends in the radial direction on the rear side in the rotation direction of the nut holder 63.

A long hole 74 that is long in the rotational direction of the pulley 6 is formed at the center of the bottom of the recessed portion 71. A through hole 75 for discharging water or the like from the inside of the recessed portion 71 is formed at the bottom of the recessed portion 71 and on the rear side in the rotation direction of the nut holder 63.
As shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 13, an opening 76 extending from the radially inner end to the radially outer end is formed at the bottom of the recessed portion 71 and on the front end in the rotational direction. ing. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, the stepped portion 73 is exposed to the front side in the rotational direction of the nut holder 63 through the opening 76.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the nut 62 includes a cylindrical portion 62a and a convex portion 62b. The cylindrical portion 62a is formed in a cylindrical shape and has a screw hole 62c. The convex portion 62b is formed of a plate-like flange formed at one end of the cylindrical portion 62a, and protrudes outward in the radial direction from the cylindrical portion 62a. The convex portion 62 b is for restricting the nut 62 from rotating within the nut holding portion 64.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the shape of the convex portion 62 b is such that the convex portion 62 b hits at least one of the inner peripheral wall 71 a and the outer peripheral wall 71 b when the nut 62 rotates in the nut holding portion 64. Is formed. That is, the recessed portion 71 of the nut holding portion 64 has an inner wall surface that restricts rotation of the nut 62 by contact with the convex portion 62b.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 14, the length of the cylindrical portion 62a is such that a predetermined gap is formed between the convex portion 62b and the bottom surface of the concave portion 71, and the tip of the cylindrical portion 62a. Is formed so as to protrude from the recessed portion 71. A plate 81 (to be described later) and a base 21b of the elastic member 21 are fastened to the tip of the cylindrical portion 62a by a fixing screw 11. The plate 81 is formed in an annular plate shape, and a through hole 82 for fitting the fixing screw 11 is formed.

  That is, when the fixing screw 11 passed through the through hole 82 is screwed into the nut 62, the three nuts 62 are positioned at positions determined in the rotation direction of the pulley 6. Three nuts 62 are connected to each other via a plate 81. Each nut 62 is supported by a nut rubber 63 to be displaceable by a damper rubber 65 described later. However, since the three nuts 62 are connected to each other so as to form one assembly by the plate 81 and the fixing screw 11, the three nuts 62 are equal to the nut holder 63 when the damper rubber 65 is elastically deformed. Displace. That is, any one of the three nuts 62 is not displaced more greatly than the other two nuts 62.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, the damper rubber 65 is formed in a shape that fits into the recessed portion 71. The damper rubber 65 is formed with a through hole 83 into which the cylindrical portion 62a of the nut 62 is fitted. The through hole 83 is formed at a position that is biased from the center of the damper rubber 65 to the front side in the rotational direction of the pulley 6 (left side in FIG. 16A). Therefore, the thickness D1 between the front end surface 65a in the rotational direction of the damper rubber 65 and the through hole 83 is the thickness D2 between the rear end surface 65b in the rotational direction of the damper rubber 65 and the through hole 83. It is made thinner.

  The damper rubber 65 according to this embodiment is press-fitted into the recessed portion 71 from the opening side before the nut holder 63 is attached to the pulley 6. This press-fit is performed in a state where the nut 62 is fixed at a predetermined position in the recessed portion 71 and the cylindrical portion 62a of the nut 62 is inserted into the through hole 83 of the damper rubber 65. As shown in FIG. 14, the nut 62 is attached to a nut holding jig 84 inserted from the rear side into the recessed portion 71 and is held in a state where it cannot move into the recessed portion 71. The jig 84 is inserted into the recessed portion 71 through the elongated hole 74 of the nut holder 63.

  When the nut 62 is held in the recessed portion 71, a predetermined gap is formed between the protruding portion 62 b of the nut 62 and the bottom of the recessed portion 71 as shown in FIGS. 10, 11, and 14. To do. At this time, a part of the convex portion 62 b is inserted between the bottom of the concave portion 71 and the stepped portion 73. A gap is also formed between the convex portion 62 b and the stepped portion 73. The jig 84 is removed from the nut holder 63 after the damper rubber 65 is completely press-fitted. That is, the nut 62 is held by the damper rubber 65 in the recessed portion 71 in a state where the rotation is restricted.

  The nut holder 63 is attached to the pulley 6 in a state where the damper rubber 65 and the nut 62 are attached to the three nut holding portions 64. By attaching the nut holder 63 to the pulley 6, the tip of the nut 62 is inserted into the through hole 12 of the pulley 6. The diameter of the through hole 12 according to this embodiment is formed larger than the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 62a of the nut 62 and smaller than the width of the damper rubber 65 (the width in the radial direction of the pulley 6). For this reason, the nut 62 does not contact the pulley 6. The assembly including the nut holder 63 and the pulley 6 is assembled to the compressor 2 before the hub 15 is attached to the rotating shaft 3 of the compressor 2.

  The hub 15 is assembled to the rotary shaft 3 with the elastic member 21 and the holding plate 22 attached thereto. After the hub 15 is assembled to the rotary shaft 3, the connecting piece 21 c of the elastic member 21 is fixed to the nut 62 by the fixing screw 11 together with the plate 81. The plate 81 is positioned between the connecting piece 21 c and the nut 62. The fixing screw 11 is inserted into the through hole 21 d of the connecting piece 21 c and the through hole 82 of the plate 81 and screwed into the nut 62. The nut 62 is held in a state in which rotation is restricted by the nut holding portion 64. For this reason, the fixing screw 11 can be tightened from the elastic member 21 side without supporting the nut 62.

  When the fixing screw 11 is screwed into the nut 62, the base 21bc of the elastic member 21 is fastened to the nut 62, and the connecting piece 21c is elastically deformed. At this time, the elastic restoring force of the connecting piece 21c is transmitted from the convex portion 62b of the nut 62 to the damper rubber 65, and the damper rubber 65 is pushed to the front side of the power transmission device 61 by the convex portion 62b. For this reason, the damper rubber 65 is compressed by being sandwiched between the convex portion 62 b of the nut 62 and the disc portion 8 of the pulley 6.

  In the power transmission device 61 configured as described above, the damper rubber 65 provided in the middle of the power transmission path attenuates unnecessary vibration during rotation. An engine (not shown), which is a power source of the power transmission device 61, has a load that changes frequently. When the engine load varies, the supply torque supplied to the compressor 2 via the power transmission device 61 also varies. On the other hand, when a variable displacement type compressor is used as the compressor 2, when the discharge capacity decreases, the driving torque required to drive the compressor also decreases.

  When this driving torque decreases, vibration may occur in the power transmission device 61 in accordance with fluctuations in the supply torque. This vibration is generated when the hub 15 is displaced in the rotational direction by the elastic deformation of the elastic member 21 with respect to the rotating body composed of the pulley 6 and the nut holder 63 of the power transmission device 61. When such vibration occurs, the durability of the elastic member 21 is lowered. This is because a load is repeatedly applied to a portion of the elastic member 21 that is fixed to the nut 62 by the fixing screw 11, and a crack may occur in this portion.

  In the power transmission device 61 according to this embodiment, the vibration as described above does not occur or is little if any. This is because the damper rubber 65 provided in the power transmission path between the pulley 6 and the elastic member 21 attenuates the vibration described above. When the damper rubber 65 capable of attenuating vibration as described above is provided in the power transmission path of the compressor 2, the damper rubber 65 is compressed with a large fluctuation amount when the compressor 2 is started, and expands with a large fluctuation amount when the compressor 2 is stopped. When the damper rubber 65 is repeatedly elastically deformed repeatedly, a crack may be generated and be damaged.

  Since the damper rubber 65 according to this embodiment has a small amount of fluctuation (amount of deformation due to elastic deformation) during power transmission, the above-described crack does not occur. This is because the thickness D1 between the end surface 65a on the front side in the rotational direction of the damper rubber 65 and the through hole 83 is formed relatively thin. The damper rubber 65 transmits power from the rear side wall 71d of the nut holder 63 during power transmission. At this time, a portion on the rear side in the rotational direction between the rear end surface 65b of the damper rubber 65 and the through hole 83 and a front portion in the rotational direction between the front end surface 65a of the damper rubber 65 and the through hole 83 are disposed. The site is compressed. That is, since the thickness of the portion on the front side in the rotation direction is relatively thin, the amount of fluctuation is reduced, and the occurrence of cracks can be prevented.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Power transmission device 61, 2 ... Compressor, 2a ... Housing, 3 ... Rotating shaft, 6 ... Pulley 6, 8 ... Disk part, 9 ... Rim part, 11 ... Fixing screw 11, 12 ... Screw through-hole, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Rivet, 15 ... Hub, 21 ... Elastic member, 21a ... Clamping part, 21c ... Connection piece, 22 ... Holding plate, 24, 62 ... Nut, 25, 63 ... Nut holder, 26, 66 ... Nut holder main body, 27 ... Columnar part, 29, 41 ... Mounting part, 31, 71 ... Recessed part, 34 ... Recessed part, 42 ... Hook, 62b ... Projecting part, 65 ... Damper rubber, 83 ... Through-hole.

Claims (6)

A pulley provided with a disk part on the inner peripheral side of the rim part around which the transmission belt is wound;
A power transmission member connected to the disk part,
The connecting portion that connects the disk portion and the power transmission member includes a plurality of fixing screws that pass through the disk portion and the power transmission member, nuts for each of these fixing screws, and these nuts. It consists of a nut holder made of synthetic resin that holds
The nut holder is an annular nut holder main body located on the same axis as the disc portion;
A nut holding portion for holding the nut in a state in which rotation is restricted at a position corresponding to each fixing screw in the nut holder body;
A power transmission device comprising: an attachment portion for supporting the nut holder body on the disc portion. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the nut includes a cylindrical portion in which a screw hole is formed, and a convex portion for restricting rotation that protrudes radially outward from the cylindrical portion,
The nut holding portion has a concave portion having an inner wall surface that opens toward the disc portion in a size that does not contact the nut and restricts rotation of the nut by contact with the convex portion;
A power transmission device comprising: a damper rubber fitted into the recessed portion in a state where the cylindrical portion of the nut passes therethrough. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the nut is a hexagonal nut,
The nut holding portion is a recessed portion formed in a shape to which the hexagon nut is fitted,
A power transmission device comprising a screw insertion through hole formed in the bottom of the recess. The power transmission device according to claim 3, wherein the nut holder body is formed in a plate shape parallel to the disk portion,
The nut holding part is formed in a columnar part provided so as to extend and protrude to the opposite side of the disk part at a portion corresponding to the fixing screw in the nut holder body,
The columnar part is formed so that the volume of material is substantially equal between the inner side in the radial direction of the nut holder from the concave part and the outer side in the radial direction of the nut holder from the concave part. Transmission device.   5. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion is configured by a locking piece that is locked to the disk portion. 6. apparatus.   The power transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the pulley is a pulley made of sheet metal.

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