JP6368148B2 - Brake actuator brake device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a brake device for a belt actuator using a belt and a pulley.

  Conventionally, as a brake mechanism of a linear actuator using this type of belt and pulley, for example, there is one as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-23678 (Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-23678 A

  However, such a conventional brake mechanism requires a pad frame for fixing the brake member and the brake member. Also, the belt needs to be a timing belt (toothed belt). When braking, it will not stop unless the teeth are engaged, assembly accuracy is required, tooth skipping may occur, and the timing belt module is small. Because it is mechanically difficult, it can only be handled with an appropriate timing belt. Further, the other end of the timing belt is fixed to a brake lock slidably disposed on the brake frame, and the brake lock and the pad mounting member are engaged by a first spring. This is a mechanism in which the pad mounting member is detached from the brake lock by the first spring when the tension of the timing belt becomes equal to or lower than a certain tension. However, even in the reciprocating driving of the belt by the normal rotation of the pulley, the tension of the timing belt changes during forward / reverse operation, speed change, and the like. Therefore, since the other end of the timing belt is not fixed on the mechanism side, the stop accuracy is not good. In particular, it is not suitable for a long stroke in which the belt deflection increases. This is because even if the belt slack is in an allowable range, the brake is applied due to malfunction.

  The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional problem, and is a brake for a belt actuator having a mechanism that stops by the force of a magnet when the belt tension is loosened above a certain level, such as when the belt is broken. An object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention includes a belt actuator including a belt and a pulley mechanism, a slider unit that moves linearly by the belt actuator, and a detection unit that detects looseness of the belt tension. In the brake device that operates by detecting the slack of the belt and stops the slider portion, a guide rail formed of a magnetic metal is provided along the longitudinal direction of the belt actuator, and the slider portion is moved along the guide rail. In addition to being operated, the slider portion is provided with a detection portion that operates when the belt loosens more than a certain level, and a magnet portion that is attracted to the magnetic metal when the detection portion is operated is attached to the slider portion. A brake mechanism, and the detection unit is held in contact with the surface of the belt, and a trigger spring Therefore, when the trigger pin is slid by the trigger spring due to the trigger pin pressed against the belt, the support member that slidably supports the trigger pin, and the looseness of the belt, the regulation by the trigger pin is released to operate And the magnet portion fixed to the piston by the operation of the piston is attracted to the guide rail to stop the slider portion.
In the present invention, the trigger pin is supported by the detection portion by inserting a shaft portion through an insertion hole formed in the support member, and the piston extends halfway along the shaft portion of the trigger pin. The axis of the trigger pin that is engaged with the notch provided in the protruding part to restrict the movement of the piston and is engaged with the notch by the urging force of the trigger spring when the belt breaks There is provided a trigger sensor for detecting the detachment of the part, and an operating part for operating the piston in the guide rail direction by detection of the trigger sensor, and the magnet part is attracted to the guide rail by the operating part.
Further, in the present invention, the magnet portion is integrally formed by a disk provided facing the upper surface of the guide rail, a magnet main body, and a magnet wheel laminated with the magnet main body interposed therebetween, through the engaged joint in reverse conical opening hole that is formed on the upper surface direction of the magnet wheel is supported by the operating portion, the shaft portion of the joint is supported on the piston, and the joint A gap is provided between the magnet wheels to provide a floating function.
Furthermore, the present invention is such that the piston is driven by a solenoid and the coil of the solenoid is energized by the operation of the trigger sensor.
Moreover, this invention exists in the structure which drives the said piston by the electromagnetic coil mechanism, and energized the said electromagnetic coil by the action | operation of the said trigger sensor.

  According to the present invention, since the guide rail essential to the linear actuator mechanism is used as the brake mechanism, there is no need to provide a brake member and a pad frame for fixing the brake member. Since both ends of the belt are fixed to the table block, the effect of stabilizing accuracy can be obtained.

It is a perspective view of the whole belt actuator which shows the brake device of the belt actuator by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the brake device of the belt actuator of FIG. It is a front view which shows the brake device of the belt actuator of FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the operation principle of the brake device of the belt actuator by embodiment of this invention. It is a right view of the brake device of the belt actuator of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a front view which shows other embodiment of the brake device of the belt actuator of FIG. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a front view which shows another embodiment of the brake device of the belt actuator of FIG. It is the DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 through 7, the belt actuator 1, a first pulley case 3 ₁ having a built-in first pulley 2 _1, second pulley casing 3 ₂ with a built-in second pulley 2 _2, first of the pulley 2 ₁ and the second pulley 2 ₂ endless belt 4 which spans between a table block 5 as a slider portion which is operated by the belt 4, the first pulley case 3 ₁ and the is disposed between the second pulley case 3 _2, and a housing 6 with a built-in belt 4 and the table block 5.

  A long flat plate-like guide rail 7 made of a magnetic metal is provided along the longitudinal direction of the belt actuator 1 on the lower frame in the housing 6, and is guided by the guide rail 7 to be made of metal. The guide block 7a is slidably assembled. The guide block 7a has sliding portions having a U-shaped cross section that are assembled across the upper surface of the guide rail 7 on the lower surfaces of both the left and right sides, and the table block 5 is assembled on the upper surface of the guide block 7a. . In the table block 5, an opening 5b through which the belt 4 is inserted is formed in the moving direction on the upper side of the assembly surface of the guide block 7a, and a thin neck 5c is provided above the opening 5b, and a flat plate is provided on the neck 5c. The part 5d and the table part 5e provided in the width direction both sides of the flat plate part are provided. Both ends of the belt 4 are fixed to the table block 5 via belt fixing brackets (not shown) provided in the openings 5 b of the table block 5. The table block 5 is slid along the guide rail 7 as the belt 4 moves.

Wherein the first pulley case 3 _1, pulley shaft 9 ₁ rotatably supporting both ends via a pair of bearings 8 ₁ built up and down inside the case is provided in the vertical direction, the It said first pulley 2 ₁ is mounted is supported on the axis in the pulley shaft 9 _1. Wherein the first upper surface of the pulley casing 3 _1, the drive motor 11 coupled to the motor shaft through a coupling 10 is located.

Said second pulley casing 3 _2, rotatably supported pulley shaft 9 ₂ both ends via a pair of bearings ₈₂ which are built up and down inside the case is provided in the vertical direction, the pool shafts 9 ₂ to the second pulley 2 ₂ is mounted is supported on the axis. The second to the pulley casing 3 _2, belt tension plate 12 on the bottom side is provided to adjust the position of the second pulley case 3 _2, the distance between the first position of the pulley casing 3 ₁ Thus, the belt 4 is set to be able to apply tension.

As shown in FIG. 1, the table block 5 is provided with a brake mechanism 20 on one end face 5a in the traveling direction. The brake mechanism 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The brake mechanism 20 includes a magnet unit 30, an operation unit 40, and a detection unit 50. The magnet section 30 is formed by laminating a disk-shaped disk 31 provided facing the upper surface of the guide rail 7, a disk-shaped magnet body 32, and a disk-shaped magnet wheel 33 with the magnet body 32 interposed therebetween. It is integrally formed. The magnet portion 30 is supported by the operating portion 40 via a joint 34 engaged with an inverted conical opening hole 33 a formed in the axial direction of the upper surface of the magnet wheel 33.

The operating unit 40 includes a cylinder case 41 and a piston 42 built in the cylinder case 41. A female screw portion 42b is formed on the lower side of the cylindrical portion 42a formed on the vertical axis of the piston 42, and a male screw portion 34b formed on the shaft portion 34a of the joint 34 is formed on the female screw portion 42b. Screwed and supported.
Another female screw part 42c is formed on the upper side of the cylindrical part 42a of the piston 42, and a reset screw 43 is screwed onto the female screw part 42c. An end cap 44 is provided at the upper end opening of the cylinder case 41, and the screw portion 43 a of the reset screw 43 passes through the opening hole 44 a formed in the end cap 44, and the female screw portion of the cylindrical portion 42 a of the piston 42. 42c is screwed. A mounting plate 45 facing the one end surface 5a in the running direction of the table block 5 is provided on the outer surface of the upper end of the cylinder case 41 so as to extend on both the left and right sides, and through mounting holes 45a formed in the mounting plate 45. And is screwed to the end surface 5a of the table block 5 with screws or the like. A piston spring 46 that urges the piston 42 toward the lower surface side, that is, the guide rail 7 side, is disposed concentrically with the reset screw 43 in a space 41 a sandwiched between the piston 42 and the end cap 44 of the cylinder case 41.

  An end surface in the traveling direction of the cylinder case 41 is formed in the vertical direction of the slit 41b, and an extending portion 42d extending to the outside of the cylinder case 41 through the slit 41b is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the piston 42. . The extended portion 42d is provided with a circular cutout portion 42e on the lower surface side of the tip. A pair of support members 41c are provided on both sides of the slit 41b of the cylinder case 41 so as to face each other, and the detection unit 50 is mounted on the support members 41c.

The detection unit 50 includes a trigger pin 51 supported by inserting a shaft portion 51a through an insertion hole 41d formed in a pair of support members 41c, a head 51b of the trigger pin 51, and one support member 41c. It is comprised with the trigger spring 52 arrange | positioned between. The trigger pin 51 is supported by the insertion hole 41d of the pair of support members 41c so that the shaft portion 51a can slide freely. The movement of the piston 42 is restricted by engagement. The head 51b of the trigger spring 52 is attached to the surface of the endless belt 4 by being pressed by the trigger spring 52. When the belt 4 is broken, the trigger spring 52 is biased by the urging force of the trigger pin 51. The part 51a is disengaged from the notch part 42e, the piston 42 is moved downward, and the magnet part 30 can be attracted to the guide rail 7.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.
Belt actuator 1, the power of the drive motor 11 as shown in FIG. 1 is transmitted to the first pulley 2 ₁ via a coupling 10. Both ends of the first pulley 2 ₁ and the second pulley 2 ₂ bridged the endless between the belt 4 is fixed to the table block 5. Since the table block 5 is assembled to the metal guide block 7 a guided by the guide rail 7, the table block 5 is slid along the guide rail 7 together with the guide block 7 a as the belt 4 moves. As shown in FIG. 1, the brake mechanism 20 is attached to the one end face 5 a in the traveling direction of the table block 5, and therefore moves together with the traveling operation of the table block 5. At this time, the head 51 b of the trigger pin 51, which is the detection unit 50 of the brake mechanism 20, is slid by being pressed against the surface of the belt 4 by the urging force of the trigger spring 52.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the belt 4 is broken, the tension of the belt 4 is lost or extremely weak as shown in FIG. Move in the viewing direction.
When the trigger pin 51 moves, the shaft portion 51a of the trigger pin 51 engaged with the notch portion 42e provided in the extending portion 42d of the piston 42 is disengaged, and the piston 42 hooked on the trigger pin 51 is moved to the piston spring 46. It moves in the direction of the guide rail 7 by the urging force. Then, the disk 31 sticks to the guide rail 7 by the magnetic force of the magnet portion 30 fixed to the piston 42, and braking is applied. At this time, a structure in which the piston 42 and the disk 31 are allowed to float within a range that can absorb tolerances and assembly errors so that the magnet portion 30 and the guide rail 7 are in close contact with each other is required. In this function, there is a gap between the joint 34 and the magnet wheel 33, and the function of floating is used. At this time, the stronger the magnetic force of the magnet body 32, the higher the braking force.

  According to the above embodiment, since the guide rail 7 that is essential for the linear actuator mechanism is used as a brake mechanism, there is no need to provide a conventional brake member and a pad frame for fixing the brake member. Since both ends of the belt 4 of the belt actuator 1 are fixed to the table block 5, an effect of stabilizing the accuracy of the belt actuator 1 can be obtained.

8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the same parts as those in FIGS. 3 and 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description of the same parts is omitted.
In this embodiment, a solenoid mechanism is used for the operating portion 40 of the brake mechanism 20. This solenoid mechanism is placed in a cylinder case. When a power source is connected to the solenoid and the coil is energized (ON), the plunger is moved to perform a braking operation.

The operating unit 40 includes a cylinder case 61 and a plunger 62 built in the cylinder case 61. The plunger 62 is provided with a joint 63 at the tip end in the axial direction, and supports the tip conical portion 63 a of the joint 63 by engaging with the reverse conical opening hole 33 a of the magnet portion 30. In the cylinder case 61, a coil 64 is concentrically disposed around the plunger 62, and a solenoid magnet 65 is also concentrically disposed on the tip end side of the coil 64. A fixed iron core 66 is disposed on the rear end side of the plunger 62, and an end cap 67 is disposed on the rear end opening of the cylinder case 61 so as to be sealed.
Around the tip of the plunger 62 positioned between the cylinder case 61 and the magnet portion 30, a movable spring 68 is disposed concentrically with the plunger 62 to urge the plunger 62 toward the lower surface, that is, the guide rail 7 side. . A detection unit 50 for detecting breakage of the belt 4 is provided on the outer side surface of the cylinder case 61.

  The detection unit 50 is attached to an extending part 61 a that extends to the outer surface of the cylinder case 61. A hole 61b in the same direction as the axial direction of the plunger 62 is formed in the extending part 61a of the cylinder case 61, and a hole 61c in the width direction orthogonal to the hole 61b is formed. The shaft portion 51a of the trigger pin 51 is inserted into the hole 61c in the width direction, and the trigger spring 52 is disposed between the head portion 51b of the trigger pin 51 and the side wall surface of the extension portion 61a. The head 51b of the trigger pin 51 is urged by the trigger spring 52 and is held in contact with the surface of the belt 4. A trigger sensor 69 is provided in a hole 61 b in the same direction as the axial direction of the plunger 62, and detects the removal of the shaft portion 51 a of the trigger pin 51.

  In this embodiment, when the belt 4 breaks, the shaft 51a of the trigger pin 51 is pulled out of the hole 61c or when it is pulled out, the trigger sensor 69 detects this, and the electromagnetic coil 64 of the operating unit 60 is detected. Energized to actuate the plunger 62 and actuate the magnet unit 30 in the direction of the guide rail 7. At this time, the urging force of the movable spring 68 is also applied, so that the magnet unit 30 operates downward and is attracted to the guide rail 7 to brake the table block 5.

10 and 11 show still another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the same parts as those in FIGS. 3 and 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description of the same parts is omitted. .
In this case, the electromagnetic coil mechanism is placed in the cylinder case, and this also performs a brake operation similar to that of the solenoid mechanism type when the power is turned ON / OFF.

  In this case, the operating unit 40 includes a cylinder case 71 and a piston 72 built in the cylinder case 71. An annular movable iron core 73 and a brake lining 74 are provided side by side in the axial direction on the upper shaft portion 72 a of the piston 72, and an annular end piece 75 is attached to the opening end of the cylinder case 71. Yes. In the cylinder case 71, a spring 76 and an electromagnetic coil 77 are concentrically disposed around the piston 72, and the coil 77 is formed with an inner wall 78a of a field 78 in which an inner wall 78a and an outer wall 78b are formed concentrically. It arrange | positions between the outer walls 78b. The spring 76 is disposed on the inner peripheral side of the inner wall 78 a of the field 78. A step portion 72d is formed between the lower shaft portion 72b of the piston 72 and the piston main body 72c, and a lower end portion of the spring 76 is disposed so as to be engaged with the step portion 72d. A magnet portion 30 supported on the axis of the piston 72 is provided on the lower surface side of the lower shaft portion 72 b of the piston 72, and the magnet portion 30 has an inverted conical shape formed in the upper surface axial direction of the magnet wheel 33. It is supported through a joint 34 engaged with the opening hole 33a.

A detection unit 50 that detects breakage of the belt 4 is provided on the outer side surface of the cylinder case 71.
The detection unit 50 is attached to an extension part 71 a that extends to the outer surface of the cylinder case 71. In the extending portion 71a of the cylinder case 71, a hole 71b in the same direction as the axial direction of the piston 72 is formed, and a hole 71c in the width direction orthogonal to the hole 71b is formed. The shaft portion 51a of the trigger pin 51 is inserted into the hole 71c in the width direction, and the trigger spring 52 is disposed between the head portion 51b of the trigger pin 51 and the side wall surface of the extension portion 71a. The head 51 b of the trigger pin 51 is held in contact with the surface of the belt 4. A trigger sensor 79 is provided in a hole 71 b in the same direction as the axial direction of the piston 72, and detects the removal of the shaft portion 51 a of the trigger pin 51.

  Also in this embodiment, when the belt 4 is cut, the shaft 51a of the trigger pin 51 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 10, and when the shaft 51a comes out of the hole 71c, the trigger sensor 79 detects this movement. To detect. The electromagnetic coil 77 is energized by the detection signal of the trigger sensor 79, the movable iron core 73 moves to the electromagnetic coil 77 side, the movable iron core 73 hits the field 78, and stops. Since the piston 72 is fastened to the movable iron core 73, the piston 72 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 11, and the magnet portion 30 is attracted to the guide rail 7 and brakes.

  In both cases of the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be applied to a toothed belt having a long stroke or a small module. Moreover, it can respond also to a flat belt, a V-belt, etc. which are not a toothed belt. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range that does not change the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Belt actuator 2 ₁ 1st pulley 2 ₂ 2nd pulley 3 ₁ 1st pulley case
3 ₂ 2nd pulley case
4 Endless Belt 5 Table Block 6 Housing 7 Guide Rail 7a Guide Block 11 Driving Motor 12 Belt Tension Plate 20 Brake Mechanism 30 Magnet Part 31 Disc 32 Magnet Body 33 Magnet Wheel 34 Joint 40 Actuating Part 41 Cylinder Case 42 Piston 43 Reset Screw 46 Piston spring 50 Detector

Claims (5)

A belt actuator including a belt and a pulley mechanism; a slider portion that is linearly moved by the belt actuator; and a detection portion that detects looseness of the belt tension, and operates by detecting looseness of the belt tension. In the brake device that stops the part,
When a guide rail formed of a magnetic metal is provided along the longitudinal direction of the belt actuator, the slider is operated along the guide rail, and the belt is loosened more than a certain amount in the slider. And a brake mechanism in which a magnet portion that is attracted to the magnetic metal metal is attached to the slider portion when the detection portion is operated, and the detection portion is brought into contact with the surface of the belt. The trigger pin pressed against the belt by the trigger spring, the support member that slidably supports the trigger pin, and the regulation of the trigger pin when the trigger pin slides by the trigger spring due to the looseness of the belt And a piston that operates when the piston is released, and is fixed to the piston by the operation of the piston. Brake device for a belt actuator the magnet part there are characterized in that stopping the slider portion is attracted to the guide rail.   In the detection unit, the trigger pin is supported by inserting a shaft portion through an insertion hole formed in the support member, and an intermediate portion of the shaft portion of the trigger pin is provided in an extension portion of the piston. Engage with the notch to restrict the movement of the piston, and detect the detachment of the shaft portion of the trigger pin engaged with the notch by the biasing force of the trigger spring when the belt breaks. 2. The trigger sensor is provided, and an operation unit that operates the piston in a guide rail direction by detection of the trigger sensor is provided, and the magnet unit is attracted to the guide rail by the operation unit. Brake actuator brake device. The magnet portion is integrally formed of a disk provided facing the upper surface of the guide rail, a magnet main body, and a magnet wheel stacked with the magnet main body interposed therebetween, and the upper surface axial direction of the magnet wheel is supported by the actuating portion through the engaged joint in reverse conical opening hole that is formed on the shaft portion of the joint is supported on the piston, a gap between the joint and the magnet wheel The belt actuator brake device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the brake device is provided with a floating function.   The belt actuator brake device according to claim 2, wherein the piston is driven by a solenoid and the solenoid coil is energized by the operation of the trigger sensor.   The belt actuator brake device according to claim 2, wherein the piston is driven by an electromagnetic coil mechanism, and the electromagnetic coil is energized by operation of the trigger sensor.

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