JP2016083764A - Work table device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to achieve down-sizing of a work table device for a counterweight component.SOLUTION: A work table device includes: a base 12 equipped with a first linear guide and a second liner guide which are extended in parallel to a prescribed axial direction; a work table 20 which is movable in such a manner that the table is guided by the first linear guide; a counterweight component 24 which is movable in such a manner that the weight is guided by the second linear guide; and a drive unit which reciprocates the work table and the counterweight component in directions opposite to each other. The counterweight component has a pair of side weights 26, 28 which are located left and right of the work table as viewed from the axial direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a work table device, and more particularly to a work table device that is mainly used in a machine tool and includes a work table that reciprocates.

  In the work table device in which the work table reciprocates on the base, vibration is generated by inertia at the time of reversing the moving direction of the work table at the stroke end. In order to reduce this vibration, it has been proposed to provide a counterweight member that reciprocates on the base in the direction opposite to the worktable, and to cancel the inertia of the worktable by the inertia of the counterweight member (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2002-120146 A JP 2003-53663 A

  In order to avoid interference with the work table, the counterweight member in the conventional work table device is disposed at a position away from the work table, and a reciprocating movement range that does not overlap with the reciprocating movement range of the work table is set.

  For this reason, in the conventional work table device, the base is enlarged, and the drive device for reciprocating the work table and the counterweight member is also enlarged, which makes it difficult to reduce the size.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to reduce the size of the work table device of the counterweight member.

  The work table device according to the present invention includes a base (12) including a first linear guide (14) and a second linear guide (16) extending in parallel to a predetermined axial direction, and the first linear guide (14). The work table (20) that is movable by being guided by the linear guide (14), the counterweight member (24) that is movable by being guided by the second linear guide (16), and the work table (20) And a drive device (50, 90) for reciprocally moving the counterweight member (24) in opposite directions, the counterweight member (24) of the work table (20) as viewed from the axial direction. It has a pair of side weights (26, 28) arranged on the left and right.

  According to this configuration, the reciprocating range (section) of the side weights (26, 28) overlaps with the reciprocating range (section) of the work table (20). Thereby, a base (12) can be reduced in size.

  In the work table device according to the present invention, preferably, the counterweight member (24) is arranged before and after the worktable (20) when viewed from the axial direction, and the both side weights (26, 28) are arranged. A pair of end weights (30, 32) are connected to each other.

  According to this configuration, the end weights (30, 32) bear a part of the weight of the counterweight member (24), and the side weights (26, 28) can be reduced in size.

  In the work table device according to the present invention, preferably, the counterweight member (24) is opened at a central portion (34) by the pair of side weights (26, 28) and the pair of end weights (30, 32). The work table (20) is disposed in the opening (34) so as to be reciprocally movable.

  According to this configuration, the counterweight member (24) is arranged around the work table (20) in a well-balanced manner, and the work table device can be downsized.

  In the work table device according to the present invention, preferably, the upper surface (20A) of the work table (20) is located above the upper surface (24A) of the counterweight member (24).

  According to this configuration, a tool for machining performed on the work table (20) does not interfere with the counterweight member (24).

  In the work table device according to the present invention, preferably, the first linear guide (14) and the second linear guide (16) are located on substantially the same plane.

  According to this configuration, the height dimension of the base (20) can be made smaller than when the first linear guide (14) and the second linear guide (16) are provided at different heights. Can do.

  The drive device of the worktable device according to the present invention preferably has a crankshaft (50) having a first crankpin (54) and a second crankpin (58) having a rotational phase difference of 180 degrees from each other. The first connecting rod (70) for connecting the first crank pin (54) and the work table (20), the second crank pin (58) and the counterweight member (24). It has the 2nd connecting rod (78) to connect, and the actuator (90) which rotationally drives the said crankshaft (50).

  According to this configuration, the drive device can be reduced in size.

  The drive device of the work table device according to the present invention is preferably spanned between a crank mechanism (122) for reciprocating the work table (20) and a plurality of pulleys (133, 134), and the pulley (133). , 134) and an endless belt (136) extending in the same direction as the movement direction of the work table (20) to form two belt extension portions (136A, 136B) parallel to each other, A transmission belt mechanism (137) in which the work table (20) is connected to one of the belt extending portions (136A) and the counterweight member (24) is connected to the other (136B), and the crank mechanism (122) And an actuator (124) for driving the motor.

  According to this configuration, the crank mechanism (122) is driven by the actuator (124) to reciprocate the work table (20), and the transmission belt mechanism (137) is driven by the work table (20) to counter the weight member ( 24) reciprocates, and the reciprocation of the work table (20) and the reciprocation of the counterweight member (24) always synchronize correctly.

  The crank mechanism (122) of the work table device according to the present invention is preferably provided so as to be displaceable in the radial direction of the rotating member (102) rotated by the actuator (90) and the rotating member (102). A variable crank pin (116), and a connecting rod (118) connecting the variable crank pin (116) and the work table (20).

  According to this configuration, the reciprocating stroke of the work table (20) can be variably set.

  According to the work table device of the present invention, since at least a part of the reciprocating range of the side weight overlaps with the reciprocating range of the work table, the base can be downsized.

The perspective view which shows Embodiment 1 of the work table apparatus by this invention. The top view of the worktable apparatus by Embodiment 1. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the work table apparatus by Embodiment 1 The perspective view which looked at Embodiment 2 of the work table apparatus by this invention from the right side The perspective view which looked at the work table apparatus by Embodiment 2 from the left side The perspective view which looked at the worktable apparatus by Embodiment 2 from the lower side

  Below, Embodiment 1 of the work table apparatus by this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 1-3. In the following description, the X axis, Y axis, and Z axis follow the standard coordinate axes of the machine tool.

  The worktable device 10 is used for a grinding machine or the like and has a box-shaped base (bed) 12. The upper part of the base 12 has an inner guide rail (first linear guide) 14 extending linearly in parallel to one axial direction (Z-axis direction) and an outer guide rail (second linear guide). 16) are attached. The inner guide rail 14 is located on the inner side in the left-right direction with respect to the outer guide rail 16 when viewed from the Z-axis direction. The inner guide rail 14 and the outer guide rail 16 are each formed in the same plane and spaced apart in the X-axis direction, and each extending section overlaps the entire area.

  A rectangular parallelepiped work table 20 is engaged with the pair of inner guide rails 14 by a rolling guide 18 having balls held by a retainer (not shown) so as to be movable in the Z-axis direction.

  A counterweight member 24 is engaged with the pair of outer guide rails 16 by a rolling guide 22 having a ball held by a retainer (not shown) so as to be movable in the Z-axis direction.

  The counterweight member 24 is disposed on the left and right sides of the work table 20 when viewed from the Z-axis direction and is disposed at the front and back of the work table 20 when viewed from the Z-axis direction. It has a pair of end weights 30 and 32 for connecting the side weights 26 and 28 to each other, and is constituted by a single plate. The weight of the counterweight member 24 is preferably equal to the weight of the work table 20 including the chuck device provided on the work table 20, and may be larger than the weight of the work table 20 in consideration of the weight of the workpiece.

  The counterweight member 24 has a rectangular frame shape having a rectangular opening 34 in the center portion by side weights 26 and 28 and end weights 30 and 32. The work table 20 is disposed in the opening 34. The inner dimension of the opening 34 in the X-axis direction is slightly larger than the outer dimension of the work table 20 in the X-axis direction, and the inner dimension of the opening 34 in the Z-axis direction is the maximum stroke (setting of the reciprocating movement of the work table 20 in the X-axis direction). A little larger than the stroke). Thereby, the work table 20 can reciprocate in the X-axis direction without colliding (interfering) with the counterweight member 24 even if it is disposed in the opening 34.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the work table 20 has a larger dimension (height dimension) in the Y-axis direction than the counterweight member 24, so that the inner guide rail 14 and the outer guide rail 16 are on the same plane. Even if formed, the upper surface 20A of the work table 20 is positioned above the upper surface 24A of the counterweight member 24 (see FIG. 3). Thereby, a processing tool (not shown) such as a grinding wheel for grinding performed on the work table 20 does not interfere with the counterweight member 24. In this case, since the inner guide rail 14 and the outer guide rail 16 are formed on the same plane, the base guide 12 can be compared with the case where the inner guide rail 14 and the outer guide rail 16 are provided at different heights. The dimension in the Y-axis direction can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 3, one (left side) wall portion 12A of the base 12 has a central shaft 38 inserted in a bearing hole 36 formed in the wall portion 12A and extending in the X-axis direction. A double row ball bearing 40 is supported so as to be rotatable around the X axis. The other wall portion 12B of the base 12 facing the wall portion 12A has a center shaft 44 inserted in a bearing hole 42 formed in the wall portion 12B extending in the X-axis direction by a double row ball bearing 46. It is supported so as to be rotatable around the X axis. The central axes 38 and 44 are concentric on the X axis.

  A crankshaft 50 is disposed in the internal space between the wall portions 12A and 12B of the base 12. The crankshaft 50 extends in the X-axis direction, and includes a crank arm 52, a first crankpin 54, a crank arm 56, a second crankpin 58, and a crank arm 60 in order from the left side to the right side. It has a structure. The left crank arm 52 is fixed to the central shaft 38, and the right crank arm 60 is fixed to the central shaft 44. As a result, the crankshaft 50 is supported by the base 12 at both ends and can rotate around the axis in the X-axis direction with the axis of the central shafts 44 and 44 as the rotation center.

  The first crank pin 54 is between the left crank arm 52 and the intermediate crank arm 56, and the second crank pin 58 is between the intermediate crank arm 56 and the right crank arm 60. The first crankpin 54 and the second crankpin 58 have a rotational phase difference of 180 degrees around the rotation center of the crankshaft 50, and the amount of eccentricity (crank arm length) of both is the same.

  One end of a first connecting rod 70 is connected to the first crank pin 54 via a ball bearing 72 so as to be relatively rotatable. The other end of the first connecting rod 70 is connected to a projecting piece 74 provided on the bottom of the work table 20 by a connecting pin 76 so as to be relatively rotatable (see FIG. 1). One end of a second connecting rod 78 is connected to the second crankpin 58 via a ball bearing 80 so as to be relatively rotatable. The other end of the second connecting rod 78 is connected to a protruding piece 82 provided at the bottom of the counterweight member 24 by a connecting pin 84 (see FIG. 1) so as to be relatively rotatable. The rod lengths of the first connecting rod 70 and the second connecting rod 78 are the same.

  The outer end of the central shaft 38 protrudes outward from the base 12. A driven pulley 86 is fixed to the protruding portion. An electric motor 90 is attached to the base 12 by an attachment plate 88. A drive pulley 94 is fixed to the output shaft 92 of the electric motor 90. An endless transmission belt 96 is stretched between the drive pulley 94 and the driven pulley 86. As a result, the crankshaft 50 is driven to rotate around the axis in the X-axis direction by the electric motor 90.

  When the crankshaft 50 is driven to rotate, the work table 20 and the counterweight member 24 reciprocate in the Z direction in synchronization with each other. This reciprocation is performed in opposite directions because the first crankpin 54 and the second crankpin 58 have a rotational phase difference of 180 degrees around the rotation center of the crankshaft 50, and Since the eccentric amounts of the first crank pin 54 and the second crank pin 58 are the same, the same stroke is performed. As a result, the inertia of the work table 20 at the end of the stroke and the inertia of the counterweight member 24 cancel each other out, and vibration of the base 12 caused by the inertia is reduced.

  Since the side weights 26 and 28 are disposed on the left and right sides of the work table 20 when viewed from the Z-axis direction, the reciprocating range of the side weights 26 and 28 overlaps with the reciprocating range of the work table 20. In other words, since the reciprocating range of the work table 20 and the reciprocating range of the side weights 26 and 28 overlap in the Z-axis direction, the size of the base 12 in the Z-axis direction is smaller than that of the base table 12 that does not overlap. can do.

  Since the side weights 26 and 28 are outside the work table 20, the side weights 26 and 28 do not affect the dimension setting of the work table 20. Thus, the weight of the side weights 26 and 28 can be set according to the weight of the work table 20 having the minimum necessary size after setting the dimensions of the work table 20 to the minimum necessary size.

  The 1/2 point of the reciprocating range (reciprocating stroke) of the work table 20 and the 1/2 point (reciprocating stroke) of the counterweight member 24 are the same position in the Z-axis direction. 20 and the counterweight member 24 can be synchronously driven by a crank mechanism with one crankshaft 50. Thereby, size reduction of the drive device of the work table 20 including the crank mechanism and the counterweight member 24 is achieved.

  Since the end weights 30 and 32 conflict with the reduction in the dimension of the base 12 in the Z-axis direction, it is preferable that the dimension in the Z-axis direction is as small as possible. However, since the end weights 30 and 32 increase the overall weight of the counterweight member 24, the end weights 30 and 32 contribute to reducing the dimensions of the side weights 26 and 28 in the X-axis direction. This increases the degree of freedom in designing the dimensions of the base 12 in the Z-axis direction and the X-axis direction. When the dimensions of the base 12 in the Z-axis direction are reduced, the end weights 30 and 32 in the Z-axis direction The weight of the counterweight member 24 may be supplemented by the side weights 26 and 28 by reducing the dimension of the base weight 12 as much as possible. To reduce the dimension of the base 12 in the X-axis direction, The required weight of the counterweight member 24 may be compensated by the end weights 30 and 32 by reducing the dimension in the X-axis direction as much as possible.

  The side weights 26 and 28 are symmetrical on both the left and right sides of the work table 20 when viewed from the Z-axis direction, and the end weights 30 and 32 are symmetrical on both front and rear sides of the work table 20 when viewed from the Z-axis direction. 24 prevents the load from acting on the base 12 from acting, so that a decrease in machine accuracy due to deformation of the base 12 can be avoided.

  Next, a second embodiment of the work table device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, parts corresponding to those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 3, and description thereof is omitted.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the counterweight member 24 has a rectangular frame shape having a rectangular opening 34 at the center by the side weights 26 and 28 and the end weights 30 and 32. The work table 20 is disposed in the opening 34.

  A disc-shaped rotating member 102 is rotatably attached to the base 12 by a central axis 100 extending in the Y-axis direction. A slider 104 is attached to the rotating member 102 so as to be movable in the radial direction of the rotating member 102. A feed nut 106 is fixed to the slider 104. A feed screw rod 108 screwed into a feed nut 106 is rotatably attached to the rotating member 102. The slider 104 moves in the radial direction of the rotating member 102 by the rotation of the feed screw rod 108, and the position of the slider 104 is determined. A wheel gear 110 is fixed to the feed screw rod 108, and a worm gear 112 meshed with the wheel gear 110 is rotatably attached to the rotating member 102. A hexagon hole 114 is formed at the end of the worm gear 112, and the worm gear 112 is rotated by an operation of a hexagon wrench (not shown) engaged with the hexagon hole 114.

  A variable crank pin 116 is fixed to the slider 104. The variable crank pin 116 extends in the Y-axis direction, and is displaced in the radial direction of the rotating member 102 by the slider 104, that is, changes its arrangement position. One end of a connecting rod 118 is rotatably connected to the variable crank pin 116. The other end of the connecting rod 118 is rotatably connected to a pin 120 fixed to the lower bottom portion of the work table 20.

  In this way, the crank mechanism 122 that reciprocates the work table 20 is configured. In the crank mechanism 122, the crank arm length changes due to the displacement of the variable crank pin 116. As the crank arm length of the crank mechanism 122 changes, the reciprocating stroke of the work table 20 changes. That is, the crank mechanism 122 can quantitatively set the reciprocating movement stroke of the work table 20. This stroke adjustment is performed by rotating the worm gear 112 with a hexagon wrench (not shown).

  An electric motor 123 is attached to the base 12. A drive pulley 125 is fixed to the output shaft 124 of the electric motor 123. A driven pulley 130 is fixed to the central shaft 100. An endless transmission belt 132 is wound around the drive pulley 125 and the driven pulley 130. Thereby, the rotating member 102 is driven to rotate around the central axis by the electric motor 123.

  Shafts 127 and 128 extending in the Y-axis direction are fixed to the base 12 at two locations separated in the Z-axis direction. Pulleys 133 and 134 having the same outer diameter are rotatably attached to the shafts 127 and 128. An endless belt 136 is stretched between the pulleys 133 and 134, and the transmission belt mechanism 137 is configured by the pulleys 133 and 134 and the endless belt 136.

  The endless belt 136 has two belt extending portions 136A and 136B extending between the pulleys 133 and 134 in the same direction as the movement direction of the work table 20, that is, in the Z-axis direction and parallel to each other. The belt extending portions 136A and 136B are linearly extending paths between pulleys, and the lengths of the belt extending portions 136A and 136B in the Y-axis direction are longer than the maximum stroke of the counterweight member 24 in the reciprocating movement.

  One belt extending portion 136 </ b> A is connected to the lower bottom portion of the work table 20 by a connecting piece 138. The other belt extending portion 136 </ b> B is connected to one side weight 26 of the counterweight member 24 by a connecting piece 140. The belt extending portion 136A and the work table 20 are connected to each other by the connecting piece 138 when the work table 20 is located at a half point of the reciprocating movement stroke of the belt extending portion 136A. This is performed in such a manner that a half of the direction is connected to the work table 20. The belt extending portion 136B and the counterweight member 24 are connected to each other by the connecting piece 140 when the counterweight member 24 is positioned at a half point of the reciprocating movement stroke of the belt extending portion 136A. This is performed in such a manner that a half of the Z-axis direction is connected to the work table 20.

  A fixing piece 142 is fixed to the belt extending portion 136B at a position adjacent to the connecting piece 140 in the Z-axis direction. A tension adjusting piece 144 that extends toward the connecting piece 140 and that overlaps the connecting piece 140 in the X-axis direction is fixed to the fixed piece 142.

  An adjusting screw 148 with a head is rotatably attached to the connecting piece 140 by a block 146. The adjusting screw 148 engages with a screw hole (not shown) formed in the tension adjusting piece 144, and moves the tension adjusting piece 144 in the Z-axis direction in a feed screw manner by rotation. The tension of the endless belt 136 is adjusted by the movement of the tension adjusting piece 144 in the Z-axis direction. This tension adjustment is performed without obstructing the required straightness of the belt extending portion 136B.

  A plurality of long holes 150 that are long in the Z-axis direction are formed through the tension adjusting piece 144 in the X-axis direction. Bolts 152 are arranged in each long hole 150, and each bolt 152 is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) of the connecting piece 140, whereby the tension adjusting piece 144 that has been tension adjusted is fixed to the long hole 150. Is done.

  When the rotating member 102 is driven to rotate by the electric motor 123, the work table 20 reciprocates on the base 12 in the Z direction by the crank mechanism 122. The endless belt 136 is driven by the reciprocating movement of the work table 20, and the belt extending portions 136A and 136B reciprocate in opposite directions in the Z-axis direction. Since the endless belt 136 follows the reciprocating movement of the work table 20, the reciprocating movement strokes of the belt extending portions 136 </ b> A and 136 </ b> B are the same as the reciprocating movement stroke of the work table 20.

  Accordingly, the counterweight member 24 moves in the Z-axis direction in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the work table 20 with the same reciprocating stroke as the reciprocating movement stroke of the work table 20 in synchronization with the reciprocating movement of the work table 20. To do. By this operation, as in the first embodiment, the inertia of the work table 20 at the end of the stroke and the inertia of the counterweight member 24 are canceled at the timing synchronized with each other, and the vibration of the base 12 due to the inertia is reduced.

  In the second embodiment, since the counterweight member 24 follows the reciprocating movement of the work table 20, the reciprocating movement of the work table 20 and the reciprocating movement of the counterweight member 24 are always correctly synchronized.

  Also in the second embodiment, since the side weights 26 and 28 are arranged on the left and right sides of the work table 20 when viewed from the Z-axis direction, the reciprocation range of the work table 20 and the reciprocation range of the side weights 26 and 28 are different. The dimension of the base 12 in the Z-axis direction can be reduced as compared with the case of overlapping in the Z-axis direction and not overlapping.

  Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments and can be deviated from the spirit of the present invention, as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. It is possible to change appropriately within the range not to be.

  For example, the drive device that reciprocates the work table 20 and the counterweight member 24 is not limited to the crank mechanism, and may be a transmission belt or the like. It is essential that the reciprocating movement of the work table 20 and the reciprocating movement of the counterweight member 24 be in opposite directions in synchronization with each other, but the reciprocating movement of the work table 20 and the reciprocating movement of the counterweight member 24 are individually driven. It may be performed by a device. Note that the strokes of the work table 20 and the counterweight member 24 are not necessarily the same.

  The end weights 30 and 32 may be omitted, and the side weights 26 and 28 may not be connected to each other. In this case, a driving device that drives the side weights 26 and 28 in synchronization with each other is used.

  In addition, all the components shown in the above embodiment are not necessarily essential, and can be appropriately selected without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Worktable apparatus 12 Base 14 Inner guide rail 16 Outer guide rail 18 Rolling guide 20 Worktable 22 Rolling guide 24 Counterweight member 26 Sideweight 28 Sideweight 30 Endweight 32 Endweight 34 Opening 50 Crankshaft 54 First crank Pin 58 Second crank pin 70 First connecting rod 78 Second connecting rod 90 Electric motor (actuator)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Center shaft 102 Rotating member 104 Slider 106 Nut 108 Screw rod 110 Wheel gear 112 Worm gear 116 Variable crank pin 118 Connecting rod 120 Pin 122 Crank mechanism 123 Electric motor (actuator)
133 Pulley 134 Pulley 136 Endless belt 136 A Belt extension part 136 B Belt extension part 137 Transmission belt mechanism 144 Tension adjustment piece 148 Adjustment screw

Claims (8)

A base including a first linear guide and a second linear guide extending in parallel to a predetermined axial direction;
A work table movable by being guided by the first linear guide;
A counterweight member which is movable by being guided by the second linear guide;
A drive device for reciprocating the work table and the counterweight member in opposite directions,
The counterweight member has a work table device having a pair of side weights arranged on the left and right sides of the work table when viewed from the axial direction.   2. The work table device according to claim 1, wherein the counterweight member further includes a pair of end weights that are disposed in front of and behind the worktable as viewed in the axial direction and connect the side weights to each other.   3. The counterweight member has a frame shape having an opening at a center portion by the pair of side weights and the pair of end weights, and the work table is disposed in the opening so as to be reciprocally movable. Work table equipment.   The work table device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an upper surface of the work table is positioned above an upper surface of the counterweight member.   The work table device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first linear guide and the second linear guide are located on the same plane. The driving device includes:
A crankshaft having a first crankpin and a second crankpin having a rotational phase difference of 180 degrees from each other;
A first connecting rod connecting the first crank pin and the work table;
A second connecting rod connecting the second crank pin and the counterweight member;
The worktable device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an actuator that rotationally drives the crankshaft. The driving device includes:
A crank mechanism for reciprocating the work table;
An endless belt that is spanned between a plurality of pulleys and extends in the same direction as the movement direction of the work table between the pulleys to form two belt extension portions parallel to each other, the two belt extensions A transmission belt mechanism in which the work table is connected to one of the parts and the counterweight member is connected to the other;
The worktable device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an actuator that drives the crank mechanism.   The crank mechanism includes a rotating member that is rotationally driven by the actuator, a variable crank pin that is displaceable in a radial direction of the rotating member, and a connecting rod that connects the variable crank pin and the work table. Item 8. The work table device according to Item 7.

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