JP5937543B2 - Pulley structure of belt type continuously variable transmission - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pulley structure in which a groove width between a fixed sheave and a movable sheave is variably controlled by a hydraulic actuator, for example, in a belt type continuously variable transmission for a vehicle, in particular, a connecting portion structure between the movable sheave and the hydraulic actuator member. About.

  In a belt-type continuously variable transmission, a belt is stretched between a primary pulley provided on a primary shaft on the drive source side such as an engine and a secondary pulley provided on a secondary shaft on the output side, and the pulley groove width of each pulley By changing the ratio of the effective winding diameter of the belt, the speed is changed continuously. The primary pulley and the secondary pulley are each composed of a fixed sheave and a movable sheave, and the pulley groove width is controlled by displacing the movable sheave with respect to the fixed sheave by a hydraulic actuator.

As a conventional pulley structure related to the coupling of the movable sheave and the hydraulic actuator, for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-280859 applied to a primary pulley.
In this pulley structure, the hydraulic actuator forms a hydraulic chamber between the cylinder attached to the movable sheave of the primary pulley and the piston locked to the primary shaft on the fixed side in the axial direction. The movable sheave is displaced by supplying / discharging oil to the chamber.
In principle, the hydraulic chamber is sealed except for the oil supply / discharge port, and oil should not leak from the mounting part of the movable sheave and the cylinder. For this reason, the movable sheave has an annular, flat shape centered on the primary shaft. A fitting part that protrudes from the abutting surface is provided coaxially with the abutting surface of the pulley and the pulley shaft core, and the cylinder is fitted to the mating part of the movable sheave for positioning with the joining surface facing the abutting surface. A fitting hole is provided, and both members are joined with bolts to bring the contact surface and the joint surface into a pressure contact state, thereby achieving oil tightness.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-280859

However, it has been found that in the case where the contact surface of the movable sheave and the joint surface of the cylinder are in contact with each other as in the conventional example, wear occurs on the contact surface and the joint surface.
This is because even if the contact state of the movable sheave and the joint surface of the cylinder can be obtained by the bolt connection, slippage cannot be suppressed only by the frictional force due to the pressure contact, and the gear ratio according to the hydraulic pressure in the cylinder This is considered to be due to the relative rotation between the movable sheave and the cylinder caused by the change or the forward / reverse switching of the pulley. This relative rotation appears as a slight misalignment in the rotational direction restricted by the clearance between the bolt and the bolt hole of the cylinder, but wear on the opposing surface of the contact surface and the joint surface reduces durability. .

As a countermeasure against this, if a minute appropriate amount of oil is positively supplied between the contact surface and the joint surface, it is possible to prevent wear on both surfaces even if misalignment occurs. In this respect, since oil has come through the gap between the fitting portion and the fitting hole to the inner diameter side of the contact area between the contact surface and the joint surface, the gap between the contact surface and the joint surface is thereby lubricated. It may be possible.
However, since the fitting accuracy between the fitting portion and the fitting hole is actually low, if the gap is small, the amount of oil necessary for lubrication cannot pass, and if the gap is too large, the lubrication is not performed. Although realized, the oil in the hydraulic chamber easily passes through the gap and leaks, resulting in damage to the oil tightness of the hydraulic chamber.
It is difficult to increase the accuracy of the gap between two members each having tolerances. With the above structure, the oil tightness of the hydraulic chamber is substantially ensured, and the wear of the contact surface and the joint surface is ensured. It cannot be prevented.

Such a problem similarly occurs in a configuration in which a hydraulic actuator member attached to the movable sheave is a piston and a hydraulic chamber is formed between the piston and a cylinder locked to the fixed side.
The above-described conventional example uses the primary pulley as an example. However, in the secondary pulley, the positional deviation between the movable sheave and the cylinder and the wear due to the torque load are larger, and countermeasures are also important.

  Therefore, in view of the above-described conventional problems, the present invention is a belt type non-contact belt in which the abutment surface of the movable sheave and the joint surface provided on the hydraulic actuator member are brought into contact with each other, and the opposing surfaces thereof are not worn. An object of the present invention is to provide a pulley structure for a step transmission.

For this reason, the present invention has a pulley structure for a belt-type continuously variable transmission that has a fixed sheave and a movable sheave and drives the movable sheave with a hydraulic actuator to change the groove width between the fixed sheave and the movable sheave.
An actuator member that forms a hydraulic chamber of the hydraulic actuator and is oil-tightly coupled to the movable sheave has a joint surface that extends to the entire circumference facing the back surface of the movable sheave,
The movable sheave has an abutment surface that is in contact with the joint surface and extends all around
Between the movable sheave and the actuator member, a ring space adjacent to the inside of the contact area between the joint surface and the contact surface is formed,
The actuator member is provided with an oil passage that leads from the hydraulic chamber to the ring space, and the oil passage is provided with an oil hole having a predetermined diameter that restricts the flow rate necessary for lubrication of the contact area between the joint surface and the contact surface. .

  According to the present invention, since the movable sheave and the actuator member are oil-tightly coupled, an appropriate amount of oil is supplied with high accuracy to the ring space adjacent to the interview area by the oil passage provided in the actuator member. Lubrication with stable quality is performed, and wear of the joint surface and the contact surface is prevented.

It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the detail of an oil path.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a secondary pulley will be described.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment.
As described in the background art, the secondary pulley 1 includes a fixed sheave 3 that is integral with the secondary shaft 2, a movable sheave 10 that is supported by the secondary shaft 2 and is movable in the axial direction, and a hydraulic pressure that drives the movable sheave 10. An actuator 25 is provided.
The secondary shaft 2 has a large diameter portion 4, a medium diameter portion 5 and a small diameter portion 6 in order from the fixed sheave 3 side, and supports the movable sheave 10 on the large diameter portion 4.
The opposed surfaces of the fixed sheave 3 and the movable sheave 10 are conical surfaces that are inclined so as to form a V-groove sandwiching the belt 45.
The secondary shaft 2 is supported by two bearings 22, 23 sandwiching the fixed sheave 3 and the movable sheave 10. One end of the secondary shaft 2 extends through the bearing 23 on the movable sheave 10 side, and the rotational torque is transferred to the wheel (not shown). It is designed to output.

The hydraulic actuator 25 includes a cylinder 30 attached to the movable sheave 10 and a piston 40 locked to the secondary shaft 2. A hydraulic chamber R is formed between the two. A spring 43 is disposed between the movable sheave 10 and the piston 40 and urges the movable sheave 10 toward the fixed sheave 3 in the approaching direction.
Oil is supplied to and discharged from the oil passage 9 formed in the secondary shaft 2 to the hydraulic chamber R, whereby the movable sheave 10 is brought into and out of contact with the fixed sheave 3.

The movable sheave 10 has a cylindrical portion 13 that extends along the secondary shaft 2 through a base portion 12 projecting from the back surface of the sheave main body portion 11 as an outer shape, and has a large diameter of the secondary shaft 2 in order from the sheave main body portion 11 side at the shaft center. A support hole 15 corresponding to the portion 4 and a small diameter hole 16 penetrating the medium diameter portion 5 of the secondary shaft 2 are provided.
The intermediate diameter portion 5 of the secondary shaft 2 and the small diameter hole 16 of the movable sheave 10 are opposed to each other and axial grooves are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and rollers 7 are arranged in the respective axial grooves. The movable sheave 10 and the secondary shaft 2 are rotated together via the roller 7.

The cylinder 30 has a drum shape including a disk portion 31 and an outer cylindrical portion 32 extending from the outer peripheral edge thereof. The disk portion 31 has a press-fit fitting hole 33 in the center, and the cylinder 30 is press-fitted into a fitting portion 14 described later of the movable sheave 10 so that the cylinder 30 is attached to the back surface side (fixed sheave) of the sheave main body portion 11. 3 and the opposite side).
The cylinder 30 has a predetermined radial range having an inner edge of the press-fitting fitting hole 33 as a joint surface 35 that protrudes slightly toward the sheave body 11 from the outer peripheral region. The joint surface 35 is perpendicular to the secondary shaft 2. A chamfer 34 (see FIG. 2 described later) is provided at the corner between the press-fitting hole 33 and the joint surface 35.
The piston 40 is sandwiched between a cylindrical boss portion 41 through which the secondary shaft 2 passes between a step portion between the intermediate diameter portion 5 and the small diameter portion 6 of the secondary shaft 2 and a bearing 23 that supports the small diameter portion 6, and the axial direction is positioned. The outer peripheral edge provided with the oil seal 42 is slidable in the axial direction on the inner wall surface of the outer cylindrical portion 32 of the cylinder 30.

In the movable sheave 10, the outer peripheral surface of the base portion 12 is a fitting portion 14 into which the press-fitting fitting hole 33 of the cylinder 30 is press-fitted. The diameter of the fitting portion 14 is larger than the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 13. A predetermined region surrounding the fitting portion 14 on the back surface of the movable sheave 10 is a contact surface 19 perpendicular to the secondary shaft 2. Thus, when the press-fitting hole 33 of the cylinder 30 is press-fitted into the fitting portion 14, the joint surface 35 comes into contact with the abutting surface 19.
A ring groove 20 is provided at the connection corner between the fitting portion 14 and the abutment surface 19, and the ring groove 20 is located on the inner side of the contact area between the abutment surface 19 and the joint surface 35 of the movable sheave 10 ( Adjacent to the inner diameter side).

In the present embodiment, an oil passage 36 that connects the hydraulic chamber R and the ring groove 20 is provided in the disk portion 31 of the cylinder 30.
FIG. 2 shows details of the oil passage 36, (a) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion A in FIG. 1, and (b) is a view showing a disk portion 31 as viewed in the direction of arrow B in (a).
As shown in (a), the oil passage 36 opens to the hydraulic chamber and extends in parallel with the axis of the secondary shaft, followed by a minute diameter oil hole 37, and subsequently extends toward the sheave body in the same direction. It consists of an enlarged diameter portion 38 and a communicating portion 39 that connects the enlarged diameter portion 38 and the ring groove 20 along the joint surface 35.
The radial positions of the oil hole 37 and the enlarged diameter portion 38 are set in the contact area S between the joint surface 35 and the contact surface 19.

Here, the oil hole 37 restricts the oil in the hydraulic chamber to an appropriate amount necessary for lubrication between the contact surface 19 and the joint surface 35. In the pulley for passenger cars, if the thickness of the disk portion 31 of the cylinder 30 is about 4 mm, when the diameter of the oil hole 37 is 0.5 mm, for example, the length is set to 2 mm from the processing limit, and the enlarged diameter portion beyond that 38 can be formed, for example, with a diameter of 2 mm by counterbore processing from the joining surface 35 side.
The communicating portion 39 is a groove having a passage width larger than the diameter of the enlarged diameter portion 38, and the enlarged diameter portion 38 is opened in the width, and the communicating portion 39 extends in the axial direction of the cylinder 30 and opens in the chamfer 34. The outer end of the communication part 39 also remains in the interview area S.
The communication part 39 can also be formed by spot facing from the joining surface 35 side, and can be 6 mm wide and the depth can be 0.4 mm, for example.
The ring groove 20 has a groove bottom 20a extending to the inner diameter side of the fitting portion 14 and the indentation side (fixed sheave 3 side) of the contact surface 19.

The movable sheave 10 and the cylinder 30 configured as described above are joined by press-fitting of the fitting portion 14 and the press-fitting fitting hole 33 to ensure substantial oil tightness of the hydraulic chamber R and are joined to the contact surface 19. The movable sheave 10 is pushed from the cylinder 30 on the basis of the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic chamber R by the mutual contact of the surfaces 35, and is displaced along the secondary shaft 2.
Therefore, since the movable sheave 10 and the cylinder 30 are first coupled by press-fitting, a large number of bolts and screw holes are not required, and the cost and the number of parts are reduced.
And since there is no gap between the bolt and the bolt hole as in the prior art, there can be no room for positional displacement in the rotational direction, but in the unlikely event that there is rotational displacement between the movable sheave 10 and the cylinder 30 despite the press-fit connection. Even if it occurs, the oil passage 36 provided in the cylinder 30 lubricates the space between the abutment surface 19 and the joint surface 35, so that wear does not occur on both surfaces.

That is, the oil that has been squeezed by the small oil hole 37 of the oil passage 36 and depressurized from the high pressure of the hydraulic chamber R is a diameter-enlarged portion having a larger passage section as shown by the arrow in FIG. 38, flows through the communication portion 39 without resistance, and flows into a space formed by the chamfer 34 of the press-fitting fitting hole 33 and the ring groove 20 (hereinafter, represented by the ring groove 20). Since the ring groove 20 is located at the inner diameter edge of the contact area S between the contact surface 19 and the joint surface 35, the ring groove 20 is supplied between the contact surface 19 and the joint surface 35 as shown by the broken line arrow over the entire circumference. Lubricate the opposing surfaces.
Since the oil is supplied to the entire contact area S of the contact surface 19 and the joint surface 35 without being unevenly distributed, it is sufficient that the oil passage 36 is provided at one place in the circumferential direction of the cylinder 30. The lubricated oil is discharged to the outside through a minute gap between both surfaces.
Thus, unlike a conventional fitting portion having a low fitting accuracy and a gap between the fitting holes, an appropriate amount of oil is lubricated between the contact surface 19 and the joining surface 35 by a small predetermined oil hole 37. To be supplied.

  In addition, it is conceivable that oil is guided to the entire circumference by a gap space formed only by the chamfer 34 at the corner between the contact surface 19 of the movable sheave and the press-fitting fitting portion 33. Since the gap space may be crushed depending on the degree of press-fitting, it is preferable to form the ring groove 20 as an active machining groove.

  In the present embodiment, the cylinder 30 corresponds to the actuator member in the invention, and the ring groove 20 corresponds to the ring space.

  The embodiment is configured as described above, has the fixed sheave 3 and the movable sheave 10, and drives the movable sheave 10 by the hydraulic actuator 25 to change the groove width between the fixed sheave 3 and the movable sheave 10. In the pulley of the step transmission, the cylinder 30 that forms the hydraulic chamber R of the hydraulic actuator 25 and is oil-tightly coupled to the movable sheave 10 has a joint surface 35 that extends to the entire circumference facing the back surface of the movable sheave 10. The movable sheave 10 has an abutting surface 19 that is in contact with the joint surface 35 and extends around the entire circumference. Between the movable sheave 10 and the cylinder 30, the movable sheave 10 is located inside the surface area S of the joint surface 35 and the abutting surface 19. Adjacent ring grooves 20 are formed, and an oil passage 36 connected from the hydraulic chamber R to the ring groove 20 is provided in the cylinder 30, and the oil passage 36 is necessary for lubrication of the contact area S between the joint surface 35 and the contact surface 19. Since the oil hole 37 for restricting the flow rate is provided, an appropriate amount of oil with high accuracy is supplied to the lubrication between the contact surface 19 and the joint surface 35 through the ring groove 20 to prevent wear. The (Effects corresponding to claim 1)

  An oil hole 37 opens into the hydraulic chamber R and is formed toward a contact region S between the joint surface 35 and the contact surface 19. The oil passage 36 is connected to the oil hole 37 and extends in the same direction, and the oil hole 37. In addition to having a larger diameter enlarged portion 38 and a communicating portion 39 that is formed on the joint surface 35 and connects the enlarged diameter portion 38 to the ring groove 20, the oil decompressed by the oil hole 37 is It becomes easy to flow without fear of being blocked by the contact surface 19. (Effects corresponding to claim 2)

  The movable sheave 10 has a fitting portion 14 protruding from the back surface along the axis, and the cylinder 30 has a press-fit fitting hole 33 corresponding to the fitting portion 14, and the press-fit fitting hole 33 and the fitting portion. 14, the cylinder 30 and the movable sheave 10 are coupled to each other, so that the positional deviation between the movable sheave 10 and the cylinder 30 is suppressed, and oil whose flow rate is not controlled from the coupling portion is brought into contact with the joint surface 35. The flow to the interview area S with 19 is prevented. (Effects corresponding to claim 3)

Since the ring groove 20 is formed at the corner between the back surface of the movable sheave 10 and the fitting portion 14 with at least one of the back surface and the fitting portion 14 as a recess, use a clearance groove that is normally processed. Can do. (Effects corresponding to claim 4)
Further, since the hole edge on the movable sheave 10 side in the press-fitting fitting hole 33 of the cylinder 30 is chamfered, a sufficient oil supply space is secured in cooperation with the ring groove 20, and the oil passage 36 is opened at the chamfer 34 portion. By doing so, it is connected to the ring groove 20 without any obstacle. (Effects corresponding to claim 5)

In the above embodiment, the communication portion 39 has a constant width up to the ring groove 20 as viewed in the direction of arrow B. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an appropriate shape such as smooth oil flow into the ring groove 20 as a diverging end. May be adopted.
The numerical values including the hole diameter of the oil hole 37 in the oil passage 36 are all examples, and are obtained by experiments or the like for each model and size.
In the case where the oil hole 37 can be processed until it is connected to the communication portion 39 while maintaining the hole diameter, the enlarged diameter portion may be omitted.
The oil passage 36 is first opened from the oil hole 37 toward the contact surface 19 that contacts the joint surface 35, and then guided to the ring groove 20 by the communication portion 39. The chamfer 34 may be directly opened from the side to reach the ring groove 20. Also in this case, after the oil hole 37 having a small diameter, the opening side of the chamfer 34 can be enlarged as necessary.

Further, although the communication portion 39 in the oil passage 36 is formed on the joining surface 35 of the cylinder 30, it can be formed on the contact surface 19 of the movable sheave 10.
Further, in the embodiment, the oil is guided to the ring groove 20 by the oil passage 36 that avoids the press-fitting portion. In addition, the press-fitting portion, that is, the fitting portion 14 of the movable sheave 10 and the press-fitting fitting hole 33 of the cylinder 30 are used. It is also possible to form an axial groove in at least one of these to guide an appropriate amount of oil from the hydraulic chamber R side to the ring groove 20.

The ring groove 20 is formed by cutting both the back surface of the sheave body 11 and the base 12, and the groove bottom 20 a is on the inner diameter side of the fitting portion 14 and on the indented side of the contact surface 19 (on the fixed sheave 3 side). However, any one of them may be cut.
Further, as a ring groove, a chamfer for press-fitting is provided at a corner portion between the press-fitting fitting hole 33 and the joint surface 35 in the cylinder 30 instead of the corner portion between the fitting portion 14 and the contact surface 19 of the movable sheave 10. A positive groove that is not limited to 34 may be formed.

In the embodiment, the hydraulic chamber R is formed by the cylinder 30 having the hydraulic actuator 25 attached to the movable sheave 10 and the piston 40 locked to the secondary shaft 2 on the fixed side, and the actuator member attached to the movable sheave 10 is the cylinder 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in a configuration in which an actuator member attached to the movable sheave 10 is a piston and a hydraulic chamber is formed by a cylinder locked to the fixed side, an oil passage 36 is provided in the piston. Good.
Furthermore, although the embodiment has been described by taking a secondary pulley as an example, it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a primary pulley.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Secondary pulley 2 Secondary shaft 3 Fixed sheave 4 Large diameter part 5 Medium diameter part 6 Small diameter part 7 Roller 9 Oil path 10 Movable sheave 11 Sheave main body part 12 Base part 13 Cylindrical part 14 Fitting part 15 Support hole 16 Small diameter hole 19 Contact Surface 20 Ring groove 20a Groove bottom 22, 23 Bearing 25 Hydraulic actuator 30 Cylinder 31 Disk part 32 Outer cylinder part 33 Press-fit fitting hole 34 Chamfer 35 Joint surface 36 Oil passage 37 Oil hole 38 Expanded part 39 Communication part 40 Piston 41 Cylinder Boss part 42 Oil seal 43 Spring 45 Belt R Hydraulic chamber S Interview area

Claims (5)

In a pulley structure of a belt-type continuously variable transmission having a fixed sheave and a movable sheave, and driving the movable sheave with a hydraulic actuator to change the groove width between the fixed sheave and the movable sheave.
An actuator member that forms a hydraulic chamber of the hydraulic actuator and is oil-tightly coupled to the movable sheave has a joint surface that extends around the entire circumference facing the back surface of the movable sheave;
The movable sheave has a contact surface that is in contact with the joint surface and extends around the entire circumference,
Between the movable sheave and the actuator member, a ring space adjacent to the inside of the contact area of the joint surface and the contact surface is formed,
The actuator member is provided with an oil passage that leads from the hydraulic chamber to the ring space, and the oil passage includes an oil hole having a predetermined diameter that restricts the flow rate required for lubrication of the contact area between the joint surface and the contact surface. A pulley structure for a belt type continuously variable transmission. The oil hole is opened in the hydraulic chamber and is formed toward a contact area between the joint surface and the contact surface;
The oil passage is connected to the oil hole and extends in the same direction and has an enlarged diameter portion larger in diameter than the oil hole, and is formed in the joint surface to connect the enlarged diameter portion to the ring space. The pulley structure of the belt-type continuously variable transmission according to claim 1, further comprising a portion.   The movable sheave has a fitting portion that protrudes along the axis from the back surface, and the actuator member has a press-fitting fitting hole corresponding to the fitting portion, and the press-fitting fitting hole and the fitting portion 3. A pulley structure for a belt-type continuously variable transmission according to claim 1, wherein the actuator member and the movable sheave are coupled by press-fitting.   The belt according to claim 3, wherein the ring space is a ring groove formed at a corner portion between the back surface of the movable sheave and the fitting portion with at least one of the back surface and the fitting portion as a recess. Pulley structure of a continuously variable transmission. The edge of the movable sheave side of the press fitting hole of the actuator member is chamfered,
The pulley structure of the belt-type continuously variable transmission according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the ring space side of the oil passage is open to the chamfered portion.

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