JP2974118B2 - Test equipment for driving mechanism parts for automobiles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transaxle for an automobile, an FR type transmission, and a test apparatus for a torque converter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a performance test of a transaxle for an automobile A performance test of an FR type transmission and a performance test of a torque converter have been carried out by dedicated test devices. 4 shows a transaxle test apparatus, FIG. 5 shows an FR type transmission test apparatus, and FIG. 6 shows a torque converter test apparatus.

The configuration of a transaxle test apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. A drive motor 2, a load machine 3, a gear device 4, a gear device 5, a specimen mounting stand 11, and an intermediate bearing device 28 are provided on a surface plate 1. An input torque detector 6 is provided between the output shaft 2a of the drive motor 2 and the input shaft 12a of the transaxle 12 set on the specimen mount 11. Transaxle left and right output shafts 12
Output torque detectors 7 and 8 are provided between the input shafts b and 12c and the input shaft 21 of the gear device 4 and the input shaft 23 of the gear device 5, and are connected by couplings 19a and 19b, respectively. Further, the output shaft 22 of the gear device 4 and the other input shaft 24 of the inter-gear device 5 are coupled to each other by a coupling 15b, an intermediate bearing device.
28, connected by a coupling 15c. Then, the inputs to the input shafts 23 and 24 of the gear device 5 are synthesized, and the output shaft 24a
And is absorbed by the load machine 3.

Next, the configuration of the FR type transmission test apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. A drive motor 2, a load machine 3, a gear device 5, and a specimen mounting base 11 are installed on a surface plate 1a. The specimen mounting base 11 is provided with an input torque detector 6 and is connected to the output shaft 2a of the drive motor. The output shaft of the detector is connected to the input shaft 13a of the FR transmission 13. Specimen F
Output shaft 13b of R-type transmission 13 and gear device 5
The output torque detector 8 is provided between the input shafts 23. The output shaft 24a of the gear device 5 is connected to the input shaft 3a of the load machine 3.

Next, the configuration of the torque converter test apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. The drive motor 2 and the load machine 3 are installed on the surface plate 1a. Further, a torque converter input torque detector 9 and an output torque detector 10 are provided. Then, the input shaft 14 of the torque converter 14
a is connected to the torque detector 9 and the output shaft 14b is connected to the detector 10. That is, these component parts are installed and connected in a straight line between the output shaft 2a of the drive motor 2 and the input shaft 3a of the load machine 3.

[0006]

Conventionally, as described above, performance tests of a transaxle, an FR type transmission, and a torque converter having different device configurations have been performed by dedicated test devices. Therefore,
A large installation space for the test equipment is required, and at the same time, each test equipment is expensive, so that the equipment cost is high. In particular, with respect to the above three types of specimens, the capacities of the driving motor and the load machine are almost the same, and if it can be shared by one test apparatus, it is useful to reduce the equipment cost. The present invention has been made to eliminate such disadvantages.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems Two slide guides 25 are provided at one end of the rectangular platen 1c in the long side direction in parallel with the short side.
a, 25b are provided, and the drive motor 2 is mounted thereon. One end of a mounting leg of the drive motor 2 is fixed to a tip of a piston rod of a moving hydraulic cylinder 16. In addition, surface plate 1
Similarly, two suid guides 26
a and 26b, on which the slide base 18 to which the gear device 5 and the load machine 3 connected to the output shaft of the gear device 5 are attached is mounted. One end of the slide base 18 is fixed to a tip of a piston rod of the moving hydraulic cylinder 17. The gear device 5 has input shafts 23 and 24 on the drive motor 2 side and an output shaft 24a on the opposite side.

[0008] A specimen mounting base 11 is installed at a predetermined location in the center of the surface plate 1c. Further, a gear device 44 is installed at a predetermined location on the drive motor 2 side. The gear device 44 has an input shaft 20 on the drive motor side and an input shaft 21 on the specimen mount 11 side.
An output shaft 22 is configured.

Further, an input torque detector 6, output torque detectors 7, 8, a torque converter input detector 9, and an output detector 10 for each test specimen are provided at required places. Further, couplings 15a, 15b, 15c, 19, 19a, 19b, and a prop shaft 27 are provided for connecting the test pieces and the devices. The tip 17a of the piston rod is fixed.

Also, a control device 1 for controlling each machine and equipment.
00 is provided. In addition, a noise measuring device, a temperature measuring device, a vibrometer, etc. are prepared for the performance test of each specimen.

[0011]

The test apparatus according to the present invention is configured as described above. Therefore, the piston rods of the moving hydraulic cylinders 16 and 17 are moved forward and backward in the Y-axis direction to
The slide base 18 can be moved in parallel on the surface plate 1c.

When the specimen is the transaxle 12 and the FR type transmission 13, the mounting position of the drive motor 2 is determined by advancing the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 16 for movement, and the specimen mounting base installed at a predetermined position. It is fixed at a position where the axis of the input shaft of 11 and the axis of the drive motor coincide.
In the case of the torque converter 14, the piston rod of the moving hydraulic cylinder 16 is retracted and fixed at a position where the axis of the input shaft 20 of the gear device 44 installed at a predetermined position and the axis of the drive motor match. I do.

Next, when the test specimens are the transaxle 12 and the FR type transmission 13, the mounting position of the load-side slide base 18 is the position of the respective test specimens, the axis of the output shaft, and the input shaft 23 of the gear device 5. Fix at the position where the axes match.
When the specimen is the torque converter 14, the torque converter is fixed at a position where the axis of the output shaft of the torque converter coincides with the axis of the input shaft 24 of the gear device 5.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 before describing the configuration and arrangement of common constituent parts. (A) Two parallel slide guides 25a and 25b are provided at one end of the rectangular base 1c in the long side direction (X axis direction) in the short side direction (Y axis direction). The drive motor 2 is mounted on the slide guide. One end of the mounting leg of the drive motor 2 has a tip 16a of a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 16 for movement.
Has been fixed.

(B) Two parallel slide guides 26a and 26b are provided in the other end of the surface plate 1c in the Y-axis direction.
The slide base 18 is placed on the slide guide. The load machine 3 and the gear unit 5 are installed on the slide base 18, and one end of the slide base is provided with a moving hydraulic cylinder.
The tip 17a of the 17 piston rod is fixed. The gear device 5 is provided with input shafts 23 and 24 and an output shaft 24a. The input shaft 23 is connected to the output torque detector 8, and the output shaft 24a is connected to the input shaft 3a of the load machine 3. I have.

(C) A specimen mounting base 11 is provided at a predetermined location in the center of the surface plate 1c. The mounting base 11 is provided with an input torque detector 6. (D) Further, a gear device 44 is provided at a predetermined position on the side of the driving motor 2 of the surface plate 1c. The gear device 44 is provided with an input shaft 21 and an output shaft 22 on the specimen mount 11 side, and an input shaft 20 on the opposite side. The output shaft 7 is connected to the input shaft 21, and the coupling 15 is connected to the input shaft 22.
The input converter 9 for torque converter and the output detector 10 for torque converter are connected via b and 19. However, the coupling 19 is removed when testing the torque converter.

(E) Couplings 15a, 15c, 19 used for testing various other inter-gear devices for automobiles.
a, 19b and the prop shaft 27 are prepared. (F) Further, a control device 100 for controlling each device and performing a performance test is provided. In addition, a noise measuring instrument, a thermometer,
A vibration meter and the like are also prepared. The test apparatus of the present invention is configured as described above. Input side and output side torque detectors 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 corresponding to each specimen
Is provided, and a performance test of each specimen can be performed by the control device 100 that controls each of these devices.

Next, a transaxle, F
A case of testing the R-type transmission and the torque converter will be described with reference to FIGS.

When testing the transaxle 12 as a specimen, as shown in FIG. 1, the piston rod of the moving hydraulic cylinder 16 is advanced in the Y-axis direction to
Is moved forward, and fixed at a position where the axis of the input shaft 12 a of the transaxle 12 set on the specimen mounting base 11 and the axis of the torque detector 6 coincide. Drive motor 2 in this position
And the input shaft of the input torque detector 6 are connected by a coupling 15a.

Next, the slide rod 18 of the moving hydraulic cylinder 17 is retracted in the Y-axis direction, and the slide base 18 is retracted. Since the load machine 3 and the gear train 5 are installed on the slide base 18, they move backward simultaneously. Then, the position where the input shaft of the output torque detector 8 provided in the gear device 5 and the axis of the output shafts 12b and 12c of the transaxle 12 coincide is fixed. Input shaft 21 and output shaft of gear unit 44
Since the center distance of the shaft 22 is equal to the center distance of the input shafts 23 and 24 of the gear train 5, the input shaft 21, the output shaft 22, and the input shaft
23 and 24 can be connected in parallel.

An input torque detector 6 is driven by the drive motor 2.
To drive the transaxle 12 through. Output shafts 12b and 12c protruding to the left and right of the transaxle are connected to the input shaft 21 of the gear device 44 and the input shaft 23 of the gear device 5 via output torque detectors 7 and 8 by couplings 19b and 19a. ing. The output shaft 22 of the gear train 44 is connected to the input shaft 24 of the gear train 5 through the input converters 15b, 19, and 15c via the input torque detector 9 and the output torque detector 10 for the torque converter. Is the output shaft of the gear device 5
It is transmitted to 24a and connected to the input shaft 3a of the load machine 3. When testing the transaxle, the input / output torque detector for the torque converter only serves as a coupling and does not detect torque. The performance test of the transaxle 12 is performed by controlling the speed and torque of the drive motor 2 and the load machine 3 by the control device 100.

Next, when the FR type transmission 13 is tested, as shown in FIG.
Is advanced in the Y-axis direction to move the drive motor 2 forward, and the F set on the specimen mount 11
It is fixed at a position where the axis of the input torque detector 6 of the R-type transmission coincides with the axis of the output shaft 2 a of the drive motor 2. At this position, the output shaft 2a of the drive motor 2 and the input shaft of the input torque detector 6 are connected by the coupling 15a. Next, the piston rod of the moving hydraulic cylinder 17 is advanced in the Y-axis direction, the slide base 18 is advanced, and the slide base 18 is moved forward. Input shaft 23 of gear device 5
Is fixed at a position where the axis of the input shaft of the output torque detector 8 attached to the shaft and the axis of the output shaft 13b of the FR transmission 13 coincide with each other, and each shaft end is propeller shaft.
Output shaft 13b of FR transmission 13 connected by 27
Is the input shaft 3 of the load machine 3 via the output shaft 24a of the gear device 5.
By connecting to a, a performance test of the FR type transmission is performed. In this case, the gear device 44, the output torque detector 7, the torque converter input torque detector 9
And the output torque detector 10 is not used.

Next, when testing the torque converter 14, as shown in FIG. 3, the piston rod of the moving hydraulic cylinder 16 is retracted in the Y-axis direction, the drive motor 2 is moved rearward, and the gear unit 44 is moved. Is fixed at a position where the axis of the input shaft 20 and the axis of the output shaft 2a of the drive motor 2 coincide with each other, and the respective shaft ends are connected by coupling. The torque converter 14 of the test sample has the coupling 19 between the torque converter input torque detector 9 and the output torque detector 10 removed and mounted between the two. The piston rod of the moving hydraulic cylinder 17 is retracted in the Y-axis direction,
Is moved backward, and fixed at a position where the axis of the input shaft 24 of the gear device 5 and the axis of the torque converter output torque detector 10 match, and each shaft end is connected by a coupling 15c. In this case, the gear train 44 and the gear train 5 merely serve as connecting shafts. In this state, a performance test of the torque converter is performed. With the above configuration, performance tests of the transaxle 12, the FR transmission 13, and the torque converter 14 can be performed. The control device
Numeral 100 controls the positioning of each device and the speed control and torque control of the driving load machine.

The hydraulic cylinder for moving the drive motor 2
In place of 16, a moving electric feed screw device 116 is used, a spindle rod tip 16 a is used as a feed screw tip 116 a, and a moving feed screw device 117 is used instead of the moving hydraulic cylinder 17 of the slide base 18, and a spindle rod tip 17 a May be used as the feed screw tip 117a.

[0025]

As described above, the transaxle and the FR-type transmission are moved by moving the drive motor 2 and the load machine 3 and the slide base 18 on which the gear device 5 is mounted in parallel by the moving hydraulic cylinders 16 and 17, respectively. In addition, since the performance test of the torque converter can be performed with one test apparatus, the cost of the test apparatus can be reduced and the installation space of the test apparatus can be saved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a test apparatus according to the present invention, and is a layout diagram of a performance test of a transaxle.

FIG. 2 is a performance test layout of an FR transmission using the test apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a layout diagram of a performance test of a torque converter using the test apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a conventional test apparatus, and is a performance test layout of a transaxle.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a conventional test apparatus, and is a performance test layout of an FR type silane mission.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a conventional test apparatus, and is a performance test arrangement diagram of a torque converter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 surface plate 1a surface plate 1b surface plate 2 drive motor 2a drive motor 3 load machine 3a load device input shaft 4 gear device 44 gear device 5 gear device 6 input torque detector 7 output torque detector 8 output torque detector 9 torque converter Input torque detector 10 Output torque detector for torque converter 11 Specimen mount 12 Transaxle 12a Transaxle input shaft 12b Transaxle output shaft 12c Transaxle output shaft 13 FR type transmission 13a FR type transmission input shaft 13b FR type transmission Output shaft 14 Torque converter 14a Torque converter input shaft 14b Torque converter output shaft 15a Coupling 15b Coupling 15c Coupling 16 Hydraulic cylinder for movement 17 Hydraulic cylinder for movement 16a Piston lot tip 17a Piston lot tip 116 Transmission drive screw device for movement 117 Transmission drive screw device for movement 116a Feed screw tip 117a Feed screw tip 18 Slide base 19 Coupling 19a Coupling 19b Coupling 20 Input shaft 21 Input shaft 22 Output shaft 23 Input shaft 24 Input shaft 24a Output Shaft 25a Slide guide 25b Slide guide 26a Slide guide 26b Slide guide 27 Propeller shaft 28 Intermediate bearing device 100 Control device

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A device for electrically driving or absorbing power of a drive mechanism component for an automobile and performing a performance test, wherein a device for testing a plurality of types of components is arranged on a common base plate, and The input / output torque measurement device for the parts and the gear unit that connects the parts under test are shared for multiple types of part tests,
In addition, a testing apparatus for a driving mechanism component for an automobile, characterized in that the positions of rotating electric machines for driving and for absorbing load power are changed and connected to the above-mentioned testing equipment. 2. (a) Two slide guides (25a) and (25) parallel to the short side provided at one end of the long side of the rectangular platen (1c).
b) One end of the mounting leg of the drive motor (2) installed above is connected to the piston rod of the moving hydraulic cylinder (16). (B) Also, two slide guides (26a) parallel to the short side provided at the other end of the long side of the surface plate (1c),
A load machine (3) connected to an output shaft (24a) of a gear device (5) on a slide base (18) installed on (26b).
Is installed. The gear device (5) is provided with input shafts (23) and (24), and the input shaft (23) is connected to an output torque detector (8). In addition, one end of the slide base (18) is connected to a piston rod of the moving hydraulic cylinder (17). (C) A specimen mounting base (11) provided with an input torque detector (6) is provided at a predetermined location in the center of the surface plate (1c). Further, a gear device (44) is provided at a predetermined location on the driving motor (2) side. The gear device (44) has an input shaft (20) on the drive motor (2) side, and has an input shaft (21) and an output shaft (22) on opposite sides.
Is provided, and an output torque detector (7) is provided on the input shaft (21).
Is connected to the output shaft, and coupling (15b), (19)
Input torque detector for torque converter (9),
An output torque detector (10) for a torque converter is provided. (D) Couplings (15a), (15c), (19a) and (19b) were prepared for the transaxle (12) test, and a separate propeller shaft (27) was prepared for the FR type transmission (13) test. Keep it. (E) Further, a control device (100) is provided to control the rotation speed output torque and the acceleration / deceleration instantaneous speed of the driving and absorption motors according to the command values. 2. The test apparatus for a driving mechanism component for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the testing apparatus is configured as described above. 3. The moving hydraulic cylinder (1) according to claim 2,
3. An apparatus for testing a drive mechanism component for an automobile according to claim 2, wherein 6) is an electric moving screw device for movement (116), and the hydraulic cylinder for movement is a moving screw device for moving (117).