JP2012193794A - Friction roller type reduction gear and electric vehicle drive unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a structure which can smoothly perform the displacement of intermediate rollers 19, 19 accompanied by changes of axial thicknesses of loading cam devices 7a, 7a, and can obtain excellent transmission efficiency.SOLUTION: Long guide holes 35, 35 long in radial directions of a sun roller 4a and an annular roller 5a are formed at guide blocks 34, 34 which are fixed to a support frame 32 for rotatably supporting ends of rotation shafts 20, 20 of the intermediate rollers 19, 19. Then, outer rings of ball bearings 36, 36 whose inner rings are externally fit to the ends of the rotation shafts 20, 20 are engaged with the guide holes 35, 35, respectively, so as to be displaceable in the radial directions.

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a friction roller type speed reducer that transmits torque from an electric motor to driving wheels in a state where the electric motor is incorporated in a driving system of an electric vehicle, for example.

  In order to improve the convenience of electric vehicles that have begun to spread in recent years, it is important to improve the efficiency of the electric motor in order to increase the travelable distance per charge. In order to improve this efficiency, it is effective to use a small electric motor that rotates at high speed, and to reduce the rotation of the output shaft of this electric motor before transmitting it to the drive wheels. Of the speed reducers used in this case, at least the first stage speed reducer directly connected to the output shaft of the electric motor has a very high operating speed, so friction and noise during operation can be reduced. It is conceivable to use a roller speed reducer. As a friction roller type speed reducer that can be used in such a case, for example, those described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 are known. Of these, the conventional structure described in Patent Document 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The friction roller speed reducer 1 includes an input shaft 2, an output shaft 3, a sun roller 4, an annular roller 5, a plurality of planetary rollers 6 and 6, each of which is an intermediate roller, a loading cam device 7, Is provided.
Among these, the sun roller 4 is concentric with each other with a pair of sun roller elements 8a and 8b divided in the axial direction around the input shaft 2 and with a gap interposed between the tip surfaces of each other. In addition, the rotation relative to the input shaft 2 is possible. The outer peripheral surfaces of the two sun roller elements 8a and 8b are inclined surfaces that are inclined in a direction in which the outer diameter becomes smaller toward the respective front end surfaces, and these inclined surfaces serve as rolling contact surfaces. Therefore, the outer diameter of this rolling contact surface is small at the axially intermediate portion and becomes larger toward both ends.

The annular roller 5 has a circular shape as a whole, and is supported and fixed to a fixed portion such as a housing (not shown) in a state of being arranged concentrically with the sun roller 4 around the sun roller 4. . The inner peripheral surface of the annular roller 5 is a rolling contact surface inclined in a direction in which the inner diameter increases toward the axial center.
The planetary rollers 6 and 6 are disposed at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction of the annular space 9 between the outer peripheral surface of the sun roller 4 and the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller 5. The planetary rollers 6, 6 are rotatable around planetary shafts 10, 10, which are rotation shafts, which are arranged in parallel with the input shaft 2 and the output shaft 3, respectively, via radial needle bearings. I support it. The base end portions of the planetary shafts 10 and 10 are supported and fixed to a carrier 11 that is a support frame and is fixedly coupled to the base end portion of the output shaft 3. The outer peripheral surfaces of the planetary rollers 6, 6 are convex curved surfaces having a partial arc shape on the generatrix, and are in rolling contact with the outer peripheral surface of the sun roller 4 and the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller 5, respectively.

  Further, the loading cam device 7 is provided between one sun roller element 8 a and the input shaft 2. For this purpose, a support ring 13 is locked to the intermediate portion of the input shaft 2 by a retaining ring 12, and the support ring 13 and the one sun roller element 8a are arranged in this order from the support ring 13 side. Further, a disc spring 14, a cam plate 15, and a plurality of balls 16, 16 each of which is a rolling element are provided. Then, the driven cam surfaces 17 and 17 and the driving cam surface 18 are respectively provided at a plurality of circumferential positions on the base end surface of the one sun roller element 8a and the one side surface of the cam plate 15 facing each other. , 18 are provided. Each of the cam surfaces 17 and 18 has a shape in which the depth in the axial direction is deepest in the central portion in the circumferential direction, and gradually becomes shallower toward both ends.

  In such a loading cam device 7, when the input shaft 2 is stopped, the balls 16, 16 are deepest on the cam surfaces 17, 18 as shown in FIG. Located in the part. In this state, the one sun roller element 8a is pressed toward the other sun roller element 8b by the elasticity of the disc spring 14. On the other hand, when the input shaft 2 rotates, the balls 16 and 16 move to shallow portions of the cam surfaces 17 and 18 as shown in FIG. Then, the distance between the one sun roller element 8a and the cam plate 15 is increased, and the one sun roller element 8a is pressed toward the other sun roller element 8b. As a result, the one sun roller element 8a is generated by the elasticity of the disc spring 14 and the balls 16, 16 riding on the cam surfaces 17, 18 toward the other sun roller element 8b. It is driven to rotate while being pressed by the larger force of the thrust to be applied.

  During operation of the friction roller type speed reducer 1 as described above, the distance between the two sun roller elements 8a and 8b is reduced by the axial thrust generated by the loading cam device 7. And the surface pressure of the rolling contact portion between the outer peripheral surface of the sun roller 4 constituted by both the sun roller elements 8a and 8b and the outer peripheral surface of the planetary rollers 6 and 6 increases. As the surface pressure increases, the planetary rollers 6 and 6 are pushed outward in the radial direction of the sun roller 4 and the annular roller 5. Then, the surface pressure of the rolling contact portion between the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller 5 and the outer peripheral surfaces of the planetary rollers 6 and 6 also increases. As a result, the surface pressures of the plurality of rolling contact portions, which are provided between the input shaft 2 and the output shaft 3 and are to be used for power transmission, each of which is a traction portion, are determined by It rises according to the magnitude of the torque to be transmitted between.

  When the input shaft 2 is rotated in this state, the rotation is transmitted from the sun roller 4 to the planetary rollers 6, 6, and the planetary rollers 6, 6 are rotating around the sun roller 4. Revolve. The revolving motion of these planetary rollers 6 and 6 can be taken out by the output shaft 3 through the carrier 11. The surface pressure of each of the traction portions is appropriate according to the magnitude of torque to be transmitted between the two shafts 2 and 3, and excessive slip occurs in each of the traction portions, or these It is possible to prevent the rolling resistance from increasing due to excessive surface pressure of each traction section.

  During the operation of the conventional friction roller type speed reducer 1 as described above, the planetary rollers 6 and 6 slightly move in the radial direction of the sun roller 4 and the annular roller 5 in accordance with the operation of the loading cam device 7. Although it is (for example, several hundred μm at the maximum), it is displaced. That is, when the torque input from the input shaft 2 is changed to the friction roller type speed reducer 1, the axial dimension of the loading cam device 7 is changed (expanded / reduced). The radial dimension of the portion entering the inside of each planetary roller 6, 6 changes. Along with this change, the planetary rollers 6 and 6 are displaced in the radial direction of the sun roller 4 and the annular roller 5. In the conventional structure shown in FIG. There is only an allowance based on 10 elastic displacements. For this reason, when the torque changes, the planetary rollers 6 and 6 are not necessarily displaced smoothly in the radial direction, and the surface pressure of the traction portions tends to be uneven. And when it becomes non-uniform | heterogenous, the transmission efficiency of the said friction roller type reduction gear 1 will deteriorate.

JP 59-187154 A JP-A-61-136053 JP 2004-116670 A

  In view of the circumstances as described above, the present invention is a friction roller type that can smoothly displace the intermediate roller in accordance with a change in the thickness in the axial direction of the loading cam device and can obtain excellent transmission efficiency. The present invention was invented to realize a reduction gear and a drive device for an electric vehicle incorporating the friction roller reduction gear.

Of the friction roller type speed reducer and the electric vehicle drive device according to the present invention, the friction roller type speed reducer described in claim 1 is similar to the above-described conventionally known friction roller type speed reducer and the input shaft. And an output shaft, a sun roller, an annular roller, a plurality of intermediate rollers, and a loading cam device.
In particular, in the friction roller type speed reducer according to the present invention, the diameter of the sun roller and the annular roller is fixed to a portion fixed to a support frame for rotatably supporting the end of the rotation shaft of each intermediate roller. Guide portions such as guide long holes and guide recesses that are long in the direction are provided. An outer ring of a rolling bearing in which an inner ring is fitted and fixed to an end portion of each rotation shaft is engaged with each guide portion so as to be able to be displaced in the radial direction of the sun roller and the annular roller.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric vehicle driving apparatus comprising: an electric motor; a friction roller type speed reducer having an input shaft that rotates together with an output shaft of the electric motor; an input side transmission shaft and an output side transmission shaft; A transmission capable of converting the reduction ratio between the two to at least two stages of high and low, and a rotation transmission device for transmitting the rotation of the output side transmission shaft of the transmission to the drive wheels.
In particular, in the electric vehicle drive device of the present invention, the friction roller type reduction gear is a friction roller type reduction gear as described above.

  According to the friction roller type speed reducer of the present invention configured as described above, the intermediate roller can be smoothly displaced according to the change in the thickness in the axial direction of the loading cam device, and excellent transmission efficiency can be achieved. The obtained friction roller type speed reducer can be realized. For example, when this friction roller type speed reducer is incorporated in a drive device for an electric vehicle, a highly efficient drive device can be realized and the travelable distance per charge can be increased.

Sectional drawing which shows the 1st example of embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the mechanism for preload provision. The disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the part which guides the autorotation shaft of an intermediate | middle roller to the radial direction of a sun roller and an annular roller. The perspective view shown in the assembled state. The perspective view which takes out the sun roller element and cam board of the center part right side of FIG. 1, and shows with a ball | bowl and a compression coil spring. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the direction of the preload provision by a compression coil spring. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the engagement state of each cam surface and ball | bowl of a drive side and a to-be-driven side. The diagram which shows the relationship between the magnitude | size and direction of the torque which are applied to an input shaft, and the axial pressing force which a loading cam apparatus generate | occur | produces. The figure similar to FIG. 3 which shows the 2nd example of embodiment of this invention. The same figure as FIG. The schematic diagram which shows the 3rd example of embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the 4th example. The perspective view of the drive device for electric vehicles incorporating the friction roller type reduction gear. The diagram for demonstrating the acceleration characteristic obtained by this drive device. Sectional drawing which shows an example of a conventional structure. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line aa in FIG. The schematic diagram equivalent to the bb cross section of FIG. 16 which each shows the state (B) which has generate | occur | produced similarly to the state (A) in which the loading cam apparatus is not generating the thrust.

[First example of embodiment]
FIGS. 1-8 has shown the 1st example of embodiment of this invention corresponding to Claim 1,2,4,5. As shown in FIG. 1, the friction roller type speed reducer 1a of this example rotationally drives the sun roller 4a by the input shaft 2a, and the sun roller 4a is rotated through a plurality of intermediate rollers 19, 19. The rotation is transmitted to the roller 5a, and the rotation of the annular roller 5a is taken out from the output shaft 3a. Each of the intermediate rollers 19, 19 rotates only around the rotation shafts 20, 20 provided at the center thereof, and does not revolve around the sun roller 4 a. The sun roller 4a is formed by combining a pair of sun roller elements 8c, 8c having the same shape concentrically with each other, and a pair of loading cams at a position sandwiching both the sun roller elements 8c, 8c from both sides in the axial direction. Devices 7a and 7a are installed. Each of these parts is housed in a stepped cylindrical housing 21 in which the diameter of the intermediate part in the axial direction is large and the diameters at both ends are small. Hereinafter, a specific configuration of each part will be described.

  First, the base half of the input shaft 2a (the right half of FIG. 1) is placed inside the input side small diameter cylindrical portion 22 of the housing 21 and the multi-row ball bearing unit 23 causes the output shaft 3a to have the same output side small diameter. The cylindrical portion 24 is rotatably supported by a double row ball bearing unit 25. A labyrinth seal 26 is provided between a pair of ball bearings constituting the double row ball bearing unit 25, and foreign matter enters the housing 21 through the installation portion of the output shaft 3a located on the outer space side. To prevent things. The input shaft 2a and the output shaft 3a are arranged concentrically with each other, and the tip of the input shaft 2a is placed inside a circular recess 27 formed at the center of the base end surface of the output shaft 3a. It is supported by a bearing 28. With this configuration, the support rigidity (particularly radial rigidity) of the front half (left half of FIG. 1) of the input shaft 2a is ensured while ensuring the relative rotation between the input shaft 2a and the output shaft 3a. Secured. The base end portion of the output shaft 3a is connected to the annular roller 5a by a connecting portion 29 having an L-shaped cross section. In the case of this example, the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller 5a is a cylindrical surface whose inner diameter does not change with respect to the axial direction, and the inner diameter side of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 30 provided in the middle portion of the housing 21 in the axial direction. It arrange | positions concentrically with this solar roller 4a in the surrounding part of the solar roller 4a.

  The two sun roller elements 8c, 8c are concentric with the input shaft 2a around the front half of the input shaft 2a, can be rotated relative to the input shaft 2a, and have their front end surfaces ( (Surfaces facing each other) are arranged with a gap between them. The pair of cam plates 15a and 15a constituting the both loading cam devices 7a and 7a are positioned at two positions of the intermediate portion and the tip portion of the input shaft 2a, and the sun roller elements 8c and 8c are pivoted. It is fitted and fixed at positions sandwiched from both sides in the direction so as to rotate in synchronization with the input shaft 2a. Then, the driven cam surfaces 17 and 17 are driven at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction between the base end surfaces of the sun roller elements 8c and 8c and the one side surfaces of the cam plates 15a and 15a, which face each other. Side cam surfaces 18 and 18 are provided, and balls 16 and 16 are sandwiched between the cam surfaces 17 and 18 to constitute both loading cam devices 7a and 7a. The shape of each of the cam surfaces 17 and 18 may be basically the same as that of the above-described conventional structure, but may be appropriately changed according to the required performance. In any case, each of the cam surfaces 17 and 18 has a depth in the axial direction that gradually changes in the circumferential direction, and is deepest at the center in the circumferential direction, and also becomes shallower toward both ends.

  By arranging the loading cam devices 7a, 7a on both sides in the axial direction of the sun roller 4a, when torque is input to the input shaft 2a, the rollers 4a, 5a, 19 are The surface pressure of each traction portion, which is a rolling contact portion between the peripheral surfaces, is increased. First, in a state where torque is not input to the input shaft 2a, as shown in FIG. 2A, the balls 16, 16 constituting the loading cam devices 7a, 7a are connected to the cam surfaces. 17 and 18 are located at the bottom or near the bottom. In this state, the thickness dimension of both the loading cam devices 7a, 7a is small, and the distance between the two sun roller elements 8c, 8c is widened. In this state, even if the intermediate rollers 19 are not pushed outward with respect to the radial direction of the sun roller 4a and the annular roller 5a, even if they are pushed by the elasticity of a preload spring, etc. The force that is applied is small.

  From this state, when torque is input to the input shaft 2a (the friction roller type speed reducer 1a is activated), the engagement between the balls 16 and 16 and the cam surfaces 17 and 18 As shown in FIG. 2B, the axial thicknesses of the loading cam devices 7a and 7a are increased. The sun roller elements 8c, 8c bite into the intermediate rollers 19, 19 with respect to the radial direction of the friction roller type speed reducer 1a, and remove the intermediate rollers 19, 19 with respect to the radial direction. Push towards. As a result, the surface pressure of each of the traction portions increases, and power can be transmitted from the sun roller 4a to the annular roller 5a without causing excessive slippage in the traction portions.

  At the time of operation of the friction roller type speed reducer 1a, each of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 rotates around the respective rotation shafts 20 and 20, and at the same time, the radial direction of the friction roller type speed reducer 1a is accompanied by a change in transmission torque. It is displaced to. In order to smoothly perform the rotation and radial displacement of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 as described above, in the case of this example, the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 are connected to the annular roller 5a by the following structure. Are installed in an annular space 9a between the inner circumferential surface and the sun roller 4a. In order to support each of the intermediate rollers 19, a support frame 32 is supported and fixed to an inner surface of an end plate 31 that closes one axial direction side of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 30 of the housing 21. The support frame 32 includes the end plate 31 and has a structure like a carrier constituting a planetary gear mechanism. That is, the end plate 31 and the support plate 33 are arranged on both sides in the axial direction of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19, and both the plates 31 and 33 are arranged between the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 in the circumferential direction. Coupled and fixed by stays installed in the space.

  The guide blocks 34 and 34 are supported and fixed to the opposing portions of the plates 31 and 33, respectively. Long guide long holes 35 and 35 in the radial direction of the annular roller 5a and the sun roller 4a are formed on the inner side surfaces of the guide blocks 34 and 34, respectively. On the other hand, single-row deep groove type ball bearings 36 and 36 are respectively fitted to the end portions of the respective rotation shafts 20 and 20, and the respective inner rings are externally fitted to the end portions of the respective rotation shafts 20 and 20. Is supported by. Further, the outer diameter of the outer ring constituting each of the ball bearings 36, 36 is slightly smaller (for example, several tens of μm to several tens of μm) than the width of each of the guide long holes 35, 35. Accordingly, each of the rotating shafts 20 and 20 supports the support frame 32 so as to be able to be slightly displaced in the radial direction of the annular roller 5a and the sun roller 4a in a state where there is almost no rattling in the circumferential direction. Has been. The outer peripheral surfaces of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 are partial cones in which the axial intermediate portion is a simple cylindrical surface, and both side portions are inclined at the same angle in the same direction as the outer peripheral surfaces of the two sun roller elements 8c and 8c. It is a convex inclined surface. Accordingly, the peripheral surfaces of the rollers 4a, 5a, 19 are in line contact with each other, and the contact area of the traction portions can be ensured.

  Furthermore, in the case of the friction roller type speed reducer 1a of this example, outward flange-shaped flange portions 37, 37 are provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the base end portions of the sun roller elements 8c, 8c, respectively. That is, of the outer peripheral surfaces of these sun roller elements 8c, 8c, the portion that is in rolling contact with the outer peripheral surface of each of the intermediate rollers 19, 19 is an inclined surface that is inclined in a direction in which the outer diameter decreases toward the tip surface. The outer diameters of the both flange portions 37, 37 protrude outward in the radial direction over the entire circumference from the base end portion of the inclined surface. A plurality of concave portions 38 and 38 and the driven cam surfaces 17 and 17 are provided in the circumferential direction on the base end surfaces of the sun roller elements 8c and 8c including both the flange portions 37 and 37, respectively. Are arranged alternately. Each of the concave portions 38, 38 is formed by continuously connecting wide portions 39, 39 having a large width dimension in the radial direction and narrow portions 40, 40 having a small width dimension in the same direction in the circumferential direction. With respect to the circumferential direction, the arrangement directions of the narrow portions 40 and 40 and the wide portions 39 and 39 are the same. The two sun roller elements 8c, 8c are combined in the same direction with the direction in the axial direction reversed. Therefore, the arrangement directions of the wide portions 39, 39 and the narrow portions 40, 40 are opposite to each other between the one sun roller element 8c and the other sun roller element 8c.

  On the other hand, a part of the inner side surfaces of the cam plates 15a, 15a (side surfaces opposite to each other in the axial direction) are combined with the sun roller elements 8c, 8c so that the concave portions 38, 38 Receiving plate portions 41 and 41 project from the portions matching the wide portions 39 and 39, respectively. Each of the receiving plate portions 41, 41 has a height dimension in the axial direction and a width dimension in the radial direction that can enter the wide portions 39, 39 of the concave portions 38, 38. The sun roller elements 8c, 8c and the cam plates 15a, 15a are the same number as the concave portions 38, 38 and the receiving plate portions 41, 41, respectively, each of which is a compression coil spring 42, which is an elastic member, By combining them through 42, a preload mechanism is incorporated in both the loading cam devices 7a, 7a.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5, in the state where the compression coil springs 42, 42 are inserted into the narrow portions 40, 40 of the recesses 38, 38, the receiving plate portions 41, 41 are connected to the While inserting into the wide part 39 and 39 of the recessed parts 38 and 38, the balls 16 and 16 are clamped between the said cam surfaces 17 and 18. And each said between each circumferential direction one side surface of each said receiving plate parts 41 and 41, and each said recessed part 38 and the inner end surface by the side of said 38 width direction among the inner end surfaces by the side of said narrow part 40 and 40 side. The compression coil springs 42 are sandwiched in a compressed state. In FIG. 5, these compression coil springs 42, 42 are depicted in an elastically compressed state. In a free state, one end of each of the compression coil springs 42 and 42 protrudes greatly into the wide portions 39 and 39 of the respective recesses 38 and 38.

  In the state where the loading cam devices 7a and 7a are assembled as described above, the solar roller elements 8c and 8c and the solar roller elements 8c and 8c are interposed between the solar roller elements 8c and 8c and the cam plates 15a and 15a. Elasticity in a direction that relatively displaces both the cam plates 15a and 15a in the circumferential direction is applied. In the case of this example, the relative displacement directions of the two sun rollers 8c and 8c about the input shaft 2a are opposite to each other between the two sun rollers 8c and 8c. Even when no torque is input to the input shaft 2a, the balls 16 and 16 are displaced toward shallow portions of the driven cam surfaces 17 and 17 and the driving cam surfaces 18 and 18, respectively. This displacement causes the loading cam devices 7a, 7a to generate a cam portion pressing force in a direction that increases the thickness dimension in the axial direction, thereby applying a preload for ensuring the surface pressure of each traction portion. Like.

The friction roller type speed reducer 1a of the present example configured as described above operates as follows to transmit power from the input shaft 2a to the output shaft 3a while decelerating and at the same time increasing torque.
That is, when the input shaft 2a is rotationally driven by an electric motor, the cam plates 15a and 15a fitted on the input shaft 2a rotate, and the sun roller elements 8c and 8c are connected to the balls 16 and 16 respectively. Based on the engagement with each of the cam surfaces 17 and 18, they are rotated in the same direction as the input shaft 2 a while being pressed toward each other. Then, the rotation of the sun roller 4a constituted by the both sun roller elements 8c and 8c is transmitted to the annular roller 5a through the intermediate rollers 19 and 19, and is taken out from the output shaft 3a. In order to circulate traction oil in the housing 21 during operation of the friction roller type speed reducer 1a, traction oil is provided at the rolling contact portion (traction portion) between the peripheral surfaces of the rollers 4a, 19, 5a. The thin film exists. Further, the surface pressure of each of these traction portions is secured to some extent from the moment when the friction roller type speed reducer 1a is started based on the cam portion pressing force generated based on the elasticity of each of the compression coil springs 42, 42. Is done. Accordingly, power transmission is started from the moment of activation without causing excessive slip in each of the traction units.

  When the torque applied to the input shaft 2a increases, the amount of the balls 16, 16 constituting the loading cam devices 7a, 7a on the cam surfaces 17, 18 increases. The axial thickness of 7a and 7a further increases. As a result, the surface pressure of each of the traction portions further increases, and torque transmission is performed in each of the traction portions without causing excessive slip. The surface pressure of each of these traction sections is obtained by multiplying an appropriate value according to the torque to be transmitted between the input shaft 2a and the output shaft 3a, specifically, a necessary minimum value by an appropriate safety factor. Automatically adjusted to the value. As a result, regardless of fluctuations in the torque transmitted between the two shafts 2a and 3a, excessive slip occurs in each traction section, and conversely, the rolling resistance of each traction section increases. Therefore, the transmission efficiency of the friction roller type reduction gear 1a can be improved.

  In particular, in the case of this example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the outer rings of the ball bearings 36 and 36 that support both end portions of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 are connected to the guide long holes 35 and 35, respectively. Therefore, the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 are smoothly displaced outward in the radial direction. And it can prevent that the surface pressure of each said traction part becomes non-uniform | heterogenous, makes the surface pressure of each said traction part appropriate, and can make the transmission efficiency of the said friction roller type reduction gear 1a still better. That is, since the rolling friction resistance is limited to about 1/10 of the sliding friction resistance, each of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 rolls with the outer ring of each of the ball bearings 36 and 36 and the inner surface of each of the guide long holes 35 and 35. Along with the movement, it is smoothly displaced in the radial direction. Therefore, the traction coefficient of the rolling contact portion between the outer peripheral surface of each of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 and the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller 5a, the outer peripheral surface of each of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19, and the outer peripheral surface of the sun roller 4a And the traction coefficient can be made almost equal. In contrast to the structure of this example, in the case where the radial displacement of each of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 cannot be smoothly performed, the sun is accompanied by the operation of both the loading cam devices 7a and 7a. The higher the surface pressure of the rolling contact portion between the outer peripheral surfaces of the sun roller elements 8c, 8c constituting the roller 4a and the outer peripheral surfaces of the intermediate rollers 19, 19, the higher the outer periphery of the intermediate rollers 19, 19 is. The surface pressure of the rolling contact portion between the surface and the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller 5 does not increase. In this state, a large difference occurs in the traction coefficient of each rolling contact portion (the traction coefficient on the sun roller 4a side is significantly lower than the traction coefficient on the annular roller 5a side), and the friction roller type reduction gear 1a. The transmission efficiency of

  Furthermore, in the case of the structure of this example, the characteristics at the start of the friction roller type speed reducer 1a can be made the same regardless of the rotational directions of the two shafts 2a and 3a. The reason for this will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the directions in which the compression coil springs 42 and 42 press the sun roller elements 8c and 8c between the loading cam devices 7a and 7a are opposite to each other. Therefore, the positional relationship between the balls 16 and 16 and the cam surfaces 17 and 18 constituting the loading cam devices 7a and 7a is symmetric with respect to both rotation directions. For this reason, even when the two shafts 2a and 3a rotate in any direction, the characteristics at the start of the friction roller type reduction gear 1a can be made the same. At the time of this activation, the sun roller 4a constituted by the two sun roller elements 8c, 8c is slightly displaced in the axial direction, and accordingly, each of the intermediate rollers that are in rolling contact with the outer peripheral surface of the sun roller 4a. The rollers 19 and 19 are also slightly displaced in the axial direction. In the case of this example, the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller 5a, which is in rolling contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of these intermediate rollers 19, 19, is a simple cylindrical surface. Further, the guide long holes 35 and 35 with which the ball bearings 36 and 36 are engaged have a depth that allows the axial displacement. Therefore, the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 are smoothly displaced in the axial direction, and the rotation shafts 20 and 20 of the intermediate rollers 19 and 19 are not inclined.

  In the case of this example, the sun roller elements 8c, 8c constituting the both loading cam devices 7a, 7a and the cam plates 15a, 15a are relatively displaced in the rotational direction, so that pressure is applied to the traction portions. Is granted. For this reason, both the loading cam devices 7a, 7a are efficient, it is easy to secure a stroke, and it is easy to ensure sufficient durability. This is because, in the case of the structure of this example, the balls 16 and 16 are pressed by the compression springs 42 and 42 to generate the cam pressing force on the loading cam devices 7a and 7a. Because it is. That is, the pressing force of the cam portion is generated by the compression coil springs 42 and 42 by the behavior similar to that when the torque is input to the input shaft 2a to the loading cam devices 7a and 7a. Even after torque is input to the input shaft 2a, the compression coil springs 42 and 42 continue to press the balls 16 and 16, respectively.

  Therefore, while the friction roller type speed reducer 1a is in operation, the elasticity of the compression coil springs 42 and 42 contributes to increasing the total pressing force generated by the loading cam devices 7a and 7a as a whole. To do. As in the conventional structure shown in FIG. 15, the elastic force of the disc spring 14 does not contribute to the increase of the total pressing force when the cam pressing force generated in the loading cam device 7 is increased. . Therefore, when it is assumed that the sizes of the balls 16 and 16 and the shapes (inclination angles) of the cam surfaces 17 and 18 are the same, according to the conventional structure, the torque applied to the input shaft 2 is reduced. The total pressing force changes according to the magnitude as shown by a broken line α in FIG. 8, whereas according to the structure of this example, it changes as shown by a solid line β in the figure. For this reason, for example, when it is assumed that the required total pressing force is the same, by increasing the inclination angle of each of the cam surfaces 17 and 18, the two sun rollers can be obtained until a predetermined total pressing force is obtained. The angle at which the elements 8c, 8c and the cam plates 15a, 15a are relatively displaced in the circumferential direction can be kept small. The fact that this angle can be kept small contributes to an improvement in the responsiveness of the friction roller type reduction gear 1a (rotational synchronization between the input shaft 2a and the output shaft 3a).

  In addition, the durability can be ensured by not applying an excessive force to the compression coil springs 42, 42 regardless of the operating state of the friction roller type speed reducer 1a. That is, the total length of each of the compression coil springs 42, 42 is the shortest when the torque applied to the input shaft 2a is zero, and gradually expands as the torque increases. Even when this torque is zero, no excessive force is applied to the compression coil springs 42, 42. Therefore, the elasticity of the compression coil springs 42, 42 is lowered regardless of the use over a long period of time. It is possible to ensure the durability.

[Second Example of Embodiment]
FIGS. 9-10 has shown the 2nd example of embodiment of this invention corresponding to Claim 1, 3-5. In the case of this example, as the guide blocks 34a, 34a, those having a concave end face shape are used. Each of these guide blocks 34a, 34a is supported and fixed to the support frame 32 (see FIG. 1) in a state in which the respective length directions are made to coincide with the radial directions of the sun roller 4a and the annular roller 5a. Guide recesses 43, 43 are formed on the inner side surfaces of the respective guide blocks 34a, 34a so as to open to both end surfaces in the length direction. The width dimensions of the guide recesses 43, 43 in the circumferential direction of the sun roller 4a and the annular roller 5a are the guide long holes 35, 35 (in the first example of the embodiment described above). It is sufficiently larger than the width dimension of FIGS.

In the case of this example, the outer rings of the ball bearings 42 that support the ends of the rotation shafts 20 of the intermediate rollers 19 are formed on the slide blocks 44 and 44 that are provided in pairs for each of the intermediate rollers 19. The circular holding hole 45 is supported by internal fitting. The slide blocks 44, 44 can be slid in the radial direction through the guide recesses 43, 43 via a pair of slide plates 46, 46 for each slide block 44, 44. Is engaged.
Since the configuration and operation of the other parts are the same as in the first example of the embodiment described above, overlapping illustrations and descriptions are omitted.

[Third example of embodiment]
FIG. 11 shows a third example of the embodiment of the present invention. In the case of this example, the loading cam device 7a is provided only on one axial side of the sun roller 4b. For this purpose, only one of the pair of solar roller elements 8c, 8d constituting the sun roller 4b (right side in FIG. 11) is supported so as to be able to rotate relative to the input shaft 2b. The other (left side of FIG. 11) sun roller element 8d is supported and fixed to the input shaft 2b. In the case of this example, instead of unavoidably changing the characteristics of the friction roller type speed reducer depending on the rotation direction of the input shaft 2b, the axial dimension can be shortened.
Since the configuration and operation of other parts are the same as those in the first example of the above-described embodiment, overlapping illustrations and descriptions are omitted.

[Fourth Example of Embodiment]
FIG. 12 shows a fourth example of an embodiment of the present invention corresponding to claims 1, 2, and 4-6. In the case of this example, the input shaft 2c of the friction roller type speed reducer 1b is used as the output shaft 48 of the electric motor 47 itself. That is, the input shaft 2c and the output shaft 48 are configured concentrically and integrally with each other.
Since the configuration and operation of the other parts are the same as those in the first example of the above-described embodiment, redundant description is omitted.

[Fifth Example of Embodiment]
FIG. 13 shows a drive device for an electric vehicle incorporating a friction roller type reduction gear as a fifth example of the embodiment of the present invention corresponding to claim 7. The electric vehicle drive device includes an electric motor 47a, a friction roller type reduction gear 1c, a transmission 49, and a rotation transmission device 50. As the friction roller type reduction gear 1c, for example, the one having the same structure as that of the first example shown in FIG. 1 is used, and the input shaft 2a of the friction roller type reduction gear 1c and the electric motor 47a are connected. The output shaft 48a is disposed concentrically with each other so that torque can be transmitted. Further, the output shaft (not shown) of the friction roller type speed reducer 1c is arranged concentrically with the input side transmission shaft 51 of the transmission 49 and is connected so as to be able to transmit torque.

In this example, the transmission 49 is provided with a pair of gear transmission mechanisms 53a and 53b having different reduction ratios between the input-side transmission shaft 51 and the output-side transmission shaft 52. Then, by switching between the pair of clutch mechanisms 54a and 54b, only one of the gear transmission mechanisms 53a (53b) is allowed to transmit power so that the input side transmission shaft 51 and the output side transmission shaft 52 can be transmitted. The reduction ratio between and can be converted into two steps of high and low.
The rotation transmission device 50 is a general gear transmission mechanism in which a plurality of gears are combined. The rotation transmission device 50 transmits the rotation of the output-side transmission shaft 52 to the input portion of the differential gear 55, and a pair of left and right drive wheels. Is driven to rotate.

According to the structure of the driving apparatus for an electric vehicle of this example as described above, the electric motor 47a is small and has a high rotation type (for example, the maximum rotation speed is about 30,000 min ⁻¹⁾ for efficient use of electric energy. ) Can reduce vibration and noise during operation. That is, since the friction roller type speed reducer 1c is used as the first stage speed reducer, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of vibration at the high speed rotating portion. The rotational speeds of the transmission 49 and the rotation transmission device 50, each of which is a gear transmission mechanism, are approximately the same as the driving speed of a transmission portion of a vehicle equipped with a general gasoline engine (up to several thousand min ^-1) Therefore, no unpleasant vibration or noise is generated in any part.

  Further, in the case of this example, by providing the transmission device 49, the relationship between the traveling speed and acceleration of the vehicle can be made smooth, similar to an automobile equipped with a gasoline engine. This point will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when a power transmission device having a large reduction ratio is provided between the output shaft 48a of the electric motor 47a and the input portion of the differential gear 55, the acceleration (G) and traveling speed (km / h) of the electric vehicle )), The left half of the solid line a in FIG. 14 and the chain line b are continuous. In other words, acceleration performance at low speed is excellent, but high-speed running is not possible. On the other hand, when a power transmission device with a small reduction ratio is provided in the intermediate portion, the relationship is such that the chain line c in FIG. 14 and the right half of the solid line a are continuous. That is, high-speed travel is possible, but acceleration performance at low speed is impaired. On the other hand, if the transmission 49 is provided as in the present example and the reduction ratio of the transmission 49 is changed according to the vehicle speed, the left half portion and the right half portion of the solid line a are continuous. Can be obtained. This characteristic is almost the same as that of a gasoline engine vehicle having the same output shown by the broken line d in FIG. 14, and it can be seen that the same performance as that of a gasoline engine vehicle can be obtained in terms of acceleration performance and high speed performance.

  When implementing this invention, the surface which forms a recessed part and the surface which protrudes a receiving-plate part can also be made reverse to the example of illustration. That is, it is possible to project a receiving plate portion on the base end surface side of the sun roller element, form a recess on one side of the cam plate, and install a compression coil spring in the recess. Alternatively, a member other than the compression coil spring can be used as the elastic member for applying the preload. For example, both ends of the tension spring can be locked to locking pins that protrude from the base end surface of the sun roller element and one side surface of the cam plate. Alternatively, both end portions of the torsion coil spring can be locked in locking holes formed in the base end surface of the sun roller element and one side surface of the cam plate. The point is that any elastic force can be applied in the direction in which the cam plate and the sun roller element are relatively displaced with respect to the circumferential direction in a state where the input shaft on which the cam plate is fitted and fixed is stopped.

  The present invention is also characterized in that the surface pressure of each traction portion is made uniform by smoothly displacing the intermediate roller in the radial direction when the loading cam device incorporated in the sun roller portion is operated. Although it is essential to rotate the sun roller with the input shaft, the roller rotating with the output shaft is not necessarily an annular roller. That is, the present invention can be implemented by a planetary roller type friction roller type reduction gear as shown in FIG. In this case, each intermediate roller is a planetary roller that revolves around the sun roller and revolves, and the base end portion of the output shaft is coupled and fixed to a carrier supporting each planetary roller.

  Furthermore, when implementing the invention relating to the electric vehicle drive device of the present invention, the type of the transmission device incorporated between the friction roller type reduction gear and the rotation transmission device is not limited. In addition to the illustrated structure, a planetary gear type transmission can also be employed. Furthermore, a belt-type or toroidal-type continuously variable transmission can be employed. If the continuously variable transmission is employed, the relationship between the vehicle running speed and acceleration as shown in FIG. 14 described above can be made smoother and closer to ideal.

1, 1a, 1b, 1c Friction roller type speed reducer 2, 2a, 2b, 2c Input shaft 3, 3a Output shaft 4, 4a, 4b Sun roller 5, 5a Annular roller 6 Planetary roller 7, 7a Loading cam device 8a, 8b 8c, 8d Sun roller element 9, 9a Annular space 10 Planetary shaft 11 Carrier 12 Retaining ring 13 Support ring 14 Belleville spring 15, 15a Cam plate 16 Ball 17 Drive side cam surface 18 Drive side cam surface 19 Intermediate roller 20 Spinning shaft DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Housing 22 Input side small diameter cylindrical part 23 Multi row ball bearing unit 24 Output side small diameter cylindrical part 25 Double row ball bearing unit 26 Labyrinth seal 27 Circular recessed part 28 Ball bearing 29 Connection part 30 Large diameter cylindrical part 31 End plate 32 Support frame 33 Support plate 34, 34a Guide block 35 Guide slot 36 Ball bearing 37 Gutter 38 Recess 39 Wide part 40 Narrow part 41 Receiving plate part 42 Compression coil spring 43 Guide concave part 44 Slide block 45 Holding hole 46 Slide plate 47, 47a Electric motor 48, 48a Output shaft 49 Transmission device 50 Rotation transmission device 51 Input side transmission shaft 52 Output Side transmission shaft 53a, 53b Gear transmission mechanism 54a, 54b Clutch mechanism 55 Differential gear

Claims (7)

An input shaft, an output shaft, a sun roller, an annular roller, a plurality of intermediate rollers, and a loading cam device;
Of these, the sun rollers are concentric to each other with a pair of sun roller elements divided in the axial direction around the input shaft, with a gap between the tip surfaces of the elements. The outer peripheral surfaces of the two sun roller elements are inclined surfaces that are inclined in a direction in which the outer diameter decreases toward the respective front end surfaces, and these two inclined surfaces are arranged. Rolling contact surface,
The annular roller is arranged concentrically with the sun roller around the sun roller, and has an inner peripheral surface as a rolling contact surface.
Each of the intermediate rollers is centered on a rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction of the annular space between the outer peripheral surface of the sun roller and the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller. In a state of being rotatably supported, each outer peripheral surface is in rolling contact with the outer peripheral surface of the sun roller and the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller,
The loading cam device is provided between a movable sun roller element, which is at least one of the sun roller elements, and the input shaft, and the movable sun roller is rotated along with the rotation of the input shaft. The element is rotated while being pressed in the axial direction toward the other sun roller element, and the driven cam surface provided at a plurality of circumferential directions on the base end face of the movable sun roller element, and the input Of the cam plate that is fixed to a part of the shaft and rotates together with the input shaft, between the drive side cam surfaces provided at a plurality of circumferential positions on one side facing the base end surface of the movable sun roller element. Each of the driving cam surfaces and the driven cam surfaces has a shape in which the depth in the axial direction gradually changes in the circumferential direction and becomes shallower toward the end portion. Are those having,
Friction that fixes one member of the annular roller and the member that supports each rotation shaft and connects the other member to the output shaft so that the output shaft can be driven to rotate by the other member. In roller type reducer,
A guide portion that is long in the radial direction of the sun roller and the annular roller is provided at a portion fixed to a support frame for rotatably supporting an end portion of the rotation shaft of each intermediate roller. Friction roller type speed reducer characterized in that an outer ring of a rolling bearing having an inner ring fitted and fixed to the end of each of these is engaged with each of these guide parts so as to allow displacement in the radial direction of the sun roller and the annular roller. Machine.   The width dimension of each guide part in the circumferential direction of the sun roller and the annular roller is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the outer ring of each rolling bearing, and each outer ring is directly engaged with each guide part. The friction roller type speed reducer according to claim 1.   The width dimension of each guide part with respect to the circumferential direction of the sun roller and the annular roller is larger than the outer diameter of the outer ring of each rolling bearing, and a slide block that internally fits and supports these outer rings is the each guide part. The friction roller type speed reducer according to claim 1, wherein the friction roller type speed reducer is engaged through a sliding plate.   The friction roller type reduction gear according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the guide portions is formed on a side surface of the guide block, and each of the guide blocks is coupled and fixed to the support frame. Machine.   Of the outer peripheral surfaces of the two sun roller elements, the portion that is in rolling contact with the outer peripheral surface of each intermediate roller is a partially conical convex inclined surface that is inclined in a direction in which the outer diameter decreases toward the tip surface. The outer peripheral surface of each of the intermediate rollers is present in the axially intermediate portion, the cylindrical convex surface having a constant outer diameter with respect to the axial direction, and the outer diameter is present in the axially opposite end portions toward the both axial end surfaces. A compound curved surface provided with a pair of inclined surfaces each of which is inclined in a decreasing direction and each having a partially conical convex shape, and the inner peripheral surface of the annular roller is a cylindrical concave surface whose inner diameter is constant in the axial direction The friction roller type reduction gear according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The friction roller type reduction gear according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the input shaft is an output shaft of the electric motor.   An electric motor, a friction roller reduction gear having an input shaft that rotates together with the output shaft of the electric motor, and an input transmission shaft and an output transmission shaft that are rotationally driven by the output shaft of the friction roller reduction gear. In order to transmit the speed reduction ratio between the input side transmission shaft and the output side transmission shaft to at least two levels of high and low, and the rotation of the output side transmission shaft of the transmission to the drive wheels An electric vehicle drive device including the rotation transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the friction roller type speed reducer is the friction roller type speed reducer according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A driving device for an electric vehicle.

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